Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
Tndav'S Report.

2-Pierrc :. du Pont 5S.fi2 oo
, II 4 du pont 2Sd2S.75
A-James |. Ford ........ His 5o
5-H. B. Thompson - l.Isn 0o
Judge George Gay ta4.oo
Mrs. Charles X. Miller. l,14b oo
VIM. b. Megcar 1873. %
o NIayor i " Lawson 33l40 90
I0-W Harold Smith S.9io'"o
IA. Rae du Bell
I2-L. Scott Tow nSend S5,uo5 90
I3-Dr. G.. Layton Grier.
Today's receipts. Z95-.Soa -
Yesterdays receipts .. 1lIlu wv
Grand total ............-... i,utoo@a.'S
When the Rcd Cross campaign teams
assembled at the Hotel du Pont at noon
today for the luncheon and dallv reports
IL was evident, even before the reports
were in. that there had been great en-
couragement since the reports were made
Yesterday. and there was none who
doubted that Delaware would exceed the
allotment il had itself established as the
States share Of the 500 0o0. 600 fund. the
amount voluntarily set being Sl.5c.ON
Everybody from Chairman Henry l..
Scott on down "a the humhlcst committee
worker. was hrimful Of enthusiasm for the
success Of the cause, Their reports
showed that they were meeting with en-
couragen1ent on every hand: that inc
people Of Delaware realize what the Red
Cross is. what it is doing and what II viii
be unable to do II il IS not provided with
money In fact, II seems as II everybody
wants 10 give, and while some have not
had time To como forward and make
voluntary contributions, they will do 50
as soon as they are approached by any
az the members OF the several teaHEs-
Word came from down the State that
everybody there was awake 70 the
situation and that lower New Castle, kent
and Syxsex counties though unable TO
make daily reports, viii give a good sc
count of themselves. Active teams are ~
work All over the State, with splendid re
suits.
The Union National Bank has voted $
donation OF 81 900 direct 70 the Red
Cross War Fund, beng the inst natsona!
bank IN Delaware 10 take advantage OF
the new act The lead Of this bank Is ex-
pected 10 he followed hy Others through
out the State Henry p Scott, chairman
az the cannaiCn committee. has notified
all banks Of the passage OF this law and
many OF them have slgnihed their lneen-
ton 10 net,
WASHINGTON Is PLEASED.
Red Cross campaign headquarters IN
Washington are lubiIant over the attitude
of Delaware in increasing lts quota from
$500 600 10 sI.5O0. 900 TeiegraIrs an
nouncing this action have been sent
broadcast bv the national campaign
manager. In this telegram he tells the
workers throughout the country that the
cha,trr has guaranteed not TO stop st this
sum which Is equivalent 10 seven dollars
for every resident IN the entIre State OF
Delaware 4 few large cities have shown
a larger contribution per capita, Out
no State has approx1mated Delaware's
Der cafsita pledge The spirit displayed
bv the Delaware Chapter Is merely lndica-
tive Of the great wsve of enthusiasm
that is sweeping over the dlvlsloc
Shop organizatIo which viii be gwen
an opportunity IL each wage Garner Ii
Wilmington TO contribute 70 the Red
Cross campaign, have been formed Ia
number Of establishments 10 V llmlngton-
Henry = Thompson plan bas been
strongly approved bs the Pusey 4 Jones
vorkmeB. McCullough Iron Co, Harlan,
American Car and Foundry, Electric
Hose and Rubber and Bond Menufactur-
ing Companies. They are arranging Tor
strong working eonpItJees and II Is ex-
pecsed that before the week Is ollt
every industrial establishment aad every
store ia the city viii be dong the same
thing.
ACTIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY.
The Red Crpss campaign workers IL
rural New Castle county are very active
and thoagh thev have made only partial
report because OF tbs distances 70 be
covered. the prospect x that they viii
turn In not On3y a large sum Of money,
btit an unusually large Rs1Inber Of lnd2vld-
llaI contributions Meetings are be9ng
held nightly IN various parts q the county,
those scheduled for tonight beng
Odessa. where Madame Schilfhout, &
Belgian. VIII give first hand information
about the atrocities Of the Huns; William
: Hills, L. Kendall and Rev Il. ".
Traqnal
Tow nzsesad, where former Judge Danlel
q. Hastings viii make an appeal seconded
bv Lewis Sohn, j war reporter VINO spent
two and one-haG years al the battlefront.
Delaware City. where ". X. Howland,
2 Canadian soldier. returned from the
front, viii ted Of his experiences and wll
be seconded by Madame Schedihout and
l. a. Downey.
NuTAB BILE CONTRIBUTIONS
A 81 900 Liberty Bond and $50 ID
cash was gwen il TO Pierre 5. du Points
Red Cross team this morning, the result
OF the sale OF IhbeTty Loan posters Dy ldle
publicity committee Of the Women :
Liberty Loan Committee. With the
gift was the following letter:
Nv dear Nj du Pont: Enclosed
please fnd one thousand dollar Liberty
Bond. third issue, and one hundred and
fifty dollars in cash, the entire sum being
the amount received from the sale Of the
posters painted BY the artists Of Viii
ipington, and given 70 the publicity com
nittee of the Third Liberty Loan cam
padgn, to be sold for the Red Gross
II gives me great pleasure to turn over
+. to YOU at this time this splendid sum as
a gift to the Red Gross from the artists
who painted the posters e Wyeth
Gayle p Hoskins Miss Ethel Pennewlll
Brown. Henry J. Peck. Miss Stadelman
Miss Marion Thomas and Mrs Rice
Sohmuker.
Very sincerely yours
Augusta La Motto, chairman.