Evening journal., 1917-06-21


Der / and October 1.
Name. ............ .........s
Address. ................s.
The partial payment plan has been
great help I'm the campaign. as many
people who were anxious to contrib
ute did not feel that they were able
to pay at one time. all that they would
like to give TO the cause.
sHelp Your Own People,
To help this movement posters VIII
be displayed at factory entrances and
In the foreign section of the town, as
we'll as In the stores and shops, fhese
posters will be printed in four IAN
guages English. Hebrew, Polish and
Italian, and the most striking feature
OF them will be, in large type, the
words "Holp Your Own People
The Central Labor Union has he'd
meetings and endorsed this plan.
recommending It TO the union workers
Throughout the city and state
| The leaders in the movement feel
that by expanding the activities OF
the Red Cross campaign they VIII
not only secure many contributions
but will be building up patriotism and
proper American spirit among the
workers and the foreign element
Towards the end OF the week. espe-
cially on Saturday and again on Mon
day corps Of speakers will join the
movement and from soap boxes on
street corners viii tell of the needs
and the work Of the Red Cross Young
women. dressed in white. on Satur-
day night will accompany these
speakers and circulate among the
crowd with donation boxes. Speakers
will also appear on the stages Of tho
aires and moving picture houses and
explain the movement. Outaide Of
these places contribution boxes will
he found Talks will also be given
in the industrial plants and al the
entrance gates OF these establish
ments.
The Bov Scouts. who have done
wonderfully good service so FAR in
the cause. will start out on Saturday
TO make a house to house canvass
Two hundred OF them have asked 70
be allowed to Join the movement and
viii make their visits between and
o'clock on that date. continuing the
work on Monday afternoon from ? to
6 o'clock.
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A plan is on foot whereby the mem
pers OF the Delaware Chapter of the
hed Cross Society who have already
paid their membership fee of one
dollar in their organization, and many
OF whom are devoting their time and
energies to the Red Cross work. shall
be given an opportunity to Join. as an
organization, in this weeks campaign
Tor raising the war fund.
Some members OF Mrs. Preston LEAFS
team have felt that the Wilmington
branch would like to go on record as
having contributed a substantial sun,
toward making up the 81 600 .Oor
which II has been agreed Delaware
shall subscribe The suggestion i
That these members who have moi
been solicited personally, shall SEM
their contributions. large or small
either through the Red Cross head.
quarters or 10 Sylvester. d. Townsend
treasurer OF the campaign executiv,
committee with a memorandum I'd
r rectlng that these sums be credite,
: to the account OF team number seven
IL is expected that the total OF sucl
a contributions Will amount 10 severa
z thousand dollars. AT least one CON
t tributon from each member is IN
aim. "a
J. Greeks Aid Red Cross.
The local branch of the Pan-Hel
lenic Union has received mora ina,
$500 toward the Red Cross fund an,
contributions are coming I'm rapidlv
John Govatos expressed gratfficaiio,
with the promptness and willingness
with which Greeks in this countr,
and especially in Wilmington are re
spending TO the Red Cross appeai
Liquor Dealers Give $1,000.
e Al a meeting yesterday afternoon
{ the Retail Liquor Dealers PROTECTIVE
) Association voted 70 contribute 5000
4 for the benefit OF the Red Cross
James II. Kane. president Of the as
ISOLATION was instructed TO turn owe
The sum to the local committee OF tn,
Red Cross. the money being furnishe,
from the treasury OF the association
II was provided that any membe
who wished 10 contribute PERSONAL,
not less than $40 to help makeup tn,
sum taken from the treasury nigh
do so. but the sum is 10 be the con
tribution Of the. association.
WilmingtOn's Great Record.
These figures OF contr buttons nj
until last night. show how Whining
ton is leading all the smaller cities OF
the country. many OF them with sew.
eral times the population of VII.
mington Wilmington. S649.O oil;
Minneapolis $4,000; San Francisco