Evening journal., 1917-04-26
FUNDS NEEDED
TO Carry OUT
DEFENSE Plans
tContinued From First pnrn.l

moved over them. According 10 Mr..
Wilson, Mr.. Sparks stated, the present
roads would not bear the weight OF
even medium weight artillery.
William B. Megear. chairman Of the
transportation committee. was unable
TO be present and at his request Sec
retary Carter read a brief report
showing progresses in the work.
The motor truck committee is col
locting information about the number
OF trucks which are in the city and
which owners would be willing to vol
unteer for government service in case
they are needed.
Mrs. Mary Wilson Thompson sent a
letter to the mayor recently which
was read at the meeting last night, Of
iering 20 acres OF land near Minqua-
Gale Home for cultivation. The sug-
gestion made was that the committee
see that this plot OF ground is cared
FOR and crops grown which could later
be offered to the people OF the city at
a much lower cost than produce on
me market This proposal, with $500
Tor the work on vacant lot cultiva-
ton being done by the women's
committee, was turned over to David
Snellenburg, chairman of supplies. for
consultation with the women as to
what they desire to do in the matter.
Members of the committee thought
that the suggestion was an excellent
one.
Thomas w. Miller. chairman of the
meeting, announced that he had ordered
about 900 copies Of Farmers Bulletin.
SlS. relating TO the cultivation of va
cant land, from the Department of Ag-
rlculture and these he expects 20 re-.
ceivo IN n few days lie intends that
they be left at the newspaper offices
where they can be secured by those in.
tcrcstcd
Tho Rev William II. Laird in a letter
To the mayor. read at the meeting, Of
iered his services TO the executive com
mittee for whatever purpose they might
see ht TO use him. Caleb +. Burchenal
suggested that small posters with the
portrait OF the President upon them and
bearing the words. "Stand by the
President be prepared
Mr.. Carter called attention TO the
fact that ome Of the difficulties expert.
enccd by the Wilmington committee
was its failure to learn just what the
local coplmittcc can do 10 assist the
Federal Government. On his motion il
was decided TO send word of the exis.
tence of the local committee to Prcsi.
dent Wilson's National Defense Council
and also TO forward to the council a fun
list of the local subcommittee. with
an oiIer 10 cooperate in every wav. An
amendment by General James II. Wilson
to include the Secretary of War and
the Secretary Of the Navy in the mo-
ton was accepted by Mr.. Carter and the
data will be sent or Immediately.
On the motion Of Mr. Bringhurst n
subcommittee on dental work was an
pointed by Chairman Miller. The com
mittee follows: Drs w. c. Speakman
i. A. Traynor, w T. Harris. ! Draner
Brown and Robert e. Price DR.. Sneak
man reported that since the opcning
or the dental clinic for the treatment
OF men who are about 20 enter anv
branch OF the service twenty-five men
had been treated. and that at the pres
ent time there were eleven men under
treatment But IN II were not for the
treatment being given free OF charge
by dentists Of the city these men would
not have been able to enlist. Members
OF the executive committee expressed
the appreciation OF the work that Is
being done by applauding Or. Speak
man when he finished his report
After the meeting il was announced
by former Congressman Thomas w.
Miller. chairman OF the committee
that Governor Townsend had appoint
ed him toreprcsent the State OF Della
ware az the conference 10 be held i'm
Washington on Wednesday. May ..
under the auspices OF Secretary of
War Baker. There will be present
at the conference representative OF
the Governor OF each State
One Of the urgent needs OF the
committee at present is funds suni-
cient TO carry on the outlined work.
Bills for the various things needed
in the work are pouring in and the
small amount OF money now on hand
will soon be exhausted. Citizens are
appealed to, to show their patriotism
by giving financial a'd TO the under
taking
In response 70 recent request of
the finance committee a total Of ST.
563 was received Already more than
$500 has been contributed to the WO-
mans Defense Committee for their
work in connection with the COM
munity gardens. Charles c. Kurtz,
chairman OF the finance committee.
expressed the belief last night that
Wilmingtonians would prove that
they are not backward in responding
to the call Members OF both fho
finance and executive committee wish
TO extend their thanks to the persons
who have already contributed.
AT the first meeting Sl40 was given.
Appeals for money we're made TO 6.455
people and the following contributed:
William +. Sellers. $780, Puscv &
Jones Co., 800; w. w. Laird, S25:
H. p. Scott. Charles c. Kurtz. W. c.
Spruance, Jr., George w. Bright. Jo-
siah Marvel, George p. Bissell. Har-
Ian G.. Scott, Remington Machine
Company. James Q. Bonner. II. NJ.
Taylor. J. J. Satterthwait, Charles j.
Breuer William A. Luke. Henry Push.
William NJ. Whitten. Jr., r. TOpkis
Sons. Julian B. Robinson and L. c.
Kent Company. each S25; William b.
Foster. $50; William S. Prickett II.
J. Krebs. employees Of the New Castle
Cigar Company, each $50; DIR. l. X.
KreshtOol, John II. Minnick. Barnet
Gluckman. William c. Tindall. Benja-
min ]. Schwartz. Daniel s. Laub,
Theodore Jelenk, Joseph p. Williams,
Joseph S. Hamilton. Max Keil. c. J.
Grandhomme. Morris Binder, John s.
Rossell, DR.. J. A. EllegOod, Thomas S.
Webb. Walter ]. Thompson and