Evening journal., 1917-04-26
NEEDED
TO CARRY OUT
DEFENSEPLANS
Committee Requires Addi-
tional Money 10 Continue
Work Already Planned
MAMMOTH Meeting
TOMORROW NIGHT

Every unit OF the Wilmington De-
fense Committee is making marked
progress along It's respective lines.
Much work has been accomplished. as
was shown by reports made at a meet
ing OF the executive committee held in
the Municipal Building last evening.
The attendance was large.
Aside from routine business. there
was considerable discussion relative
TO the apathy of the Delaware youth
| I'm enlisting in the National Guard.
1 Plans were outlined for the meeting
OF the general committee TO be held in
/ the old City Hall tomorrow evening
/ Indications are that this VIII be
mammoth affair. II is believed that
/ practically every member OF the COM
mittee will attend. and an urgent APP
peal Is issued to all cit zens Of Will
mingtOn VINO would like to become
members OF the body TO be present and
enroll. There Is work for everyone,
and the general committee Is desirOus
OF having the cooperation OF the en-
tire city. Arrangements for the meet
ing are being made by committee
composed ol Mayor Price. former
Chancellor Nicholson, William s. Hill
les. General James H. Wilson, James
Milliken. David Snellenburg and VIII
liam r. Budd
This committee was appointed at
last nights session.
George Carter, secretary OF the
committee. suggested that the meet
! ing Of the general committee would
be made more interesting II instead
OF reading the minutes OF the eXecu,
tive committee the chairmen Of the
several sub.committees were instruct.
ed to make oral reports Of the work
they have done since the last meet.
ing OF the general committee. The
! suggestion was adopted by a unani
nous vote and Thomas W. Miller
chairman of the executive committee
n announced that he would send ou
u special requests 10 all chairmen q
, be present tomorrow night and mak'
such reports.
Relative to the slow enlistment II
the militia Major j. Warner Reet
said there are actually less men II
the first battalion now than there were
| when the call to the colors came from
the War Department Since the fiftf
Of April 26 men have been accepted
for service with the militia. Only 4(
@ rejected When the dependent rela
h tive order was put into effect the mi
. litia lost SO men. At the present
' time Major Reed stated that he need
ed 81 men to bring the first battalion
n up 10 its peace strength.
, Discussion concerning the lack o
= interest on the part Of the young mer
OF the State I'm the militia was general
G Several members were of the opinion
n that since conscription seemed to b'
| a possibility OF the near future, ant
- that at that time Delaware would have
j. to supply 2,3O0 or 2.4OO men. the en-
g listing at this time should be strong
l. since with the selective or any othei
. kind of compulsory military service
. the man is not given his choice
o what branch he wishes to enter.
General Wilson said that the meI
n would not enlist in the army for Sli
>. a month when they could receiv,
three and four times that a month a
j. their regular work.
y George W. Sparks. transportation
l. committee. made the suggestion foi
a County Engineer James Wilson, tha
. the roads throughout the State be con
structed more solidly in order that i
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