Evening journal., 1918-05-16
OPEN RED CROSS /
drive WITH dinner
MRS. August Belmont, TO be
Speaker at Playhouse
Rally for Cause
EXPECT TO KEEP
STATE IN FRONT

The opening Of the Red Gross cam
paign next Monday night viii Be mark
cd by a notable gathering in the Play
? house when Mrs. August Belmont Will
be The speaker. This meeting Will FOL
low Immediately after the organization
dinner given TO the team captains and
other Red Cross workers.
This will offer an unusual opportun-
it's to hear the most noted speaker in
the Red Cross work. To secure her at
tendance and 90 secure the Playhouse
Tor her appearance was a difficult mat
ter Mrs. Belmont Is booked almost be
yond her physical powers and it was
found that this date was the only one
SHAT she could give outside Of her own
district OF New York.
The Playhouse was booked FOR the
same night and IL was found necessary
10 ash the theatrical organization 10
postpone the opening OF its play George
Br0adhurst had booked his recent play,
what Could the Poor Girl Do?" for
the occasion but he has relinquished
the theatre for the one night al the
earnest solicitation OF the Red Cross
workers
Henry p. Scott, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee. made the request In a
letter 90 Mr. BFDadhurst in which he
said:
you Of course know that the Pres
ident, by proclamation, has set aside
the week from May 20'to q for The Red
Cross fund.
Mrs. August Belmont Eleanor Robe
son is the most inspiring speaker for
Red Cross work In our Judgment In
America, particularly so since she has
recently come back from England,
. France and Flanders.
( "she has promised 60 speak in VII
J. nington but we did not know until
u, lay or so ago that the only night that
-, ihe could give us IS Monday night. May
a. o, 1913.
~ "The Playhouse Is the only auditor
" ium In Wilmington that IS suitable for
NJ this occasion. our most prominent peO-
ple are I'm The Red Cross organization
To raise Delaware's fund and we have
planned 90 dine in The hotel and go
Immediately into the Playhouse FOR This
tremendous Inauguration OF this splen-
did work
I'm consulting with Mr. Anemann we
find that ihe house Is booked Tor that
week 90 you for your new play, 'Whai
p Gould the Poor Girl DO"
Ih MNuIA nE Hlf NANuNl0N ""N "A m
favor TO ms and 10 the community II
YOU would be willing 10 start this play
y on Tuesday instead 90 Monday, letting
y iis have the Playhouse FOR Monday
% hight
- Mrs. Belmonts speech and our whole
meeting is. of course free.
81 realize that we are asking quite
- good deal but we do u IN the name
= the cause and shall greatly appre-
az az ate your patriotic cooperation
~ This appeal brought the following
telegram from Mr. Broadhurst.
III r. Scott.
Chairman Red Cross Executive Com.
Wilmington. Del.
y "Will surrender Monday night to Rec
p Cross with great pleasure.
J.. signed George Broadhurst'
,,b The receipt Of This message makes
H. -iain the appearance of Mrs Belmon
.,,,o 10 Is such a noted speaker mat or
-ad, arst suggestion TIA, shr might b'
ere the demand for tickets began e
come into the Rod Gross headquarters
TO is proposed 20 fll the house almos
entirely with Red Cross workers and
with the people who have been mos
deeply Interested in former campaigns
The address viii bee an Inspiration u
the workers about 20 start out on th'
campaign for funds which 10 Is expect
ed will again put Delaware far IN th'
lead ln The Red Cross.