Evening journal., 1918-05-24
100 P. {. FOR
RED CROSS, COAL
OF CITY WORKERS
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to have every employe enrolled. The
Bond Manufacturing Company Is max
ing progress toward complete success.
The Delaware Hard Fibre Company's
employees OF Marshallton report them
selves also 100 per cent. strong. The
American Car and Foundry Company
employees have only a little ways 70 go
10 become thoroughly organized. The
Delaware and the Augustine Mills,
branches OF the Tessup 4 Moore Paper
Company, were so per cent. organized
this morning.
The Eastern Msllcable Iron Company,
J. Z. Rhosds and Sons. the Speakmsn
supply and Pipe Company, and the Hsr-
Ian plant are sll being organized today.
American Nulcanized Fibre Company
T. c. Taylor, superintendent and fore
men solicited every employe in the
plant and TO date e5 per cent. have con-
tributed si and over.
Electric Hose and Rubber Company
employees were addressed by William
Jones yesterday afternoon, and today
Mrs. James z. Stein personally inter
viewed all OF the women employed In
the various departments and Mr.. Stein
the men.
Pusey and Jones Company employees
will be solicited by eight Red Cross
nurses between the hours OF II q. m.
and ~ noon tomorrow. They Will be
assisted by G. L. Coppsge. production
manager on Team No. 5.
Subscriptions Of $500 and more each
were announced at yesterdays dinner
as follows:
Mrs. William Coyne, $3.50; Mr.. and
Mrs. II. C. Haskell, 5000; Mr.. and Mrs.
William ?. Sellers, 1900; Rodney Thsy-
er, s20OO Mrs. Charles Copeland s7O0O
Lsmmot dupont $4,000; Mrs. Irenee du-
Pont, $4,000; Philip F. dupont. si2,-
&i2.S3; Mrs. Alexis DUPONT, $4,000; Gen
James II. Wilson, $500; Archmere Aux
Hilary OF ClaymOnt Branch OF American
Red Cross. $500; Mrs. John j. Ras-
kob, $4,000; Mr. and Mrs Frank L. Con-
nable, s2500; Col and Mrs +. @. Buck
ner, $500: Mr. and Mrs. Leland Lyon, I
$500: c. F. Burnside. si69s; II. VI. Pierce, /
s250O: Mrs. H.. Rodney Sharp, $3.50; |
E. l. dupont de Nemours and Co.. /
ss15 so: Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Laffey and /.
Alice Laffey, $500: w. w. Richards,
$500; J. L. Pratt $500; Mrs. Charles l. |
Patterson, $500; Elizabeth McC. Patter- |
son. $780, Wills Johnson, s624; Mr.. and |
Mrs. C. c. Kurtz, $500: Mrs r. n. NJ. |
carpenter. 5000; Thomas p. Bayard. I
siO22; Smith-Zollinger Co, s5O0; Mr.. and |
Mrs. F. A. Wardenburg, $500; New Cas- |
tie Leather Co.. $500; Lobdell Car Wheel |
Co. $1,000; Louis Topkis, $500; George |
G. Lobdell. Jr $500; F. d. Brown, $50: |
Robert H. Richards, $500; William c. 4
Blatz, $500; Herbert Tallay, $500: Eric /
L. Bergland, $1,000; Wilmington Brew
ers' Association, $500; Senator and Mrs
Willard Salisbury, 1880; Mrs. Mary
Latimer. $500.
One OF the announcements which
brought loud applause was that the
employees OF the Hercules Powder
Company. POS in number. had made
Of more than $4,000 Civ
Ing them an average Of about S92
apiece.
This is exclusive OF some large con-
tributions made by Individual onlcials
Of the company.
The rural districts are still withhold
Ing their complete reports but what
little news that is allowed TO leak out
their activities indicate that
they will come up strong at the close
Of the campaign. The good weather
has given a wonderful opportunity TO
the workers In Kent and Sussex to get
around among the population and every
.is understood TO be re-
spending literally TO their solicitations.
The speaker at today's luncheon was
he Rev. John J. Connolly, pastor Of
st. Thomas Church.
Even with the high goal set for Dela-
ware in sight the Red Cross workers did
lot abate a single bit OF their activity
,r enthusiasm yesterday and when they
gathered at the noon luncheon to make
heir reports they were bubbling over
With enthusiasm and the hope was
openly expressed by some OF them that ,,
new goal would be set toward which
hey could aim between now and the
losing Of the campaign Monday night.
Mr. Scott's announcement yesterday
hat the larger the amount the further
N the next call would be- struck re-
ponsive chord and IL was echoed OH
tally In a telegram from executive sec $
etary OF the Pennsylvania Division OF J
he campaign committee, in which he
aid: !
"Dr. Dawson, chairman OF the
war council, in answer TO question !
raised by some chapters who have
already exceeded their quota for
the war fund as to whether they
should continue in their soliciting
for further subscriptions replied i
that the program for the campaign a
to raise one hundred million dol
lars WA adnnied In the early part q