Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-11
De! A.. ARE tEG|NS
WAR WORK CAMP A|G '
U~DEdH.rYY[ERMS
Hundred cf Workers Strive for
$750.000 to Bring Com
forts to Soldiers.
FIRST REPORTS TODAY

had IN civil ian life Hut because of the
need for more money the workers volun
tnrilv raised Inc ;.nount 10 $3.50 900, and
that is the sun the workcrS this morning
cgln TO hustle for
H., r. r. rhen.p-, ch' 'Irnan d -"
orivc. received a telegram { is mor ing
fr IN Nr Jchu Il Mott, " '" l% directing
&c camp: IN III q Is cour,r, c"ill & IT.
;cl tiuu to S., ,ci cccssity f,r It. u Il Eardii
p,~.l l. trriilg the qu' us tf money
Nlcd f,r
ler N!rt cmph4izcd. th,, wl,h T."
coming of peace the danger I" t."
s I,itr. because Of iGlrI css Wo, Ia G crest
cr band during thcwlr lie asked Chairin2n
I 'cmpSon Ia cndCaVCr 10 press tnlS pGtnt
hctuc II the workers.
The American Car and Foundry Comp
;.iN Is enc cf thc r,t plants tc respond
l,thr$rpeal \ Henry i Scott. chairman
IL lc Manufacturers Committee plcdG-
I2 the cmpIuvc> 10 give one day pay
- the campaign
The company winch is making ~uo-
scuptlcn to the calupu n n "thcr Places
proposes to give an amount toialln ; 100
uUn
Each day beginning today. II I230
In the afternoon the team workers VIII
assemble at the Hotel On Pont TO make
their returns. a. ul other hours of tho
,al and night. they Will tc canvasslng
.or subscriptions All Observers have
stated that with the coming of peace the
nccd in supplying the home atmosphere
ia the soldiers is greater
That Was highly successful mass
meeting held at The Queen theatre last
night Tho place WAS tIicd 70 capacity
with patriotic crowd. that dld not need
i lr;.S> band to call them q attention
iii thIs campaign
Henry Il Thompson. chairman ot the
campaign presided Prior to the speaking
Tho audience sang patriotic and com
munltN songs lei ~ William L White
Ntcr explaining what the campaign was
for. Mr. Thompson introduced lamcS II
thhcrtN. Supreme Knight u the knights
: If Columbus 70 the audience
Nlr Fiahcrty told the audience that
Ia tins campajgnthcrc was an opportunity
/ for tho folks back home. to show their
I appreciation of the sacrifices that the
men had made in gong to tight the Hun
Z That without the comforts such rs wer%
ing sent the soldiers tho morale ot the
american army would TX not 81 fine and
! - enduring. and that Il was only through
this ,noralc that SO much hid heen ac-
4 cnmpllShcd He then went On a give 2
few statistics or what The Knights Oi
Columbus are doing ior The men overseas
Last wear ~o0, 600 900 cigarettes were
+ scu1 Al road There are nov TOO SEQ
+ rctarlc> serving III and 4hou cantonment>
in thus country, whilc abroad there are
+ 10luildngS with 40 secretaries. ana new
groups Of workers AT he rate of 100 sec
rctarlcS being sent abroad weekly
he paiI splendid trilUir ~ the \
.4 t4..H
il had l,,cu taken as il pattern for tho
Knights ol Columbus ~ ihaugurate
/ thcir work among The soldiers lie
reused laughter ana enthusiasm ~ SAY
! inc hat tho knights had ~cnt lohnIil
lvcrs over Ia help the / oy~ out with their
/ baseball. and tha' Now the knights were
gong 10 send Muggsy Met iraw and
1 llughcv lcnn y, too. 10 hclp out
1, >nerwoou lIN Wan Is an assistant
- IT ,Icnn Mott, ard h.p- lccn ~ road
j in \ n G 4 work many tunes, followet!
i Air Flahcrty Mr. Eddy one ot q o G
! speakers who have the faculty of insp r
ing great confidence III all that they s~y
and whose ability 10 appeal to the SentI-
mental part OF tho men or women, Tor
/ good purposes. also created for lnm
more friends last night although he
already had a large circle Of friends here
Miss Wcl'hy Hensinger. representa- z
/ the y Nj c a. gave very interesting
descnptol Of how the hostess houses
introduced in this country have won
/ name for themselves IN France one
! of the chief delights Of the men abroad
Is the ability To gather ii one Of the
hostess houses for il has often been
/ their only opportunity in months o
speak with an American woman
/ Di G. I >tImson, representing the
Camp Community Service was the last
speaker DR. Stimson devoted much
Of the time lett HIM 10 a description
Of the work planned for and being done
| bv this agency Of the government serV-
ing the armies
The first report Of the team workers,
will be made at a luncheon t. be held
At the Hotel du Don't this afternoon at
! 80 o'clork Each day the workers
Will assemble there n the hour named
and report the result ot their canvas
for subscriptions The campaign will
: close ono week from today.
The High School students came across
handsomely today for the United W.
Work campaign
Stirred Ly the sight Of thousands Of
marcher. on Market street Oh thcl way
| TO the High School and BY the demon
strations on Delaware avenue, the students
were about TO JON the ranks Of the mar
chers when the leaders Of the Victory
Roys and Girls arrived and asked all oi
the students to enter the aseo mbly room
and hear what Wilbur Wilson. who has
just returned from abroad had 10 SAY
y hat lie told the students rouSed then
enthusiasm, and thcy promised to pitch
INTO he War Work campaign, and ID
then utmost 81 that the soldiers abroad
might be supplied with hone comforts
Miss Alargarctta Miller executive
secretary Of the Victory Girl movement
addressed the students and Mrs John
HaSwelI followed with i song that added
10 the enthusiasm Of the students Miss
+ AlcC Cunb followed with the business
proposition Of .cndng Wilmington High
School "ovrr the top. 100 per cent
strong. and this challenge met with
unanimous response.
Prrause of the celci ration today
causing many absentcrs among the
students. Miss McC CUnlb said she wou q
hold up = telegram to headquarters IN
New York, placing Wilmington in the
front ranks 50 far as known, the locaI
j High School, i the first ii the last to 70
I over the top.
Card Of Thanks.
/ No ,utsh ia ,.yf ay,I .,tfr sincere thanks