Evening journal., 1917-12-13
$4,000 FOR K. OF c.
FUND ON FIRST DAY
Contlnued from First Pace.

ing the FIRST days work will be an
nounced later
Started and closed with the singing Of
THE Star Spangled Banner tho lunch
con was also characterized throughout
its progress by patriotic outbursts. one
OF the greatest of these came when
three cheers and tiger were proposed
by the manager for President Wilson,
whose splendid conduct OF this nations
affairs has created the necessity for rails
ms this and kindred funds 10 aid our
lighting men,
Cheer after cheer went mp when the
campaign manager also paid his respects
to the hard work and persistent energy
of Rev James NJ Grant, a member of the
executive committee. whom. il was eA-
planned had averaged less than four
hours sleep every night in the past two
weeks which he had devoted 10 pre-
liminary work i'm the interest Of the
campaign.
And when I0nn S. Rosscll chairman
of the executive committee. announced
that the workers had reported for the
ilrst day the grand total mentioned
above, there was another hearty out
burst, for the work itself, but cspcc-
tally for Mr.. Rossells efforts as a menu
Der Of the executive committee
In addressing TIM workers, Mr. Ros-
sell warned them not 10 relax but 10 pro.
coed with renewed effort. lc spoke 90
the enthusiasm breeders" or signs
placed onspicuously about the walls
Of the diningroom and referred partiru.
larly 10 the message Of one OF them
which reads. Wilmington Never Fails"
81 hope that YOU viii carry This mes
sage in your minds throughout the cam
paign would like 90 enlarge ON 10 10
say that Delaware Never Fails and The
knights of Columbus Never Fails I'm
benencent work. The people of Della
ware are In hearty accord with you IN
your efforts 10 raise this fund. You
would be surprised II you could have
heard what / have heard today IN com
vein Of the opening dinner
in the campaign last night. and this
from many people, who, while they
differ with us in q number Of ways, arc
united with MS devotedly Ia this great
cause Keep up the splendid work you
have so successfully lnaugurated"
Father Grant also made a few remarks
10 the workers He pointed out that the
FIRST days work had In some ways been
the hardest Even the elements. ne on
planned, We're against the success Of the
FIRST days efforts but IN spite of this
their labors We're rewarded with eplen-
did results. lie spoke Of the famous
phrase God Wills IT," mentioned by
Hon. W. Bourke Cochran in his address
on the opening night Of the campaign
and asked the workers 90 take this
with them as their prompting spirit
throughout the campaign.
Announcement was made last nght
That a team OF four minute men, under
aptain llaggcrty, will visit the indus
trial establishments 10 explain in four
minute addresses, the purposes Of the
campaign
The Boosters Song, which will be
4 feature Of the entire campaign was
sung heartily by the workers last night. +
Inspiring music was furnished by Brad +.
'ord S orchestra throughout the even /
ng.
Members OF the womens teams prov /
ID themselves TO be better workers than /
me men In the first days work The
cam ~ which Miss Nellie Walsh Is
,apiain brought ia the largest mum
Der of subscriptions for the day and .
apt. Bernard Dougherty's team Of men .
'ame i'm second. They were given a
great ovation when each one was award .
ad the respective banner for the honors
which they had carried on