Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-21
OVER 500, 900 FOR
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
BEFORE DRIVE OPENS
Continued from page 1.

Henry B. Thompson, president OF
the Board OF Trustees of the Uni
versity. brought greetings from the
trustees. He said that the library had
been long considered and that now the
dream was about to come true. lie
was plea sed with the enthusiasm dis
played at the dinner and said that II
made his memory go back four or fiVe
wears 10 the wartime when citizens of
Delaware were always ready to re-
spond to the call of the nation for
all campaigns, just as they were doing
in this memorial to the heroes who
have passed on. Mr.. Thompson said
thst he wanted every man, woman ana
child to give to the campaign so that
IL might be a true memorial.
The renewed sacrifice of the school
children of Walnut Green school In
| ChrietIana hundred. seems to make
them stand out pre- eminent among
their fellows. Mrs. Henry II. Thomp-
| scn, whoee life has been made most
| interesting by the work she has done
for her community, told how during
| the war h,e children saved their pen
MES and bought n liberty bono.
| When the question OF helping the IL
brary campaign arose this week they
cheCrfully said they would give the
bond Others doubtless viii make sim
| ilar contributions.
The pennies of the children were
matched by Pierre 9. du Pont, VINO
attended the dinner, because his hear,
| is with the university. TO which ne
has made handsome gifts. He had been
| told he would not be asked to make
speech. But when II wac announced
that no and Mrs. du Pont had given
$50. .OOO. there was no refusing the de-
mands that came from all sections Ct
the dining room for a speech. Mr.. du
Pont said that he hoped the library
| would be true memorial. That q
do so every one must give eomething
even II It was nothing moro than a
penny.
One of the most important an
nouncements IN connection with thf
drive was that every penny giver
would go directly 20 TIE turd. be-
cause group of men had pledged &c
defray all the cxHense Of the cam
palgn.
A pleasing musical program wac
furnished during the dinner by The
following members Of the University
Of Delaware Orchestra, who occupied
tho balcony: Howard Crawford. lead
er: Paul Winthrup. piano; Theodore
PYLE. flute. Mr.. Vail and Leroy
Corkran, violine: Herbert Lank. sax
opnone: Ralph Seigrist, drums, ant
Albert O. II. Cirfer. Jr,. banjo. How
ard Hedger, one Of the pianists. as
SISTED in arranging the music. All ar
students of the university. Their eX
cellent work was a revelation 20 man,
OF the diners.
II is impossible, Mr.. Thompaoi
} stated 10 turn out tho best graduate
without such a library as is propose,
and for that reason the trustees wer
back of the movement 10 n man.
TO Preserve War Records.
DIR. Walter Hullihen. president G
the university, responded to the toas
THE Library Memorial. He preface
= his remarks with brief description
: of what the library would stand fol
, II would be the place where the rec
3 ords OF the dead soldiers would be ker
. and where the autograph Of ever
;. one who gave to the campaign woul
! be preserved. In addition TO thoe
. who gave their lives during tho wa
{ the names OF those who were ker
: at home, but who did their bit IN war
r time service would be also place
3 among the memoirs ofVhe library. u,
e Hullihen said that In many othe
states the money with which 10 bull
memorial 70 the soldier dead wa
being gotten by legislat tive appropr
: alton, but that in Delaware it wa
p, proposed 10 make this true memoi
: lal from the people by having III
. people pay the bill He told of III
efforts underway IN Texas, IllinoI
. Kentucky and other states for simlla
a | memorials.
7 Endorsements have been given II
Y project by the American Legion, Fec
O Grafton OF Women's Clubs, sta
$ county and local boards of education
;, bankers, parent-teachers association
L and by civic, business and social clul
e In every city, town and village
d told Of some OF the work the universi'
P, Is doing among the boys and girl
n Of the state. more than 1000 Of who
e are being aided by extension worke
i Of the summer school, where instruC
: ors are helped and IN kindred oth'
" ways. He said that the university hi
e been handicapped by its lack OF
II library and that such a library wou
'e give to the e~boys and girls OF Delawa
% an equal chance with other stat
V lr an educational way. He closed WI
y the statement that there was no dou
:. about the success of the campait
= because Of the way in which De-wa
citizens did things.
Endorsed by Gen. HOlbrook.
r Major General Willard a. Holbroo
! chief of cavalry Of the United Stat
y army, was introduced as man w
,s had made his record. The gener
I'd who served during the SPANS
Is American war under General Jam
K II. Wilson Of this city and who h
ic been advanced from post 10 post un
- he has reached his present high =
s. sition, said that he was sorry the Sc
e. retary of War could not be prese
at TO be a party to the launching of Il
Id campaign. He told of the way :
s. world IS erecting memorials 10
r soldier dead and that one OF the
m results OF the world war We're the
lg forts being put forth 10 see that wa
p we're made impossible in the future
s. said that the only way to bring abe
such a happy condition would be
Us learn to master war. He said II
We personally he felt that the world "
ne was our war from the beginning.
ne recounted the. many deeds OF our S
. diers and by the folks at home "
1s' stood by them so Loyalty in every de-
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