Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-16
LIBRARY CAMPAIGN TO
Be STATE MOVEMENT
Drive Begins Friday for $780,
600 for Memorial at
University.

All Deleware te united in the COM
,rg campaisn to raise 100000 with
which to erect a memorial 10 the SOL
d,ers of this state who were killed In
the world war. With this money
library building will be erected on the
grounds of the University OF Della
ware where the history OF these heroes,
war trophies and the signatures of
every man. woman and child who con-,
tributed 10 the campaign will be pre-
served for all time.
This campaign, suggested by DIR.
Walter Hullihen, president Of the
University, and taken up and foetered
by the alumni will be inaugurated at
a dinner meeting at the Hotel du Pont
on October 90. The drive Will close on
October q.
On Sunday. October %, from the
pulpit or rostrum of every place of
worship in the state, sermons or ref
erences will be made to the campaign
by the clergy of all creeds. who have
pledged their support TO tho move
ment.
On Saturday afternoon the thou
sands of school children of Whining
Ton will assemble in Brandywine park,
where DIR. Hullihen. Judge George
Gray and other prominent men will
address them. The Boy Scouts will
act as guards for the occasion. In
Georgetown another meeting OF citi-
zens will be held and plans are also
being made for big meeting al
Dover. In other towns and COM
munities OF the state similar meetings
are being planned.
The library building, the designs for
which have not been approved by the
trustees OF the university will con-
tain a tablet containing the names OF
the Delaware men who gave their
lives, an illumined volume giving their
histories, war trophies and the honor
rolls bearing the signatures OF every
man. woman and child who save tC
the campaign. These honor rolls viii
be distributed to every school. lodge
factory, civic society and organization
Everett c. Johnson. chairman of the
alumni committee which is pilotins
the campaign and Josiah Marvel
chairman of the executive committe,
directing the active work OF the drive
are both des:rous that every residen
OF the state shall be represented II
the memorial.1
DR.. Walter Hullihen, president o.
the University of Delaware has sum
married. for hasty headers what tn,
library campaign" Is, how the money
will be spent etc. He says:
"Of the 100000 sought, probably
s230.000 will be spent on the buildins
and grounds; 5000 on much needed
books and $4,000 Will be set aside a:
permanent endowment for the library
10 prevent its becoming an added ex
'pense to the taxpayers OF the state.
THE library will be called the Del
aware Memorial Library and tn,
support OF every organization in the
state Will be sought TO make this
the whole states memorial to the
citizens Of Delaware who lost theii
lives IN the great war.
"A cenral memorial hall will contain
bronze tablet with the names o
Delawareans who died in service.
"A handsome hand illumined vol
ume will contain one page devote'
TO the life history of each persol
whose name appears on the tablet.
"a section of the library will b
devoted to books relating TO the wa
and our connection with il.
"A section will he devoted TO book
of value to the teachers OF the pub
lie schools of the state. Arrangement,
will be made to send these books b
mail on request to any teacher
the state. The superintendent OF pub
lie instruction Will be member OF
committee which will determine whit
books shall be placed in this depar
mene.
THE funds for the expenses OF II
campaign have already been secure
so that every dollar contributed "!
go to the library fund"
Tonight, Josiah Marvel will broa,
cast the announcement OF the can
paign both east and west, north ar
souch, by means Of the radio. NJ
Marvel will be the guest OF the Pitt
burg alumni OF the University at di,
ner and the broadcasting Of his ma
sage with be the feature OF the fun
ton.