Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-19
Do YOUR BIT BY
Purchasing BOND
John S. Rossell Appeals
Again in Behalf of
Liberty Loan
MAY BUY ON THE
INSTALLMENT PLAN

The importance and imperativeness
of subscribing TO the Liberty Loan
were brought before the members OF
the General Wilmington Committee on
National Defense at their meeting
last night by John S. Rossell, treas
urer Of the committee. Mr.. Rossell
appealed to the men for the best help
in subscribing to the bonds, and set
forth the discouraging fact that not
one-haif OF the bonds have been SUBJ
scribed for and that q nationwide /
campaign has now been started for /
the distributing of the bonds.
Mr.. Rossell said:'
Gentlemen, wish to speak seriously
to you about the government loan OF /
81 ,000.O 100000, more popularity known as
the Liberty Loan. II il extremely un- !
fortunate and embarrassing that not (
more than one-haf that amount has |
been subscribed at this time and It has |
been found necessary to inaugurate |
nationwide campaign to make the loan
a success. This two billion dollars Is |
only small part Of the total wealth OF
the nation which ! am sure would be
nearer TO two hundred billions It also
seems reasonable when this nation is
! about to undertake such stupendous
task as this war promises to be that it
should call upon its people for financial
/ help.
"The difficulty seems to be that none
/ Of us realize that we are at war. Now
| even at this very moment our feet may
be engaged with the enemy and tomor-
row we may rise and be Mortified toI
] hear that some unforeseen disaster has
overtaken our boys. That, and only
something like that, perhaps, will make
US realize that we are at war.
"The incentive 20 help the govern
ment financially is certainly great,
and we should use our utmost en-
deavors 10 promote this loan Nothing
impossible is asked The government
has placed these bonds within the
reach Of the multitude. making the
bonds as low as $50 in denomination.
II is not necessary to pay the entire
amount down at once, and for further
convenience OF the people the follow
ing table OF payments has been pre-
pared:
Two per cent when the bonds
are bought: eighteen per cent. on
June Is; twenty per cent. on July 80;
thirty per cent. on August 10 and the
remaining thirty per cent. on August
80.
without money the government
cannot carry on the war. II the
,people have not confidence enough "a
trust the government financially and
aid It In this time OF greatest peril
the greatest our country has ever
gone through, what will happen L
our country? We as a nation will b.
utterly discredited on the other sid
= of the Atlantic and what will be tn
lamentable attitude we will be place.
in before the whole world"
At the conclusion OF Mr. Rosselll
: address, the audience applauded Wig
} orously in commentator OF his sen
ltlments. And the ability with which b.
made his views and the general sit
, uation known to the public won hin
3 commentator from all.
( For The promotion of the sale o.
= the bonds here. circulars urging th'
2 importance OF subscribing TO the loaI
( are being distributed throughout the
} city. The attention Of all citizens
J is being called to the loan, and It i
. set forth that those unable to do
military duty can do their Bit b.
r subscribing to the loan.
= The circulars distributed today Sc
e forth:
"You are entitled to a part" thu
circular continues. mo safer invest
ment in the world. One Of the bond
will be a treasure TO you. 1t viii
be an evidence of your love Of coun
try. Denominations as small a
, $50"
ARRANGEMENTS are being mad
! where the Liberty Loan will be ad
vertised on the screens Of local mo
q ton picture theatres. and beginning
next week two-minute addresses vii
q be given in these theatres explaining
n the proposition.
r. d. Norton. OF Philadelphia, VIII
= has charge of the campaign in tina
!. city. conferred yesterday with ]. Ches
Ter Gibson. of the Union Natona
bank. and promised to co-operat
with the local committee along al
j. lines.
: The appended list Of banks an
y bankers are taking subscription
q without any cost to the SUBSCRIBERS o
- profit to themselves;
National Bank OF Delaware, Farm
= ers' Bank, Wilmington Savings Fun
Society. Union National Bank, ART
sans Savings Bank, Security Iru'
and Safe Deposit Company Centr'
National Bank, Equitable Trust Con
= many. Wilmington Trust Compan'
ty delaware Trust Company, IndustEii
In Savings and Loan Association, WI
l. mington Morris Plan Company, SEQ
It. and Company, F. d. Laekey and Con
* many. c. I. Hudson and Compan,
as NieIds. Yerkes and Company Lal,
in and Company, George p. Bissei
d, owens, Anderson and Rumtord'
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