Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-28
ODD FELLOWS BACK
DISAGREEMENT IN
THRIFT STAMP SALE
Organization in Delaware Pledge
Resources and Energy to
Country's Cause.
BIG MEETING TONIGHT

The odd Fellows of Delaware were
rcprcscnted by an enthusiastic and patri-
otic score of members at War Saving
Certificate luncheon IN the Rose Room of
the Hotel du pont Yesterday, when Henry
y scott. the state director of the cam
nalun; Dr. c. LAYTON Grler. chairman of
he SuSsex county committee. and Hervey
= Hall chairman for Kent county
discussed plans for carrying the THRIFT
campaign through TO a successful CON
eluslon The leaders OF the movement
soon found themselves oyershadowed by
he enthusiasm OF the Odd Fellows, who
plcdvrd themselves. individually and
collectively. ON behalf ut their various
lodges 10 stand by the government and I"
nnt Delaware IN tho forefront OF the
Nar-SaVlnrs campaign
q T. AlrXaudcr OF Eden Lodge, \o ~,
declared that hl. lodge was ready to stand
ln the government a. the last dollar.
Othrr, followed IN rapid success ion
and each IN turn voiced the sentiment oi
a., fellow workers IN much the same
language The members present were
,aptan~ oi thrift campaigns IN their
Individual hodges. but the campaign itself
i hclng conducted through the Grand
lndsr and While each lodge Is working
.,nar,tclv thcv are all working together
"a pu, odd Follows IN the lead IN the
campaign
II Ma, pointed out with great deal Of
emphn,l, that those present were SIMPLY
,ItI~a,iciS IN the callSc and wcrc 10 60 back
a. thrir lodges to organize Nar-SaVingS
sa.uIttic~ or tu take such other steps rs
viii insure thr medication ot the thrItt
d,a and thr purchase oi large numbers oi
staWI-
Afrajt uaf.A ID the lodges have or
r.uI/rd Pa'rck Henry Lodge, II was
.,tlu,rtnr,d Il f soldiers lodgr, with 50
ur cent a u~ men in uniform. heSe
i,,llttlN hc ~,iit 10 the front AT any tune.
la, thcy have i'raly pledged themselves
a. luN II IA" stamps Io~slhc and they
has, ! arg number nov
crI Samaritan lndgc \o. 9, oi
Nadds own eaN, Mn SCOTT It's pledge
i,at ,ll the fund. Iu the treasury were at
III, .,.rslrc 81 th,. government.
Dclauarr Lodge. No l. hA~ drawn is
cheek Tor thu purchase ~ slNtys3 ccrilh-
,st,- and d has 20 men organized as
1uluntr,rs to push the campaign through
\- Bennett oi irankiord spoke for
l, ,,,tton 1T The state and urged every
l,d, ~ TO all possible not only IN their
uwn organization. but outside oi II to
help along tins cause
vi. liall h~Nt"l tue WbI Mt ~ I'll
phaSllc The ldra ~ ihrft. declaring that
rod hahtts would h. II lmmcn>c benefit
~ tie nation in addition - thu money
lent to Uncle sam livery worker was
ASKED 20 point ONT 10 every one With whom
hc came in contact that this thrift cam
pslgn Is not a campaign oi giving; i j
y campaign Of investment, with the best
security IN The world back oi he invest
mrnt and with very large interest ~ q
return
4 meeting Will he held ~ - Q clock
tonight IN odd Fellows building when
representatives oi All the lodges and as
many Of the friends Of the members as
possible are expected 70 he present Mr.
Scott VIII make An address There !,
every prospect that tins meeting viii 20
iar toward making the odd Fellows the
virtual leaders III the state campaign.
livery patriotic American, whether m
Anierican or not viii hc welcome