Evening journal., 1917-12-03
NET[.ODSTS after
WESLEYAN fur D
Begin Drive Today Fer the
$4,000 Educational En-.
dowment for Institution
FIRST DAY REPORTS
TO BE HEARD TONIGHT

The drive" for s2iOOOO for the
Wesley Collegiate Institute at Dover.
to be used as an endowment fund for
the institution. began in this city this
morning seventy-nve men represent
ing thirty teams, from seven churches
interviewed members OF those churches
today, and tonight at 6 o'clock Will
make a report Of what they have ac-
complished at meeting to be held at
Grace Church parish house
Next week other churches Will be
canvassed for subscriptions. the cam
paign closing on December 20.
The campaign starts here with a
nucleus Of $4,000, pledged chiefly
from the counties Of Maryland, Vir-
ginia, In the peninsula. and the lower
counties Of this State. The work in
those sections has not been complet-
ed, and at least another $4,000 is ex-
pected before the campaign ends.
The contributions to date In Della
-
Odessa, S2,070; Dover, $4,000: Sudlers-
Vile, s2,iOO; Mardella Springs, $1,000;
Selbeyville, $500. From Maryland
so far, comes Cecilion, si,Os2; SNOW
Hill, s2iOO; Pocomoke City, $1,000
and Berlin. $1,000.
In al Method 50 places Of worship
IN this city yesterday reference was
made 20 the campaign for the institute
Today 1900 laymen, members Of the
churches, Will receive through the
mail, letters explaining To detail the
campaign and what is asked Of them
After tonights supper, there will
be no other meetings until Friday
night. when the FIRST weeks campa en-
will end. The laymen have asked that
this be done because 10 IS In the
evenings when they expect TO make
their calls for subscriptions. and even
ing meetings would practically prevent
their work.
Each evening between D and o'clock
the teams will report their success
OF the evening previous and that day
10 the Rev. Dr.. c. Z. Leitzell, who is
managing the campaign here, and
these reports will be made public each
day. Tn oushout the week trained
workers Z. ON other states viii come
10 this city 20 help In the effort and
aid The workers, some Of the most
experienced minste and leading lay
men OF the church being engaged In
this work.
Governor Townsend heads the COM
mittee In charge OF the campaign for
the Wilmington Conference. 1T has
my unqualified support says the
Governor, "and l hope the effort viii
result In a magnificent sum over the
amount asked for being raised other
members Of the committee are VIII
liam P. Jackson, Arley B. Magee, Her
bert P. Randolph, Orlando Harrison
and Harry Mayer The district presi-
dents are W. r. Mowbray. ". A. Wise,
v. s. Collins and Robert Wait. The
assistant directors Of the campaign
are W. Z. Blackstock and F. d. Empey'
while the publicity secretases are A
II. Ponath. w. G.. Babcock and Paul
w. Workman.
Bishop W. r. Mcdowell, who is
president Of the Board Of Education
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is
keenly anxious that the Peninsula
should make a splendid showing, the
Collegiate Institute and its future com
ing under his supervision, both be-
cause he Is the resident bishop Of this
district. and also because he is the
head OF the educational work Of the
church.
The work OF the Collegiate Institute
10 we'll known to Delawareans. There
are now seventy-seven pastors 10 Della
ware who are graduates OF the institu-
tlon. TWO United states Senators. re-
ceived their preparatory education
there; seven Dover attorneys and
many Wilmington lawyers are grad-
yates, and eighteen preachers IN the
Wilmington Conference own diplomas
from the institute. In addition Henry
C. Budd, the president Of the institute
is a former member Of Grace Church
This city.