Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-06
PLACARDING State
With BOND POSTERS
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above. from the Liberty Bond head
quarters in the old City Hall this
morning. When it is realized that
each subscriber to a $50 bond can
give so much aid and comfort to the
soldiers who are lighting for the coun-
try it is expected by the general
committee in charge OF the loan CAM
paign, that there will be a more en-
thusiastic response to the call Tor sub
scribers.
The drive is going steadily forward
today and new subscribers are com
ing in in fairly good sized numbers.
Tonight az the headquarters there
will be another mass meeting with 2
1 speaker to explain The bond ana urge
subscriptions.
Wilmington and Delaware are
being placarded from end to end with
10000 government Liberty Bond post
ers. calling on the people Of the city
and state to rally to the govern
ment with their dollars Recently J..
Chester Gibson, secretary OF the gen.
eral committee of banks, banking
houses and trust companies. charge
OF the loan subscriptions, received
600 of these posters for use in this
city and vicinity. Getting in touch
with the wilmington Billposting Com
pany. Mr. Gibson was able to get the
entire consignment posted.
Yesterday Mr.. Gibson received 5000
n
with Postmaster James ]. English it
was decided TO place these posters
down the State. This morning Post
master English hired an automobile
and went down the State interview
ing every postmaster in the State to
secure his cooperation in getting the
posters displayed. 1t is expected that
every postmaster will cooperate in
the movement so that in a few days
this State will be literally "plastered"
with Liberty Bond posters.
With 10000 posters to be put up It
is the plan Of Mr.. Gibson to have
them so placed that every community
in the State, no matter how small
shall have its attention drawn to the
Liberty Bond movement There will
then be no excuse for people with the
means to do so, not subscribing for
the bonds, as the posters will show
what the taking Of even one bond
means to the government.
Womans cooperation in the big
liberty loan drive in this city was as.
sured yesterday as the result OF
meeting Of the city's leading women
at the New Century Club, the meet
ing being addressed by p. 3. Robi-
nette. who was in Belgium in 1914;
John Mason, vice-president of the
Commercial Trust Company. Of Phila-
delphia; the Rev. A. II, Thompson,
pastor Of ST. Pauls NJ. E. Church;
W. Newell Barnard, Jr. OF the per-
sonal solicitation committee of the
local loan organization and John S.
Rossell president of the Security
Trust and Safe deposit Company.
Mrs Charles r. Miller presided, in
Producing the various speakers. She
read poem by Edward Everett Hale.
written fifty years ago, entitled Take
the Loan"
Each speaker emphasized the alb
solute need of money with which to
finance the war. Mr. Robinette gave
brief outline of conditions In
Belgium and how they might be re-
peated in this country unless Prus-
sianism Is conquered. He said that
America must feed, clothe. finance.
provide munitions and transportation
for the thin line Of the nations allies
which separate tiis country from
Prussianism. The speaker said that
it requires the services Of five or six
men behind the line to keep one man
in front.
Mr.. Mason said that ten million sub
scribers are needed by the nation TO
properly prepare and defend itself
and called attention 10 the fact that
If the British battleships should fail
and If the western battle line should
break, nothing could save this coun-
try from getting first hand dose Of
real war.
John S. Rossell brought out tho
fact that should Germany seek to in
wade this country taat Delaware Is
in the most dangerous section ofithe
country. and he urged that the men
and women of this city take this war
seriously, more seriously than thew
have heretofore and that they see
the need Of finances to prosecute the
war.
DR.. Thompson brought out the fact
that only five per cent OF the wealth
OF this nation is needed TO subscribe
the loan five or six times over. He
urged a great drive in this city for
the loan.
Mr.. Barnard outlined the general
plan for organizing the women. and
sand that II is particularly desirable
that every woman in the city con-
stitute herself committee OF one
10 secure subscriptions.
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