Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-21
NEWS of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Goes "Over the Top IN
Loan Campaign by
$35, 700.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castle. Oct 81 New Castle and
New Castle hundred have gone over The
top and the chairmen Of both cu 3
and vomen's Committees are deeply
grateful for the patriotic and loyal sup
port of her citizens for bringing 10 the
old and historic city the honor iinR once
more
In the beginning of the campaign
prospects were go bright. until death re-
moved from our midst our beloved or
ganlzcr and lender, Andrew BTyson
Al joint meeting of Mems and Women =
Cofnmlttecc shortly after his death. II
was decided 10 take mp and carry on the
work which hc bad So carefully and
thoroughly started. feeling that 20 max
n success Of the work WAS one of the finest
tributes they could pay 10 his memory
Rev : H. NvlIc was unanimously chose
chairman aud nothing was left undone
on his part 10 cnrrv out hls plans and
encourage he workers 10 perform the
duties 10 which they had been previously
appointed
New Caetle IL especially proud Of The
work 0f the Womens committee. whose
orgnnization was very much cripple !
by influenza and by suspension Of canvass
io help establish Emergency Hospitals
chairman. treasurer and practically nll
of eight team captains. with their members
and other various committees serving
on either dav or night duty 1T the hos
pltals III every capacity women could I'LL
| rs nurse. cook. and their outlook. also lhe
second week was most dlscOuraglng.
be II gaId Ia he everlasting credit
of the entire committee. who wrre alread
doing double duty, first ~ home and
| second in hospital they we're Ju-t am
bitious and patriotic enough ~ carry -
finish that which they started OFT to
do ~ the beginning. Response {" tho
nation call for Il fun subscrIption 10
the Fourth Liberty Loan. - raise one
half Of New Castles quota, which wa
slGg. $50 and II was found, when aIi
returns were practically made they had
passed the goal and would report over
S17i 900 II seemed IN he last few DAYS
~ the returns were coming ID that rEory
| one was h,ylug bond and many an
additional ono which was enlarglng the
amount already ~ hand through team
workers and the ioyal support ~ the
following entire subscriptions The Dcemer
Steel 60. SO. 80 and 81 100 additional
Bethlehem Luading Co s58, 900. Ord
nance Dept $3.50, also $500 additional
New Castle Trust Co 5000, 81 900
additional. Boy Scouts 81 POO. St John !
Lodge and some private subscriptions
IT, be credited $500 The honor roll
Is sl1 200, making grand total 81 over
sl7f 900
At meeting ri the Men Fourth
Liberty Loan Gommlttec held saturday
night 1t was
Resolved that the committee feel
that the earnest resolutc spirit 0l orr
late lamcnfed chairman Andrew Ery~on
fsq. and his patriotic address at the
organizing of the Gommtfee gave an
impulse which has ended IN i most suc-
ccssful mann er,
New Castle hundred having largely
exceeded its allotment.
And the committee transient 70 Miss
Prvson it. appreciation of the patriotic
services of her brother
The influenza epidemic AZ . whole
i broken although their are few new
cases The latest victim IL steve Noark
who died Sunday afternoon. The emer-
gency hospitals are greatly in need III
men to assist Any one wishing 70
volunteer please notify Alr George
McintIrc
Evan {; Royd. formerly mayor oi
this city, i spending several weeks here
Mr. Royd i now in charge of the Indian
reservation II the northern part of Minne-
sofa lie has ALMOST of tr nds here VINO
were all glad to see him
Viola Smith and Mary Feeny Were