Evening journal., 1910-05-25
TEN. THOUSAND
FLAGS Are SOLD
Anti tuberculosis Society
Scores Success in Novel
Campaign Against
Plague

Ten thousand flags at twenty-five
cents each have already been purchas-
ed by Wilmington merchants Of the
Market Street Committee Of the Della
ware Anti Tuberculosis Society. The
members of the committee are Mil
lard +. Davis, chairman; East side of
Market, Miss Emily p. Bissen and
Miss Edith Danforth; West side of
Market Mrs. John d. Thompson and
Mrs. f. w. Fem. In addition to the
large orders for flags already pub
lished, the committee has received
orders for 100 flags form the NJ. Megary
and Son Company, 200 from the Will
mington Gas Company, 80 from F. W.
Woolworth and Company, 20 from the
Foord Massey Furniture Company, 20
from E. Oestreicher and - from the
Foord Bottling Company. Alfred, the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bissell, of No. 1903 Broome street, has
already sold $50 worth of flags. The
144 large and 2SS small flags sent to
Montchanin have been sold.
The formal sale in Wilmington will
begin at 2 o'clock on Friday after
noon. There will be no sale on Friday
evening. on Saturday the sale will
begin at a. m. and will be continued
al day and through the evening. The
sale on Saturday evening will be con-
Quoted by boys, no girls being per-
mitted to sci the flags on the streets
on Saturday night. The boys will be
under the charge of John +. Robinson,
+, the manual training teacher at the
High School.
The chaperones who will have charge
of the children during the sale, met
this morning for final arrangements.
The yare as follows: Seventh Ward :
Mrs. p. J. Isaac, Mrs. John r. Hudson,
Mrs. Leonard Il. Wales, Miss Emma
Dowd. Mrs. Henry Snyder, and Mrs.
Charles X. Reed
Fifth Ward-NIiss Emily p. Bissell and
Mrs. Joseph Hamilton.
Eastern section OF the Ninth ward, How
ard F. Berg
Western section Of the Ninth ward. Mrs.
John Reynolds. Mrs. John D. Thompson.
Jr.. and Miss Edith Daneorth.
The Phoenix Fire Company will be flag
station for the Sixth ward. the Fame
Company for the First ward. the Wecca-
coe for the Tenth and Eleventh. the Re-
lance for the Fourth and part Of the
Third. and the Liberty for the remainder
Of the Third.
Mrs. j. Frank Swan will have charge of
the girls who sell at Lippincotts store
on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph Hamil-
ton viii have charge of the girls who sell
at Lippincott's store on Saturday morning.
Mrs F. W. Fem win be in charge
at Tenth and Market on Friday af-
/ ternoon. Mrs. Anna Lawson will be
IN charge at Tenth and Market on Sat
urday morning. Miss Kathleen Moore
will be at Tenth and Market on Satur-
day afternoon. Mrs. J. ID. Thompson,
Jr., win be in charge at the Pennsyl-
vania avenue station on Friday and
| Saturday. Mrs Ferdinand L. Gilpin
and Mrs. Leonard r. Wales will Re In
charge at Blumenthars on Friday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Ferdinand L. Gilp.n
will be in charge Of the sale at Eighth
and Market on Saturday morning. Miss
Emily Bissell will be at Fourth and
Market streets on Saturday until {
p. m.
The children win visit each house in
q given district and will sell two large
1ags to as many automobile owners as
possible. Returns viii not be in from
all over the state until Tuesday.
The committee found IL necessary u
order a thousand more large flags. They
are pleased and surprised with the
great amount Of interest being taken
in the movement over the entire State.