Evening journal., 1909-10-08
PLAN COLLECTION
FOR HOPE FARM
Red Cross Society Invites Co.
operation in Campaign
For Funds

on Saturday. October 90, the Della
ware Red Cross viii distribute envel-
opes containing coin cards to each OF
the $4,000 houses in Wilmington. on
Saturday. october 80 these coin cards
will be collected by the Red Cross for
the benefit of Hope Farm. Brandywine
Springs. the only place in Delaware for
the care and cure Of consumptiNes. The
signal for the collection viii be the
blowing Of whistles and ringing Of bells
all over the city at . o'clock in the
morning
a procession of nearly 100 automo-
bies viii parade through the city TO
convey the thousand collectors from
their districts to the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Company offices.
where the money will be counted. Tho
two collectors In each OF the twelve
wards who bring In tho largest col
lections in each ward Will receive the
first and second prizes for that ward
making twenty four prizes IN all-and
there viii be a grand prize for the larg-
est collection in the city. Those prizes
are 10 be given by tho merchants OF
Wnmington. and. are TO be OF values
ranging from 81 TO So
Want All 10 Cooperate
The Rcd Cross requests the cooper
alton OF all Wilmington. The society
\ makes an especial request that the
clergy preach on tuberculosis on sun
day, October "a. and the churches are
asked to send in before October 25. the
names OF ten persons ready 20 serve
las collectors in the districts Each col
lector must be more than "a years OF
age. Of responsible character, and will
ing 20 visit district Of % houses
which will be assigned with a map
badge and Instructions. The Christian
Endeavor Societies Kings Daughters
: Sunshine Societies and Epworth Lea
! CUES are asked TO submit the names o
b ten persons from each OF their socie
, ties. sodallties or leagues who win scrvi
, either as collectors or ON the specia
= committee OF 100 10 oversee the col
{ leotors.
The society also asks the schools &
send I'm the names OF twenty childre
/ of more than 10 years Of age who wi
/. distribute the envelopes 20 the house
: IN their districts on saturday. Octobc
! %. in preparation for the relief. III
. FIRE companies are asked TO submit n
: names of ten collectors each In the
! wards. and 20 ring their bells as
!, signal for the collection on the mori
a ing of Saturday. October 30. az
lo'clocix Merchants are asked 20 co
tribute from their stocks prize
10 not less than Sc or mote than 50 val
y, Want Factories 10 Blow. ...l--
=, Mills and factories have been -
I, requests that thoy blow whistles
n tho day Of the collection at Q o'cle
for three minutes and automoh
owners are asked 10 give tho use
= their cars from ? TO IL a. m. Q
Is hundred machines arc needed.
D Each collector will visit not me
than 25 houses.
They will have badges and ba
marked with their numbers and W
be credited with the amount turned
IN their bags They viii have cnvt
!. opes for themselves to place In q
bags and may collect from friends
J they please to add 60 their score. n
collectors win be called for in autom
lbiles and viii return 70 their homes
> the same way. An exhibition Of {
prizes for collectors viii be made
window on Market street a we
before the collection.
All names should be sent TO NJ
Emma r. Keim, Fifth and Shipl
streets