Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
WOMEN PLAN FOR
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
Mrs. Henry d. Jump, Federal
District Chairman, to Visit
Delaware Next Week.

Preparing for the Liberty Loan drive
is ms important as the drive itsclt-ior q
thing hcp,n Is half done. that rs II II s
we'll begun. and the women mean to begin
well and end we'll in this, the most I'M
portant of all the drives, that Uncle sam
has vet made for money with which TO
take care of his army and navy.
Two meetings next week are oil great
importance for a good beginning Tor the
drive The Wilmington women--chair-
man, executive committee, advisory board
team workers and captains are TO meet IN
the New Century Club Monday morning
at 1O45 o'clock, at the call of Mrs. Ohio
Nowland, city chairman. This session
will bc Of tremendous Importance ana
will lend inspiration to the whole drive.
Mrs Henry ID. Jump of Philadelphia char
man for the Third Federal Reserve l)if-
trict. will be one of the speakers, and there
will be several developments at the meet
ing that will be Of interest TO every work
er.
On "Wednesday next there is to be
meeting at Dovpr, to which every Liberty
Loan woman in the State rs invited
Everybody is asked to go by traln-th
s. 10 ON tho Delaware railroad or by auto
mobile Every woman in the drive who
has a car is asked 20 fill IL with workers
and take them to Dover. The meeting VIII
omen st l030 q clock IN the Century Gun,
and Governor Townsend will probably be
the first speaker. Mrs. Henry -. Jump,
chairman for the Third Federal Reserve
District, will be there, and returned sol
dier will speak One of the important tea
lures Of the meeting Will bc announce
mcnts of plans for tho drive and reports
by officers OF what has already been done
A luncheon will be provided Tor 80 cents
The personnel Of wwnen workers, so
far made out IS as follows
State officers Mrs Henry Rldgely,
Dover. State chairman; Mrs. John Is.
Hutton, Dover, State chairman OF pub
lie speaking. Miss Edna \. Taylor, vii
mngtou, State publicity chairman
New Castle county Mrs William I.
Reybold Delaware City, chairman; Mrs
William Jester, Delaware City, secre-
tary. Mrs Clarence {. Stiles, Delaware
City, chairman publicity,
Kent County Mrs Walter Morns'
Dover. chair1na1: Mrs Robert T.. Lewis
.Ir.. secretary: Miss Winlfred Morris,
publicity chairman
Sussex County Mrs William luther
lv. Laurel. chairman, Miss Leah Burton,
Lewcs, publicity chairman.
Mrs. Otho Nowland has appointed the
following executive committee to assist
in the work for Wilmington MrF. Fred
crick W. Curtis, vlce-chalrman; Mrs
Robert II Richards. Mrs. T. Coleman
du Pont. Mrs William h du Pont, chair
man for Christiana hundred. Mrs. q. Cur
tis Purdv, chairman for speakers commit
tee: Mrs Thomas W Wilson, chairman
for booths; Mrs. J Allen Colby. chair
man for Brandywinc hundred; Miss
Augusta IaNottc, chairman Of publicity.
An advisory board for Wilmington has
been formed by Mrs Nowland, and this
includes: Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Miss
Jane Lea, Mrs Horace l.. Dilworth, Mrs.
O. c. Purdy, Mrs. Henry u. Thompson
Mrs. George G. Hall, Mrs Victor Is
Woollcv. Mrs A. ID. Warner. Mrs. Cole
man du Pont, Miss Amy +. du Pont Mrs
Antoinc1. Foster Mrs. b. T. klllroy, Mrs
W :. Hilles.
4 committee 10 take charge OF publicity
for the State has been formed, with Mrs
Ridgclv the State chairman and Miss
Tavlor rs leaders The other members
include. Mrs. John b. Hutton of Dover, in
charge of public speakers: Mrs. James
Ginns of Wilmington, in charge of Liberty
Loan films for the moving picture houses,
Dean Winfrcd j. Robinson Of the Women 5
College. Mrs Richard Reese, Mrs. Henry
b. Bradford Mrs William ;. Sellers. Miss
Gertrude Brinciklc, Miss ANY T. du
Pont. Miss Grace BeadenkCTf of Will
mington: and the chairman and publicity
chairman for each county.