Newark post., 1920-12-22
DELAWAREANS
RESPOND GENEROUSLY
TO HOOVER APPEAL
Christmas Spirit of Giving
Prevails at Campaign
Opening

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The spirit of Christmas, which soft
ems all hearts toward little children,
and the straightforward appeal OF
Herbert Hoover, who seeks $33, 3,O0O,- |
900 to care for 3,500,000 orphans until
next harvest, inspired the 600 guests
at the dinner held Saturday night at
the Hotel DUPONT, to subscribe for the
care of 11,774 of these orphans.
No emotional appeal was made and
no set speech except that of Mr.. Hoo
yer. Seve1al brief complimentary
speeches were made, but no emotional
appeal. The subscription was entire
ly free will offering. The affair was
a very auspicious opening for the
drive which was inaugurated by the
tolling of bells in all the churches on
Sunday.
Mr.. Hoover arrived in Wilmington
on a train from New York reaching
there at 6.25 o'clock, and was met at
French street station by Major Ed
mund Mitchell and Chairman Henry
P. Scott of the Delaware joint com>
mittee. He was taken to the hotel,
and shortly before 7 o'clock held
brief reception to hundreds of Della
wareans in, the lobby of the ballroom.
Distinguished Receiving Line.
In the receiving line were Governor
Townsend. Congressman Caleb X. Lay
ton, Colonel Hery A. DUPONT, Secre-
tarv of State Everett c. Johnson, Cen
eral T. Coleman dupont, JudgeGeorge
Gray, Henry P. Scott and others. The
guests arrived early, and by few
minutes after o'clock most of them
had been seated. For the overflow,
the du Barry Room was utilized. Al
ter the dinner room for these guests
was made in the ballroom, so all could
hear the speaking 9
The dinner opened with an lnvoca-
ton by Bishop Philip Cook. There was
but one set speech. That was Mr.
Hoover's. But there were many min
ute and three-minute and five-mlnute
addresses.
These short expressions of commen'
dation and greeting to Mr.. Hoover
and Chairman Scott carried with
them the strongest feelings of bro
therly love and sympathy with the
cause which the former food admins
traitor represents. There was nc
doubling that fact. And, what was
most convincing of the sincerity OF
Delaware in the meeting and move
ment. were the returns read by Mr.
Scott.
Mr.. Hoover was introduced by Mr.
Scott, who said.
"Mr Herbert Hoover is the man o.
the hour
"Already we are forgetting mar
shals and generals, the leading states
men of the great war; but Mr.. Hoo
ver's achievements grow in apprecia
ton.
"For the many million lives he ha
saved we honor him.
ellis amazing genius for organlza
ton has made available supplies go t
the farthest possibility.
"Our ideals are of peace, not of wal
1--WE do not live under the law c
the Jungle nor of the law of the III
toral.
"Our law of life is Christian-W
succor the weak-we help the hell
less.
"That the whole world delights
honor such man is the greatest pr
mise of the future
Emergency Most Pressing.
Mr. Hoover was given an ovatit
when he rose. Then he spoke for
minutes in that quiet conversation
tone of voice peculiar to him, b
which always attracts closest atte
tion. He told his Wilmington frien
that this great responsibility of ca
ing for these war orphans of Euro
was theirs as much as his. The e,
ereencv was now and it was me
pressing one. If the orphans a
those children starving to death a
not cared for Immediately, they W
he turned into the streets of Euro
within sixty days.
Mr. Hoover told of some of t
things that have been accomplished
Europe by the Red Cross, Amerle
Relief Association, Friends SerVl
and Jewish Distribution Commit
They have saved 100000 lives
the past six years.
"We have all come to recogniz