Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-09
Mostly About People

Let us not be deceived with either
reports Of victory or offers Of peace.
Vie ,ries are wonderfully hesrtenlng,
ami so very inspiring that we ought 10
buy, and buy yet more bonds. because
il We don't there will be no victories.
Note this: Patriotism helps the soldier
ri course, tho backing Of the crowd
steadiea him That II 1.-THE backing
Of the crowd" and Liberty Bonds arc
our way Of backing over hero. IN Just
tho measure that you buy Liberty Bonds,
are YOU backing the soldier and sailor
with the crowd And there should be A
crowd including every man, woman and
child m the country, backing the soldier
over there
The Liberty Loan committees have
been tremendously hampered by the
epidemic. but they are going forward
with every means possible 70 get the
we'll 20 buy. and they are depending
on tho sick 10 buy when they become
we'll Gratitude makes all ~ us generous
and those who escape can buy even
more literally that those who arc thank
ful for recovery n we want go take the
selfish view. VIC ran always remember
that tho Liberty Bond purchase does
no ono so much good az Il does the pur
chaser, because II stands for tho pro
lection If his life and property
The motto for every liberty Bond
committee is Buy Buy Buy
The phrase quoted above is from an
article in the October Yale Review by
Henry Scidel Candy, Professor Of English
At Yale He writes ~ Tanks, aud IN
his article puts moro estimate and re-
view Of our after war status than u is
possible 20 describe Through IT al
gocs Tommy and thc tank, Tommy
standing too for polu and doughboy
A curious relation exists between Tommy
and the great machine, created to sHvc
mon. and 10 act almost as q man would
It's such n curious machine tha' lts
actions give IL what might b. called
characteristics, end make the thing al-
most human II docs another great
service too-it takes humor alone with
H. in = uar that has been derparatelv
devoid Of hunor
There have been many hinRs written
| about the douehty tank but mono q
I ihcm have been 90 illuminating, and
havc brought IL 80 genislly before ne,
and made IL out such friend 9nd bene-
factor Of mankind as Prof. Csnby's
article has
IN many years we have not had 50
strnngo and sadd~ning experience ~ the
epidemic now among IA he we'll are
cheerful because they must rs about
their affairs. and gloom does only harm,
and not good anyhow But there IS on
undercurrent that precludes al an
| cination to hgbtness, and makes us
more than ordinarily thoughtful. II Is
/ quite impossible 10 ungle out many ~
| the splendid men and women who are
| helping ~ the emergency hospitals, and
! many who are going TO friends homes
/ and helping there, but there are many
1 of them. 1t n Of great assistance 10
/ overworked nurses and hospital at
! tendants 70 have women 20 IN and
assume the housework part ~ the ln-
stItution, and others to do the simple
nursing that - possible on he pst Of
/ those who have taken home nursing
/ courses. There are others helping by
! using their cars to axe supplies 20 and
/ from hospitals and from doctors and
druggists 70 patients Every one IS pos
| sessed Of the spirit Of heipfulness
| and amid the distress. there Is q great
| deal of splendid service being pertormf d
/ The clergyrnen have been faithful IN
hospital work, and have thus used TO
! good advantage the additional time
afforded them by the closing # their
/ churches.
The Wilmington society OF the Fine
Arts mas had to postpone It's annual
exhibition, that was TO have been held
November 4, ., and T. The New
Century Club, where il was 10 have
been held, is, as we know, being used AZ
an emergency hospital, and there Is no
other place in the city available. All
artists who had been asked 10 exhibit
have been notified OF the postponernent
BY y &. Wyeth. chairman Of the ex-
hibltIon- committee, and when further
plans afe consummated, they VIII be
announced.
Thomas BIanken. who liveu here
until about ten years ago, celebrated
his ODD birthday anniversary, yesterday,
/, at his home in West Chester, Pa. He
resides there with his daughter, Mrs
William c. Williams, and is in splendid
health, and of such ,lrar mind that be