Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-11-27

day Ills team has had the pepnant
since the race began
There will be no luncheon tomor-
row because Of Thanksgiving, but a
big report is looked for at the
luncheon Friday.
A r. Goudiss and Harry Clewell,
who We're appointed heutenants in
New Castle for the Delaware Hospi-
tai campaign fund. reported TO the
captain of Team No. 8 yesterday with
S2l7 Captain Louis Topkis, of Team
No s, has appointed S. NJ. Rosenberg
of Middletown, to solicit subscriptions
there
Great interest in being taken in the
financial campaign maugurated for
the benefit of the Delaware Hospital
by the members Of the various COM
panies of the Wilmington Fire De-
partment The flags with the figures
100000 sent out b. the campaign
committee are being displayed by the
fremen on their apparatus. week
before the time set to display such
Z flags a member Of the Water Witch
Fire Company inquired when and il
that was the time 10 show the flag
He seemed disappointed that the
campaign did not start sooner
These flags are now to be seen ON
many vehicles i'm the city A number
of the biggest concerns of the city
as well as many of the smaller in
lduspies and business houses who
have at one time or other experienced
the need Of a hospital, are showing
their loyalty to the cause by display
ing the 100000 flags at their places
of business and on teams they own.
The Ladies' Auxiliary have made it
Ia point to interest automobile owners
and the latter have responded by
showing the flag on their cars. Keep
time with other cities" is one of their
notices
The committee asks all public
spirited men to display this flag and
create i'm those about him an en-
tbusiasm that will insure the success
OF the present venture. Edgar 4.
Honey manager of the campaign SAYS
that a hospital is one Of the biggest
assets a city can own and the better
it is equipped the more good il can
accomplish. While he receives a COM
lpensation for his work. to which he
thinks he Is entitled by virtue Of the
labor he does. the benefit will re-
dound entirely to the people OF VIII
mington. OF the 100000 that Il is
proposed TO collect not one penny
will 90 TO anyone else but the man-
agement of the Delaware Hospital,
Mr.. Honeys commission and the ex-
penses of the campaign, including the
luncheon at the DUPONT Building each
day. being borne by a public spirited
citizen who in addition to this cost
has made a substantial contribution
to the general fund. This is the rea
inside of the plan that is being fol.
lowed. The Delaware Hospital is not
being conducted for the benefit of g
few as some people would want the
people to believe. Tha this is not sc
, is plainly evident when one con.
, siders that of the 56,46S patient:
| treated since the beginning Of th'
, hospital, 33,9S0, much more than half
, were patients treated without charge
The police and firemen Of the cit,
as well as many physicians know tho
good this institution has accomplish
2 ed in the twenty-five years OF its eN
! istance. OF the 939 surgical cases II
the year 1871. 56s or sixty per cen
: we're charity patients. All dispen
sary cases were free. The tota
number Of ambulance cases in thu
: same period was SIS
An instance Of the work done b.
this hospital was where two little col