Thomas P. Delany
Thomas P. Delany
THOMAS P. DELANY was a well-known figure in Camden business and social circles in the 1920s and 1930s. He had worked for the Internal Revenue Service then took a position as a manager with the M.A. Bruder & Sons paint company.
Thomas Delany was active in Catholic circles as an active member of Camden Council 439, Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Camden Catholic Club. Thomas Delany was also a member of the Camden Rotary Club, and Camden Lodge 293 of the International Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
Thomas Delany made his home with wife Dorothy and sons Thomas Jr. and Hugh at 1256 Sayrs Avenue.
Sadly, Thomas Delany was killed in a car accident on February 23, 1938.
Thomas P. Delaney Killed in Crash at Bridge Plaza in Phila.
Camden Courier-Post —
4 COMPANIONS HURT AS AUTO SKIDS INTO POSTS LINING CIRCLE
Accident Occurs Hour After Driver Tells Friend to Drive Carefully
WIFE STUNNED IN MISHAP
Sixty minutes after he warned a friend to drive home carefully, Thomas P. Delany, 36, widely known Camden business man, was killed early yesterday in an automobile accident on the Philadelphia side of the Camden bridge.
Delany was driving when his car skidded on the slippery bridge and crashed into chains and short posts along the side of the Philadelphia plaza circle. Delany was pinned behind the steering wheel, cut on the head and injured internally.
Four companions were injured, one of them seriously. His wife, Martha, 36, was stunned in the crash. She was taken home and returned to the hospital three hours later. She then was informed her husband had died. She fainted and was placed under care of a physician.
Delany, who lived at 1256 Sayrs Avenue, was lecturing knight of Camden Elks Lodge and was manager of the M. A. Bruder paint stores here.
The injured are:
Mrs. Lillian M. McCloskey, 51, of 1529 Federal Street, Camden, fractured hip and cuts of the right eye.
Edward J. Connell, 55, of 531 Stevens Street, cuts of the head.
Frances Wright, 18, of 2816 South Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, cuts of the scalp.
Joseph Coletta, 21, of 2437 South Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, cuts of back, leg and right eye.
Delany was dead on arrival at Hahnemann Hospital. Mrs. McCloskey was admitted to the hospital when physicians stated her condition is serious. The others were treated and released.
Connell is past grand knight of Americus Council 439, Knights of Columbus, and has been prominent in Catholic activities in this city for many years. He formerly was attached to the U. S. Internal Revenue office here.
Mrs. McCloskey later was returned to her home. Her husband, Thomas, said he also was in the accident. He stated he was stunned, but managed to summon bridge police to the scene. He accompanied the injured to the hospital, but did not require treatment.
Delany and the others had attended the Knights of Columbus charity ball Tuesday night at Hotel Walt Whitman.
Delany, an uncle of Miss Wright, was driving her to her home along with Coletta.
While preparing to leave the hotel, Delany cautioned a friend to drive carefully; it was learned;
“The roads are wet and slippery,” he warned. “You had better drive carefully.”
Delany was named lecturing knight of Camden Lodge of Elks in December. He succeeded Anthony Caputi, former accountant in the city comptroller’s office, who died October 27. He was an active member of Camden Council 439, K. of C., and a member of the Camden Catholic Club.
In addition to his widow, Delany is survived by two children, Thomas, Jr., 8, and Hugh, 5.
Funeral Rites Set for Thomas Delany
Camden Courier-Post —
Lodge Rituals to Be Held for Victim of Crash on Camden Bridge
Funeral services for Thomas P. Delany, who was killed in an automobile accident on the Camden bridge Wednesday, will be conducted under the ritual and ceremonial of four organizations with which Mr. Delany was connected.
The body will be taken at 7 p. m. Sunday from the Delany home, 1256 Sayrs avenue, to the Knights of Columbus home, 630 Penn street where the body will rest in state until the funeral Monday.
A guard of honor comprised of fourth degree members of the Knights will hold vigil over the body during the night. The Camden Lodge of Elks will hold the first ritual at 7 p. m., to be followed by ceremonials of the Knights of Columbus, Thoirs Post, American Legion, and the Camden Rotary Club.
Monsignor A. B. Strenski, chaplain of Camden Council, K. C., will have charge of the funeral ritual of that order. On Monday morning the guard of honor, together with the Camden Elks March Club and a police escort will accompany the body to the Church of the Sacred Heart. Six employes of the M. A. Bruder Company, of Camden, of which Mr. Delany was manager, will be pallbearers.
Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated in the church by Rev. Thomas I. Hannon, pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart. The escort of honor will accompany the body to the Camden bridge, where the bridge police will act as escorts. On the Philadelphia side, Philadelphia police will escort the cortege to Holy Cross cemetery, where burial will take place.
Death Notice & Memorial
Camden Courier-Post —
DELANY—Suddenly, on February 23, 1938. Thomas P., beloved husband of Dorothy Delany (nee Gatens) of 1256 Sayrs Ave., Camden, N. J., age 36 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also employes of M. A. Bruder Company, Camden Council No. 439, K. of C., Camden Rotary Club, Camden Lodge No. 293, B. P. O. E. and Thoirs Post No. 47, American Legion, are invited to attend the funeral on Monday, Feb. 28 at 7.30 a. m. from the Camden K. of C. Home, 630 Penn St., Camden, N. J. (At Bridge Plaza). Solemn Requiem Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 9 a. m. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening after 7 o’clock.
In Respect to the Memory of our Beloved Associate and Friend Thomas P. Delany, Died February 23, 1938. M. A. BRUDER and SONS, 1043 Broadway — 2 Broadway, WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28th
Deaths — Thomas P. Delany
Camden Courier-Post —
DELANY—Suddenly, on February 23, 1938. Thomas P., beloved husband of Dorothy Delany (nee Gatens) of 1256 Sayrs Ave., Camden, N. J., age 36 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also employes of M. A. Bruder Company, Camden Council No. 439, K. of C., Camden Rotary Club, Camden Lodge No. 293, B. P. O. E. and Thoirs Post No. 47, American Legion, are invited to attend the funeral on Monday, Feb. 28 at 7.30 a. m. from the Camden K. of C. Home, 630 Penn St., Camden, N. J. (At Bridge Plaza). Solemn Requiem Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 9 a. m. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening after 7 o’clock.
Real Estate Board Urges WPA Repair City-Owned Houses
Camden Courier-Post —
Sees Means of Improving Living Conditions for Low Wage Earners
WOULD MEAN REVENUE
A proposal for renovation of 250 city-owned properties with WPA funds to provide better living accommodations for families of lower income will be studied by a special housing committee of the Camden County Real Estate Board.
Action for a survey of the situation in co-operation with the office of City Commissioner Frank J. Hartmann was taken at the weekly luncheon of the board in Hotel Walt Whitman. J. Frank Hanly, president, said he would appoint the housing committee this week.
“It may be feasible,” said Ellis C. Kircher, “for the city to recondition these houses to provide better living conditions for families of lower incomes. The WPA would furnish the labor, the city the materials. Renovized [sic], these properties would be placed on a revenue-producing basis. Vandalism would be eliminated and all concerned would stand to gain by their rehabilitation.”
WPA Could Make Survey
Kircher explained the survey could be made by WPA labor with little or no cost to the city.
Kircher placed his proposal before the board in the form of a motion, which was unanimously adopted after it had been seconded by Carl R. Evered, chairman of the organization’s taxation committee. The recommendation was ordered forwarded to Hartmann.
Evered stressed need for a housing committee composed of board members. He said such a group should stand ready at all times to see that the Westfield Acres housing enterprise is “conducted properly.”
“This Westfield Acres project,” said Evered, “will reflect itself in the city tax rate unless it is conducted on a business-like basis. The project is tax free and the city provides it with service at no cost.
Schools and Relief Also
“There are two other important sources of taxation that need watching—schools and relief. The tendency of the state in relief administration is to saddle more and more money burdens on municipalities, and eventually the load bears on real estate, which already is overburdened with taxes.”
A report on a recent meeting of the New Jersey Association of Real Estate Boards at Elizabeth was made by Harry A. Willson, governor to the state organization, who urged study of new bills presented to the Legislature and affecting real estate.
Next Thursday will be celebrated as Old Timers’ Day by the board. Charles P. Halyburton heads the committee in charge of arrangements.
Former presidents and members of the organization will be present from various sections of the country, old friendships will be renewed and a special program of entertainment has been planned.
A letter of condolence was sent to the family of Thomas P. Delany, associate member of the board, who was killed this week in an automobile accident on the Camden bridge.
Exception was taken by S. Raymond Dobbs, city assessor, to the number of houses specified as city owned and to the suggestion that properties of this type stand in need of any repairs.
“I think I should know the true condition of city property,” said Dobbs, “for I am still in charge of the bureau for city property although I have been transferred from my former position as assistant to Commissioner Hartmann.”
“The actual number of properties owned by the city is 37 and not 250. I believe confusion in this respect was probably due to mistaking properties which have tax title liens upon them and others that Mayor Brunner has taken into receivership with city-owned houses.”
“These properties could not be remodeled or improved with WPA funds for the Federal act specifies only property which city, county or State has title to can be repaired with WPA assistance.”
“As far as the 37 houses the city has title to, I can assure the board that they are not in need of repairs and are tenanted.