Evening journal., 1917-10-29
S57,627.3OO OF loan
TAKEN BY Delaware
State OverSubscribes its
Loan Quota More than
Four Times
BELLS, WHISTLES
ANNOUNCE TRIUMPH

Saturday night. at o'clock, bells and
whistles announced the news that VIII .
mlngton and Rural New Castle had over
subscribed their quota Of the Second
Liberty Loan by over four times the al
lotted twelve millions. The amount by
Saturday nights report, totalled so"-
627,3OO, and subscriptions are still COM
ing In. Il will be a matter OF days De
fore an exact estimate can be made. 1
The amount OF $3.50 was collected
on the last day Of the campaign.
During the ringing OF the bells, the
men and women Of the campaign com
mittees stood silently in the Rose Room
of the Hotel dupont, realizing now inc
day would forever stand out IN the
glorious record of Delaware history.
ats the echo Of the bells Of no
said Josiah Marvel, chairman OF the
Personal Solicitation Committee.
EVERY bank received subscriptions
until late Saturday night. The Dela-
ware Trust Company had olden time
hell-ringers attracting people on the
streets. Members Of the women's com
mittee were stationed all day on sat
,irdav. al street intersections and IN
front Of theatres. surrounded by LID
erty Loan posters, and busily knitting
for the men in service. The Boy Scouts
oIso had tables, and were soliciting SUD-
scrlntions. At the instance Of Otho Now
land photographs were made Of the
Enittinq-women and their tables, and
these viii be kept in the archives OF
delaware
Judge Ignatius C. Grubb gave
sneech pralslng the workers for theH
patriotic service and told OF the soou
Inc Liberty Loan would accomplish.
1T looked like a mighty DIG JoD'
said Mr.. Gibson, "when we were as
signed si2,OOOOOO 20 sell as our snare
put we have oversubscri5ed that
amount four times. and am well
pleased. -. .A,.
s"rhe committee wants to take TINS
onnortunitv to express its thanks ana
snnraciation 10 all who have aided the
county and city committee in the
work OF selling subscriptions, either
directly in the sale OF bonds, or IN
directly through their influence. IL 5
a credit to any one TO do thls Dis
for his country.
eve wish also TO thank those mer
chants who paid for advertisements
of the Liberty Loan campaign. lhey
showed their patriotism in a way ina
aided materially in the returns oo
tanned" , -. aha
The subscriptions obtained by tn e
Women's committee, 40 lot tOea ,
of s265,s0O was the largest alnoun'
reported. The Boy scouts lnsu -,
finishing with 1872 subscriptions to'
a total Of Si55,leO.
Retween the teams captained pS
Russell II, Durham ana Soionel - a',a.,
lin there has existed me $500,
60 re most subscriptions, but Col
onel Hamlin's subscriptions amount
ed TO more money. SO honois ~
tied. -, a.. v,ot,,ns
,ne camnaign a success in Middle
town was Jesse L. Sheperd, cha.rinai
~ the Niddletown committee.
colonel Hamlin then announced
,hat there were two punches OF suo
scr,ntions from the dupont employees
Tbev we're 1913 and 277, respectively
tra olso reported that the City Clul
on,nioves were 100 per cent patrlolC
Among the subscriptions reporte'
- enc Tor 500. 600 from the FRS
PRESBYTERIAN Church. $500. -,
Anoiher captain reported that anon
his iists were $50 subscriptions froI
Russian Jews. III
There was some misunderstandin
obout the subscriptions of the railroa
men Of the state. II Is UNDERSTOOD ll'
tbe amount subscribed was IN N
neighborhood Of $4,000.
Smother subscription was that
s2OOOO from the employees Of the JOSEF
Bancroft & Sons Company.
or course the subscription which pl
delaware at the head Of the states
the Union as 20 her contribution
The Liberty Loan campaign with u
Sf2OOOOOO which this State was ask
10 secure was the big dupont CompaI
contribution OF fifty million dollars.
With the Boy Scouts the contest 4
the three cash prizes OF So 500 and
offered by Scout Executive JOSIAH Ma
vel resulted as follows;;
John Reese, 90 subscriptions Slz'59U'
Brooke Stabler, % subscriptions 5'29O.
II SchaRrin, 81 subscriptions. 200.
Thos Stirling, 81 subscriptions 5000.
J.. Kenworthv. 10 subscriptions l,uO.
w. Hill. Ia subscriptions .. 1900
r. Richards, "a subscriptions l,sOO'
NJ. Walker, IA subscriptions sou
w Howell, u subscriptions. l'4OO
G. Galloway. - subscriptions 6oO
The ten highest individuals were
'0llows: .
lake Toplis ............'.'' 'Sz2'u WY
Iohn Reese ................' LOW
C.. Wilson .................. lO,09u
J. Danforth Bush ............ s'g9O
Z. Schagrin s.....-.....-...s .'-Oo
y. Hill ...............'..-'. t,9Oo
T. Stirling ................... Souo
r. NfcNisnns . $500
u Pichards . $500
The returns from yesterdays work
the banks and teams and the totals
the campaign in addition to the
Pont subscription were as follows;
Delaware Trust Co, subscriptions,
amount, Sl9l $50; Saturday, Sl5''
Total. $205,400
Wilmington Savings Fund, 500
Saturday, $4,000. Total, $4,000
Morris Plan Bank, $500.
Union National Bank, S529, 200; Sal
day, subscriptions, 1906; amount, ;
600. Total, S630,200.
Farmers Bank of Delaware, subsc
tions, %; amount Sl37,900; Stature
a. c1g 500 Total 81