Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-09
$25,OOO,OOO FOR
LIBERTY LOAN
du Points Will Duplicate All
Delaware Subscriptions Up
to $17,000,000.

exact amount viii depend, it is said on
the amount contributed from other
sources III the State. The committee has
placed $1,000. 900 outside of the State
and will duplicate, Il is said, all sub
scriptions that may be made in Delaware
up TO Sl7 100000.
The announcement coming so early
IN the effort should arouse the workers TO
fresh efforts TO Increase the sum that will
be raised aside from the du Pont contri-
button.
At the time of the Second Liberty Loan,
the du Pont Company subscribed $50
DO,0oo, of which an allotment of $40
4OS, 600 was received The announce
ment of the authorized subscriptions
yesterday will make il possible, with the
State of Delaware dong its share for the
company to help in the new financial
drive up to S25, 100000.
Among the important volunteers en-
rolled yesterday in the Liberty loan work
is Henry l.. Tatnal MIR Tatnall will
be the chief statistician of the financial
drive and his will be the work of tabulat
ing the total Of the subscriptions Another
important volunteer was Ensign Roy \.
Wood, l. s. \ Il. T.. now assigned TO the
Hercules Powder Company of tins city,
who will assist MIR. Tatnall IN his work.
Ensign Wood brings with him INTO the
work corps of assistants who are able to
handle any Job no matter how blg 1t II.
An exceedingly encouraging feature oi
the drive is the number of bonds OF small
denominations being taken Mr.. Rossell,
who has been laburlng especially TO bring
home to all the people the need OF uphold
ing the hands Of the President IN this
important financial drive, was greatly
pleased Yesterday at the prospects Of
seeing m, slogan, "A Bond in Every
Home realized
The daily meetings Of the Allied Banks
headquarters. II Is believed, will start
next Thursday Then the totals OF the
day Will be tahulatcd. At the present
time every worker every Liberty Loan
manager and every lieutenant is aiming 10
bring Ii the quota Of his section or district
as soon as possible, 50 that with the
minimum passed, the greatest efforts can
be put forth for . mighty ovcrsubscrlp-
ton
soUsA $ BAND COMING.
~oI~a Band Will come to tins city
on saturday, to give an open-aIr concert
IN front Of the Public buildings to boom
the Liberty loan campaign in this city
Arrangements for the coming of this
peerless musical aggregation were complct-
"a late Yesterday afternoon The plan
Was one that 4 Rae duEcll, secretary
OF the campaign committee. has had IN
nnd for several days and final details
furthc visit here Of Sousa and his musicians
have now been arranged
According To the schedule the band
viii arrive in this city about , . clock
and will immediately repair 10 the Public
Buildings and the concert viii be on
practically at once Sousa : musicians
have been participating IN many Liberty
loan demonstrations throughout the coun-
try and, II was only because they are ri
present IN this section. that made It
possible TO Obtain them
WOMEN RAISE $40 900.
Despite the TACT that the Wilmington
WomAns Liberty Loan Committee could
not begin bond selling Yesterday because
their blanks and other material had not
arrived. the women Of tins State sold
500 900 worth Of bonds The report
issued bv Mrs. Henry Ridgek state
chairman follows
Wilmington, 81 $50
Rural New Castle s. 500
Kent, $3.50, including So 800 for
Dover
~ussex. s.. 500
Tie Wilmington Woman 5 committee
will meet on the mezzanIno floor Of the
Hotel du Pont tomorrow morning al l0.45
clock
4 collection Of flags, rephcas Of all hat
have been used 10 symbolic tins country
since the landing Of Columbus, have been
purchased by the Delaware Society,
Colonial Danes Of America and they
were displayed at the monthly meeting,
held at their house, 1905 Market street
Yesterday afternoon The collection
numbers 30 flags. and one the reverse
side Of each is a history Of the emblem.
The society VIII lend these flags to schools
and for other education al purposes. and
Tor patriotic occasions
Another interesting feature Of the
meeting was samples Of war foods, recipes
for which we're sold 1T 10 cents each On
q basket Of mushrooms there was i card
saving. Grow these and cut out meat.
Another war feature was the decision 10
purchase d 500 Liberty Bond
There was large attendance at the
meeting and the members were most
enthusiastic over returning 10 the society's
house that had been closed all winter
to conserve coal Tea was served by
Mrs David Lindsay Jr
The May meeting viii be the annual
meeting and election of officers
The workers IL BrandyWine Hundred
1T a meeting last night at Edge Moor
announced they had obtained subscrip-
tions amounting TO 81 900
Chairman Rossell last night addressed
the members Of the Temple Club
woRKMLN SUBSCRIBE S5OOOO N HOUR.
Chester, Pa April 9. More than
$4,000 was subscribed by the 10000
men employed in the Baldwin Locomotive
Works at Eddystone at a Liberty Loan
meeting held at noon yesterday Officers
If the Company predicted that the workers
would increase the subscription total to
$500 900 BY the end Of the week
EAGLES BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
There Is much enthusiasm among the
present members Of the Wilmington
Acrie Of Eagles who decided last night 10
purchase 81 900 worth Of Liberty Bonds,
and who also named their president
James j Henry, as their campaign man
ager to solicit subscriptions from members
Mr. Henry viii lave about 20 assistants,
and the Eagles expect TO make a very good
showing The Aeric purchased S400
worth Of the last issue Of Liberty Bonds.
and also 500 worth Of thrift stamps
" onld female candidate for office
throw her new Easter hat III the ring