The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-12
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house canvass which brought a to-
tai of S4,315. Each captain and
m.ior in her division was given
rose and were generously APP
plauded. This was the first tasq
for the clubs which have Just been
organized. Mrs. Paul Ehman. who
was co.leader for the group, is
i'll so Mrs. Bower assumed full
responsibility. ...
Residents OF Ypsilanti OF Greek
extraction also had an inspiring
report They had been solicited
by Constantine Alex and pledged a
total of $1,035.
Another new group this year was
the Michigan Central employees who
were contacted on the train from
here to Detroit by Kenneth Porter
and H. C. Renwick. Approximate
ly $500 was pledged.
Fine Record
Individual groups in the city
also presented a fine record under
leadership of Wallace Hayden.
Ford Generator plant pledged
$500: Peninsular Paper Company,
1000; Motor State Products Com.
pany, $500 and United Stove Co.,
S5O4.
Directs Drive
Don NJ. Silkworth. who stepped
into the post of August Keller
whose illness prevented him from
conducting the drive, was Landed
for the excellent result Of the cam
paign. Mr.. Silkworth. after hay-
ing served al chairman for several
years. had asked to be relieved Of
the responsibility this year, but
again responded generously when
need arose, DR.. Wescott pointed
out.
Joseph II. Thompson, under di-
rection OF the special gifts com
mittee raised s19.737, well over
their quota OF $4,000 announced
that contributing groups which
had made especially fine records
would be presented with an honor
airy scroll suitable for framing
Heading this list were those Of
Greek ancestry. Others were the
Automobile Club of Michigan, Bey-
er Hospital Ford Motor Co., Hart
wick Wescott Lumber Company,
Huron Gray Iron Foundry, Michi-
gan Ladder Company, Michigan
State Normal College, Peninsular
Paper Company, Bell Telephone
Co.. Ypsilanti Police Department,
Motor State Products Co, Post Of
fee Employees, d. NJ. Silkworth
oil Company, Streicher Tool and
Die Co, Tucker Aviation Co, Warn-
ner Dairy, Weinmann-Matthews
Drug Co., and Ypsilanti Daily Press.
To Paul Ungrodt, secretary of
the Board of Commerce on whose
shoulders much of the burden W
the drive had fallen and to Mrs
Ethel II. Hanson. also of the Board
Of Commerce, gifts were presented
by thes members OF the campaign
committee, in recognition of their
services. Work OF A. B. Curtis on
Community Fund accounts was also
acknowledged and a letter from
Mayor Ross K. Bower commend
ing the committee on the splendid
campaign was read.
Totals of the divisions we're
special gifts, sf9,737: house to
house canvass, S431G; Industrial,
S6,201: College, $1,000: CONNER
cial and industrial. S4,797. OF
these amounts, total paid in cash
was s18.5SO.
There are still a few reports to
/ be added, the most outstanding be.
ing that Of the Ford Bomber Plant.
That solicitation is being conduct.
ed by the Detroit Community Fund
and Ypsllanti Community Fund
will share in the total.
The dinner program was patrio
/ tic with Haydn Morgan directing
community singing and soldiers
from Fit. Custer providing other po
l pular vocal selections. Prof. Carl
! Lindegren and one OF soldiers were
! accompanies. William McCand-
less, through whose influence the
Army musicians were sent here
was unable to appear due to trans
1 portation difficulties encountered
J in Jackson.
Table decorations we're in red
white and blue.
Invocation was by Rev. Gordon
Speer OF the Congre gational
I Church.