Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-21
SUNSHINE SOCIETY.
BEGINS ITS CAMPAIGN
To Raise a Fund Sufficient to
Purchase No. 1409 Della
ware Avenue.

For the first timc during its 10
years OF unselnsh service In Whining
ton and other parts Of Delaware. the
International Sunshine Society 10
making a public appeal for funds to
purchase It's present headquarters,
Sunshine Hall, l409 Delaware avenue.
and to set aside a fund, the income to
he used for It's various activities.
This society. which has branches In
nearly every state in the Union, sand
in many foreign countries, Is non
scctarian. and gives help To the needy
irrespective OF race or religion. 1t has
done much work also among the
blind. the most notable case being the
care OF blind Baby Ellen Of Delaware,
now In the International Sunshine
Arthur Home for blind babies. located
MT summit. n. j. The society also loans
wheel chairs, supplies dainties and
flowers FOR the sick; its members pay
visits to hospitals to read to patients
confined therein. and also to write
letters for them. Some of tho branches
specialize in n certain helpful service
such as furnishing books and maya
zines to hospitals, homes and instttu-
tons. aiding in Juvenile Court deten-
ton work. furnishing spectacles fol
those with defective vision, and givins
. further help to the needy.
Many poor family has this society
TO thank for material help in great
distress. Many unemployed have beer
aided to secure positions, and many
not in material want have beer
cheered by the kind sympathy ane
philosophy OF tho Sunshine Society.
Sunshine Hall. 1909 Delaware ave
nue.. has a frontage of $50 feet and 6
depth of 175 feet, containing more
than one-half an acre. The upper par
Of the house is let to tenants FOL
residential purposes. and 1t has beer
estimated that the income therefron
would pay the taxes and running eX
penses of the building. and bring {
reasonable return on the investment
IL is proposed to purchase this build
ing outright This would place ut th'
disposal Of the society the entfr'
ground floor OF the building, togethe
with the adjacent lawn. There woult
be space for offices and committe'
rooms for the society, and room
seating more than $50 which coul'
be rented out for social gatherings
The society has two pianos, victrols
full equipment Of chairs, dishes, etc
and would be in position to Civ
suppers. luncheons. etc.
The plan Of the committee in charg
Of this campaign IL to raise sun
SUFFICIENT TO purchase this headquar
ters that IL may not only be n plac
for the activities OF the Sunshine So
ciety, but may be used also as a cen
ter for various womcn's organizations
who have no headquarters of thei
own. A reasonable rental would b
charged these clubs, and thus IL woul
be unnecessary 10 ever again make
public appeal for funds. 1t is ais
pointed out that with the additions
vacant land. the society would be 4
a position to build a swimming poo
which would be open to public schoc
children and others under certai
conditions.
The campaign headquarters are 10
Gated Mt Sunshine Hall, 1903 Delawar
avenue, where campaign directors, OF
fice secretary and other workers wi
be in daily attendance from now unit
the close OF the campaign.