Evening journal., 1918-05-15
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May % y
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Every fraternal social beneficial,
military and semi-military Organization
In Wilmington Is invited to take part
In great Red Cross demonstration on
Thursday evening, May %. This de-
monstratlon win take the form Of
street parade. No formal Invitation
will be sent out by the managers OF
the Red Cross campaign TO the various
organizations asking them TO Join In
the parade, because OF the shortness OF
time but II Is the earnest wish OF the
officials that every society that can take
It's place In the line will send in It's
name TO Red Cross headquarters by
next Tuesday.
Colonel Weller e. Slower has been
named by the Red Cross campaign COM
mittee as chief marshal OF the parade
and with the loyal cooperation OF the
ofilcals OF the societies and organiza-
tions IL is expected that the turnout
will be the greatest and mos imposing
that this city has ever seen.
All over the United States during the
coming week Officially designated as
"Red Cross Week"-the citizens OF this
country Will be paradlng In their vari~
Gus cities, towns and villages 10 show
by this public act their adherence TO the
cause for which the Red Cross stands.
Thursday evening, May %, has been
selected by the officials OF the Red
Cross movement here as the day on
which Wilmington Will turn out and
make It's public profession OF ailes-
ance. The Red Cross campaign last year
In this city was notable for the inn
mense amount OF money subscribed
This year there Is every promise that
again great amounts OF money viii be
subscribed for the sacred cause OF snf-
ferlng humanity. Along with the sue
cess OF the campaign In financial way
will 20 the great street demonstration
TO inspire loyalty and raise the COM
. munlty enthusiasm even higher than u
. has been IN the past. ~
The societies, beneficial ordeck>,sT
fraternal organizations are asked 10
send In their names early, for II Is
hoped to make such arrangements that
l. the parade will be as picturesque a. II
Will be imposing. The military and
B. semi-military bodies that are expected
TO i0in In the turnout win add a touch
OF warllke color, and there Will be a
section Of the parade composed OF the
women who have been doing the 40
utla work OF preparing garments for
-. the boys az the 'front.' This delegation
~ In Red Cross uniforms. will bo undel
the leadership OF Mrs. Willard Hal
D. Porter Factories, stores and other Is
Establishments that wish TO have a dele
cation In line win be welcomed. IN
81 details OF the route and Of the musi
. will be announced later.
" l.. Scott Townsend, chairman 70
H. rural New Castle, has named the FOL
lowing team captains who viii conduc
-. the canvass next week Mrs. c.
N Whitehead, Arden; Mrs. j. A. Bucksor
Blaokbird; Mrs. Thomas C. Alexander
ClaymOnt; Mrs. Jennie w. Smith, Bran
.. dywlne Springs; Mrs. Florence G. Hal
H. Delaware City; Mrs. Henry Cantwel
Elsmere; Francis NJ. Walker. Hockes
sin; Mrs. Jesse L. Shepherd. Middle
town; Mrs. Charles B. Evans. Newark
Is Mrs. II. @. Kavenaugh. New Castle
'I' Miss Ella w. Johnson, Newport; Mis
Bella l.. Carpenter. Port Penn; Mr.
uu James II. s. Gam, St. Georges; Mr.
Daisy Johnson, Townsend; Miss A.
me- Spruance, Odessa; Mrs. Paul E Wilsol
Christiana hundred.