Evening journal., 1922-11-25
SUNSHINE FUND
LEADERS Chosen
Mrs. Donald S. Ashbrook,
DR.. Harrison W. Howell
to Direct Drive
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
MEMBER OF SOCIETY

Mrs. Donald S. Ashbrook and DIR.
Harrison w. Howell will direct the
campaign for $4,000 to enable the
Sunshine Society of Delaware TO
maintain and expand its work in
behalf of the sick. crippled and
blind of the city and State.
This announcement was made to-
day from the headquarters of the
society at S12 Market street. BY
officers OF the organization. team
captains and workers 1t was accepted
as assuring success OF the move
ment.
Mrs. Ashbrook win serve as chair
man and DR.. Howell as vice-chair-
man. They accepted the posts as
a matter OF duty TO the welfare Of
the community at large after the
breadth and scope OF the Sunshine
Society's charitable activities had
been fully considered.
Few women in Wilmington have
had more experience in such work
than Mrs. Ashbrook. She partci-
pated in numerous campaigns
throughout the World War in be-
half OF worthy objects. and headed
the movement which resulted in
establishing the Salvation Army IN
it's ~commodious barracks at Fourth
and Shipley streets.
Last winter and spring Mrs. Ash
brook served as chairman OF the
committee OF women which acted as
AT auxiliary to the Emergency Re-
lief Committee named by Mayor
Harvey and did much to alleviate
the suffering that resulted from ths
depression.
Similarly DR.. Howef, who Re a
former mayor and one Of the most
widely known men in the entire citE
assesses an intimate knowledge OF
the needs OF those OF It's citizens who
arc sc unfortunate as to fall heir TO
or privation through no fault
OF their own. He has been actively
Identified with nearly every relief
for years and his accept
OF the Notwithstanding of the
Society's cause Is accepted
a s aguarantes of its merits and
urgency.
tN ANhAAAH IdTNNItNa [
Simultaneous with the announced
ment that Mrs. Ashbrook and DR..
Howell would lead the campaign. the
names OF those who will assist as
cam captains were made public.
The teams r thirty-six in number.
They will be oaptsined by the fol-
Mrs N. A. Emerson. 41s W. 22nd
street; Mrs. Garrett Jefferson Hart.
10 Nottingham Road; Mrs. Vera
Jackson. S1S Lombard street; Mrs.
Mildred Reppert, 2911 Market street;
Mrs. Fred Lang, Elmhurst; Mrs.
Melchior. Jr, S1s Harrison
Mrs. John A. Strevig. Bel
mont Apartments; Mrs. Julia NJ.
Story. 1905 W. 9th street; Mrs. A. X.
Smith. Richardson Park; Mrs. Ada
NJ. Layton, sos Washington streets;
Mrs. J. r. Kuhns, 1903 Penna ave
nue.; Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings, 4O5
22nd street; Mrs william Rit-
'hie. 701 W. 22nd street.
Mrs. John r. lie Carpenter. 1905
Vawaset street; Mrs. John NJ. Col
ms 1907 w. 18th street; Mrs. II. d.
'AAAPSout A4a W. Aatn street, Mrs. ,
II. Burton. Concord avenue :
Van Buren, street; Miss z. May
Bacon, 1906 Maryland avenue; Mrs. -.
Eva Prettyman. 207 W. 18th street; =
Irs. Boyd H. Cook, 2214 Washing !
on street; Mrs. G.. A. Clifford, 500 .
2Srd street; Mrs. Robert w. /
'oole. s13 Jefferson street; Mrs. p. e
I. Arnold, 2420 Jefferson street.
Mrs. Eva Robin, Bayard and Gil a
in avenues; Harry w. Wenninger, V
904 Tatnall street, Mrs. Z. T. She'll
day, 1907 W. Sth street; Mrs. Her c
ert D. Peters, 523 N. Union street; o
Irs. Charles I. Wainwright. 500 W g
4th street; Mrs. U. S. Grant, 4O1
fcCabe avenue; Mrs. Edwin NJ. Z
11S w. gath street; Mrs "
b. s. Evans, III w. 26th street; 81
Trs. George z. Austermuhl, % Z.
3rd street; Mrs. John Collision, 25O1 81
an Buren, street; Mrs. William L. a
loud, 2101 Madison street; Miss m
Macdonald. 701 w. 10th street
nd j. W. Johnson. 1900 Clayton u
al
ueen Alexandra a Member. CT
The more than 500 women who lie