Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
WE'RE FIGHTING
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ri the opening ot the fnecuhg' nv
singing was led by two cornetists from
| the Fort du Pont Band.
| Liberty Loan posters and flags were
the decorations and they were exceed
! inglv effective the posters having been
used all around the gallery and on the
stage background,
| CAPTURED nv THE HoCHEs.
| Lieut.. O'Bricn was captured by the
! BochcS on September 9 and the day he
| fore Thanksgiving he got into Holland,
| and had his first real dinner and his first
| bath and change Of clothing in three
months His story produced more thrills
than any ordinary tale OF warfare can,
| and while he was talking the audience
was either applaudIng or laughing II
was lust about $3.50, for he put IN 50
many witty remarks and showed so
clearly that his sense Of humor never
deserted him even in the most difficult
and dangerous situations, that hC robbed
his story of It's horror and its tcrrors.
O'Bricn had the satisfaction cf send
| ing down two BoChC machines before
his plane went down in the German lines
and he was picked up for dead. The
German doctor was anything but mcr-
ciful. called him damned murderer
and told h,m he'd put n bullet IN HIM
if he had his way From the hospital he
WAS sent To Ghcnt. and IL WAS ON n train
gong from Ghcnt to u rcprisal camp hat
he jumped from the window and began
his long escape tIc lived on raw car
rots and bccts and his flight always hy
night. was weary way o( swampS rivers
and fields In Belgium he got his one cooked
meal and that WAS boiled potatocs, from
pclsan; family An old coat and pair of
ovCralls that he found IN a barn covered
his uniform. 50 that twice, IN a CITY. he
WAS able to bluff The German guards.
The Germans boast that no ono can
escape over thrir charged wirc fence. hut
q 'Rricn made his get away hv digging
with his hands under the loves, wire, and
a, he had only an inch 70 spare 4 WAS
literally the most exciting moment OF
has lie when hC went under.
In neutral Holland Bricn soon found
he British ronSul ~ PottSdam and thence
hc got TO london His interview with
NIng George was most interesting and
he found hlm the most democratic
man | ever me, Hi audience lasted
- MINUTES. the longest ever accorded any
ono below the rank " general tlc got
4 big burst u( applause WHOM hc sand he
wouldn't exchange ms little homo IN
kanLakrr for Buckingham Palace
The speaker al tho evening was nitro
duccd hv Mrs Otho \owland, chairman
uf the " omcn Committee The women
of Amcrica. She sud are very proud u
rhcIr call 10 hcp IN tii~ great campaign
which has come directly from aShlngton
Som ot yuu know perhaps moi tli. that
on NIay = 1917. the Secretary OF the
Treasury of tho United states called 90
Washington seven women prominent
throughout tho States for conference in
"a y ~
Womcn'S liberty Loan Committee ~
thls meeting II w;.S dcCidcd that q woman :
organization tor the sale ot bonds hc lnSiI-
tutcd throughout thc country under the
direction nt an executive committee ~
Washington. and Mrs Nctdoo was made
/ chairman of this committee hS thc
National Womcn'S Liberty Loan Conn
mlttcr is 4 committee of the Treasury
Dcpartmcnr Federal Reserve District
charmcu were appointed "nd state chair
man. Mrs James Starr. .Ir Of German
town is he chairman 81 the Third lccicr.l
Reserve District; wc being Included IN
that diStrjc,. and Mrs McAdoo appointed
~ our state chairman Mrs. Hcnr,
RidccIv OF Dover she turn naming cnN
and county chairman, these caalrmeu
selecting their own yiCc-ChAirmcn.
In Wilmington We have % captains
four captains: IN Chrlstiana hundred q
chairman and i've captains. making 4t
in all and when you multiply 80 by lC
taS each captain has 10 workers under her
YOU have The full strength q our army
Zach Of the - wards IN the city, a> wei
rs tho rural districts, been divided
INTO dIrtricts following card Sls
lcm and II Is tho intention that every
woman shall know what II means 10 i'iIl
= bond. even though She ha~ not the
money TO purchase one. - YOU see W
are making "a housc-to-housc canvass and
f take tins opportunity to say that we AZ,
most proud Of oar workers, they ar
dong hard anu conscientious work IhcH
spirit : excellent ike = brigade oi soldier,
working toward the great goal hc
women of the Peun>l ivaala railroad ar
uoIi.g 8 big buslncs~ al their boot al th'
station aud l9tcr on We viii open q boot
in the Hotel du Porf
\ number al our gen trous Wilmington
art ls,s have painted pictures for Us No'
will hnd them in the lobby Of the hote
; and We viii invite YOU to make buds OF
these plcturcs. sending your bids TO Mis-.
I.AMotte. headquarters Of Women
; Liberty Loan Committee. Equitable
. Building Ninth and Market streets, the
proceeds to 20 TO some worthy cause
THE women hold their meeting twIc,
= week on the nczzanlnc floor of the hotel
10 hear the returns We have a large
. white board there on which the return,
are nut Don't fail to see It. / am sur'
il viii interest YOU Mr. Tate seems quite
willing for US 10 make ourselves perfect,
al home in the hotel for which We tende
, appreclation and thanks Last fall th'
! women raised 81 600 600. as vet We hay,
not fixed goal. but We hope TO equa
5 this and far exceed il. While We arc work
ing principally amongst tho women. vi
arc free to solicit from the men, and VI
viii be more than delighted TO have on
, gentlemen friends subscribe for bond
through US The more the better
I "The generosity Of three patriotic cltI
+ zcn> has enabled us TO throw open th'
doors OF The Playhouse this evening anC
: invite YOU al 10 come and hear this lectur
given bv Lieutenant Pat q Brlcn w
believe he people Of he United state
are awake as never before 70 their dut,
! and privilege Of putting forth every effor
B in their power 10 sustain and support th
; American army a. well as those Of OH
, Alic- and 10 protect our homes and on
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