Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-20
JEWISH FUND HITS
THE S125,OO0 MARK
AS CAMPA ENDS
Chairman Snellcnburg Voices the
Appreciative Sentiment OF jew
ish Citizenry at. Results.
FULL OF FAITH IN PEOPLE

Saturday nights events proved the
faith of the Jewish community oil this
citv in the generosity, sympathy and en-
thusiasm of it's fellow citizens. ior when
the final show w-iown came In the war
sufferers fund raising thcrews,s the goodiy
sum of xI25.ODO piedgcd as Delawarc's
share $4,000 more than 1T was planned
should he asked for. The total suitscr'p-
tions. when the workers met Tor their
final luncheon at thedu Pont were 81 10000
hut Pierre s du Pont and John J. Raskob
stood ready 10 make upsthe 81 2h,WU
David SneIlcnburg. chairman oi the
committee which conducted the success
fuI campaign. in addressing hls workers
at the close, said.
Tonight should be- the proudest and
bapp,est night for Wilmington. The
spirit which was shown In this campaign
has not been exemplified insany of 400
cities where campaigns for Jewish reliei
we're heine conducted But, qualification
of the results OF this undertaking is not
mere money but the spiritual and moral
pawakening which attended the drive for
funds
The campaign was 'aoous 70 o.So oSo
with total subscriptions of SlloOoD
when John ]. Raskob announced that
Pierre : du Pont and himself would
make up the amount necessary TO ralse
the grsnd'tntal to s12aOD.
WILMINGTON TO THE roRr.
The, final meeting Of the campaign
yy,,s m,,rked bv,great enthusiasm, Char
man SuellenlHrg issued the following
statement by way Of thanking the resi-
dents of ahe city for their support gwen
the camp sgn:
CAS- the Chairman ~ the Wilmington
Committee for the Jewish Relief Gam
paign for sufferers from the war want To
thank the rrsople Of Wilmington Tor the
executive commttee and for the Jewmh
people the world over
We have been informed by the
National Cmrmittee that out Of the
fourteen hun ired units in thus great
campaign. Wilmington applied 70 it
more comprr,ensivelv and more hu-
namely the real merits and slgnltcance
of the cause thnn-did any other city
MAY we n.pt say that we beiieve
tins and NAV we not also cay that II wes
due Ia our beh6 in the people OF WI
mineton. and o,,r confidence not slone
in their generosity but also IN their
Intelligent respoI tINoneEs TO any good
thing on which o,V campaign was organ
ised and conducted
we arc proud for ourselves Of the
KpIen,lld recognitlcu vouchsafed 70 us by
proud Of Wilmngt on
eNe are proud shat w believed IN
Wilmington We are proud thst we put
our faith 10 fhe test and we were not dia-
aDpointei. We are proud thet WE are
Jews. proud that wss are Anrroans and
proud that We are " iningtonians
MAY VIC not alsoI say that II WE hAd
confidence In Wilmington 20 make a
record breaking contribution for mercy 8
sake. NAV We not say that we have equal
confidence that Wllrasngton nightly ap-
nealed TO will respond rs impressivlv
for go od government ssasake-
Nav we not also gay that we pro
fo,IpdIy believe and we arc convinced
that the same faith which we vouohsafed
the people Of Wilmington in this csiise
extended to all of Wilmington in a cam
rajgn which mast be-on the way for good
schools aud good.streets and good markets
and good harboss and All the good things
use long for and know~ls our due; we be
leve the same coincidence and faith in
Wilmington people viii find and install
all these things
We believe it, is distinction which
belongs to Wilmington fo do better than
other cities and we believe II we will have
faith in Wilmington people that we can
be the best city in 4he wfsole world
DAVID SnetlsnburR.,
Chairman ExeGiItrNp Committee.
Ra,,bis David B Swfren and Samuel
Rabinowitg and fsther Jacquhr were
among the speakers and the griI room oi
the hotel was filed TO capacity.
The team totals and summary for the
last night of the campaign were as
follows