Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-14
S23.163 ALREADY
FOR new Church
St. Thomas Workers Get
$3.50 on Second Day
of Campaign
WOMEN AGAIN
DISTANCE MEN

Another decisive step forward in
the ten-day campaign to raise $780,
600 for the new ST. Thomas r. G.
Church was taken at the close the
second days effort when II was an
nounced at the workers rally
luncheon in the Hotel DUPONT last
night that SS556 hal been added to
the first days total Of the S14.G07
making grand total for the two days
of $23, 1913, which is SO 1853 in excess of
the $4,000 required daily to success
fully complete the undertaking.
1t may have been due TO the fact
that Friday the 18th was a lucky day
or more probably to the splendid
work of the Rev. John J. Connolly
pastor of ST. Thomas Church. and his
assistant. Father Lynch that the
days work proved so successful
Sylvester Healy. who is captain Of
Team q. which won the banner for
the mems winning team of the parish
with $500 last night and also won
The banner tho night before, asserted
that his success yesterday was due
to the date being Friday the 18th and
also to the fact that he had cards
showing the names of thirteen pos
siblo contributors.
Blu the faci remains that through
the efforts of Father Connolly and
Father Lynch the executive commit
zee reported total contributions OF
$4,000. which included 81 600 from
John Mullarkey, 81 900 from Philip j.
Butler. $1,000 from Adolph G. Bayno
and $500 from the Benevolent Pioneer
Literary Association This was prob
ably what caused it all The total
contributions for the day we're SS.556,
and this included S2.136 for the wo-
mems teams and S2.290 for the mems
teams-the latter winning out last
night to retaliate I'm small measure
for the more decisive victory scored
by the women on the opening night.
Tho banner for the wOmens winning
team was won by Mrs. Harry Yous'
team. G. which had $500. John !
Kennedys team took the first place
and the banner for the mems team
0utside OF the parish with Sl76. and
Sylvester Healys team. of the parish.
with S176 and. as announced above,
sylvester Healy's team took the ban
ner from the teams comprised OF
members of the parish.
Through a regreuable error IL was
reported in the press last evening
hat John w Johnson had contributed
800 to the campaign on its first day,
whereas he actually contributed $l5O.
A great deal Of merriment was
caused last night when Captain
James J. COrrigan, whose No. l team
brought in small amounts both last
night and the opening night, said
that the "heavy artillery" by which
the division is known that his team
belongs to. expected to come out OF
the trenches soon with victory perch
ing on its banner
Later on i'm the evening the Same
Corrigan started another ripple OF
laughter when. in answer to Cam
paign Manager Shefield's pointed
query as to his bachelorhood. he re-
piled:
you don't mean TO say I look like
married man. do your
A contributor whose name will not
appear in the list, giving over SlOe
but nevertheless IS worthy OF men
ton is little Cornelius HOrgan, son OF
CAPTAIN Daniel Horgan. Of Team ..
Out Of his own pocket he contributed
So to the campaign
Manager Sheffield voiced splendid
tribute to THE EVENING JOURNAL
last evening He said that in AL the
az campaigns he had conducted, he
had never seen such loyal. liberal
and open-hearted support as THE
| EVENING JOURNAL has given him.
He said he appreciated this cooper
alton from the bottom of his heart,
and would have more to say about
The reports of the team captains at
the luncheon last tight were as follows ;
| kNot,ou'e