Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
DEMAND Spreading
FOR Liberty BONDS
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headquarters for pushing a subscrip-
ton campaign for the bonds and adop-
ton OF the slogan that "red-blooded
Americans help their country by buy
ing Liberty Bonds" featured an en-
thusiastic meeting yesterday OF the
general committee on Liberty Loan
bonds Of the banks. banking houses
and trust companies OF this CITY.
At the same time that this meeting
was in progress the directors Of the
Diamond Ice and Coal Company Of
this city passed a resolution directing
the officers Of the company personally
TO canvass all employees Of the COM
pany to subscribe TO the issue and 10
promise them that the company would
handle their subscriptions on an IN
stallment basis. allowing the employees
TO nav so much each week. and the
company would handle the bonds free
OF charge and without interest on the
installment payments: .u %
AS explained by John S. Rossell or
the bankers committee. the Install
ment plan Of buying bond or bonds
provides that If a person takes a fifty
dollar bond. he or she can pay dol
lar a week for fifty weeks. or two dol
lars a week for fifty weeks for hun
dred dollar bond and so on up to
81. 600. The banks will not charge IN
terest on the payments, the interest on
the bond taking care OF that
The plan to open headquarters Is TO
insure this city and State meeting its
patriotic obligation, which calls for a
State subscription OF S15.000000 of
bonds. The headquarters will be open
ed this week and a representative Of
the banks, trust companies and bank
ing houses will be constantly in at
tendance to explain the bond issue,
the method Of paying for the same and
to boost the movement in this city.
The subscription time will expire the
last Of next week aud for this and that
week a big flying wedge campaign will
be on.
Industrial, labor, fraternal, political
and other organizations throughout
the city have notified the general COM
mittee that they will personally work
among their members to boost the loan
subscriptions. The general committee
of bankers also received word from
down-State cities and towns that the
movement is gaining momentum there.
The suggestion was made and
adopted that the headquarters have
this appeal: Red blooded Americans
help their country by buying Liberty
Bonds" The various financial insti-
tutions of the city are boosting and
working for the Liberty Loan TO the
exclusion Of a considerable part Of
their regular business and are en-.
thusiastic in the work.
Members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon
OF Delaware College are do
ing their part to help along with the
sale OF the government Liberty Bonds
On all envelopes sent out from tho
frat house the following notice Is
stamped in red letters do Your Bit
Buy a Liberty Loan Bond. Inquire a.
any Bank or Postoiiice.'
Manufacturers Interested.
The Manufacturers Association to-
day sent out to its members the fol-
lowing appeal in behalf Of the Liberty
Bond
Employers of labor hold positions Of
leadership in the present emergency
This position entails upon them the duty
Of national service which will directly
promote the Interests of themselves an,
of thrir employees, for it will make boil
participants in the task of financing The
present war.
"This service can best be rendered by
employers making it possible for EN-
ployes TO acquire bonds of the Liberty
Loan on the installment plan. Sugges
tons as to the manner in which thi
can be done are set forth in the memo
rsndum herewith. and il is urged upol
employers generally to undertake thi
national service whereby large number
of employees will be enabled TO share il
the responsibilities Of the nation, an op
portunity which might otherwise be de
MED them.
1--WE urge upon you TO set this plal
before your employees and secure through
them subscriptions TO the Liberty LOAF
IN such sums as they feel thcmselve
able to pay for. on the basis of a Ger
tain sum per week or per month for eacl
$50 bond subscribed for.
This association is cooperating wit
tho Liberty Loan committee of Whining
ton, which acts with the American
Bankers Association in this work at tn
request of the government.
Speakers TO explain this matter I
the workmen at your works will be pro
vided on Your request.
awe ask you to act Immediately {
the end that best results may be oh
tanned at the earliest possible moment.
Very respectfully.
WU.LIAn C. COXE,
GEORGE W. MORETON.
HENRY NJ TAYLOR,
Chairman Liberty Loan Committee.
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