Evening journal., 1922-09-09
DIR. VACCARO TO
Leave THECITY
Italian Friends TO Give Him
Farewell Dinner at Hotel
dupont
TO PHlLA. TO
BECOME SPECIALIST

Members OF the italian colony
will give a farewell banquet 10 DR..
Leopolud vaccsro. s24 West street,
at the Hotel DUPONT. on Tuesday
night. September 10. Or. Vaccaro
and his family will move to Philadel-
phia on october l. where he Will
specialize in urological surgery.
II Is expected that ESQ prominent
Italians. including numerous out-of-
town guests and officials OF the Ital-
ian government will attend the din
ner. DR.. Vaccaro is a Chevalier OF
the Crown OF italy, distinction con-
ferred upon him in 1921 by King
Victor Emanuel in recognition OF his
services during and Immediately af-
ter the World War
Arrangements for the farewell
banquet are being made by a COM
mittee composed OF Ernest Di Saba
tino. chairman; Joseph Fortunate
and Antonio Ventresca.
Dr. Vaccaro graduated from the
College OF Physicians and Surgeons.
New York. and was attached for a
time 10 the stan OF the Bellevue
Hospital. He also studied and grad
uated in medicine from the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania.
Coming TO Wilmington, in 1918.
DR.. Vaccaro served on the medical
stan OF the dupont Company under
the late DR.. Walter Hudson.
Shortly after his arrival here. DR..
Vaccaro was sent 10 northern Chile
by the dupont Company where he
attended the health OF a large en-
staf Returning 10 Will
mlngton. just as the influenza cpl |
iemic gripped the city, he worked |
night and day in aiding the strenu-
BUS fight made against the ravages
II The disease.
In September. 1919. DR.. Vaccaro |
vent 10 Washington. where he took /
i promient part in the aght OF his /
for recognition of their /
.lalms to Fiume and the Dalmatian
country. on September 8. 1919, he
Ippeared before the Senate Foreign
relations Committee. then consider
ng the Treaty OF Versailles, and in
forceful address presented the
laims OF the Italians 10 the disputed
erritory.
During the hearing. DIT. Vacarro
made the acquaintance OF President
Iardlng, then a member OF the Sen
tie and the committee. The friend
hip between the two has contin-
led and during the Presidents cam
,aign for office. DR.. Vaccaro vis-
ted him at Marion.
The physician took a leading part
n the drive among Wilmingtonians I
or the Italian government bonds
hortly after the close OF the war.
lie virtually directed the campaign
nd sold s205, 900 worth OF bonds,
citing a record for cities of this
re throughout the country.
For his work in this campaign DR..
accaro was highly commended by
le Italian ambassador and received
lie order OF the Crown. and finally ,
as signally honored by the Italian
overnment.
DR.. Vaccaro headed the various {
that welcomed distin- &
iished Italian visitors and delega-
ons here at the close OF the war. 4
e arranged for the visit of ten OFF, 3
RS and fifty sailors of the crew !
the Italian dreadnaught "Conte y
Cavour' when H. stopped at Phil 7
ielphia In October. 1919. The Wis a
ors were feted and officially re-
lived by the city. 4
When General Armando Vlttorio o
iaz, commander-in-ch OF the 4
allan Armies visited America late "
1921. DR.. Vaccaro. after weeks #
effort. secured through the Ital-
IN Embassy, a visit from the dis n
ngulshed soldier to this city. The {
sception accorded General Dlaz was o
ne Of the most notable ever given
visitor here.
DR.. Nacarro's new field offers him
laDy attractive opportunities. He
i'll make his home on South Broad
rect. In the heart OF the Italian {
olony which now numbers 25O.O0O.
here are but twenty native Italian ,
hysicians to serve their needs.