Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-13
RAISE S2,952,25O
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
UP TO NOON TODAY
Represents 2.20l Private and One
Corporation Subscription
to Campaign.
PARADE AND CONCERT

At noon today Chairman John $
RosSell of the Liberty Loan Committee
for Wilmington and New Castle county
announced that the subscriptions from
this section had reached the three mil
hon mark.
"Irp to this hour said Mr.. Ross~r
the subscriptions OF 2,20l persons,
amounting 10 sl,452,25O, has been re-
ported at Liberty Loan headquarters.
X du Pont de NcmourS Company has
duplicated this by an initial subscription
Of Sl.500,000
The clearing skies early this morning
resulted in the Liberty Loan officials dc
Gliding 10 hold a short street parade thus
afternoon in connection with the visit o1
/ Sousa's Great Lakes Naval Band 70 this
city. This had been the original lnten-
tion. but the stormy weather ot the cntlrc
+ week caused the plans to be changed YES
tcrday
If the weather docs not become stormy.
the parade this afternoon, consisting OF
sailors from the Manhattan and Nara
cansett and soldiers guarding the sh4f-
wards, with Boy Scouts and Camp flrc
Girls. will form on Front street on the
arrival OF the band from ihlladeipha
on the 2.0S train
ne IOutt 0i tllt- itA& dtaR - IND 90 RAA
Market street to Tenth 70 King street
to the steps OF the Public Building. where
a stand has been provided. Here the
band will give an open air concert if the
rain holds of. In casc II should rain, the
concert will bc gwen in the High School
auditorium.
According 10 the plans this morning
there was 10 be an evening concert any
wav at the High School for those wht
could not attend the open-aIr program
While the concert IS proceeding thi-
afternoon. boy and girl scouts will clrcu-
late among the audience distributing sub
scription blanks and there will be Lib
crtv Loan workers there ready to receive
them. There will be short address by
BENJAMIN Ludlon OF Philadelphia ana
4 Rae du Bell, but the addresses VII
not he lengthy.
APPEAL To EVERY CITIZEN
Chairman Rossell gave out today thf
following earnest appeal Of Governor
Passmorc OF the Federal Reserve Bank
Of Philadelphia
This Is a direct personal request tc
YOU TO do your utmost TO make the third
Liberty Loan a success
we must win this war Not until
We do win Il can the world have peace
Men We have by the million ready u
give their lives 10 tins great end
Money We must have ity the billion
properly TO equip, transport and care
for our men The government does not
ask for this money as gltt, but as d
loan Every cent viii bc repaid with
interest
1T is your duty a. q loya American
citizen TO make every personal sacrifice
To eliminate waste and all unnecessary ex-
penditure and 70 lend the government
every dollar YOU can possibly spare
In addition tQ-thc bonds YOU may
buy yourself YOU should feel q personal
responsibility for every member Of your
household
The United States expects no, merely
hat every citizen snail do his duty, but
has already made great War expenditures
IN the sure confidence Of your support
The duration Of the war will b. nea-
surably shortened If each individual viii
bend every effort to us vigorous prosecu-
ton
II was reported today that d pocket
book containing Sl4 collected by persons
raising funds to buy Liberty Bonds had
been lost on Franklin street near Front
or on a Second street car The finder
should return it TO u East Fourth street
second floor.
The firm of L. j. Ninkehnan & Co,
ii Broad street New York, has sub
scribed to 100000 new Liberty Loan
through tho Seaboard National Bank
Winkelman &, 10 have a branch Office
ia the Ford Building, this city