Evening journal., 1918-05-27
S2,000,235 FUND
FOR RED Cross
IN HAND TODAY
State Over Third Goal With
Sussex County to be
Heard From
WHISTLES BLOW. BELLS
RIHC IN CITY TONIGHT
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Delaware this noon went over the
third top voluntarily set by her in the
Red Cross drive, with a grand total Of
$1,000, ,2S5.2S, and this without counting
in the down-State report.
Team No. i3, of DIR. G.. Layton Grier. Of
Sussex county, will report at the din
ner tonight. Also in team No. II. A. Rae
duEell, only one and half wards have
been heard from. the remainder being
reported tonight. First a soldier started
up the Court House ladder 10 half mill
lion goal. He took Il at one leap, and a
sailor followed him. On Saturday the
sailor climbed over the top Of the sec-
ond goal, one and half million Then
o Red Cross nurse began the climb
Joining the sailor and soldier At the two
million top this noon. Dcafening and
prolonged cheering greeted the an
nouncement at the luncheon.
At o'clock tonight the campaign
will end with dinner at the Hotel du-
POnt AZ that hour Market streets lights
will be dlmmed for one minute. Then
the bells and whistles of the city will
ring and blow, announcing the close OF
the drive.
The total reported for today was
Sl39.0i9.
The team reports today were as fol-
lows;
Miss Emily Bissen. s,s95 subscribers,
Sc. i99.
pierre s. dupont, 1915 subscribers,
$3.50, 1851.
= Coleman DUPONT 2Si subscribers,
ss92.6O.
James |. Ford, So subscribers. st,76i.5 50. /
Henry b. Thompson. ISIS subscribers,
S7.f56.e5.
Hon. George Gray, subscribers,
sails
Mrs. Charles n. Miller, 1888 subscrib-
ers, S26,279f2
william B. Megear sie subscribers,
s2,6Sf.86.
Mayor John w Lawson, p subscrib-
erS, Sl,253
W. Harold Smith, 20 subscribers,
si233.
A. Rae duBell. 2ss subscribers,
sf.263.2L
I. Scott Townsend, SIC subscribers,
S5.37i52
G. Layton Grier. no report until to-
night. \
Individual large subscriptions were {
reported as follows, on Saturday:
Alfred !. DUPONT. S75,00o Irene du-
pont. S5&,765; LammOt dupont. S5G.765;
Pierre s. dupont, 1855; 4. Felix du- 7
POnt, S29.470; r. n. w. Carpenter, S25.-
225; 7. ]. RaskOb. Si7 $50; William Coynes a
$3.50; w. g. HasSell. s6,250; Frank G.. I
Tallman, S6,250; J. p. Lafsey S2,5GO; ". c
Rodney sharpe, Si.fO0; Charles Cope
land, s25e0; W. Winder Laird, S2,5O0: {
Eugene dupont. $500; II. G.. dupont, h
Mrs. Frank G.. Tallman, So 600; Pigment r
and Chemical Company, $500; Masonic
Grand Lodge of Delaware. $1,000: Joseph >
a Sons Company, employees,
100 per cent, Si.945.87; Mrs William
Coyne $4,000; Business Women's Aux
Ilisry of Red Gross, $3.50; a friend,
$4,000; Bond Bottle Sealing Company,
'66i.i5; Harlan plant employees, Si,7i6;
Sash and Door Company, C
800; Wilmington Automobile Company. .,
800. "
DIR. Herbert F. Randolph was the y
uncheon speaker o
The complete story OF Delaware's a.
tupendous answer TO the Humanitarian a
Ipeal OF the Red Cross to help our n
Joys and our Allies on the other side :.
will be told tonight at the closing din -
Ter OF the campaign in the Hotel du- o.
'ont. There Is no question that the
2 100000 fund win be raised. There is fe
10 question that Delaware VIII once p,
gain lead the union in her generous
esponse 10 the CRY for help from the 20
attleneld The giving has been wide OF
pread. Women and men in every walk s'
Z life have contributed substantially IN
nd generously according TO their ia
leans. The number Of individual sub IN
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