Evening journal., 1918-11-13
MAKING PLANS FOR
AFTER WAR WORK
Several Citizens Will Give
Help Along Civic and
Economic Lines
DIRECTOR WILL BE
SELECTED SOON

OLLLS LIZ OOOlN
The meeting Of the Board Of Man
ayers OF the Service Citizens OF Della
ware, held yesterday was preceded b!
an executive meeting
At the managers meeting a repOr
was heard from the special cOmmitte'
which had been appointed by Pierre
dupont, president OF the organization
TO select a director and report will
recommendations to the executive com
mittee. Yesterdays meetings were
called because the special committee
had expected 10 be ready TO present q
director selected by the committee with
The approval OF the executive commit
tee.
Among those present were Pierre 6
dupont. Mrs. Lewis l.. Mustard, Mrs
Frank Grier, Mrs. Henry Rldgely, Mrs
Charles r. Miller, Mrs. Preston Lea,
Mrs William X. dupont. Mrs. T. C. du-
POnt, Mrs. Pierre 5. dupont, Mrs.
Charles Copeland Mrs. Henry p Scott,
Miss Emily p. Bissell, Philip Burnet,
Charles Warner, II. Rodney sharp, II.
7. Graham. LammOt dupont, II. F. du-
Pont. Thomas F. G0rmley, Charles B.
Evans. DR.. Layton Grler William r.
Seward, Henry p. Scott, John :. Ros-
sell, Ha ry Y. Jemison, William II. Nil
Ter and w. w. Laird.
The special committee consisting OF
II. Rodney Sharp, Charles Warner and
Philip Burnet made a very full re-
port OF the work done since It's appoint
ment. A list OF 80 experienced persons
had been carefully studied. Most OF
these were communicated with, either
by letter or by personal Interview.
qualifications for The directorship OF a
large civic organization had been very
carefully considered. The committee
found several men who answered most
of the qualifications, and finally de-
cided upon one, who seemed admirably
fitted and very specially qualified 20
lead and direct the work OF the Della
ware organization. Unfortunately the
committee discovered only on Monday
that their chosen director would not
be available
Mr.. dupont said that the committee
had, therefore. been continued by the
executive committee 10 endeav0r TO
have a satisfactory report within a
few weeks. Il was decided. that until
this further opportunity had been Civ
en- 90 the special committee. that no
program should be definitely decided
upon. In the adjourned session Of the |
executive committee, measures Of i'm /
mediate Importance, In the form Of a /
suggested outline OF work. were read |
and included in the minutes for fur /
ther consideration, when the director /
should be secured.
During the meeting Of the board Of |
managers several members spoke OF the I
importance Of carrying on, unimpaired, /
the issues which have been made vital .
by war, that The part to be played by /
the state, now that an armistice has /
been signed. IS just as important on the /
civic and economic side, as during the !
war, and that the test OF real patriotism /
will be whether the citizens will now I
20 on whOle-heartedly 10 make the I
state a worthy unit Of the nation
which has stood for a democracy and
for all the human rights and oppor-
tunities Of its people
During the reading OF the minutes, a
request was made that the letter Of
Mr.. duPonts, in transferring 20 the
Service Citizens, his initial financial
should be read in full.
This letter, addressed to the finance
and the report OF the dis
cussion which followed, refreshed in (
the minds Of the members present the
fact that this gift had been made with
the Idea Of enabling the organization to !
get under way; that a campaign for l
would be conducted after
The director had been secured, and that
the opportunity for every member Of {
The organization TO voluntarily con- $
tribute his or her share 10 the support g
Of the work, would be given at that |
time.
After the adjournment Of the regular
Mrs Charles r. Miller, chair Q
nan OF the WOmen's Committee OF the {
state Council Of Defense. called tOgeth- Il
,r the women members Of the Service
citizens and presented the important y
ssues Of the Defense Council program, h
those referring 20 children. a
;he pointed out the Importance OF as r
distance from all the civic bodies in the O
state 20 complete and make Of perma- q
rent value the national program for v
'hild conservation and educational de- o