Evening journal., 1918-05-25
States RED CROSS
GIFT Will Be Record
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es2.5O.
Henry b. Thompson, 2,Oi7 mbscrib-
ers, Si76s7.
Judge George Gray. % subscribers,
Ss3,22s.
Mrs. Charles n. Miller, So subscribers,
| sit,ie2
william r. Megesr. 50 subscribers,
| ss,7fi50.
John W. Lawson. IS subscribers,
Si3.4ls
W. Harold smith. 80 subscribers, ss.-
ls720. 9As'p sc 'as s'seA' ~
A. Rae duBell. iis subscribers, Si.s2s.
/. Scott Townsend, 9o5 subscribers,
I s2i,372s5.
Or. G. Layton Grier's team win not
report until Monday.
The Delaware Chapter now has high
hopes Of going TO the 100000 m0rk by
| the close Of the campaign on Monday
night. This Is based partly on the
statement OF team No 2. that II has
$4,000 TO distribute In 10000 allot- I
ments 10 each Of the thirteen teams. In I
addition to the grand total reported /
today.
There will be a noon luncheon on
Monday and a wind-up banquet % the
Hetel DUPONT on Monday night
Individual iaege contributions report
ed today were
Charles Copelsnd. 5000: Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Elliott, $1,000: Mrs. Victor
DUPONT, $1,000; Bell Telephone Com
pany.. $1,000; a. Felix dupont s25Oii !
Helen dupont. $1,000. Miss Amy du- I
Pont, 5000. American Bridge Company. 5
5000: a friend. $500: Hilles and Jones. u
5000; Mrs. Irenee dupont. .s3,579si: c. q
B. Holiday, 1880: Thomas Kniffen. n
y .2s2; two friends. $1,000; A friend. ST. e
500: American Car and Foundry Com n
pany, $3.50; Pusey and Jones personal Y
check. 5000; A. !. dupont $500: Del u
aware Trust Company. Wilmington Of Z
1ce 5000; Delaware Trust Company y
ioWn State Offices. $500 b
George Ferguson, OF the COMPANY. as
now at the Playhouse. viii make Red n
Cross speech there tonight He was
playing on the stage Of the Ford Thea NJ
re when Lincoln was shot by Booth al
Pierre 5. dupont, captain Of No. Oi
cam. announced that team has OBJ dl
aimed the largest subscription 10 date. r.
'S3 .22s: and Miss Emily Bissells team,
70. as having the largest number Of AZ
ubscribers, 1882. u'
The remarkable success Of the Red do
ross campaign during the first five N
lays was evident In every word and ac- re
ion Of the MONDAY gathering .pf work po
rs In the Hotel dupont today Every an
eport was received with applause, es ar
ecisl attention being given TO the re- OF
orts from industrial establishments
where wage earners have organized and OF
ontributed substantial amounts. re
ort that the men from the Harlan plant In
rere pledged 90 fully $4,000 struck a wi
hord which yibrated for several min co
tes 10
A report OF the action Of the Delaware pa
ity National Bank in contributing $500 ar
'as the signal for another outburst 20
his amount is a very substantial con- be
'ibution considering the banks capital, Bs
'hich Is taken as the basis for such ap
under the law recently wi
sssed by Congress. a~ sp
The Delaware Trust Company has add W.
s25OO0 10 the fund in this State and en-
as divided its contribution into four
arts-si0OO0 goes TO the credits OF its no
ranch In Sussex county, 5000 for its 10y
ranch IN Kent county, 5000 for its New W
astle county branch, and the other Jo
900 for the main office In Wilmington. FL
The figures submitted today ledNe A..
ut. Of consideration entirely the ac- vi
vities among the workers all over
,wn in todays popular subscription a
'nvass. These activities are expected to n
ring many thousands Of dollars into
ie treasury.
Kent and Sussex counties are still 10
e heard from and New Castle has made III
My partial reports. The rural sections
-e expected to live up TO their reputa-
on OF last year and TO come in at the
indup with subscriptions which will
irry Delaware's total far beyond all
lpectations.
The amount given in the first four
lys OF the campaign this year has ex-
eded the total Of last year and while d
e quota voluntarily imposed has been
aced so much higher thsre is not the
lghtest doubt that even this will be =