Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-19
need $1,000 FOR
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Supply Committee Says
Amount VIII be Required
for War Garden Work /
REGRET DEATH
OF DR.. SPRUANCE

AT the meeting Of the Wilmington
National Defense Committee, in the
Council chamber last evening, the
supply committee reported that 1t
would require q minimum of from
$4,000 to $1,000 with which effectively
10 prosecute its work, and that there
was but $500 available in the treasury.
David Snellenburg. as chairman OF
the supply committee, which is work
ing in conjunction with the commun.
ity garden committee Of the women's
committee said that 400 lots have
been painted that the committee ex-
poets to plant fifty acres within the
city limits and that the amount OF
money stated win be needed. He eX-
planned that his committee had bought
400 bushels Of potatoes at an unusu-
ally low price for distribution or sale
10 those who wish to use them for
planting purposes. In other ways
the committee is handicapped in this
extremely necessary work by the need
of having the money with which to
do it,
John S. Rossell. Of the finance com
mittee. invited attention TO the fact
that in order to make Wilmington
self.supporting, contributions must be
secured for the expense incident TO
the work. He also called attention
TO the appointment Of a committee
to confer with Governor Townsend
with reference to securing the local
committee with State funds. MT
Snellenburg was added to this com
mittee.
II was decided that a communica-
ton will be sent to Senator Sauls-
bury. at Washington, asking him to
use his best efforts to have an army
inspector placed in this city and that
arsenal work. making Of clothes, uni
forms. etc, for the soldiers, be dis
tributed in this city so that the wo-
men Of Wilmington may have their
share. Il was pointed out that this
would be of material assistance 10
the city in the strenuous times that
are coming. At present there are wo-
men In this city who are doing THIS
work for the Schuylkill Arsenal, Phua
Gelphia, but In order to obtain this
work or to have it examined, they
must lose at least half a day in going
TO Philadelphia, besides the money
end trouble which this trip costs
The motion, which went through vari
ous phases and amendments through
the misrepresentation of some OF the
members. was finally passed. unani
mously.
A committee on resolutions, com
prising Mayor Price. DR.. Julian AdaiI
and John S. Rossell, presented reso'
lutions OF regret on the death OF
DR.. ]. Harvey Spruance. These were
adopted unanimously, and directed
to be recorded.
Henry P. Taber suggested that tn
members should advocate the pur
chas of stamps whenever purchases
of luxuries or attendance was ha'
at amusements, which stamps shoul'
be dropped in a box prepared 10
that purpose. He will consult IN
Red Cross regarding the methods.
DR.. s. c. Frederick, president
the Board of Health, appeared oeforl
the committee to tell OF health condi
lions in Wilmington and the worl
that his department is doing TO pre-
pare for any emergency which ma,
arise. He told Of the Cleanup wee
and the coming campaign against IN
fiy and mosquitoes and other plan
made at the conference held yester
day.
A resolution presented by the mayo
TO include the entire clergy or WI
mington as members Of the defens
committee and about seventy othe
citizens, was unanimously adopted