Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-13
URGE WAR WORKERS
Continued from page I

The big subscription announced YES
terday proved pleasing surprise 10 the
workers
After the local collections had been re
ported Josiah Marvel responded to the
call for returns from Suasey county Nr
Marvel, said that while eight DAYS Was
allowed for the campaign, TINT 4 took
the citizens of Sussex. l1st eight minutes
to raise the quota asscssed them They
also contributed ~ per cent more than
the quota This announcement roused the
enthusiasm Of the workers
r. Coleman du pont. IN repairing Tor
his team, announced that slN ri the
total was IN honor of the boys of -
Thomas Church and 800 IN honor ot the
benevolent Library Association, which
has 100 Wilmington boys with General
Pcrshing
Henry 7 Scott IN reporting far tie
manufacturers, read the following lettfr.
from the president of the Amerlcan ar
and Foundry COMPANY
"a G. Gawthrop. EaG,
District Manager.
Dear Sir This company desites =
contribute to the campaign on tha fHsls
and elects 10 do through its plant
organizations
II is proposed to contribute ~ eaeh
plant nj amount equal 70 ono day Y
wages from all IT its emploYss ~ TINT
plant II cnch emplaSe. coming 'indcr
vour jurisdiction, Wete - give one dry :
pay, the sum would approximate $500
ou afc therefore authorized T. con
tribute this amount 10 the campaign II
your community
1T is hoped hat lie cmployes d, or
plants Will raise amounts equal - thu
company's contrihgilan III which event
fhc company and IL employees would ceH-
tribute to tins hiphl, important eerk
about st50.0W
Il hope your men VII feel ike match
ing the company s contribution
George \ Etla'i tor the Victory l'ays
and t;irls. had = very encouraging report
10 make llc-tated that $ students II the
Newark High school had subscribed -
Sill, and hat u he Howard High SCHOOL.
his city, LOO students had pledged them
selves to $40
Those who contributed 500 ana up
wards e VI Barton. 81 900, Mr.. and
Mrs II L. Sontt, 81, ,0i0: William lophis
$500; MIR and Mrs George Z liisscil
$500 J j. Sisler and Company. sioe.
Alice ?. Snyth. 5000; Garrett Miller
ana I nDp3HA. @@tb1sZ3lai9elA = stiitaN =
500 H. II Ward. Sloo. Mis- Il Il.
Nard $lOo; Alice E NearN sso1s
Corn eIlus Mundg. S50o. Lou .lopAl..
$500. Charles Warner $50, Francis L
Lynch. 500; Charles II Smith, S5oo.
Charl,s Topkls, SsG0. George II Rteads
$500 IIenry ! l..siey. 500 Peter ]
Ford. 500, Atlas Powder Company.
5000 Robert Il richards, $50, Nlr
and AIre James Ginus stu; Josiah
Marvel, 500 J kearny Rodgers, 500,
MaN kiel, $50; Pierre : dn font,
$50 900, II VI Pierce, 81 0ao. William
3 foster, sf00, Lhzabeth scott loster,
S2G0, Waiter Elackson, Sis 0.reta K.
Brown, 500, + Donaldson Brown,
s .009 du pont Securities Company
S1S3O0 Mrs VI e Morrow, 500.
Mrs AleNis | du Pont, s., ,o0a, II / and
II A. du Pont S23 600 Eugene du
Fort, 50 .O0l, Mrs Preston Lea, Slo0,
Mrs Samuel Bancroft, sl00, William
Coyne, S642, Mccullough Iron Compauy
S5t0. NJ T.. Walker. 500 Mrs Alice y
Iobdell, $3.50 Father Connolly, 500.
Mr. and Mrs IL II May. SZ5o, Alr,
J * Rodgers sl00, z 5. du Pont. ST.
4l0; f. Donaldson Brown. SIS, Isat ella
du Pont Sharp. ST 142i II Rodney
Sharp, s3,5l3.