Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-17

The second collection in the waste paper
saving campaign for the benefit Of the Red
Cross will be he'd next Saturday afternoon.
IL was urged by many that the collection be
made on some other afternoon, but Satur-
day seems, after an. to be the most aatis-
factory afternoon to the majority Of people
and to the volunteer collectors.
-Four more motOrtrucks have been yOluu-
teered since yesterday for the collection.
These viii be furnished by the Packard
Motorcar Company, 3l7 North Broad
street: the Ward Motor Vehicle Company,
2033 Market street the Smith Form A
Truck Company. 2o3G SAMSON street, and
the l.. H. Watson Company 1540. Callow-
hill street agents for the Gramm- Bernstein
truck. Each Of these concerns will furnish
truck Of its own .'ake.
VOLUNTEERS HELPFUL
So far, only two owners Of pleasure cars
have actually assisted in this movement
They are w. A. Taylor 1888 Walnut street,
and Miss Edith Smythe, 100 Summit avenue,
Chestnut Hi. Mr.. Taylor worked from II
until o'clock last Saturday collecting from
large territory In southwest Philade phia,
and Miss Smythe worked the greater part OF
Monday collecting In Chestnut Hill
These two volunteers have been n great
help for they have covered territories which
the trucks were unable TO reach and which
were so large that II would not be cconomi-
cal 10 cover them with trucks
IneTe IL Sllll n great nctu Tor pleasure
cars There should be hundred or more
such cars to cover the city properly, even
with the eight or ten motOrtrucks which
are to be had each Saturday. for the motor
trucks have all they can do to haul paper
from points where several hundred hounds
Of paper have been assembled The pleasure
cars can be used to gather bundles OF from
80 TO 100 pounds.
Both the Red Cross and the EVENING
LEDGER are at loss to understand the
reluctance Of owners OF automobiles to vol
unteer / nthis work Certainly it can not
be that they feel the cause il not worthy,
for even II the owners did not believe I'm
war they must believe in the mercy cause
OF the Red Cross II owners are hcsltatlng
In the belief that their cars will be
scratched they should not hesitate for paper
will not scratch the cars. Pleasure cars
are not expected to haul paper which has
been balled They are only asked to pick up
paper In smaller bundles and need not over
load.
BOY SCOUTS A FEATURE
The Boy Scouts will be a feature Of next
Saturdays collection the same as they were
In last Saturday. These young volunteers
are proving great helm To the campaign
for they gave the time Of motortrucks, and
since cars are so scarce this time Is valu-
able.
The public can also give a great deal OF
assistance along the line Of time saving
by having q cir paper securely tied In bun
dies Of about fifty pounds or less This
will make II easy for the Scouts and drivers
to load the paper and unload IL and will
save much Of their time. A big difficulty
experienced by collectors last Saturday lay
in the fact that much Of the paper was not
tied at all. The collectors had to pick up
great bundles OF loose newspapers and
magazines This took fully twice az much
time as IL the paper had been securely
tied.