Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-19
DEL AWARE TWICE
"OVER THE TOP" IN
WAR WORK DRIVE
CamDaien Closes With Magnlil'
cent subscription, Totallins
$1,000.
ORIGINAL QUOTA S5oo,o0o

Tho first state in the union to ralSe
~ ruota for the United War Work
ca,uuairp. Delaware today again leads
The country with another signal honor,
bcjng the onlv known tate up TO tins
time 10 have raised double the quota
assessed 1t
II the closing meeting held at the
Hotel dll Pont last evening. teams re-
portcd a total Of $500 9ni for the last
G3y. making a grand total Of Sl.o9o9S5.
III. ouota first assessed the state was
S5OOooO This was voluntarily raised
- per cent. making S150.00o and now
through the patriotism and unSeihShneNS
al It's people, double the irst quota mas
been ralScd.
1t was Il very happy group Of workers
that assembled in the mann dlnngroom
OF the hotel last night at ocIorh,
for the closing function of the campaign.
The news had gotten out ~ some way
that the fund would reach million,
and everybody was happy.
Seated at the speakers table with
Henry b. Thompson, tho chairman
were many clergy. and representative
men in the campaign, among them Dr.
/ II. OdcH. who addressed the workers
nrl,l IA the opening .; the drive ~ the
f..hIeS about the room We're the workers
t4aln captainS and their chIci assistants
" hen Chairman Thompson called tor
reports h,. called upon George y Elliott
,n r,.port for the Victory Bows and t'ilS
\Ir Elliott. told the worker, hat he Woutd
announce the total - date. tut that there
were many pledges Vet ~ =" counted.
and that Kent and Sussex counties had
not been heard from The pledges yca'er-
,Iav fotalled 5 109for $40 10 n grand
tnial which docs not mcludc the lower
touDtie, uae il>f6 pledges for Sl'.-
rs - The Stat, had been asked -
obtain i.-7> pledges 81 the quota III tins
group over subscribed
Nlr. Elliott III hIs remarks rrtised the
work If Phlp II Colbert The state
director of thc campaign, Miss iurdy
and MIR Watson ior their work with the
Victory Bov- and t'rl>, and Miss Grace
o>horn ii The \ " {. Nho o"ahiy
directed The ward teams
Nir Thomson called f0r j special
rcpart frum William Topki~ whom he
commended ~ beng one IL thc ahlc>t
and most energetic workers II the cam
najgn Nlr. Iopki~ had directed the
collecting ii subscriptions particularly
for the Delaware soldiers lie reported
sls.450 ior the "Aiahe Them Happy
1T Tie thanked his associates on lie
Publicity Committee ol which lr was
also the directing hcad
Among tic contributions reported last
laabt was one tor ~I0.p0 from Alfred /
ca pont
NV ,A~gLt COUNTY KFFoRT.
Mr., ~ Il iii Pont for \ew castle
county had i Hcrv lengthy report
She bestowed communication and pral~o
.rac.ouslv for the help gwen Aer II tic
dIlvc
The announcement q the grand to'dt
Wa rgc3v.d Wit ca"e's
Following The reports hartman
Thompson took occasion - hank the
teams and workers Tor their splendid
support. and told them very frankly.
that the sum raised had exceeded hl~
most hopeful expectations Ht COM
llincnted Director Colbert for M wonder
fiji efficiency and ability III the condu"t
II the c4nlpai y. especially for the man
ner IN which he had kept expenses down.
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