Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-16
DELAWARE IS FIRST
STATE IN UNION TO
RAISE IT'S QUOTA
Effort Now on to Meet Extra
Demands Because OF
Peace.
KEEP HIM HAPPY" GROWS

Delaware leads the nation IN the nitcd
War Work campaign The first quota
.sscssed the State was $500, 600, and
Official reports issued from New York
Headquarters today, state that Delaware
is the first State to reach its original
quota.
Delaware went over" on the second
dav. arizona and New Mexico on the
third dav. with Maine. Indiana and
Nevada following on the fourth day.
Michigan made claim that it reached
It's quota the first day, but this has not been
allowed
But while the first quota of n hall mil
lion was raised quickly, the supplementary
quota of fifty per cent additional mas hot
been reached. In order that tins may
hc accomplished and that every ono may
have m opportunity of taking part, me
keep Him Happy, list has been m
auguratcd Everyone Is asked TO sub
scribe $40 10 provide comforts for 4 Della
ware soldier.
The list was started ut the MONDAY
luncheon of the United War Work COM
rnittet Yesterday and Is spreading RAPIDLY
To-day many hundreds OF additional
names were obtained but too late for
plhiic.t'on
S,ll,Scriptions should he made to team
workers nr sent or brought to the head
aartcr~ Tenth and Market streets.
~ofp PAPERS TO MAKE MONEY.
tmong the thousands Of Victory Boys
and Girls in this city. who are dong their
share in earning money 10 help the boys
in Khaki. none have been more ambitious
and indlist nous than james NJ. Stein,
son of James j. Stein, secretary OF the
Manufacturers Association OF Delaware
The loval little chap, early in the week
opened mp a newspaper stand IT lentn
and Market streets, where he has each
evening sold the afternoon newspapers
saving every penny of his profits for the
War Work campaign And he has done
good business, rs he deserved 10, and his
contribution will be no small ono.
In letter rccpIvcd TO-DAY hy VII
mington worker from Colonel J. Austin
Ellison, of the 59th Pioneer Delaware
regiment. the Colonel who has Il CASTRO
nomic fondncss for doughnuts that IN
the trenches has become almost a passion.
writes about the work that the Salvation
Army one of the seven organizations IN
the United War Work u doing.
Says the Colonel, when YOU have any
money. or know of any one who hos
aivcn il To the Salvation Army. they are
doing good work among our boys.
SOME NC SUBSCRIPTIONS
Those who subscribed 500 and over
yesterday were.
Snellenburg & Co and employees,
$500 20; MIR and Mrs. James B. Owens.
SIPS: " L. Dockstadcr, 500; Whining
ton Automobile Co. $780, Mary Il.
Sharp. 500: II H. f.astburn. 500; NIrs.
Charles NJ Stinc, 500; Wilrnlngt on
Steamboat Co. 5000; II. NJ. Braunstcln,
5000: John T. Healcv. 500; Charles c.
Kurtz. $50: AirS Charles G. kurtz.
$50; c. G. Beadcnkopf, $500 Emily T.
Simmons. $50: Wilson Hardware Co,
500: James p Winchester, 500; Viii
liam c. Rlatz, 81 600; Rev Leonard
Walter. 500: 4. p Van Gelden,
$500: Mr. and Mrs, \ W Spruance, 500;
Henry Bush 500; Mrs job II. Jackson
sl0Q: Mrs. J. L. Carpenter. Jr., Sl00;
r. Topkis Sons employees, SllS.62;
Evalina du Pont, $1,000; G. d ". Pyle
Co. 500: Miss NJ X. Latimcr, 5000
Washington Lodge a. T. & \. NJ, gave
s25
All schools and factories where pupils
or employees are enrolled rs Victory Boys
and Girls are urged To make the final re-
port on their pledges ny noon on Mon
dav 10 W :. Watson al the ! NJ. G. \.
Building Tenth and Orange streets. The
Victory Bows and Girls have until March
to earn their pledges but il Is important
To have q record Of the amount pledged
before the nItcd War Work campaign
closes