Milford chronicle., 1936-05-08
Y.W.c.A STARTS CANVAS
TO RAISE $4,000 FUND
[ConfinNea from ~ Pegel

sented to be honorary chairman Q
the campaign.
The whole Del-Mar-Va Peninsul
outside of Wilmington is to be can
Vassed for funds during the inten
sive drive, and a special cOmmitte
is now being selected to solicit init
ial gifts, the outlook for which wa
favOrably discussed at the pre-cam
paign meeting held last Tuesda,
night at the University of Delaware
attended by Professor and Mrs
George L. Schuster, Mr.. and Mrs
Richard l.. CoOch, Miss Anita Allen
Mrs. Ralph w. Jones, of Newark
Mrs. c. P. Townsend. president o.
the District Y. w. C. A., of Days
boro; Mrs. Helen Farquhar Sanford
New York; Mrs. c. H. Nutter, Mil
ford; Mrs. w. Watson Harrington
Dover; Miss Dorothy D. Roberts
executive secretary, Dover; Mrs. j.
E. DuttOn and Mrs. Sallie Sharp
Messick, SeafOrd; Mrs Peter Whal-
ey, Selbyville; and Mrs. Matte
Townsend, of Millville. Dean Winl-
fred ]. Robinson, of the Women's
College, was hostess.
Key Women, or Local Directors,
of the campaign have been appoint
ed from a group of prominent wO-
men in the various towns. the chair
man stated, and Business Girls and
Girls Reserves have volunteered
their help in Delaware City, New
Castle, Dover and elsewhere.
Girls from Maryland, Pennsylva-
MIA. New Jersey, New York and Del
aware attend Camp OtOnka between
June 90 and August 26, and pre-
season weekend for business girls
opens on June %.
Other members of the campaign
executive committee are: Mrs. Rich
ard l.. CoOch, general chairman,
Newark; Mrs. w. Watson Harring-
ton. chairman initial gifts, Dover;
Mrs Virginia f. Cullen. chairman
nublicity. I.ewes; Mrs. George
Ehinger, chairman Speakers Bur
eau, Kent county, Dover; Mrs. Sal
lie Sharp Messick. chairman Speak
ers' Bureau, Sussex county, sea-
ford: Mrs. John Shilling, chairman
Lists. Dover; Mrs. Charles p Town
send. chairman Hospitality, Days
boro; George s. Williams, Treasur-
or, MillsbOrO.
A luncheon for the Key Women
was held Tuesday at the residence
of Mrs. c. c. Sh0rb, 215 North state
street, Dover. in order that the
chairman, Mrs. Richard COoch,
might acuuaint them with campaign
plans and confer with them III re-
gard to organizing teams in their
communities for solicitation during
the week of May 1928.
There were present from over
twenty communities in the State, the
following representative women;
Mrs. Omar f. Jones, Mrs Ray Mont
ney. Mrs. Russell w. Sapp and Mrs
Ieda Short of Georgetown; Mrs.
Burton C. Cannon and Mrs. Robert
s. Long of Frankford; Mrs. Fl. NJ.
Waller of Delmar; Mrs. J0hn u.
McCabe, of RehObOth; Mrs. warren
G. Newton of Bridgeville; Mrs.
Ethel r. Magill of Smyrna; Mrs
George Bright of Delaware CITY,
Mrs. Conn and Mrs. COvingtOn u.
Townsend of Selbyville; Mrs. George
II. Waples of Milton; Mrs. Ralph W.
Jones of Newark; Mrs. Newlin I.
Booth of New Castle; Mrs. A. Bailey
Thomas of Camden; Mrs. Herbert /
Richardson of Rising Sun; MIS- /
George w. Mitchell of Ocean View; 1
Mrs. Arthur Taylor of Harrington; /
Mrs. Irene Vinyard of Houston; Miss /
Sara Rice of FELTON,; Mrs. Thomas
p. Murray, of Viola; Mrs. William }.
Davidson of CheswOld; Mrs. w. /
Glyn Newton, Miss Mildred Messick' I
Mrs. c. r. Cummins and Mrs. Es- .
tier Salmons of Dover; Mrs. J. N. |
Machines of st. Andrews School, /
Middletown. Other present were .
Mrs. Charles P. Townsend. Miss
Dorothy D. Roberts. Mrs. John Shill-
ing, Mrs. George Ehinger, Mrs. A.
A. Hearn and Mrs. w. Watson Har-
rington. Other Key Women from
Middletown, Milford and other COM
munities will be announced later.
"Groups of our Girls Reserves in
Seaford and Milford will take charge
of evening church services in chur-
cEes in their towns on May 10. Mo-
theirs Day" reported Miss Dorothy
D. Roberts, executive secretary OF
the District of Delaware Y. w. {. A.
adults near these communities are
asked to encourage the girls by at
tending these services to he marked
by candle-light ceremonials,