Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-15
AIDED RED CROSS
DURING CAMPO |CN
Public and Parochial School Chill.
dren Raise Upwards
of $4,000.

One of tho gratifying features Of the
recent Red Cross campaign for funds was
the work of the school children While al
this time IT is hardly possible 10 furnish a
list showing in detail the results attained
hy the pupils of individual schools. due to
the immense amount of detail in account
ing. Vet It is known that the school chill
dren Of Wilmington collected and turned
into the Red Cross War Fund approx
matelv $4,000 OF this amount the
parochal schools collected and turned in
approximately 81 800. in Sums varying
from SSi 10 1901 81. which was the record
of ST. Peters school; Sacred Heart school
collected S2l3. and others proportionate
amounts. One of the public schools col
Pctcd over $500 and the Boy Scouts on
the end of the campaign. when they were
called in for this duty collected over 5000
In addition TO the work of the children
on the dime collections, quite 4 number
of them secured authority 10 serve IN the
public collections made throughout the
city. and with their official Red Cross col
lectionS boxes. did some wonderful work
and secured surprising results For all this
effort we'll directed by the school teachers,
principals and Superintendent Scott the
executive committee IN charge of the cam
paIgn Is very grateful
financial results they attained in their en-
lhll>iaStir work for the Red Cross is the
knowledge which both pupils and officials
have gained. namely that tho pupils Of
the schools IN this city are a decidedly
valuable factor in any effort which has
Tor It's object the advan cement of the war
program of the government. or any Of its
various departments and auxiliarieS The
children have learned that when there Is
serious business 10 be done. the officials
realize that their aid Is valuable. and that
they will be received. when on govern
ment business bent with respectful at
tention and cheerful assistance on the
part of the public In other words, they
now know that the people will not look
on their efforts As ''chidrens play" but
will realize that it Is an important and
effective factor in calculation OF those who
are directing this governments part iii
winning this war. snd treat them accord
ingx.
mother real assistance was given the
executive committee by the Red Cross
girls and the Boy Scouts in connection
with the public collection work Of the
last two days of the campaign. The col
lection cans which they handled were
time and again brought to the Head
quarters Bank" filled with money OF all
u.
.ons and bills. To he returned to the work
.vcr and over again. The work Of these
assistants. the miles they covered dod giug
here and there the enthusiastic energy
and never-fagging cheerfulness they dis
pIaved in their work, would be hard TO
estimate But Il was sincerely apprc-
ciated by the executive committee and.
y hen the far-reaching hand Of mercy OF
The Greatest Mother in the World is
extended in soothing comfort to the war
torn nerve-rached. helpless soldier Of
America IN the field. and To the hungry !
tat> in tic zone Of Hun-created hell. the |
= ,od bless lie Red ross that Will come I,
from the very soul Of each Of them will /
register. III equal fervencv. that same /
blessing 10 each one who has helped 10 .
make the helI-quenchlng work Of the Red /
Gross possible
he hardest work Of ali was the three I
weeks II preparatory organization. assort- I
nlcnt and distribution 81 outside adver- |
Using. arrangement Of some three OF four |
tons OF publicity, record and instruction
matter. etc. Came quiet man OF modest
demeanor into the headquarters on the
first day Of the campaign. and. finding
everyone II sight very busy sat hun
down and waited for almost two hours.
3Intl one al the ;.lo.s OF Mrs urrIer. VINO
tilitttttl tfic C1iIlE'dlSH1 OSsciOpcl % ltN
minutes Of leisure
Pardon me- madam he said but |
lave some time free just now, and |
would Ne glad 10 he OF any assistance pos
snle TO this campaign, If ! might. could
run errands and save some one 5 time for
more valuable work, or maybe ! could 70
lleve some OF YOU from some OF the manual |
labor which may be required
lust al that time there was nothing |
which could be assigned him, but he sat |
'ilmself down again and waited for several :
hours more Then things developed and |
rapidly. TOO. Then this volunteer A. p. /
Davidson, developed the faculty. of doing /
We men work n one man time. and |
DONG II thoroughly. Dav and night ne |
vas hard al 1t: any tine from 5 ciof ~ ,
the morning until long after midnight this /
nan who wanted TO run errapds aud re- /
-cheve some one OF manual work cleared |
~ and solved all kinds OF problems with /.
4 cheerful energy that was only euualled I
" the executive ability he ALWAYS had /
ready for any emergency There only was
was not on hand when he !
Mas wanted. and thz, was * the end. I
when someone wanted HIM badly to ex-
tend the gratitude Of the executive com /
rnittee for MS YER valuable assistance
Then this quiet DlaT who did things. and /.
did them thoroughly quietly and quickly. /
merE0r9 OF his faithful work, and sub /.
;tautial cash contribution 10 the War
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