Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-29
JEWISH RELIEF FUND
OVER TOP TONIGHT
Total Collection of $122,54s.17 in
Hand Saturday Night is Sure
to be Increase

workers for the Jewish Relief Fund were
busv today compiling final reports for
nresentation tonight at a last meeting and
celebration to be held in the ballroom of
the Hotel du Pont There was every indi-
cation that the drive had teen an entire
success. Nathan Miller, chairman of the
local executive committee, and Morris
levy. State chairman. hFe called upon
ali team captains and workers throughout
Delaware to have their eports ready by
this evening as it is pur,osed to tally up
every dollar.
The drive began a week ago Saturday
night, with meeting of the executive
committee and workes IN the duBarry
room of the hotel, atwhlch S65, 900 was
given in as many minltes. The collecting
went ahead steadilYfrom that time on,
and night after nigit the sum increased
until a total of SIP. 545.l7 was reported
as either pledged q in hand at a meeting
held last Saturda{ night This meeting
was held in parlds A and of the hotel
and was made btable by an announce
ment that Genial I. Coleman du Pont
has increased rs donation from $4,000
to IS. 600. Ifwas also announced that
Eugene +. j Pont had given Sl,0Oo
through LOU Leshem, the barber, as a
result of cnversation during shave,
and that job J. Raskob had given 81 500
The detas of how General du Pont
came to ad $1,000 to his original con-
tribution f $1,000. were told by Dora
Schwartz who is captain of what has be-
come knen as the ''baby team, because
of the vAth of its members. David Smell
lenberr. vice-chairman OF the executive
cornmI,ee, had announced the increase
Of NJ
gifts Acluding one of 81, 500 by John J..
Rasko. when little Miss Schwartz, who
is 4 laughter of Benjamin J. Schwartz,
arosand in a clear voice said: Credit for
Corral du Points new gift is due to his
daIhter, Mrs Paul T.. Wilson. We had
toTMrs. Wilson about our relief work and
h& much we needed the money to aid the
s,fcring. and she had told her father. So,
vlen the committee asked him II he would
icrease his donation, General du Pont
eplied that he wanted the $1,000 in
.reased to IS, 900 and the whole credited
to his wife and children as well as him.
self"
Judge Aaron Finger Of the Municipal
Court told of his trip to Seaford in search
of funds. Il found there were only three or
four Jewish families in Seaford," said
Judge Finger, ''but there were many nom
Jews of generous heart. So the response to
our appeal was liberal. | can pledge that
the sum from Seaford will not be less than
81 500"
Colonel Max Wainer of Delaware City,
who was on PershingS staff IN France,
and who was rendered a testimonial
dinner in Wilmington earlier this year, is
coming from Washington tonight to at
tend the meeting.
COOPERATION DOWN THE STATE.
Morris Levy, State chairman, read a
telegram from Milford, signed by A.
Levinson. telling that Sl75 had been con-
tributed there, and one from A. Hanslof,
telling that the campaign was going
nicelv'' In Smyrna Mrs Jacob Faber
reported that SI,17O.O1 had been collect
ed by her team. OF this amount the
Diamond Ice & Coal Company gave $3.50,
James t. MuLin & Son, 500: John A.
Montgomery, 500, and the NJ. Megary Il
Sons Co, Sl0]. She also announced con-
tributions by the following schools: No. 4,
SOS: No. z, S6.23: No. s, S421: No. 9,
81 so and NJ. q, 81 .07, or S4S.0l in all.
The women's team, captained by Mrs. ii.
Feinberg declined to report, although later
there came cry from its corner sounding
something like SS,000 Mrs Morris
laDZeT FCFOlNSA NIOl.DO III s1NtiitlOAl ~
$50 pre-iously announced, and the
executive committee announced the fol-
lowing Contributions: Eureka Lodge, A.
F. < A NJ, $50: A. H. Ford, SS5; John
Bancroft, 500; Philip Laird, 800; Leroy
Harve-, 500. and Col E. G. Buckner,
500 1t also told OF the 81 500 given by
Mr.. taskob and General du Points in
creas, and in all reported s7,035
NJ. Snellenberg presented letter from
the Sunday Star, donating Sl00 He
prssed the aid Wilmington's newspapers
we giving. a rising vote of thanks to
II press of the city Immediately was ex-
tnded Peter J. Ford sent letter enclos-
ig his check for $780, The Wilmington
Cooperative Store gave $500. A letter
also was received from Lewes, telling that
S310 had been raised there. This was
signed by A. Gutowitz
Mr. Snellenberg declared he was con-
fdent the drive would be put across to-
night and that the national headquarters
was right IN not setting any quota for
Wilmington because Wilmington knew no
quotas. He then announced the total
figures thus far in the drive-s12, ,4S9. 81
for Saturday and S122, ,545. IL for the week.
Eve still have s2S, 900 to go" he went on.
'fbut we shall make It ,"
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