Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-19

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Smyrna meeting. It is hoped will be
attended by residents OF the very
populous sections surrounding that
thriving town and two speakers have
been provided to address the audience
They are Ruby r. Vale and Thomas
f. Bayard.
One Of the hard drives. It is hoped,
can be made at one Of the meetings
on Friday OF the Delaware State
Federation of Women's Clubs in ses-
sion at Rehoboth. Efforts will be
made 30 have the women rearrange
their program for that day so as TO
give an opportunity for the pre-
sentatlon OF this great humanitarian
cause. II this can be done Dr. Ran
dolph will be the speaker.
OF course the efforts win not be con-
fined to these meetings. personal visits
will be made throughout the various
sections. 50 that Delaware will have an
opportunity 10 stay az the front of this
movement as she has stayed at the
front Of all American movements from
the time she won her place on the flag
AZ No ] among the stars and No I
in the stripes when she was first to
adopt the Constitution.
DOWNSTAIRS In Conference.
Thirty-fOur representative men
from Kent and Sussex count s. at the
Red Cross banquet last night to learn
something OF campaign methods, met
In the rose room Of the Hotel dupont
after the banquet and perfected plans
for the big down-State drive this
week I'm behalf of the Red Cross cam
paign. Arrangements are being made
as the result Of the conference, for
Red Cross meetings in Smyrna. Do
yer. Milford. Brdgeville, Georgetown
Lewes, Harrington and other places
DR.. G.. Layton Grier captain OF the
down-State team. addressed the men
and Mrs Currier. the director OF
the state campaign, also spoke Fol
lowing the conference DIT. Grier made
the following appeal
"All public agencies and community
associations, especially ministers OF
the different churches public ON
clals and public spirited citizens, will
please confer with their local captain
and give such aid and assistance as
they can TO further the campaign sc
that the campaign will not be a fail
ure. They should sacrifice time
money and personal interests In this
hour Of public necessity. This Red
Cross question Is vital to the life OF
the nation and should be made sec
ond TO no other question. Il should
have. the hearty support OF ALL"
Need OF Red Cross.
These men will carry tho Red Cross
message into all parts Of the lower
counties and they will do more than
merely seek contributions. Their
energies will be devoted, in large
measure, TO bringing home TO the peO-
pie who live In fancied security the
real dangers that confront them.
I Residents Of rural communities hardly
seem 10 realize yet that the country il
at war The government censorship OF
war news has kept the nation at largl
in ignorance of the stupendous amoun
Of preparation that has been made. Il
cities where the activities have been a
fever heat people have realized tina
danger was impending. In the country
remote from these scenes Of activity, tn
people have hardly rallied that the coun
try has taken arms against tho strong
est military organization the world ha
ever known.
Nearly 100000 Of our young me
have been registered for the colors. ono
half million will soon be in the field
training for the hattie front. Thousand
will soon be in Europe.
The record Of casualties during thi
war has reached the gigantic total q
$4,000. 900 Of dead and injured. Ther
is the fearsome prediction Of men hig
In the councils Of the nation that befor
many months American boys will b
added TO this total-that every Amer
can family will be grief stricken and th
crepe will hang from the doors Of thou
sands Of American homes. These ar
things which we are slow TO realize.
The whole world knows. In a gen
eral way, what the Red Cross stand
for but very few people have ful