Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-08
LIEUT.. PER|G0RD,
NOTED FIRE NCHMAN,
HERE WEDNESDAY
Will Address Defence Council
Massmeeting at Playhouse
That Night.
A STATEWIDE GATHERING

With Lieut.. Paul Perieord, one OF the
really great and soul-strring orators
the war has produced and Miss Juiia
c. Lathrop. who cares for ; chlidren
as chief Of the United States Children
Bureau, as the two principal speakers;
with the Fort du Pout Band to play ana
the Community Chorus 1t rs hoped, 10
sing, the massmeeting to he held WcdheS
day night at s O'Clock at The Playhouse
promises la break all records tor attend
ance The meeting Is To he held under
the auspices of the State Defence Councli,
AS one of Wednesday $ events tn marx the
launching Of n campaign ct publicity ana
education nv the council concerning the
individual Responsibilities Of Delawareans
TO the nation
Lieut. Periqord. Frcnchman by
birth. first came 10 America To do ms
sonarv work in tho northwest It's
superiors realized. however, that his
thorough education and extended culture
would make him more valuable as a
teacher and he was therefore appointed
professor Of ethics IN large CITY OF the
west. To better know American Thought
and character he continued post graduate
studies in the Universities OF Chicago
Columbia and Minnesota. He was putting
the finishing touches on his doctor
thesis when the call of France came when
war clouds broke. and he responded lie
enlisted rs private IN the infantry ana
took part in most of the important battles
Of the war up TO the time he order reached
him IN come "a the United States several
weeks ago In each one Of the engage
ments be WAS mentioned IN general orders
for distinguished service In March,
1
returned to the front when he had hardly
recovered from his injuries On hIs ar
rival AT Washington, Lieutenant Pergord
was assigned as military attache 10
Camp Deyens, Mass lie was giving his
course on the practical use Of machine
rifles and machine guns IN modern war
fare, when the speaking division OF the
committee on public Information obtained
from the French High Commission his
recall 10 " Washington for lecturing pur-
poses
Miss Iathrop Is he creator Of the whole
program for the Children Year IN
this country and the Woman's Committee
of the National Council of Defence Is
carrying out Miss Lsthrops program and
working IN very close cooperation with
the Children S Bureau To save the lives
Of thousands of babies in the nIted
States who die needlessly The plan ~
backed by the National Council OF Defence
which consists OF all members of the
Presidents Cabinet and has the persona
Endorsement and cooperation of Presl-i
dent Wilson The quotation on the
BABY Stamp an original idea IN Del
aware used 10y the Delaware Women
Committee, is from President Wilson's
letter giving his official backing 10 the
movement These Baby Stamps have
been pronounced such splendid ldea that
Miss Julia Lathrop Is having tins Del
aware plan introduced all over the coun-
try. The stamps are sold for nominal
sum to 90 out on all mail Miss Lathrop
is one of the few women of this country
At the head of Federal bureau. She has
forwarded the idea that the children Of
the United States deserve as much at
tention as IS given to animal husbandry'
and other government work.
Besides the mass meeting at night,
there will be the afternoon conference 10
be attended by 200 delegates from every
election district ia the State, when DIR. }.
b Sherer. field agent for the National
Council Of Defence, will make an address
and a round-table discussion to follow the
conference, when Elliott Dunlap Smith,
Of Chicago, lawyer, who IS known as the
old man OF the Defence Council be-
cause he has been there from the first,
though he is young man, will make the
address. He is secretary for the National
Council