Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-10
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
NETSs35,S6S TO DATE
More Than One-seventh of the
Total Fund Secured on
First Day.

Although but a few hours have
elapsed since the campaign of the
Homeopathic Hospital of this city was
launched Wilmington has subscribed
more than one-seventh OF the total
sum of S250,000 :he hospitals objec-
tive
Up 10 noon today s35,S6S was sub
scribed by about two hundred resi-
dents of this city. reports made by
the forty team captains show. The
days receipts were announced at the
luncheon today in the ballroom of the
du Pont Hotel.
The largest subscription received
was $4,000. The donor of this large
sum has requested that his name not
be made public. Seven subscriptions
received by the executive committee
totaled s7,250.
II the team captains and members
had seen their largest prospects today
the amount subscribed would proba-
bly, have been tripled but the policy
has been adopted TO first visit the
smaller prospects during the early
part of the campaign.
Six more days remain in which
time the campaign managers are con-
fident that Wilmington will go far
! over the top. The $4,000 subscription
was obtained by Mrs. H. S. Schutt
/ captain of team No. 81. She also OBJ.
/ tanned an additional sl16 subscription
The opening banquet of the cam
paigners was held in the ball room OF
the Hotel du Pont last night, where
several speakers imbued the cam
paigning teams with the idea of ser
vice.
Each day the teams will meet al
luncheon in the bill room of the hotel
and make their return of funds. Ar
immense chart is stretched across the
ball room with names and spaces fol
the listing of funds for each team
captain.
Mayor Harvey, speaking at the ban
quet last night, said that the work
which the hospital is doing in this
city is the most important and nee
essary work in the city. 1T is incon-
ceivable how we could get along ant
keep on living without the hospitals oi
Wilmington" he said. To-day the meT
and women who are doing the work Of
the Good Samaritan are those who
support and maintain the hospitals.
am sure that you will not appeal II
vain for this fund TO expend and carry
on the work of the Homeopathic Hos
pital."
DIR. Joseph H. Odeil cited Whining
toms splendid record for supporting
worthy causes in the past and pre-
dicted this campaign would go Owe
the top before the zero" hour.
During the war there was nothlnt
too good in the way of hospital ser
vice overseas for our soldiers, ne SAID
"But Delaware had only 262 casualties
Every year this State has that man!
casulties in times Of peace. Does TN
not show that we need good hospital
here the same as they did In the wa
regions? Is 1t any less our duty I
provide for those who fall in the ser
vice of the community in the grea
} hattie of life? We have sacred cal
! here to go forth and carry the spiri
! that will remake and trans1gure tn
world"
1T is not necessary 70 beg the peopl
OF Wilmington for the money sal
: Mrs. L. Johnstone, campaign director
Just bring TO the attention of tn
people the story Of the hospital. The
will do the rest"
James S. Stirling, vice-chairmar
! presided at the banquet and extende
the regrets of William Winder Lairt
the chairman who received injuries ]
an accident recently. Other speaker
included DIR. Harrison w. Howell, Mr.
j. Wesley Weldip. Cornelius NJ. Smitl
of New York. The Right Rev. Phil
Cook. Bishop Of the Protestant Epis
copal Church in Delaware, offered III
: invocation and the Rev. James
Grant, Of St. Patrick's Roman Catholi
Church, pronounced the benediction