Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-19
Catholic Daughters Want $4,000
To Finance Home For Girls


For the purpose Of raising money |
with which to continue their welfare
activities in Wilmington. the Catholic !
Daughters OF America have just an
nounced that n drive for $4,000 VIII |
be launched on August %. The cam |
paign will continue for one month. or
until September 20. Inasmuch as the
members have never before asked for
funds from tho public. although they
have been constantly active in max
ing the city better place in which 70
live. they are confident that they will
have reached their goal before the
| lapse OF a month.
On August the organization. pur
chased the homo of Mrs. Preston Lea
at 900 Delaware avenue with the in
tention OF converting Il into an up
| to-date boarding house for young wo-
men who are employed, and at the
same time TO maint1in 1t as a club
house for the members. In order 10 eff
| feet the changes and alterations that
will be necessary the organization will
need considerable funds, and all plans
will have to be postponed until these
have been secured Part OF the money
raised in the campaign VIII be used
TO carry on the home project and com
plete payments on the building and
the remainder will be devoted TO the
various welfare activities that are be-
ing sponsored by the organization.
The residence at 900 Delaware ave-
nue. is ideal for the purpose for which
II is intended. The rooms are large
and spacious, with plenty Of windows.
and have every convenience. There
is a fine. largo porch and lawn at
the front In the rear there is a
long tract Of land which viii permit
the establishment of vaWous kinds Of
outdoor sports when the home has
finally been accomplished.
During the last three days Of the
drive for funds. on September 81, %
and 23, there will be a lawn fete held
at the home. Plans have already been
started for this affair. Suppers will
DO served on all three days from to
Z o'clock in the evening, and there Will
be numerous other attractions. The
fete Will provide fine opportunity for
persons interested to visit the Catho-
lie Daughters new home and view
1t at first hand.
Miss Mary A. Moran, the efficient
grand regent of the Catholic Daugh-
tiers. is general chairman of arrange
ments for the drive. The section OF
the county represented by Wilmington
New Castle. Henry Clay and Claymon;
has been divided into eleven districts
each with a canvassing committee, The
chairmen Of the districts are as fol-
lows: District No. /, Miss Catherine
|, McDade; District No. 2, Miss Mary
A. Moran; No. 8, Mrs. Agnes Monigle
. No. 4. Miss Mary E. Reagan; No.
Miss Agnes O'Hara; No. S, Mrs. Nea
b. Kelly; No. z, Mrs. James Freeman
No. 8, Miss Mary Mcguire; No. 8
: Mrs. Tilghman Hubert; No. 10. Mrs
Frank Milano. The chairman fol
District No. II has not yet been ap
J pointed.
The Catholic Daughters OF America
have local membership of about $50
II was organized, taking the name o
: Court Our Lady OF Lourdes, No. All
on March Z, 1920. with a charter mem
bersthp of $50 women of Wilmington
Its purposes are ITO promote tn
special and intellectual interests of it
y members; TO advance the educationa
- interests of those with whom it come
in contact; and 10 give aid and assist
ance to the i'll, disabled or destitute
and chiefly 10 provide a home ant
home surroundings for women who's
support is dependent upon their owl
! exertions."
II One of the chief enterprises OF IN
organization during 1920 and 1921 wa
the maintenance of a child healt
center at and Head streets. Dur
ing the greater part of those year
the organization paid all the expense
o. the centre in that section. Sine
the state uade an appropriation 70
child welfare work. and consequent
financed this centre, the organizatio
has had the centre painted and rem
ovated so that it now compares IA
vorably with any centre in the STATE
and does much for the preservation c
children's and mothers health in tina
section of the city. Assistance is pre-
vided for the nurse by two member
of the child welfare committee, VIII
visit the centre each clinical day. Ere
milk is supplied TO the children {
needy families, regardless of race c
creed, upon the recommendation c
/, the nurse. TheSamount expended &c
4 this purpose monthly amounts to abo,
n sS5. Recently, at the expense of til
N committee, 200 of the children wer
VI taken on an outing 10 Beaver Vale,
y and parties are held from time (,
Il time. Mrs. E. f. Higgins is chairrna
y of the committee in charge of tn
work.
X Relief work of all kinds is carrie
on by special committee OF whic
Miss Mary E. Reagan is chairma
During the trying periods OF La
winter, when many We're without foe
> as result of unemployment, tn
\ committee gave generously of its fun,
a for the relief Of the poor. regardle
| Of creed. With the cooperation Of u
| Associated Charities which invest