Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
DR.. JOS. \. ODELL
SERVICE CITIZENS
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Prominent New York Man Chosen
10 Manage the Work in
Delaware
HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE

De Joseph II odcll . prominent
New York man of large experience. ps
hcen thoscn hv the Scrylre Citizens ~
Delaware rs Director Genera lie wlll
havo argc % the work If the nrganlza.
tton Tho Sprvlrc Citizens of nclaware
were formed here recently hy persons
from All parts ~ TIN state - interest
Themselves IN the clrie development
If tho state and its institutions
The selection WAS formally made thus
morning, ~ meeting nf the executive
committee, IN tho Library building when
thc committee unanimously adopted thr
accommodation ~ the speelnl committee
appointed 20 recommend Flntahle pr
son tor director. the committee having
chosen Dr 0dcl The annual salary
has been tNrd at si0.0an
Dr 0dcl viii take charge of the work
officially on January |. thouPh lie will be
IN Wilmington much III the tune before
that, SO as 20 gel matters in shape for the
actual start NJ the first Of the year.
SKETCH or nK. ID I
Dr. Odcll will bring to his nes work
considerable experience IIls hfc has
been devoted largely 10 a study of modern
sociological pro lens and he Il known as
an a .tholitv IN many of them lie was
born in London. IN ls7i Part Of hls
hovhood was spent IN BROOKLYN. whore
hc attended the public schools The
family returned 70 England and his
education WAS finished 10 English schools,
including Mason College ard East kes-
wich which Is n non-sectarian theological
seminary LAFAYETTE College conferred on
HIM the honorary degree Of ID - IN
1908 Dr Odcll has served ~ pastor of
various PRESBYTERIAN churches III the
mite States, At Fulton. New York.
at Scranton, Pa, and At present re IS
= stor OF the F.rst trcs vteris n
G urrh in Troy, \ = lie Is
ais lecturer on Modern History n the
Russell Sage ollegc For time hc servcd
- itor in chief OF the Scranton Tn
hune Republican, and of the Scranton
Truth Later he joined the editorial
staff Of the Public Ledger IN Philadelphia
While ~ Scranton. )r Odeli Nsts 4
mcmhor Of the Board Of Education and
took 4u active part III eve work lle
served on tho Paucoa~t mne disaster
committee and vas thus brought IN touch
with labor conditions ami welfare work
among miner. While m Scranton also
Df Odcll was chaplain Of the 18th Reg
Inrnt National Guard of PennsN Nlvanla
which position he held for 10 Years The
familiarity thus gained with military
affairs made him a widely read con
trlbutor 10 the outlook after the United
States entered the var Or. Odcli made d
tour of the American environments to
study the social problems involved In the
mobilization ol millions Of younz men
The results Of this study have given his
readers and hearers a clear understanding
of what army HE means To the soldiers
themselves and to the country At large.
His book The New spirit for the NeW
Army" for winch Secretary af War
Baker wrote an introduction was puhiishe
this wear Dr Odell Is Il contributor TO
the Atlantic Monthly, the Outlook, and
other American magazines. AMI also 10
British magazines His articles In the
latter publications deal chiefly With IN
tcrprctatIonS al American public HE
DIR Odeli's most recent public work
was as correspondent Tor the Outlook
on the battlefront in Europe lie went
abroad last summer To study H., problcms
involved IN the ! II & nd other uar
welfare work. following ag troops III the
fighting hciWcen the Marnt and the
lcsIc rivers Ills articles were Vlyidlv
descriptive and were filled with Ii deep
appreciation 81 The human problems
presented by the ncu IT the front lie
returned iii time to take part in the cam
taign for the War Fund which has just
closed Dr. Odcll's introduction to the
Delaware public was given under most
suspicious circumstances during the Red
Cross campaign last June. 1t that time
he was the principal speaker 1T the open
ing banquet and his address was among
the strongest and most helpful Whleh Il
have been delivered before q Delaware
audience lie appeared here again a few
weeks age Al the dinner and meeting II
The Playhouse held ii preparation Tor
he War Fund Campaign, and he again
impressed his very strong personality on
his hearers.