Evening journal., 1920-11-09
HARDING LAUDS
THE RED CROSS
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prepared for the two weeks cam
pafm.
Or. @. Layton Grier who is in
charge OF the campaign in Kent and
Sussex counties, teleph oned today,
that he was meeting with a splendid
response from former Red Cross
workers, who are coming forward and
Offering TO make this one OF the most
successful Red Cross Roll Calls down
State has ever experienced.
Il expect TO enroll many more
members n. the two down-State
counties this year, than last" said
Or. Grier, "and with the organization
In Kent and Sussex that ! am effect
ing / believe the results Will be a
surprise 10 every one"
Mrs. Thomas W. Wilson, who is di-
recting the work OF obtaining junior
memberships among the school chill
dren, with Miss Agnes HOrty, visited
every parochial school in the city
yesterday. The response she received
from the Catholic Institutions was
very gratifying and she expects to
have all OF IN schools OF Delaware
enrolled 100 per cent. strong by the
end OF the campaign.
RAlR VI NiAi AlAAN nilAAUAN NAANAN
workers have not responded as
promptly as ad been hope has been
from the churches While many have
organized and are ready for work,
there are several which have not
named any con mittee. Among these
are Brandywine NJ. r., Bethany Bap-
tist, Goodman NJ. r., First-Central
Presbyterian, Epworth NJ. f., East
lake Presbyterian, Hanover Presby-
terian, McCabe NJ. e.. and Old Swedes
p. e.
It is the hope OF Mrs. Boggs. ex-
ecutlve secretary, that representatives
OF these churches Will get into COM
munlcatiOn ith headquarters either
today or tomorrow, so that the start
may be made in every church con-
gregatlon by Thursday. In discuss
ing the campaign today, Chairman
"There is one thing that ! hope our
people Will do in this roll call, and
that Is that they VIII not walt for
soliciton to come 10 them and ask
them TO renew their memberships,
but that they Will vOluntar ly sent
lin their subscription-not week
from now, but on Thursday or as
speedily after that as possible. IL
would be a splendid thing II Delaware
could be the FRS. State TO complete
its roll call and show TO the other
States, Just 81 10 did during the war.
that while the State Is mall. IL al
ways leads in Red Cross as well as
n Liberty Loan and other National
movements
erS Tor hem TO be located in The
business section Is being mapped out
at headquarters, but the big need ap-
pears TO be workers. There are not
as many Olunteers as there were
during the days OF the war and some
OF the booths are likely to be manned
by smaller NUM- LeIed teams unless
the patriotic woman OF this city come
forward and show that they are ieace
workers as we'll as war workers and
do not need the stimulus OF war TO
make them hearty Red Cross sup
porters.
Hotel dupont booth, Miss Marion
Durham; canteen, Mrs. Henderson
Weir, Jr., Mrs. +. l.. Rice, and Mrs. C..
/ NJ. Dillon; theaters. Miss Elizabeth
/ Bullock, Mrs. Shagrin and Mrs. ]
| Faber; Miss Hebbs School. Miss Helen
/ b. Marion; Tower Hill School, Mrs. j
h. p Nields; motor service, Mrs. Ethel
b. Staniar; Hagley Community House
| Miss Clara y. Bubb.
Cashiers department. Henry b
ihHnNH MISS Aftl II nUN MNAAUlnf AllHi
opal Garbeson; industrial plant
| James B. Owens: pusey and Jones
Mr.. Iuffnell; mercantile, Mrs. George
r. Parsons; Benevolent Pioneers
Theodore Weth; automobile service
Mrs. Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr
Those who will canvass for members
on business streets are Mrs A. X
Smith, X ng street; Miss Elizabeth
White, Orange street; Mrs. w. w
Coye and Mrs. C. w. Parsons, Markei
street.
Mrs. Gambrlll Latrobe will have
charge OF the canvass among the
! Pennsylvania railroad employees anC
will also solicit among the shops
A booth will be placed at the station
beginning on the 10th.
Among the churches, who hav'
committees named are: Grace NJ. r..
Mrs. Negendank: st Andrews p. p.
Mrs James Baily; Greenhlll Presby
terian, Miss Jane Sterling: st. Steph
ems p. T., Mrs. II. II. Huber: Harrison
Street NJ. e., Mrs. l.. l.. Hendrixson
West Presbyterian, Mrs. 7. w
Melville; Emmanuel p. e. and Mt
Salem NJ. E.. Mrs. ]. d. Buch.