Evening journal., 1920-09-27
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FUND TOMORROW
Preliminaries to Campaign
Outlined at Workers
Conference Today
SIS, 400 WILL
BE ASKED FOR

raise $500 to provide the city with
adequate Fairgrounds for its 20207
school children were arranged at a
meeting OF the Wilmington Commun-
ity Service heads and workers. held
at noon today on the mezzanine
floor Of the Hotel dupont. The ac-
tual campaign will begin with a
luncheon In the duBarry room OF
the Hotel dupont at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Mayor Taylor called today's meet
ing OF workers 10 order. The Mayor
expressed his deep personal interest
In the campaign and then bespoke
the output Of the city at large In
great need OF proper recroatiOnal
facilities.
A brief sing, led by Emerson Stone,
the Community Service song leader,
| followed. after which Mrs. William
Cristy Pryer, playground leader, gave
a short, inspiring talk in behalf OF
the ~kiddies" who are forced 10 play
/ in the streets at risk OF their lives
because they have no other places
to go
Following Mrs. Pryer's talk a roll
/ call OF workers was held Responses
were numerous and enthusiastic, and
II was shown that the campaign has
! been organized on a broad scale. TAX
/ ing in every phase OF civic and in
/ dustrial activities The workers. too,
gave every indication that they were
! determined to crown the movement
with success. In this they were spur
red on by Mrs. Vivian G.. Boggs, who
is In command OF the fund raising
/ project, and who predicted that with
all working in unity and co-Opera-
tion, there would be no such thine
as failure.
Some Of the more enthusiastic
workers were anxious 40 report pre-
iiminary subscriptions N once. such
subscriptions hOw-yer, will not be an
nounced until tomorrow at the lunch
,on which VIII formally mark the ac-
lual opening OF the drive. While the
leaders are c0nfdtnt that a substan.
'ial start Will be made tomorrow to-
ward the fund, nevertheless the,
keenly realize that 10 be an entirs
success everyone concerned mus
buckle down 10 hard work and ever,
dollar possible must be obtained fol
the Chlldren's benefit.
In addition 10 this committee Ia,
Following chairmen and members %
committees also were announced 10
day from the Community Servici
campaign headquarters in IN
church building.
Delaware Leather Company, w. C
Corey; American Legion.Dr. Mertdit
. ]. samuel and Captain c. NJ. Dillon
: p. and X, Company, o. S. Lynch
/ Electric Hose and Rubber Company
/ Q d. Garreison: B. r. Shaw CO
, Townsend W. Miller; Wilmington
Bleachery Company, II. r. Harman
/ Charles Beadenkopf Leather Com
lpany. Willard Springer, Jr.; Charlie
Warner Co. Charles Warner and {
II. Cornell; dupont Company Charlie
= A. Patterson and W p. Allen. Her
- cules Powder Company. Walter Var
4 nerson; Wilmington Leather Con
y pany, F. j. Dohsrty; New Cast
! Leather Company, G. J. Bridgham
Kiwanis Club, John F. LeCarpentie
Mayor. Taylor and James f. Stein
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
H. Y. Jemison; Atlas Powder Co
Mrs. Garrett j. Hart and Mrs W,
I Webster; Chamber Of Commerce
r William T. Budd; Jewish Welfar
2 organizations, Mrs. James n. Ginn
a Mrs. Jacob Faber. Mrs. Arthur Lev.
y Charles and Louis Topkis, Davi
!, Snellenburg. Mrs. Ralph Sallzmai
Rabbi RabinoWitz, Rabbi David
Swiren, Nathan Miller. ITALIAN 81
r cieties. Dr. Leopold s. Vaccaro, ID
p p. A. NJ Rovitti; Rotary Club. w
k / Douglas, C.. ID. Garretson. Joseph
i Hamilton. Joseph Bancroft, W. J. NJ
y Corkindale, Harry E. Speakmal
I Leon Walker. Irving Wagner. Fran
|, N Overdeer. William B. Megear. How
ard L. seaman. Ellwood Souder.. ID
Clifford J. Scott, William f. Mette
I N.TInnw nhnUHI
b still other teams have been o
e ganized with the following as ohai
s men:
4 Central Labor Union, p. w. Stierl
3 Rachel Caslow, Lydia Hudson, job
\ C.. Saylor, John A. Grant. Matthew
Ralston: stores. Mrs. George B. Pa
Z son, Mrs. Robert w. TOmlinson; tel
phone companies, Mrs, William
Megcar; theatres. Miss Elizabeth
Bullock: physicians, Or. J. Asa Ada
= DIT. Julian Adair, Dr. II. w. BrlEe
Ie Dr. Harrison W Howell. Or. VILLA
e II. Kraemer. DIT. Frank F. Pierso
Dr. Robert w. Tomlinson, Dr. Vlot
y ID. W0shburn; pastors. the. Rev. ho
ert Bell. the Rev. Edward II. For
y Rabbi Samuel A. Rablnowitz Rab
w Trapnell. and the Rev. John ".
= Sumwalt: Junior League, Mrs. Pa
Wilson. Mss Marion Dunbar
y churches, Mrs. Egmont T Nege
~ dank; Knights ~ Columbus. Peter
y Horty. J II. Sprague, Daughters
~ Isabella. Mrs. J. II. Sprague; New
~ paper editors. Geouge Carter, A.
H.. Grier, Joseph H. Martin, Claren
ii. pyle; State Board OF Educatio
George r. Miller; CITY Board OF Ed
ie cation. George Rommel; Coloni
Danes and Daughters OF the Bsyoi
ton. Mrs. William II. Hancker; ga
ages and merchants beyond Washln
I, Z, son street bridge Mrs. Garrett J. Ha
- Mrs. William ]. Webster, NJ
~ Frank 4. Boynton Mrs. W. A. Gibt
n Mrs. William " Stevenson
y, Committees have been formed
% individuals as follows Henry.
Krebs. Charles L. Patterson, A. Pc
7lAnPont Judge David T. Marvel. Nj
Charles L. Patterson, John GovatC
Henry p. SCOTT, Macmillan Hoop'
Mrs. John Bancroft Mrs. w o. Ne
bitt. Roger Wilson, Edgar NJ. Hoop
Miss Caroline G. Tatnall has q
esnized committee as follow
Margaret richardson, Alice Marter
DorOthv Warner, Margaret Hche
II Gertrude Kane, May Tatnan, Dorotl
;--aderiok. Beatrice Frederick, Mar
Bell.
The committee on the luncheon I
TUESDAY Is as follows: Mayor Ia
lor. John p. Nields, Mrs. Donald
Ashbrook. Mrs. ]. Monteith Jaokso
Mrs Vivian C. Boggs, Miss Ops {
berson and ]. Oliver Brison.
The committee on direction and e
penditures OF the playground fund
lNeonposed of Miss Jennie Weaver,
r. Mack, John p. Nlelds. Mrs;