Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-12
FRIDAY, JANUARY ~, 1917.
VOLUNTEER work IN A NOBLE CAUSE.

TIME Junior Board Of Delaware Hospital is an ear
nest purposeful and benehcent body. It is com
posed OF alert, practical minded young women. Ihey
are in It because, through warmness OF heart they
find pleasure in devoting substantial part OF their
time 10 deyislng and promoting ways and means for
The alienation OF human suffering Children who are
IN or injured are the special objects Of their unceas-
ing solictude. The good work accomplished IN the
past has great They plan TO make It even greater
and more far-reaohing In the future
An immediate enterprise planned by these self-sac-
rncng young women Is the seourement OF an adequate
endowment for the Chidrens Ward Of the institution
The success Of that enterprise will much for the
conservation OF child life city and the country
surrounding IT, Every man, woman and child who
has attained years discretion, should experience
pleasure in contributing something toward the success
that is being sought They will feel the better in after
life for having done So
Plans have been perfected by the Junior Board TO
present in The Playhouse, February T. 8. and
10 a kirmess to be known The Merry Whirl OF
1917" Il will be a big thing. Fully 500 Wilmington
ans who appreciate the good work that is being done
by the Children's Ward and who feel that It should
be placed in a position Of financial independence have
consented take part To their credit be said, all
OF them are volunteers, though participation VIII
mean great sacrifice OF time convenience and ordi-
nary social pleasure because rehearsals and the
presentation OF the kirmess The entertainment viii
symbolic great outpouring OF grautous service for
the welfare OF the children of this and neighboring
communities. To tho credit OF the hundreds of par
tcipants be it said not one OF them will receive
pay for his or her services so far they affected
every dollar received from the big will go to the
endowment fund-not one cent to them. Not partci-
pant will go into Il in mercenary spirit or for self
profit Il is an enterprise by volunteers OF volunteers
and for the benefit and conservation OF child life In
short il is something noble in its impulse and aims
that Il an for any person to be identified with
ala har a MOI fV
aims IN any local quarter Those who go into II do so
because they to give something to, not TO take
something from injured and aiiing Riddles In so
cal sense bids fair to be OF the biggest events
ever held here
The Junior Board has been particularly wise in one
respect. That is that Il has employed Miss Lila Stu
art, expert 10 have charge Of the big show and
everything Of theatrical nature connected herewith
she directed $50 Harnesses in all sections OF tho
United states. In city has failure been recorded
against her. The Junior Board fortunate in beni
able 10 get her percentage basis, with guarantee
which will compensate her. reasonably and properly fo
her creative and directive service She, Of course Is no
only professional but also q nonresident 1t
OF the question therefore 70 look to her TO in
volunteer capacity The meat OF It all is that witt
as drectress the enterprise will go through
success whereas under less capable direction It Nigh
resulted in failure. In short the board has ap
preached that end OF the enterprise in business Xix
WILL lead business-like results Certainly boar
works adroitly and automatically be abb
arrange for such big thing with paid directres
y and 500 unpaid volunteer performers be accuse
" Of being deficient in business ability.
Pr In fact, the big outstanding fact lie that 90
va men, and children. including many leaders
1socia business and professional life generou
Of impulse that they willing to devote. their tim
md energy to assist tho JuniorBoard putting th
Wing over that children menaced by death may liv
pnsnd that other children convused by suffering ma
tbe ave that suffering assuaged They are volunteer
Huke the members Of the Junior Board because OF III
10 nobility OF underlying the enterprise in whic
nnthey have consented 70 take part BY the same toxic
By ' ~ " ' sNs s"ou'u become Vo
unteer in doing everything he to help the thin
along and our people as whole should supply can
city audiences for all performances.
This is no time for a display OF mercenary mott
IN any quarter Everything OF a sordid natu
quite properly IS being submerged by communal sy,
pathy for the little patients who are cared for in I
chidrens Ward