Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-04
MAKE FINAL PLANS
FOR COMMUNITY
), SERVICE CAMPA|GN
John p. Nields, Chairman, Issues
an Appeal to Rally
Workers.
LABOR UNIONS APPROVE

Final plans for the budget campaign
that the Wilmington Community Service
will put on in this city next week, to raise
funds with which to continue the work
another year, were agreed upon at q
meeting of the committee in the rooms
of the Board of Education In the Public
Building yesterday afternoon. The budget
WAS gone over item by item and indorsed
and Harold Keats, executive officer of
the service who is directing the campaign
was told to spare no effort to make the
drive success. The work done during
the past year was reviewed and also
what is contemplated for the coming
year and both were enthusiastically APP
proved.
II was shown that nearly two score Of
organizations have Endorsed the work of
the service and that its workers have been
able to bring about unity of feeling and
sentiment among organizations that have
hitherto been wide apart.
Chairman John p. Nields and Mr..
Keats conferred with heads of depart
nlents of the du Pont Company yester-
day and received promises of the heartiest
cooperation. The company heads will
personally attend to the matter of con-
tributions from that concern.
Officials of the Hercules Company
are to be met in conference today and
the plan of campaign among their em-
ployes arranged for.
John Govatos, q member of the Com
munity Service, has assured Mr. Keats
that he viii personally look after the
campaign among his fellow-countrymen
and believes that big contribution may
be expected from them.
DIR. Leopold Naccaro is an enthusi-
astic worker among the Italians and hopes
TO raise S., 900 among them during next
week.
Pledges of support, cooperation and
workers have come from leading members
OF the Russian and Spanish colonies in
the city.
CAMPAIGN APPEAL.
Mr.. Mills has issued the following call:
Organized along constructive lines
on the basis OF the actual experience of
more than six hundred cities in the coun-.
try, the Wilmington Community Service
directed by representative committee
of Wilmington people, has been positive
force In community betterment.
The testimonials OF nearly two score
OF organizations In this city show with what
universal approval and success the efforts
of the service have been met.
IAN unusual record of continued sue
ceSsful achievement during the past is
assurance of the manner in which these
promises of the Community Service will
be fulfilled in the future.
ITO carry on this work which will |
make Wilmington healthier, happier
and better place in which to live, S62 ,252
must be obtained.
Every penny of this money viii he
spent In Wiimmgton-for Wilmington
by Wilmingtonians. Ii is an investment in
the betterment of the city to which no
patriotic citizen can fail TO subscribe
"On behalf, therefore, of the Viii |
mington Community Service Committee |
and In the interests OF a progressive, |
neighhorly and civic spirited Wilmington, | /
appeal strongly to you for as liberal a /
contribution as you may be permitted TO /
make to this worthwhile enterprise.
Earnestly yours,
John p. Nields. chairman"
LABOR UNIONS TO HELP.
At the meeting of the Central Labor /
Union last evening, Mr.. Keats and Mr.. /
Nields explained In detail the coming /
campaign.
Mr. Keats said the desire OF the execu-
tive and general committees is 70 raise /
the sum TO follow out the 1920 program,
and sisted that every cent of the money
raised would be spent IN Wilmington.
He called attention to the fact that over
one hundred different organizations, rep
resenting all the factors IN the industrial,
social, religious, recreational and civic
HE OF the community had united in ex-
pressing a frank desire for the continu-
alton of Community Service IN Winning
ton. He praised the progressiveness al
ways displayed by the Central Labor
Union and appreciated the manner In |
which labor recorded its voice In favor
Of the continuation OF Community Service !
" ork In the community
Mr.. Nields said that Community
Service had proven its right TO exist as
orga nization, as was attested
by the fact that organizations represent
ing all groups OF the populace had united
sn expressing q desire for the continuation
OF the SERVICE
1--WE want popular contributions TO
the campaign" SAID Mr.. Nields, and
se want to see the way the labor organi-
cations will respond to the call for financial
support. feel that labor has AWAY doneI
its duty, so realize that there will sure
Ne a volume of popular contributions
rom the working people of Wilmington,
al of whom appreciate the many phases
1f Community Services past work In
The union went on record as Indorsing
he campaign and instructing the dele
gates to report it back 10 their respective
ocals and urge co-opera ton to the extent
If appointing teams to take active port
m the campaign.
Il see where some officer is charged
With making 4 soldier eat his cigarette > 1