Smyrna times., 1927-05-11
SERVICE Citizens MAY Be
CONTINUED UNDER NEW PLAN
,ovyUTTEE TO BE NAMED TO
ooyC1DFR PLAN AND REPORT
p 5. dupont Iells 81 o5o,, oi "o[k oIa,. q !, Las'
legislature; Dr. ooeil MAKES IN
toresting Report OF the work


tsresting Report of the Work
rbo+ber the Service Citizens Of
Dr,rare shall continue with the in
,,s.t ., and cooperation of a larger
Mn nber IF people, or shall be disband
ras left To a further meeting at
!. annual meeting Of the organiza-
4, last week. This decision was
...bad after DR.. Joseph H. Odell, di
S<or ' of the organization had made
4 ronort in which he stated that ar
,,cements had been made to disband
.,snse that trust created by Pierre
ipPont ends in July and Mr.. du-
S,t himself had made the remark
y. # The work was to continue there
ImH BE- more people interested and
! ,bould not be one man organiza-
IN At this point John G. Saylor
-rrsd that a committee be appointed
!, consider the matter and report to
,,otber meeting. This was decided
m,r and the committee will be ap-
mrted later. Mr.. duPont's speech
=, one of the striking features of
n meeting for with his usual candor,
nj with a total lack of i'll feeling to-
nrd anyone, he made resume of
ambitions in this State which could
MI fail to attract attention. Allud-
NJ tOh imself as a political renegade,
he man who has done so much for
he schools Of Delaware, declared that
wing political had happened in this
wmty since Lincoln was born be-
ua;e all think that they must refer
Ink to him to justify their actions.
Fz persons know why they vote eX-
ethat Jackson and Lincoln once
Ea nd participated in politics." he
izaa Mr.. dupont insisted that
xns f the men and women present
EbFere interested in politics, should
habe to devise some successful plan
niE which the work Of the organ
Hdon can be carried on. He deplor-
d the manner in which the last Leg
stature had conducted business and
scared there was not a measure
passed but could have been decided by
\ The flip Of coin 50 far as the inter
4 st Of the legislators was concerned.
y lelaware, he said, could afford to APP
q 8pupriate 100000 for schools and
4 waste half Of it but it could not af-
ford to do the same with all depart
i nents. He then alluded to his re-
/ Test to the Legislature for an appro-
HiatiOn Of $4,000 for an audit of the
rate school tax department but the
legislature allowed but $4,000 when
vas pointed out that $4,000 was re-
glFed to get men capable of doing
1 work. Reference was made to the
iHhcoming report of the National
lTey Board On the assets and LA
llhes Of Delaware. This report will
Dow liabilities of about S33,000,000
NJ assets Of about s99,OOO,0OO. This
the first time that the assets and
abilities Of State have been cal
4a.ed the same as they would be in
Rness. Mr. DUPONT concluded BY
Passing the work Of DR.. Joseph H.
@- thed irector, and his associates
Gne excellent work done. H. Rod
Sharp read the minutes of the
y meeting and Miss Mary Hunter,
s1eiary to DIR. Odell, read the fnan-
statement for the year, showing
receipts of the Service Citizens
@ Sl12,515.97 and expenditures
asOs.l5, and Of the School Auxili-
receipts S664,720 and expendi-
as A56775.
= Odell Reports on Money Spent
y. Odell read his annual report, in
l'n ne announced that the Della
n School Auxiliary and the Service
-lens Will continue until the work
"mpleted without any lowering Of
Slards this year. The total amount
Gearing up its work will be $34,-
which sum is distributed as fol-
= Americanization Bureau, S4260;
smunity organizations, 6450; Edu-
'nai Bureau S364O; offices expens-
I Is SSlV,oo7; attendance campaign,
III. ~ iIorelgn study plan $4,000; in
mas, S2OO. When the organiza-
! closed there will be about S1O,-
slt IN the treasury. Since 1918
uuFont has contributed to the
@.afe School Auxiliary, $4,846,-
~ 70 the Service Citizens, $780,
~ making KIN total of S5,656, ,202.65.
ouen included in his report the
v r'gainate ~. expenditures Of the Ser
NM: 1g:l'izens and the Delaware School
~. mary, both endowed by Mr.. du-
s~se y 70 April 30. For the con
n..;o iOn and contribution to the con
NJ. r.iOn Of white schools, 81 ,899,69
S,maI 1T spent, and for negro schools
" snOut sa the State, $1,516,022.09
M 10 Igelt; ~ The organizations spent
ss,a 'o'l5 Tor the University of Del
I GDss. ana $99,733.97 for the State
si0esti 1or Colored Students. For
a, i1a 0iaa IN IN general, the expenditure
ac4tiiyi,ias i'o'o 'o.8l, and for educational
sllN u within the schools, S1O9,-
Nh n me Americanization Bureau
ast sbono h. u IT. ITS auxiliary departments
Ars g'h i 70 pc Continued in State