The sun., 1898-03-22
FOR THE MAINE MONUMENT
Much Interest Being Manifested
in the Movement Here.
COMPANY CS UNIQUE SCHEME
Captain MatlaCk's Brilliant Idea to
Aid the Nov. Memt AN Auction.
at the First Regiment
ArinOrl.

Much interest is being manifested in
the movement started Il few days agu in
this CITY for the raising of fund for 4
monument t" the 253 officers and sailors
Killed and drowned in the explosion of
the American battIeship Maine.
Captain Matack, Of Company G, of
the First Regiment Of this city, has con-
re''ed unique plan to help the plan.
On April lst the Company W i'll hold an
auction sal e i'll the Arn,orv hall, at
Twelfth and Orange streets. The articles
to be sold will be contributed by MEM
bers OF the Company and their friends.
In keeping with the day on which the
AUCTION will he held, the articles will bc
anctloncd off in Il unique way. The
packages which will contain the articles
will be un|aMIcd. The purcl .asers will
have to take t he risk OF getting Il doll
! baby ora pair Of slippers in his or her
package. Altogether the affair promises
To- be very interesting and entertaining
The more in attendance the merrier the
OCCASION will be-. There will be no all
mission charge.
All those who are willing to aid the
movement for tIe Maine monument
should not miss Company Cs affair o.
April lst
The proceeds of the auction will b..
devoted exclusively to the fund bein.
raised here for the monument.
Interest in the movement for tho.
monument is quite marked among the
school children of this city. There are
ten thousand school children in vii.
mlngtnn. and if each gives penny tie
sum Of HlOn can br given by them to the
fund. The movement is Il highly patti
"tlc one and Wilmington's school cIi'-
drrn, it is hoped. will give it impetus bv
adding their mites.
Manager Raylis, Of the Opera lIons".
WILL IN few days. arrange for benefit
performance Of local talent for tine Main.
Monument Fund. 90.
Funds are bci:.g raised in every city
and town in ile United States in aid T.!
the movement. and Wilmington ought I"
contribute its share. The men wi,,-..
memory will bc revtrcd by the ,nun,-
nent were American soIdier-sailDrs " kr
died At thr post OF duty and without :.
seconds warning, under the most n,ys.
terinns circumstances
Leading men OF the country have IN
ten>tcd themselves in the movement
rN-Niw- President Levi =. Mbton being
allilllln OF the committee in charge nl
it. Governor Ebe ". TunncIl and Hon.
Thomas +. Hayari ulc members of ,ic
National Committee in charge uf tie
nlnNrncnt
school rhil''r u ard all charitable r.-
sons a'' societies all over the State az.
respectfully invited to aud their subsc,ip
tinn t" the fund now being raised in III,
city. Every contribution will BE- at.
knnw|e'ly yrd.
The committee in cIn,gr of the lr,,,
in Wilmington and in Delaware Is:
Henry e. McLrar. Mayor clai'n:t:
John :. Resell, treasurer; II. II. Wac.
jerome y. Bell and Charles Baird.
All contributions. II" matter how
small, should he sent to Treasurer J"I ~
:. R'>SeIl, 5lo Market street, Whining
ton, l"lawa'r. IF You cam, semi
dollar send a dime
Treasurer Rn~Srl will. As quickly rs
received, forward all contribute ions t. IL.
parties having the movement in cl!ar.r
III New York. Th" site for the proposed
monument has not been selected. though
it probably will l~ in New York.
Captain MalIark "i Company { hts
invited Adjulunl General Garrett J.
Hart and senator krnnry to he pn>rm
ON the ,,ccaSinn of the auction on AprI!
l>'. lie haS also sent invitations T.,
nrmbr,> Of all the clubs to attend. H.
is making slItndid effort to prone
t'r success OF the affair and dies r,,1
encouragement,