Evening journal., 1922-10-18
DINNER TO open
LIBRARY DRIVE
Soldiers Memorial Project
to Be Launched at du-
pont Friday Night
COMMITTEES
ARE, ANNOUNCED

Between four and five hundred In
vitations have been issued 10 work.
ers and leaders in the University of
Delaware Alumni memorial library
campaign 10 raise 100000 for the
erection of a permanent memorial
TO the soldiers of Delaware who died
during the war. The campaign will
be formally opened at a dinner in
the ballroom OF the Hotel DUPONT at
$50. o'clock next Friday evening.
From every Indication reports that
will be made at the dinner by the
leaders of various sections OF the
city and State concerning either
promises or pledges already made or
the opportunities offered will en-
courage the workers to unstinted ef-
fort to raise the fund.
Everett c. Johnson. chairman OF
the general campaign committee.
which is seeking to raise the fund
will act as POSTMASTER. The pro-
gram for the dinner will be DIVERSE
fed enough and in addition there
are some things promised that will
be both interesting and novel. but
which the committee in charge will
not disclose at this time.
Bishop Philip Cook will OFFER the
invocation. There will be address,
es by Major-General willard A.
Holbrook. chief of calvary OF the
United States Army and who comes
as the personal representative OF
Secretary OF War Weeks: by DR..
Hullihen. president of the University
Of Delaware, and Mr.. Johnson. Ma
jor1General Holbrook will likely
speak on the topic "Our Nations
Dead; DR.. Hullihen will speak on
THE Library as a Necessity" and
Mr.. johnson will have as his subject
Delaware Does Not Forget"
In addition TO these speeches
there will be reports from Josiah
Marvel as chairman OF the execu-
tive committee; H. Rodney Sharp.
chairman OF the Wilmington COM
mittee; Macmillan Hopes, chairman
of rural New Castle; L. ]. HAYES.
Kent county and DR.. G. Layton
Grier, Sussex county. chairmen.
There will be reports from repre-
Bentatives of the Sons OF Delaware.
Philadelphia Alumni Association
chapter and from the Mems and
r.
Music will be furnished by the
University orchestra. William p
White will direct community sing
Ing. The benediction will be pro-
nounced by Rev. ]. Francis Tucker,
OF the Salesianum and Provincial Of
the Oblate Fathers of the United
States. Father Tucker was a chap
lain with the troops during the war
and saw service in France.
Today. there was a meeting
among the employees OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad, when the project
was explained TO the shop
workers. other meetings in
other industrial plants are being
arranged by James Z. Stein, who Is
Cooperating with the general COM !
mittee in making the plans for these |
shop meetings.
on Monday and Tuesday OF next I
week, at the morning assemblies |
held at the High School, DR.. Hulli- !
hen and Mr.. Marvel will address the |
students. Plans are also under way
for meetings in other schools. The |
manner with which the teachers Of |
the schools throughout the state arc |
cooperating with the campaign !
shows the widespread interest in It |
Nearly a score OF letters was re-
ceived at headquarters yesterday |
from various teachers assuring the /
committee that they were going to
make It personal matter to see that
the students in their rooms were |
enlisted 100 per cent strong in the /
campaign and in making contribu-
tions. The down-state schools have |
been particularly active in the pre-
iiminary canvasses for funds.
The veterans. Of the World War
are solldly back OF the campaign. |
DR.. William c. Speakman, state
commander. has called upon all Le-
gion men to make their conTibu-
tions through the committee in the I
post to which they are affiliated or
else through the committee OF the