Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28

One hundred millions of people begin
TODAY to lend. six billions of money and
more to their country.
IL is great dramatic incident In the
history of Democracy. with the most
splendid men and women in the country
taking part.
II IS with the spirit of devotion and
gratitude that people are lending TO their
government. They welcome great oppor-
tunity.
To the women belongs exclusively the
house To house canvass. They penetrate
every hamlet and remote rural district.
every denselv crowded tenement of the
great cities.
They 90, digniiicd by Federal appoint
ment, bond sellers. appointed by the
secretary of the treasury. and as such they
are not 10 be lightly treated, they are To
be received as representatives - = great
government. They carry the bond shop
to the mass of people, they carry oppor
tunitv for investment with the hest Sc
curitv this world affords. They are not
suppliants.
All workers will wear on their arms.
an insignia that never fails to inspire re-
Spect the Liberty Bell BY this sign
they will be known.
The house to house canvass Is designed
for bond selling. and for propaganda.
vast deal of information Is procured IN
this way. for the spirit of the people rs
: whole is revealed For this reason few
instructions IN addition to actual selling
are gwen, and they are there: Note name
Of person who refuses To buy and reasons
Names of those who SAY they have
bought. and from whom.
k1x ks
which to work. do the district as ex-
pedtiously as possible
The first payment on every bond. must
be on Delaware bank, or It cannot go to
the credit of Delaware.
THE WILMINGTON COMMITTEE.
There are something like 400 women in
the Wilmington committee. women who
arc lsving aside everything else to work for
their country for the next three weeks
Mrs Otho Nowland is their leader and
the captains and team members who have
undertaken the house To house canvass
are as follows,
First Ward-Miss Rose Fcinberg, Cap
tain.
Workers-Ida Rcscnhlatt, Mrs. Sklut,
Jennie Leshcm. Mrs. d. Rachlin. Mrs
Fl. Jacoby. Hannah Topkis, Mrs. H.
Feinberg, Gertrude Hart, Mamie Statnc-
koo.
Second Ward Mrs Jacob Faber, cap
tain.
Workers-Mrs. Abe Bachrach. Mrs
James J. Cohen. Mrs. Henry Harris,
Mrs. Harry Hirsch, Mrs. Aaron Levitt. I
Mrs. Ralph Sltzman, Mrs. David Ross /
man, Mrs. Harry Topkis, Mrs. James G. /
Tuck, Mrs :. NJ Zion
Third Ward-Mrs Joseph p Wales
captain
Workers-AIrs. L. 4. Ierkes Miss
Nellie Casperson, Miss Elizabeth Burns,
Miss Mary Hing, Mrs Henry Laws, ATrs
John Bancroft Mrs. Sylvester B. Miller
Mrs Francis Whitten, Mrs Eugene f
du Pont, Miss Antweiler, Miss Eleanor
Antweiler. Mrs Philip Marquand. Mrs
John Nearv. Mrs. Alfred II. Gawthrop
Mrs. William G. Corey, Mrs. G. Stolen
week.
Mrs Joseph H. Martin. captain
Workers Mrs Harvey r. Booker, Mrs
Harry T. Price. Mrs. c. b. Hearn, Airs
Horace p Warrington, Mrs W J. Rob
inson, Miss Rebecca Mckay.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. Frank Turner.
captain.
Workers-Mrs Robert L. Foord, Mrs /
Frank D. Thatcher, Miss Mabelle Baird, I
Mrs. Robert Lvtle, Mrs William Rosa. {
Mrs. ". J. Webster, Mrs. II T. Frist,
Mrs. William NJ. Ford
Fifth Ward-Mrs. Robert II Richards, /
captain.
Workers Margaret Davis. Mrs. I
Whiteley. Miss Anne GRAY. Mrs Viii .
liam B. Foster. Mrs H. n Miller. Miss .
Mabel ;. Jones. Miss Barr Mrs Joseph t
Hilles, Miss Margaretta Rupert. Miss
Katharine Pyle, Mrs z. W Proctor.
Mrs. Philip keaveny, Mrs Howard Sea
man, Miss Simmons.
Mrs. I. c. du Pont. captain
Workers-NIrs George p BisseH. Mrs
Charles F. Wollaston, Mrs Gregg Beaden-
kopf, Mrs Edgar Hopes. Mrs. George +
II. Dole. Mrs J. Danforth Bush. Mrs
ClarksOn Taylor, Mrs ". T Penniman
Mrs. ". ". Pusey, Miss Emily p. Bis
sell, Miss Marion Beadenkopf, Miss
Alice Bush, Miss Eleanor Bush. Miss
Susanne Speakman, Miss Alice johnson
Miss Elsie Smith Miss Sarah Evans
Miss Corinne Mendinhall, Miss Connie
Moore, Miss Hitchcock, Miss Julia
johnson, Miss Jean Evans.
Sixth Ward-Mrs. A. II. Berlin. cap
tain.
Workers Mrs. :. NJ. Council. Mrs
". II. Beacon, MIs. Charles F. Nentz
Mrs. William c. Blatz, Mrs. j. h Stack
Mrs. L. T. Negendank.
Mrs J. p. Laffey, chairman =
Workers Mrs Harry T. Graham. Mrs
Philip Traynor, Miss Bella Sexton. Miss
Mildred Frantz, Miss Dora Sexton, Mis-
Genevieve Frantz Miss Agnes Horty.
Miss Clara Ford, Miss Hilda Hardestv.
Miss Alice Laffey.
Seventh Ward-Airs T. c. Ferriday.
captain
Workers Miss Cornelia :. Bowman.