Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
CAMPAIGN WORKERS
RETARDED BY COLD
Decide. However. to Continue
Efforts 70 Secure Pales-
tine Fund.

Handicapped by the bitter cold.
coupled with the New Year holiday.
mon and women workers in the cam
paign of the keren Hayesod-Palestine
Foundation Fund--yesterdsy We're
able 90 raise only $4,000 in pledges to-
ward the $4,000 goal
with $1,000 short % the necessary
quota. the workers. AZ dinner last
nisht. unanimously decided 20 con-
tiruo the campaign al week and so
ever the top tn their endeavor 20 aid
the build up ~ Palestine as the home
land for their suffering co-relisionisis
a. he ware ryas,atcG lands Of Eastern
Europe.
undaunted by the disappointing
showing "a yesterday. the campaign
workers viii make personal appeals
fcr the Palestine fund. II was de-
cldcd 20, extend the activities of the
drive ana flying squadron" headed
hy Joseph kanotsky was Organized 20
visit Jews who resided In Sussex and
Kent counties
Yesterday was scheduled 20 be the
Las; day ~ the whlrlwind drive. which
had been started last Thursday night.
bar the workers. particularly the wo-
men after valiantly spending several
hours IN a hcuse-to- house canvass.
were unable % withstand the bitter
cold. Their work was retarded. but
they continued the canvass untl
dusk. when they gathered at a dinner
an the Hotel du Pont 90 make their
reports. Yesterdays Pledges brought
the total fund up % $1,000.
"Shnu We 20 cng" was the question
asked of the workers and team cap
fains BY william Topkia. the campaign
commander
The reply was an emphatic: Yes"
"Duf Jewish people IN Wilmington
aud Delaware should sacrihce-yes,
stiuf themselves % Injuries and even
necessities 90 help .heir starving
brethren who are v~a.ving 20 be ad-
rnltfed o. Palestine o., their last place
81 refuge" said AR. Topkis In partins
Instructions 40 the workers We ars
appealing 90 the Jewish conscience. Il
is matter q lie and death for tens
cf thousands q our brethren"
Il was stressed again az last nights
meeting that no pledges less than s2'
4. vlfi be accepted for the fund. Al
initial payment % one-fourth thi
amount or higher CONTINUATION Is per
fnissihio according 20 the Keren Haye
sud code. of "maaser"
Women workers again made a FIN
rcc9rd yesterday. The honor of Oh
'nininr the biggest number OF pledge
went % Airs Norman Slonsky. cap
tain 81 Team No. o. She obtaine.
si25 IN pledges. The second best re
suit yesterday was that of farr-
kaufman. captain 81 Team No s, wh
reported pledges amounting 20 sac;
Other team reports were. Mrs. Levi
raphelson. $500. Joseph Kanofsk,
s.tc. Horry Cohen. S21s: Mrs. Loui
Iopkis, $50; Samuel Msrgollne. sect
Among the larger contributions YES
1 rday were Mr. and Mrs. Baer Brown
400; the Delaware Beneficial So
cse,y. 800, the American Coal Com
rany. 300, Harry Topkis, 800. an
y l.. Levy 500. Thomas c. Cooper
non-Jew. contributed se5.
The aging squadron which wi
tour the state Includes in addition I
Mr. Kanofsky, who is a prominer
real estate mah ~ this city, Harr
Cohen. Max Darevsi<i, Louis Topsi
several OF the Women hav. also vo
urtoercd their services TO helm 1
carrying the drive through the stat.
Jacob Is. Hoffman. of philadclnhi,
who is regional director for Easter
Pennsylvania. Delaware and souther
New Jersey. wac among the speakei
last night. He made an eloquent pls
e. the Workers IN behalf of the Pale,
tine fund.
II was decided that The official clio,
of the cs,npalsD VIII be marked wi,
luncheon 81 the home u Lon
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