Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH
BEGIN AGGRESSIVE
CANT PA|GN F0RLOAN
Will Help to the Utmost in Selling
Bonds Among Their
Friends.
MAKE LIBERTY DAY PLANS

Wilmington and New Castle county
Logan its third week of the Liberty Loan
campaign today without having raised the
minimum quota allotted to It. 1t had
been hoped that by last Saturday at noon
the $500. $50 which Is the minimum
quota, would have been met in suhscrlp-
tons, and the honor flag that would have
been won for the city and county would
have been raised here early this week
But as all sales must be reported through
the Clearance division of the Liberty bank
before thew can be credited to this city,
there has not been enough sales so re-
ported by within million to reach the
quota.
The vim and earnestneSs with which
the school children began their campaign
today was encouraging TO the loan othclais.
The students were told of the exact con-
dition. Now Delaware with halt the
camnaign gone. instead of having raised
ITS minimum quota and started ior inc
maximum amount. must put forth extra
cndeavors to meet its minimum ne
pupilS and teachers renewed again thelr
determination to support the campaign
in every way possible through seeking
new and added subscriptions. In TINS
connection Superintendent OF Schools
Scott has issued the following letter o all
students:
'To the Pupils Of the Wilmington
Schools: The Liberty Loan Committee
has asked the Wilmington Public Schools
10 sell Liberty Bonds. Tins Is another
opportunity for us 10 help our country.
' ou boys and girls cannot 90 TO France
- soldiers. hut YOU can enlist IN our
rountrv's service and do important and
useful work here at home.
You have been asked during tn" past
Two wears to do various kinds of war work,
aad YOU have done 1t we'll have been
greatly pleased by your ready and loyal
response to all such requests he essays
you have written on subject ny Buy
Liberty Bonds arc not only credit TO
our schools, but show Your patriotic spirit
and your love for your country. In these
essays YOU have told why our government
needs money TO carry on the war and why
Liberty Bond is good Investment
If. however. people DO not buy bonds
1iIr government Will not have the money
il needs. VIII YOU ask your parents and
vo,ir relatives and All the people you know
If they will buy Liberty Bonds? our
teacher will tell you just how 70 sell these
bonds If they are willing TO buy them
Our soldiers are fighting for YOU and
YOUR country; YOU can be soldiers At home
helping them and your country win the
war. Youcan help most Just now by urging
oeonle YOU know 10 buy Liberty Bonds.
We are counting on you to do Eour
almost. Show Wilmington what our
schools can do. I. j. Scott,
Superintendent" 7"
At12.30 clock noon Chairman Rosseli
met with the members OF the Executive
Committee for this city to arrange plans
for the demonstration on Friday. " neither
there will be a parade and what form the
demonstration will take was discussed at
the meeting.
At AZ q clock this afternoon Mr. Ros-
,eII will meet with the principals and
teachers OF the public schools ~ the High
school
The " Wilmington Savings Fund society
announced TODAY preliminary subscrIp-
tion of $4,000 with more to follow.