Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
GEN. T.C. DU POINT HEADS
GLAZED KID COMMITTEE
Will Serve as Honorary Chairman
to Extend Scope of the
Movement.

David Snellenhurg. general chairman
of the committee which has charge Of
Wilmington Glazed Kid Shoe Week. an
nounCed this morning that he and n
committee representing the campaign
had called on General T. Coleman du
Pont in his Wilmington Office and that
General du Pont had agreed to head
the campaign by serving as honorary
chairman. General du Pont was much
pleased with the report of the activi-
ties 10 boost Wilmington glazed kid, ac-
curding to Mr.. Sncllcnburg. and gladly
as a citizen Of Delaw agreed 10
serve on tho committee to aid in re-
vivifying Wilmington's important glaz-
ed Kid industry. General du Pont is IN
touch with the various phases Of the
campaign. according TO the committee,
and will aid in securing the attendance
of several nationally known government
officials and Cabinet members at the
Glazed Kid dinner. which is to hf held
al the du Pont Hotel. Saturday evening,
June 4. Chairman Sncllcnhurg asked
General du Pont TO use his influence TO
secure the presence OF Herbert Hoover.
Secretary OF Commerce. and James ]
Davis. Secretary Of Labor. and other
nigh government officials. General do
Pont promising his full cooperation as
hc has been a wcarer of Wilmington
glazed kid shoes for many years and
/ appreciates thoroughly tho vision he
hind the idea of popularizng glazed
kid as the universal leather"
Mr.. Snellcnburg announced that the
committees had been named. feeling
that public support of Wilmington GIaz-
cd Kid Shoe Week is To he assured Tho
committees arc as follows
General committee-Cieneral t. Cole
man du Pont. honorary chairman
Senators l.. Heisler Ball and Josiah q
: Nolcott; Congressman Caleb r. Law
ton. Governor William ID. Denney. John
.. Townsend Jr.; Mayor William G.
Taylor Charles r. Miller. Willard
salisbury. Pierre :. du Pont. Charles
Warner. Henry r. Scott. General ]
Austin Ellison. James l. Ford. Freder.
ick J. Biatz, Henry r. Isaacs. honorary
vice-Chairmen; David Snellenburg gen.
cral chairman Clarence +. Grace. gen.
eral secretary: J. Writ Willis. William
g. Blatz and Richard c. McMullen. gen.
/ cral vice-chairmen
4 Executive Committee-David SneIlen
burg. chairman. cx-officio: c. T. Rridr
( ham. Clarence r. Grace and f. "
+ Booth representing manufacturers
Thomas NJ. Monaghan, A. II Schoeu ant
John W. Loud, representing shoe re
4 tailers: Ray II. Miles A Y. Bottino an,
I MarviI W. Hayden. representing leatba
workers; John c. SayIor. James ]
: Dale and ". J. Outten. representa-,
! labor bodies
/ me advisory committee comprises a
] -. warner. Jr.. president Chamber n
: Commerce; H. p. Warrington, chairrna,
I retail merchants section Chamber q
I Commerce; Robert w. Kramer. presi
dent Central Labor Union: William +
Metten, president Rotary Club; william
z Corey. president kiwanis Club: DIR
/ Joseph II. Odell. director Service CIti
zens; lrenee du Pont, John ]. Raskob
William Coyne. Charles Topkis. William
{. Murgatroyd, James NJ. Rodgers A
Y. Hughes, Robert ). Somers Nre
Donald +. Ashbrook. Mrs. Ellen Sa,n
worth Wesley E. Morris, George B
! Miller. Hon. Sylvester J. Townsend .Jr
Joseph Bancroft, John Govatos. John +
Glenn. Fred W. Stierle. Charles +
Ernst, John S. Mullin, John p Nields
{. A Patterson, Henry J. Krebs. E +
Germain. William G. Coke. presiden
and members of City Council. C;eorg
Carter, Joseph H. Martin. Charles ;
Farmer, Charles W. GRAY. Clarence
/ Pyle, p p. Freeman. j. p Hei,.zrot ;
NItus F'echt Clarence Beadenkopf Ir
6 Jones. d. L. Levy. p A. Monigle ~
/ Rev. John J. Monaghan. D. D.: RI. Rev
Philip Cook, Robert Watt. d. D. Mr.,
! Preston Lea, Mrs. James n. Girns n,
Clifford J. Scott. NJ VI. Bendbeiu Job,
r. Forman.