Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-19
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
PLANS ASSUME SHAPE
Details Will be Announced at a
Dinner in Hotel du Pont To-
morrow Night.

Under the direction Of II. Rodney
Sharp. chairman for Wilmington for
the campaign which the Alumni AS
pociation of the University OF Della
ware, aided 10y public spirited citizens
Of Delaware, will inaugurate tomor-
row evening to raise 100000 with
which to erect a library to the memory
Of the Delaware soldiers who have died
during the war. Hundreds Of workers
under the leadership of team captains
are holding meetings and arranging
for the canvass for funds. which will
start with the dinner tomorrow.
Mr.. Sharp, who is an alumnus OF the
university, has been wording like a
trojan obtaining team captains and
aiding them in securing workers for
the campaign. He like all other pa
lriotic citizens of Delaware wishes TO
see the movement resolve itself into
big success not only that the menu
DRY of the dead heroes from this state
may be fittingly remembered. but that
the university may have such me-
mortal that will prove the greatest
benefit to all Delawareans and partic-
ularly the public schools and school
GuIiuren VI tne state.
The dinner to mark the opening of
the drive originally scheduled for the
ball room Will be held in the main
dining room, beginning at $50 O'Clock.
Stanley Arthurs. the artist. is in
charge of the decorations of the room
which means that everything will be
fitting for the occasion.
Everett G. Johnson. general chair
man, is giving the programs for the
dinner and these will typify the eN-
cellence of the art of n printer as
demonstrated at Kells printery over
which Mr.. Johnson resides.
The personnel of the committees
working for the campaign, which
however, does not include the team
workers published yesterday. is as
follows: General chairman. Everett c
johnson; treasurer, John S Rossell
Wilmington chairman, II. Rodney
Sharp; rural New Castle chairman
Macmillan Hopes; Kent count!
chairman, l.. J. Hayes; Sussex count!
chairman, G.. Layton Grier; executive
committee, Josiah Marvel, chairman
G. Layton Grier. l.. J. Hayes. Walter
Hullihen, Everett G. Johnson, ii. w
Lyndall. Alice l.. Roop. John ). Ros
sell, Henry l.. Scott, III. Rodney Sharp
W. o. Sypherd.
General committee-A. l.. Bailey
Judge Henry {. Conrad, Curtis {
Davis. Governor William u. Denney
Mrs. Alfred l. du Pont, Mrs. I. Cole
man du Pont. Pierre S. du Pon'
George A. Elliott, e. b. Evans, Mrs. {
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ton Grier. Harvey Hall, l.. j. Hayes
II. b. Holloway. Jennings Hood, Wal
ter Hullihen. Mrs. John c. Hutton,
{. Johnson, Ariey b. MAgee, Josial
Marvel. Charles r Miller. Judge Hugl
Nj. Morris, DR.. Rowland @. Paynter
James Pennewill, John s. Rossel
Harlan q. Scott, Henry p. Scott, Ben
oaInin r. Shaw, II. Rodney Sharp. W
". Smlthers. David SnellenburG, WI
liam c. Speakman. Henry B. Thomp
eon, John @. Townsend. Jr.. Mrs. /
B. Waller, Mrs. A d. Warner and .
Pilling Wright.
There was an enthusiastic meetin
Of the mechanics OF the Pennsylvani
railroad shops yesterday Afternoon
The meeting. which was attended {
UPWARDS of 900 workmen, was emily
ened by selections by the band of II
railroad men. H. D. Gordon. chairma
Of the shop craft committee. preside
He.introduced Chairman johnson, WI
addressed the men on the objects
the campaign. Mr.. Johnson fully e:
planned the why's of the campaign al
showed that in erecting such m
mortal that the state would only
doing fitting honor to It's soldier dea
His address was we'll received and q
indications are that the men VIII r
spond heartily TO the appeal.