Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-28

though il Immediately followed SUCCESS
ful war loan campaign, brought in SUBJ
scriptions amounting to $115 ,OO0, 900, the
second to the huge total of SIS5, ,OOO, 900.
And the membership in the Red Cross
increased to the astonishing total of
more than thirty million persons.
The rapid and generous response of
the people to the appeal of the Red
Cross put that organization on its mettle
1t was confronted with a tremendous
task, demanding executive and admin
strative ability of the highest order.
This it rapidly secured, and in short
! time the work it had assumed, gigantic
In proportions, was going forward like a
well-oiled machine. There was system
and order everywhere, and results in
immediate response to every demand. TIL
Red Cross was the able adjunct of the
army and navy, and the agency of relief
to thousands of destitute and suffering
persons i'm almost every country, from the
beginning of hostilities in Europe until
the end of the war. And Effective. re-
lieving and consoling service at home, as
well as abroad was not the least OF its
creditable performances.
How this great ma hine was adjusted,
and all its compon ent parts set into smooth
and cooperative action is most enter
tainingly told by Mr.. Dawson in this
book He was at the head of operations,
and knows what was done. And he tells
what was done, in a manner that will
interest all and astonish not few of
those who read his book
The authors royalties on the sale of
this book, 1T is announce d, will go to
the Red Cross.
Received Of the publishers.
"Our Public Schools By Oscar r.
Corson, LII. D., formerly State Com
missioner of Common Schools in Ohio
New York City: American Book Co.
This is an able treatise on our public
schools, their teachers, pupils and patrons.
with the relation of each to the success of
the whole. Ii deals completely and re-
vealingly with the highly important mat
ter of securing the best results from our
system of public education, in order that
it may to the highest degree fulfill its inn
portant mission of preparing children for
the duties of citizenship through the bene-
fits of thorough education. >
Received OF the publishers.
animal Husbandry." By John L. Tor
mev, B. 5. A.. assistant professor of
Animal Husbandry, University of Wis
consin, and Rolla c. Lawry, B. S. A.
Illustrated. New York City: American
Book Co.
In this book is n large amount of valu
able information about animal husbandry,
which includes both the art of breeding.
feeding and caring for live stock, and the
fundamental laws of science upon which
these practices are based. Its practical
character will be admitted, buttressed as
it is by the knowledge and experience of
the authors. In addition TO the informa-
tlon il imparts, it includes exercises in
tended to provoke class discussion and to
direct attention to the established prac-
tices on the home farm Also, lists of
home projects designed TO suggest how the
lessons gained from study of the text may
be turned at once to practical account.
Received of the publishers.
It's Good Old World. BY Bruo
Barton, author OF More Power TO
You, etc. New York City: The Cen
tury Co, 353 Fourth avenue
MIR. Barton Is one of a firm of New
York advertising agents, but he finds
time TO do an enormous amount of work
outside his primary business.
1t Is a good off world, and Bruce Bar
ton does the reader a good turn In max
ing him feel that IL is. This is book of
wholesome stimulation. OF helpful COM
mon sense, of Illuminating side-hghts on
ife as il is lived and must be lived.
Mr.. Barton has won a following of
thousands OF readers to whom he speaks
in inspiring editorials on the everyday
things that ate so important TO YOU and
me and the family around the corner.
They are every day things, and beause
they are they seem TO him tremendously
important and 80 they arc. He writes
with an irresistible eloquence. with a
warm spirit Of comradeship that helps
the reader to feel his own kinship with
you and me and that family around the
corner.
Received of the puhIishers.