Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-10-13
women ON TRAIL OF
1000 NEW members
Consumers League to Enlist
Men as Well as Feminine
Sex in Organization
CAMPAIGN BOOSTED
AT DAILY MEETINGS

The proverbial busy bee has moth
ing on the members Of the Con-
sumers League of Delaware which
is waging campaign this week to
secure 1000 new members. Every
member of the ten teams is working
hard to secure the allotted number
OF new members, and up to noon to-
day reports from the office Of the
League in the Ford Building showed
that splendid results are being at
tanned.
It is desired to have It understood
that the Consumers League is not
strictly woman's organization.
There are many men members, and
the president of the National Con-
sumers' League is John Graham
Brooks. One Of the teams of the
present campaign Is captained by
Richard Cadbury. Jr. Consequently
men are being sought as members as
we'll as women.
There are so far five new life men,
bers or guarantors. They are Mrs.
Lammot DUPONT. Frederick Brady,
Mrs. w. A. Layfeld Mrs. George l..
Patterson. and Mrs. Eugene dupont,
ST.. Mrs. T. Coleman dupont. who was
already a guarantor. has given in adj
dition SIS to assist in the work
A drawing room meeting will be
held this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. William Berl, No 1903 Market
street. Miss Laura Plat, one OF the
vice-presidents of the Consumers
League of Eastern Pennsylvania, will
address this meeting. Tonight a pub
lie meeting will be held at the Y w.
C. A. building, No. COS King street.
with Miss Plat as the speaker.
Today is half holiday" day. and
Miss Platt's talks will to a large ex-
tent tell of the excellent work that
has been accomplished along this line
by the Consumers League. Tomor-
row will be vocational day. At the
tea 10 be given tomorrow afternoon
At the home of Mrs. William Staniar,
Miss Mildred Lane, an active worker
Tor the Consumers League for East
ern Pennsylvania, will tell of the work
being done by the vocational bureau
of her State.
Tomorrow evening there will be a
public meeting at the new Friends
Westinghouse, corner Tenth and Har-
rison streets. DR.. Carl Kelsey. pro-
fessor of economics at the University
of Pennsylvania. will address the au-
dience on the Constructive Value Of
the Consumers League"
Friday will be label and scholar
ship day" Mrs. Charles Warner will
be the hostess of the drawing room
meeting to be held at her home on
that afternoon. The campaign Will
come to a fitting close on Friday even
ing with the presentation OF a popu-
lar play War Brides" by the Arden
PLAYERS. in the New Century Club.
The names OF the team that secured
the greatest number of members, OF
the CAPTAIN who secured the largest
number and the team members who
succeeded in adding the greatest mum
her of new names TO the roster of the
league will be announced from the
nlatform on that evening The tota
number Of members secured VIII also
he publicly announced then Members
who have not paid up their dues. bu
who will present the payment Of then
at the door of the New Century Cluf
on Friday evening will be admitted
10 the play Only paid up members
are entitled to tickets but for those
who have not already paid up a las
chance is given.
The tea held yesterday afternoon a
Mrs Willard c. Jackson's home was
great success. Several new member
we're secured there while the talk b
Miss Lucy Carver, a national Y. W
C. A. worker for the Maryland, Della
ware and Pennsylvania field. prove
of special interest Her subject wa
"Girls Who Clothe Us" and, as yester
day was "ten-hour law" gay, the sub
ject Of her address was appropriate
brief talk also was given by Mis-
Margaret H. Sherman, president {
the league.
Announcement was made that tn
most money so far has been secure
by Mrs Julian Adair, who has secure
$50. while the team captained by Mr.
William Staniar has secured th
greatest number of members, 49,
At a meeting of the Blue Flowt
Club of the Young Women's Christia
Association. held at the Y. w. c. !
building on Monday evening, N
club Joined the Consumers Leagu
as a club following an interestin
talk that was given by Mrs. Willial
Staniar.
In addition TO the Eve new III
members or guarantors. the follow
ing are also guarantors, having joine
as such before the present campaie
was launched: William p. Bancroft
Mrs. William p Bancroft. Mrs. II.
Barksdale. Mrs Thomas F. Bayar
Mrs. Alexis l. DUPONT. Mrs. 7. Col
man DUPONT. Joseph T. Hilles. Mr.
lob H. Jackson, Rt Rev. Frederick
Kinsman Miss Cornelia p Kinsma
Miss Mary H. A. Mather, Mrs. Georl
A. Rhoads, Miss Margaret H. Shea
man and Miss Alice p. Smyth.