Evening journal., 1914-01-06
BUY AT HOME
CAMPAI N IS
UNDER WAY
obstetrics Explain Plan That
KeeDS MuCh Business in
That City
ALL ARGUE AGAINST
SPENDING MONEY AWAY

One hundred or more persons,
members OF the New Century CluD,
and others. interested IN the Buy-At
home campaign. assembled IN tue
New Century club this morning 70
listen 20 addresse8 by promiuen
speakers relative to the campaign
which is to be inaugurated IA VII
iaington
General regret was expressed AZ
Che unavoiC sble absence oi Mrs W l.
liam Ward wife of the mayor of
Chester. and Mrs. Winsm g.. Ran
0an. president OF the Coester Ncf
Century CLUB. who have been p tie
head OF a "Buy-At-Home" campaign
I'm Chester
Those who addressed the meeting
\ ere Noil B. Sinclair. secreiary o.
the Chester Board of frade; Lucius
r. Wilson o. The WilsOn Mex anu
Co, Detroit, Michigan; Daniel s.
hecd OF the staff Of "rhe American
City, New Yoik; Howell s. England
dolL 8 Muffin Thomas 5. D0hertS
g. a. Rodearmei J. j. Hayes, Fred r..
+ Stenie acting president Of the Meg
camille iasociation. and James l..
I OKane. president Of the Central Ia
Dor Union
Mrs. A. T. Berlin the january
chairman of gne Current Events class
o. Tire Century Club. presided and
Miss Louise Matthews was acting sec
rotary.
PrcvioUs 10 tie addresses. Miss Nell
lC. krumno. supervisor OF music in
the pubic .cho0is, delighted the aud
icnce gitn tVo vocal selections.
Mr. SirCiaii who was the first
speaker. tepr.ssod regret at the aD-
hence ~ Mf. Nafu ana Mrs. Randall
ass. hc suited taey would be better
able TO- present tie subject from the
purcllassr's viewpoint
Menucuing his arrival in Chester
p year agC le saio that at Thai time
) be- iOund Chester women we're buy.
, ing everything possible 20 buy In
e Philade.pA.a. Tho problem. he said
. was auch more acute IN Chester than
'u Wilminntou because that city wa'
so much ie.rer Philadelphia and 1
t.as tatlon 60 buy things in ;
! big city when 81 was as easy 10 reaci
, o.. hoth rail and watct rs Phiiadei
D. phia
M. Sinclair spoke oi the article
which were often advertised IN the bi
city stores gt a price which must be
loss fo the merchant. This. be said
was done TO attract purchaser wh'
when a. would often buy other good
3 nt d higher price than could be obt0ne
in Wilmington or Chester
All this, Air. Sinclair said. caused tn
g. hester Beard oi Trade to think an
act which resulted in the present Blu.
at-hon Campaign which with th
opoia. Oh OF the women is proving S
alr sins'af. deci6fed@ that Nilmins
1, n.opic -i,Dnld sreeognize the ia'
saa j thr- take their patronage ava
iron ih, home stores il would be- in
u s.~-ills or ht merchant, go keep u
fler it~'nc.s properly. He also spoh
.s..., fn. .nts 'o. oil delivery and dscoa
fpoe. tr.,irrnt on 5he part oi the me
.lani . r'nchaser saving That eitei
30 tnnes te, hue aight be laid on bot b
- pa. r interesting lhe poopic.
e -.ig -as io o.fer prizes or the pe,
n .ndov disp,ays This had been done
g chester bv committee OF i've wom'
is f-on, the New Century Club. ln the q
5eaeor go oorJ all line, OF mereanti
rlustrv Sir Sinclair said. prizes we
,,Ger.d 10 everyone and thc most recel
D one. awarded were a iirst prize TO
r. GROCER and .ccond 90 miliner o.
'e operation he said in closing was u
% kcy,,otc of The whole matter.
'e MIR. wilson began his address VII
I'd tho statement tha, IT seemed queer
i' him that he. an outsider. should
.e addressing q "Buy at Home NEE
v, ing go another city
10 We also emphasized the spirit
- ico-oDerstion which. he said snou
be tho main issue and in advocatll
a the bryiug az home he said lt W.
40 mosf imnortsnt because every neni
O sncut with the home merchsn
W mesnt that IL found it's way back
ed every public Improvement in III
is city. and went to make greater ci
no advantaves, and social advance r
n taiiinr hc said. was the FIRST servi
ne a town offered its people. and an
~ retailine manufacturing and 9th
T. fhings. There was no fundament
on charge he said. IN the bic stores. al
~ cities it was only that the sar
y. thirgs were presented on larg
~ scale. The town that tries 10 ke
Nv It's neonle al home. he stated mu
~ in something TO attract them and ~
~, vide for them more mower than {
IL gravitv of big CITY which lures WI
Al. 'ts hieness and amusements rath
nd than purchasing powers.
nj. He said if the Wilmington m'