Evening journal., 1920-04-12
Want DAYLIGHT
SAVINGLAW
Many Persons Petition City
Council Against Repeal
of Ordinance
ORGANIZATIONS
ALSO APPROVE

Wilmington will Join the list Of
American cities TO benefit by daylight
saving II City Council acts favorably
on the petition OF representatives of
various organizations throughout the
city, including churches, fratenal so.
oieties, social organizations and athe
letic clubs associated with Wilmington
Community Service.
Frank w. Pierson, OF the Street and
Sewer Department. requested the execu-
tive offlcer OF the service 10 take the
matter up with those organizations
with which the service agency is work
Ing In the city, and there has been a
unanimous response to the suggestion.
There is no doubt as to the benefit
OF daylight saving, both in the econ
omy OF fuel and in economy of time"
said the executive offlcer of the serv-
ice. 1T is diffloult TO conceive OF any
opposition TO such measure, and the
executive committee Of Community
Service is certainly IN favor of con-
tlnuing In force the present city ordi-
nance providing for daylight saving.
or course we are especially interested
In 1t because OF the additional hour OF
day light for recreation which IL pro-
vides, and II the ordinance is retaine
in effeot Community Service Will i'm
mediately take steps 10 organize activi-
ties for The additional leisure time OF
the people OF Wilmington"
Among those who have petitioned
through the Wilmington Community
Service are:
James F. Mcmahon, Paul A. Spragg,
William T. Sweeney. William II. Lei
pold, James Mulligan, James Ward,
John e. Loose. J. Dougherty, Harry L.
Walsh, John J. McGoldrick, William A.
Wolhar. ]. r. Cavanaugh, J. Lynch, ].
NJ. Callan. II. e. Grimes, Joseph 2. Mo
Louis A. Haywood, Joseph A.
Glynn, Harry ]. Hawke, Jr., Paul Kirk
wood. Paul r. King. James A. McCor-
mack, Robert p. Dougherty. James Dill
Ion, William Krejoi. James ]. Ouigley.
Martin A. Dillon, Francis w. McLaugh-
lin, Maurice A. Flynn, Jr., Christopher
Demel, Joseph ]. Bachman. Harold j.
freeman, James j. Campbell, John j.
Mealey, Harry G. Hermann, Edward j.
Long, Christopher w. Corning, Louis
B. Preston. Hubert A. McDonough.
Francis A. Tlerney. Il. A. Walsh. John
]. Farley. Francis J. Murphy. William
y. Russell. John ]. Mccall, w. II. Tardy.
Henry D. Dagit, X. l.. Dickinson, w. C.
Bruggenan, Philip s. Wilson, Frank d.
Phillips. |. ]. Specler. ]. l.. Bradford.
William Jaffe, George G. Sloane. G.. A.
Lorine, A. B. Schulz, w. N. White. NJ.
r. Franklin, C. NJ. Dootlittle. r.. B. o.
sen, II. Il. Bachman, II. Merrill, J
Luther Pirtle. NJ. ]. Hennessey, II. E.
Watson. Thomas Macdonald, M. ].
Brown. Roy B. Kile, u. Cook, e. z.
Whitoraft, II. w. Bluhn. p. Reusse~.
w. II. Moscup. Curtis C. Colwell. n. u.
Rogers, p. Emil Wade, Z. q. Kahlert,
Charles b. Dannenberg, Harvey
Meekam, George N. Hyland. Joseph p.
NJ. L. Sayre. Harry E. Richards,
John r. Schasl, Horace G.. Cook, Jr.,
William Sheldrick, Harold Leshem, Al
bert Martin. William A. Gallagher, II.
A. Keefe. j. A. Baker. Roland Taylor.
II. ]. Carney. B. Sheldrup, Edward Cal
Ian. F. C. Kramer. G. Leitz, Harold
Sortman. r. L. Kraus, Thomas Craw-
ford. James A. Mullin, James Goldstein,
Duke Weaver. II. Ridges, George A. |
Weth, j. p. Prentiss. V. L. Waller, b. ID. |
Beyes. e. n. Lunt Freda H. Caulk, !
y. G. sHackew. G. b. Street, ]. Eilnes,
0lui Derr. Mabel r. Hesler, L. E. Edge,
Walter Page, Delaware Avenue Baptist I
Church, Harold Keats. John A. Martin,
Joseph G. Berger. Irving c. easier, Helen /
howard. Nellie NJ. Reed, Marie II. /
Haughey, Elizabeth Erskins, Mrs. Jones,
John p. Grant. Joseph II. Curlett, A. r. |
0yerdeer, William G. Keeham. Tom /
Bent. b. C. Guthrie. ]. Albert Erisman.
leslie L. Bamberger. Thomas A.
Sharpe, Jr.. George C. Himrisk, James
+. Bent. John Kenz. John Balloch. NJ. |
!. ErIsman, Harlan M. Fisher, Frank L.
suplee, Joseph II. McGlinchy. Frank
Francis J. Pimm. William b.
Stewart, Walter NJ. Buckson, II. J.
;peakman, l. II. welch. Leslie Hemphill,
Harry ]. Schmidt. George J. Walsh, C.
!. Maloney. ]. Elmer Lutz, Joseph A.
iarlin, Paul Fujyons. Thomas ]. Earley. :
ester j. Lyons. WilliamsJ. Dugan, F.
!. Fighter. j. Zebley. William II. STILES,
IT., Paul A. Steinke.