Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-20
PLAN
TO SAVE STARVING
CHILDREN ABROAD
Met TODAY to Discuss Working
Methods: Effort Began
Yesterday.
NEED APPROXIMATELY
$4,000 TO REACH GOAL

Women workers who are helping Henry
= Scott and the Delaware Joint Commit
tec on Furopean Relief. in the movement
Ia save $4,000 children in Central Europe
from starvation between now and the next
harvest by subscribing $40 each, which is
sufficient 10 give child the bare neces-
sities Of food. met at headquarters OF the
committee i'm the Free Library building
this morning. Plans for obtaining contri-
buttons and pledges were made and from
now ON for the next two weeks the move
ment will 20 forward as speedily rs pos
slble
peca,,se of tho wonderful start made on
Saturday night at a dinner which Her
bert Hoover. head Of the European lie
lief Council and this effort, attended,
subscriptions that will caro- for l1,7f$
children were made. But while Delaware
ls not given n quota, the workers nave
named one and that is $1,000 children or
Sl50.0O0.
The Junior League girls attended the
meeting this morning and with mts
Donald 4. Ashbrook, and Mr. scott, dis
etiased plans for obtaining contributions
Mrs. Ashbrook, who ls always To bo found
among the workers of All good movements
IL helping Mr.. Scott in this effort to save
the undernourishad children Of Central
Europe MANY az tho teams that have
helped Mira Ashhrook in other campaigns,
arc Offering their services for this one, al
though the nearness of the holidays causes
workers "a he scarce.
In his address at the dinner, MIR. Hoover
said that he did not wish To appeal 70 the
anotions of his audience, but rather 10
their common sense and duty they felt
they owed their fellow man But he con
cluded nv asking how many nvIsihie
guests, thev would entertain At their
Christmas dinner table this year mean
,nr that every $40 subscribed would eave
nne ehild'g life, and Il in spirit would at
M the table Of the giver ut thristmaa time
That il the way the workers IN thia e.
fort will put the argument before those
whom shey solicit "How many invisible
guests will YOU entertain
MOVEMENT FORMALLY OPENED YEerERDAf
The movement which was opened YES
terdav. except 90 those who were ut the
dinner, was referred 10 at all churches ~
tho State Pledge cards were ready ioi
distribution among tho members and tbs
number Of $40 contributions taken, wer'
surprising, IL is said.
Because many Of the persons who con
tributed at the dinner on Saturday nigh'
failed TO have their names read OIL, Il hts'
been decided to publish the names OF ~
who subscribe The first list VIII appoa'
about tho middle of the week.
MIR Scott announced At the meetinl
this morning that il would he impossible
! for all persons 20 be solicited hecaus'
| there were not workers enough "a make !
! eitv canvnss in tho short time allotted 10
| The movement 90 run Because Of this, h
| asked that those who wished 80 save lii'
( should not wait TO he called upon, hu
/ should send their contribution at once &
/ headquarters in tho Free Library Bulldini
| or 10 lanes +. Winchester, care Whining
ton Trust Company
/ While $40 is needed 10 keep one chill
I alive until next harvest, yet smaller giit
will be gladly received from those VIII
/ want 10 take part but who cannot spar
! $40
L. ". ". FUNDS MAY HTLP.
A suggestion made st the Hoove
dinner bv Henry h. Thompson, may bel
the Delaware fund He referred TO none
| collected for the United War Work cam
naign that has not been divided and i
which Delawares share would be abOu
SEQ. 600 He is gong 90 use his influence {
have that sum tUrred over TO the fun
here.
The Hoover dinner on Saturday evenin
was one of the most successful affair
ever staged in this city. The guests re
spending to Chairman Scott $ invltatio
to meet MIR Hoover, overfiowed tn
spacious ball room and the overflow wa
cared for in the duBarry room. Catholi
and Protestant and Hebrew and mar
nationalities merged in one big unit t
do their bit and help save some of tn
starving tots across the Atlantic.
Mr.. Hoover made the only address {
the evening. But there were short one an
two minute addresses by various workers
| clergymen and even by members of th
/ AmerieanizatiOn schools, who told i
broken English what America had don
I for them and their relatives at home.
4 Mr Hoover was entertained over nigh
/ bv General and Mrs. Coleman du Pom
and left yesterday morning for New Yorl
/ He was very much impressed by the re
ception given him and for the very ey
dent high esteem in which the citizens {
Wilmington - d Delaware held him