Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-17
ALL ENTHUSIASTIC
FOR RED CROSS PARADE
Many Important Organizations
Have Signified Intention
of Turning Out.

Two additional important organiza-
tions have notified Col Weller +. Slower
that they will be in line in the big Red
Cross demonstration 10 be held next
Thursday evening These organizations
are Eden Lodge of Odd Fellows, who
expect TO have approximately 600 men
in line. and the r., b. y W. Athletic
Association, which also expects 10 have
an impressive showing Of its membership
In the parade
The Polish societies today notified Col.
Slower that the project OF parading for
the Red Cross had been received by their
members with the utmost enthusiasm,
and that so great was the interest that
thew could promise from coo 70 500 men
in the turnout
With the addition Of the two organiSa-
tions that have Just sIEnlted their m
tention OF taking part IN the parade, there
IS now a total of eight important bodies
that are preparing for the demonstration.
Col. Slower has received virtual aSS'iT-
auces from q number OF other important
ORGANIZATIONS in this city and only awaits
their formal notification before assigning
them to their place IN the line. Most 81
these organizations that are going TO
come IN VIII lt'tA tAittt AiitNAAAtF~' NN' '-'A
subject within the next few days, when
thew viii be able to say how many Of
their members viii turn out.
The invitation published in livery
Evening and signed by Henry Scott
campaign committee; ECtnund Mitchell
chairman of pahhclUy committee, ami
Weller f. Slower. chief marshal. was
directed 10 all civic. fraternal. military
and other organizations. The invitation
asked every organization that intends
TO parade to notify, At the earliest moment
anv of the three men named. NO organ
ixation need feel that il has not received
a direct invitation for the public announce
ment was meant to apply TO every society
m the city, and formal invitation vas
not sent through the mails only because
the time was so ShOTt.
Col. Slower IS now busy arranging the
details Of tire parade with representatives
of the various societies vino have already
signified their intentions to participate.
Matters have now progressed tar enough
to show that the turnout vii be one o. the
largest Wilmington has ever witnessed.
As soon as notification has been received
from all the bodies who are to participate
the details OF the route and the marching
order will be made public
CAMPAIGN OPENING.
The first contribution 10 the Red
Cross war fund made IN Wilmington has
been received IN the form OF q 50 blu
given bv man who declined 10 nave hlS
name used, but VINO said that ne was a
visitor 70 Wilmington and wanted 10 be
identified. even In an impersoual way,
with the active campaign winch Is beng
conducted here He came 10 campaign
headqlarters in the du Pont Building
YESTERDAY and insisted on leaving his
money The workers had no authority
to accent subscriptions In advance, bat
they were unwilling TO throw a damper
on the stranger zeal. 4 way was finally
found. however. by asking q representa-
tive OF s. y. Townsend, the treasurer OF
the campaign fund, TO accept the dona-
ton and receipt Il.
KENT AND SUSSEX ORGANIZED
Kent and Sussex counties arc thorough
" organized for next weeks drive, Dr.
& LAYTON Grier, of Milford, who has
undertaken 10 direct the work IN both
counties, as he did last year. has forward
ed his list of captains and sub-captalns e
headquarters with the message that the
teams are virtually all selected and ready
for active work. HIS list Is.
CAPTAINS Hail Anderson, Dover; IN
O. y James. Frankford; Clifford Burton,
Angola DR.. r. b. Hopkins, Milton. +.
r Ingram. I,ewes Hon Harvey i. Hall
SInyrna; Hon J. r. Clements, Clayton.
john II Arthurs kentOn; Mrs. JENNIE
Jerman. Leipsic: Thomas Lowe. Little
Creek: Mrs. L. a. Daley, Hartly; DF
". I. Hoev. Frederica; DT- j. g. SHARP
Milford. Dr. Frank L. Grier, Milford;
g. S Harrington, Harrington. j. g
Brown Camden
Sub-captalns -Landreth l.. Layton ,
Georgetown; Henry 4. Houston, MLils-
boro: Asa Bennett, frankfort; W. -
Derriclzson Selbyville; Samuel \. Culver,
Delmar W j. Vahent Laurel; Lee " =.
Insley Bethel; l.. j. Nmder, Seaford !,
/ Col. Harry Nlrcn, Bndgeyille; Hon ,. ?.
Penniwell Greenwood
A number Of these team captains are
: expected 10 attend a meeting IN the Hotel
du Pont tonight, when final details for the
+ week work will be mapped out. WI
mington city Will be canyassed by teams
( under the following captains: Miss
Emily p, Bisscll Mrs Willard Hall
| Porter, Mrs. Charles r. Miller, r. Cole
man du Pont, Pierre :, du Pont, Hon.
/ George Gray, Mayor John W Lawson,
! William b. Megcar, James J. Ford. w.
/ Harold Smith, Henry b. Thompson and
A. Rae du Bell.
The national organization has decided
that contributions TO the war fund this
year viii not carry with them membership
! ii the local Red Cross chapter Emphasis
is being laid on this rule because 1t il
a reversal Of the practice adopted last
! year. when each contributor to the war
j fund became automatically member Of
/ the Red Cross organization. The local
/ chapters viii, however, benefit through
/ the contributions TO the extent Of rs pei
I cent, this being the same amount Us was
/ set aside for them before.