Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-23
Mostly About People

The Liberty Loan bns come and gone.
We do not know yet what the states
snibscyiption'B are, but VIC know they
amount far above the quota. IL was
an ANXIOUS campaign, with grave CON
ditions confronting the workers during
every minute Of IT. but il has closed
gloriously, and has meant much TO those
who worked in It, They have learned
a great deal and they are ready TO take
hold III another loan, and tn work ior
suhcess again and enjoy the doing ot IT.
The drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan
has demonstrated as nothing else could,
what can be done by hard work, without
much fuss about H. Jt has Afro shown
that the hu,ise-to- -ho,se canvass is no
longer necessary, and that too much
emphasis cannot be placed on the i'm
portanee of the street booth II IS hoped
that IN the next campaign, there VIII be
street booths in every ward Of the city.
Perhaps the country districts will hnd
booths practical IN towns and at cross
roeds and az the country store. 4 any
rate. they are among the best sellers
in the city.
The house -to-house canvass IS not
70 be decried, but it is no longer neoes-
sary, because the people are nov 70 Iell
acquainted with the Liberty Loan, and
have become ~ convinced Of ITS vsl1le
as an Investment and IN encouragement
10 save, that they 90 IN bury without
being urged During the second and
third loans this means of bond selling
and of propapsnda for It fulfilled both
nn,ssions-was nccessary. Now i can
| he done AWAY with.
The sad and unus,ial conditions s'Ir-
rounding this loan, resulting in such tre-
rorndous sucoess, has made Liberty Loan
| workers pau.e 10 wonder how the next
/ loan will he conducted what will bc its
| chief means of propaganda and of pub
+! iicity, how il will be kept in the public
! consequences, and Just whn. will Oo its
! characteristics and its tenor.
Women are thoughtful IN thler patriotic
work, more apt to be introspective about
| il than men They called their first
campaign which was in the second Liberty
/ Loan, yesr ago, educational-th they
| were Just learning how 10 sell bonds
| The Second drive which they took part
was the Third loan, and they called that
! lnspirational they then had become
/ thoroughly in the spirit Of il and were
enjoying the selling. and this campaign
was called consecrational AZ the beginning
and verify il proved 70 he such, for faith
and work combined brought about its
successful close
sTn Bluet, Tn Poilu.o or "Un
Seidat de France" or Just what
ever endearing term you prefer 70 apply
70 him. comes 70 our attention again
Over here yse can do without Christmas
gifts; we a ready have decided hat
we do not want hem, unless there might
be an exception ID favor Of Liberty Bonds
or Thrift Stamps. but the men VINO have
fought for lis for four .ong weary years
and have been wounded in the good
fight. shou have from us something
cheerful and full Of holiday spirit. some
thing to let them know that IN some
little measure W want 20 appreciate
what thew have done for VS..
Earlv III September the Wilmington
committee of the american Fund for
Err ch wounded started 70 oollect COM
fort bags and their contents TOR Christ
mas gifts Tor French 50 diers who are
wounded and IN hospitals. A hospital
j. not quite our idea OF the place for
Christmas, and when i Is remembered
that perhaps poi u $ wife or his chli-
Clren may have been depvrted ~ the
Huns, or his home destroyed ana ms
fami Y almost Or quite destitute, i hard
" seems as if there : q great dcai oI
Christmas cheer for nm, unless lU Is
sent from some friendly land ike OurS.
Therefore let : play santa Claus Tor
4 poilu There are contents for l50 bags.
bu not the bags on hand, and It IS asked
that 80 bags, Is inches square m4dc
Of some strong material, with = drawing
string in the top, Dc donated. Socks
are needed, too as there are not enough
| on hand TO put one pair in each bag,
but il Is bags that are needed most.
The bags are needed right away, 50 they
can be fed and gotten of TO France
with great dispatch, and they can be
sent to the chairman OF the commit e,
Mrs B. G. du Pont. 900 Broome street.
Miss Katherine Thompson, who has
been doing Red Cross work among ref
ugecs 81 Dinan. in northern France,
eft there the FIRST OF this month and
went to Paris, TO take up canteen work.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Garner Bissell.
he bride and groom Of Saturday, went
10 Lake Placid Club to stay until the
first Of November
Mn and Mrs. Alien Henry Of Phila.
cielphla will move nto The Merrcks
house. 26l0 West Sixteenth street
Mrs Rodney X. Merrlck and hen
children 20 to Philadelphis This week
to spend the winter and Mr. Merricl
has gone % the Old Hickory plant a,
| Nashville. Tenn whore Be has been