Evening journal., 1922-10-16
over 100000
in H0ME0. FUND.
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ny the members OF Ieam NO. 20
Mrs. J. Merrick Horn. captain; Mrs
r. ID. String. Lieutenant. This team
motored around to the various
schools today TO receive the yolun-
tary contributions which the pupils
had left with the principals. Team
No. so, Mrs. Carrie NJ. Pipes and DR.
Harvey Murray. captains, handled
the contributions from the five
schools for colored pupils.
\ DIR. Victor d. Washburn spoke at
today's assembly in the Wilmington
High School, explaining the needs
which prompted the campaign to
raise S250,OOO for the Homeopathic
Hospital. No solicitation was at
tempted, each contribution being a
voluntary offering OF the pupil
Because a large number Of Will
mington residents have called up
campaign headquarters to ask why
their subscription had not been So
licited. the campaign leaders today
decided TO ask through the press
that any person who has not been
visited send his subscription in TO
headquarters. Fifteen thousand
names had been divided on lists. but
up TO Saturday noon only 1900 had
been visited. Obviously the remain
ing number cannot be reached by
tomorrow night. Anyone wishing to
make a pledge is asked to send It
In the following form:
Wilmington. Del. October 81
1922 For the purpose of raising a
Construction. Equipment and En-
dowment Fund for the Homeopathic
Hospital Association OF Delaware,
and in consideration OF the pledges
OF others. 1 promise to pay 10 the |
Homeopathic Hospital Association of |
Delaware. John Hare. Jr.. cashier
OF the National Bank of Delaware,
Treasurer of the Campaign Fund |
Dollars. payable in
six equal semi-annual installments,
as follows; One-sixth on November
10, 1922, and one-Sixth on each 18th
day OF May and November thereaf-
ter. until said sum has been paid"
II is requested that any mail sub
scrlber sign name and address and
send the subscription to Homeopa-
thic Hospital Campaign Headauar-
ters. Wilmington Savings Found So
ciety building, 9th and Market
streets, where the subscription will
be entered properly on a card and
assigned 70 a team.
Secretary of State Alden R. Ben
ion has dedicated TO the Homeo-
'athic Hospital campaign the follow
ng verses:
What nobler deeds are done by man .
Than those embodied in your plan?
What can be done to do His will
Greater than healing a human i'll? ,
Z perchance some sudden blow =
Should lay some human being low.
is then we're glad because we know
There's some convenient place to 7
go. ,
Where expert treatment can be found l
And sanitary rules abound,
Where whlte-capped nurses with u
hands OF skill.
Can carry out the surgeons will. +
Where doctors cope with germ d. I
ease,
And bring the fevered patients .
ease. 4
Where beds are clean and air is pure, o
Where sanitation helps the cure. r
Requests from team captains to a
xtend the campaign beyond the
'eriod ending Tuesday night were b
eceived today by the vice-chairman {,
ames S. Stirling. Captains declar- Il
that their teams would be unable a
D reach all the prospective contri-
utors in the two days remaining and 81
xpressed certainty that they could q
btain many more subscriptions If 8.
llowed more time. The campaign OF
Vecutives today took up the question ir
extending the campaign another s.
ay II advisable.
Up to today and not including this br
'ternoon's report the daily record If
the Homeopathic Hospital cam fc
aign fund growth was as follows:
ctober 10, s35.S6s; October IL, s23,- Y
10; October 70. $53,652; October 81
B, S24.357.94; October IA. S22.927- w
B total for five days s16O, ,116.02. CT
The records OF the teams for the Ii
sriod up 10 and not including this ic
'ternoon's report follows: tn
Total for 5 fcc
Head days. di
xecutive Committee. J. S. s.
Stirling ........S26,96O.O0
These teams are in rota- Sc
,n up TO No. 40: p
.muel G.. Cleaver. .... 10000 +,
illlam Shinn .......... 2,O5O.00 "a