Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-09
STATEWIDE MOVE
TOMAH DEL AWARE
IDEAL COMMUNITY
Meeting of Prominent People Held
in du Pont Building
Today.
FOR CIVIC IMPROVEMENT

los Of pol;tical sentiment are eligible for
membership The movement having for It's
idea the making of the State of Delaware
the ideal State in the Union from every
standpoint.
The meeting for organization was heid
in the directors room of the T. / du foht
dcNerno,lrs and Company on the ninth
floor Of the du Pont Building. John !
Raskob. treasurer Of the company, called
the meeting TO order and WAS elected
temporary chairman. Mr.. Raskob out
lined the purpose of the meeting and read
= manifesto outlining the purposes Of the
movement which later was signed ny nj
of those present.
The guests included every condition OF
life. social and industrial representatives
attending and the State and community
being headed by Governor John G. Town
send and Mayor Lawson
After q thorough discussion OF the pur-
pose Of the meeting and MIR du f"nl
selection as president of the organlzatl4l'
a committee was named to further organ-
izo the movement and report back at
meeting 10 be called possibly within 3
weeks time This committee was COM
posed of II. L. Cannon, Alexander Cor
hett. Ir.. Pierre : du Pont, c. b Evans,
DIR. G., Layton Grier, Josiah Marvel
Henry p Scott Henry RdCiey, X H.
Richards and John ] Raskob.
SOME IDEA OF STATES NEEDS.
Following Mr.. du Pont. Charles War
ner. az president of the General Service
Board. was asked 70 express his views on
the objects aimed at Mr. Warner told
OF the working of the General Service
Board and cited some instances IN tins
CITY and State why such society as was
being proposed was needed. Mr. Warner
said that the educational facilities OF the
State were at the lowest ebb and that
the health of this city was IN many re-
spects worse than In New York City.
He considered 1t 8 good idea TO dig up
the faults that existed here and TO replace
them with remedial action He also
believed that no particular group Of
citizens should dominate but that all
should cooperate for the betterment OF
the State.
Mrs. I. Coleman du Point said that
she was devoted to Delaware and that
the object Of the organization was 8
worthy one and that there was nothing
too difficult for her 70 attempt to do # It
prove OF help 70 the State or community.
Henry Ridgely of Dover expressed his
willingness TO aid In such movement
He outlined couple OF dangers TO which
such an organization might very easily
and visionary ways He declared that
there must be concerted action and said
that among the ways IN which the or
ganization could aid in such movement
would be through community houses
GOVERNOR ISDoRsEs MOVEMENT.
Governor Townsend struck q sympa-
thetic chord in his remarks. The governor
said that il was not the making OF money
or the honor OF being elected TO hlgh
Office so much as il was the use TO which
money could be put and the faithful adj
lninistration OF an office that counted.
He said that he was greatly interested
in such a movement and that anything
that would better social and living con-
ditions IN the State had his hearuest
approval
Secretary OF State Johnson, who fol-
lowed. said that tins work which WINS 20
supplement- the Council of State Defence
was similar TO one that the National
Council of Defence had III mind. That
in many States the Councils of Defence
were 20 be continued after the war Is
perrnanent bodies Ia connection with
the work OF improving conditions here,
Mr.. johnson SAID that the present state
administration had a dream IN mind
looking towards the betterment of con-
ditions in this State de said that the
New York Bureau of Survey had been
asked 10 make a survey OF affairs ID
Delaware, looking over conditions as
related TO city, county and State ad-
rninistrations. Through such an outside
viewpoint il was believed another VISION
of what is really going on here might be
obtained.
Those present were Governor John
@. Townsend. Jr. Senator Josiah O.
Wolcott. Miss Emily p. Bissel, Mrs
Charles Copeland, Mrs p S du Pont
Mrs. r. c. du Point. Mrs. " X. du Pont
Mrs. Preston Lea, Mrs. Charles X. Miller
Mrs Henry Rldgelv Of Dover, Mrs
H p Scott. Mrs Henry Is. Thompson,
Mrs Charles Warner. William Bancroft,
Frederick Brady, Of Middletown, II l..
Cannon. of Seaford, Alex p. Corbits, of
Odessa Horace L. DIivorth, Irenee du
Pont, H. + du Pont, Lalnmot du Pont,
p. :. du Point, Charles b. Evans, OF New
ark. James l. Ford, Peter J. Ford, II. ]
Graham, DR.. Layton Gner OF Milford,
Senator Thomas i. Gorrniey, George Ii
Hall. Of Milford Prof. Harry Hayward,
Of Newark, Everett Hickman, William ).
Hllles. Edgar NJ. Hopes, Jr., Henry
Houston. Jr., John i. Hutton, Of Dover.
Secretary of State Everett G. Johnson Of
Newark. Charles G. kurtz, William r
Kmtz, ". " Laird Mayor John "
Lawson, William 3. Megear, Ariey b.
MAGE, of Dover, Josiah Marvel, Hon
Charles r. Miller, George b. Miller,
Senator Oliver A. Newton, Of Brdgev.Ile,
John p. NEEDS, John J. Raskob, r. II.
Richards, Henry Ridgely, of Dover,
Richard S. Rodney, Of New Castle,
John s. RosseIl, John c. Saylor, Harlan
O. Scott, Henry p Scott, William r.
seward. II. Rodney Sharp benjamin +
Shaw. David Snellenburg and Charles
Warner
AR. RAsKoB OUTLINE PURPOSE.
Mr.. Rasko0. who opened the meeting,
outlined its purpose.
THE war has brought forclbly to tie
attention of great many people the need
of some well organized movement for the
improvement Of social conditions IN
Delaware" he said. This work should
he undertaken on large scale and in q
sery comprehensive way in order TO
succeed it will have 10 have intelligent
stu y and intelligent support on the part
e that body Of men and women making
- our intelligent citizenship.
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