Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-20
RED CROSS DRIVE
OPENED HERE BY
MRS. AUG. BELMONT I
She Will Address a Massmeeting
at The Playhouse This
Evening.
PREPARING FOR PARADE

Mrs. August Belmont Eleanor Rohesonl
of New York will formally open the Red
Cross drive in Delaware tonight at he
Playhouse. where she willaddress mass
meeting.
Mrs Belmont has given the only evening
she oan spare from her own district TO
come here and tell her wonderful story
of the work done by the Red Cross on
the battle fields and in the war-rldden
countries of Europe. She rs wonderful
first-hand witness of what the Red cross
is doing. She will bring q message fresh
from the hlood-soaked fields OF Flanders
which she has visited recently She IS
credited with being able to make her
audience forget the machinery which
does the work and to hold before the
vision the living, breathing soul of the
Rcd Cross
The demand for tickets to this meeting
has been great. Places will be reserved
for ticket holders only until 20 O'Clock,
after which time those who have been
unable to secure tickets viii be allowed
To occupy any vacant places in the house.
Seated on the stage viii bc executive
officers. team captains and campaign
committees Of the Rcd Cross with Jew
special distinguished guests The mem
hcrs Of the campaign teams will occupy
seats in the front rows and the boxes VIII
bc occupied respectively by Govrrnor
Townsend and his staff and Mayor Law
son with his personal guests
II is planned to announce the actual
money soliciting effort tomorrow morning
AZ @ o'clock with the ringing ot bells
throughout the city fire bells church
bells and with the blowing q whistles
IN factories and other industrial establish
mcnts. This part Of the program has been
nut in the hands of Mayor lawson, who
has been asked to see that this bo done.
ADDRESSED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Mrs Elizabeth r. Curricr, campaign
director, went to the High School thus
morning and spoke before 1000 boys and
girls, asking them to join in the pubic
singing chorus next Friday evening III
front of the municipal building She was
received with enthusiasm 10y tho students
and az the conclusion of her talk the boys
and girls by rising vote unanimously
decided to be present on that evening and
Join IN tho singing
Previous to The Playhouse meeting to-
night the executive committee oi the hed
Cross will give a dinner IN the Hotei du
Pont. Mr.. Scott, at this dinner, Will
present the annual report Of the Delaware
Chapter Of the Red Cross. 1t Is expected
also that Rev. Or Joseph II. Odeli will
make short address DR. Odcll Is one of
the most noted writers in the mted
states and is an orator Of force Charles
Scott, chairman of the Pennsylvania
Delaware division Of the Red Cross, IS
another distinguished guest who IS eX-
pected The dinner viii be open with an
invocation hy Father FrorlcntIn, head
Of the ~aicsianum College. Rev Dr.
Robert Watt will pronounce the bene-
dIction
Red Cross officials are extremely
ANXIOUS that merchants Of the city should
decorate their windows with Red Cross
posters, this afternoon, if possible, and to
morrow morning at the latest. It IS Ielt
bv the officials that the merchants can
cooperate In this campaign IN splendid
fashion by putting IN prominent place
In their display windows these posters
Such displays, especially when large
number OF the merchants are making them,
helps n a wonderful fashion 10 rouse and
maintain the communitys spirit OF pa
triotism and helpfulncss which ought to
be characteristic Of Red Cross Week.
One wear ago the first Red Cross
campaign was opened by u notable
service IN Grace Church Last night
the second campaign, which opens today,
was preceded by q service at which many
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