Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-07
DELAWARE WOMEN
BACK LIBERTY LOAN
State Meeting, Held at Dover
Shows General Co-opera-
ton.
ssafY Corrs rspondencc of Every Evening
DOVER, March

STAFF rr-spondencc OF Every Evening
DOVER, March z
ssDclawarc is satisfied with the plan and
is working to n woman. This Is the re-
mort that Mrs. James Starr. chairman of
the Wancn's Committee of the Liberty
Loan for the Third Federal District. Is
going To take to headquarters IN Phla-
delphla Mrs Starr heads the district of
which Delaware rs part. and she address
.d a meeting of the county chairmcn and
other State officers, called by Mrs Henry
RIdgclv. state chairman. and held NJ the
headaurtcrs. the old First National
Bank. an Dover yesterday. Attending
frum Wilmington were Mrs. Otho Now
land charmanfor W llmington. and Miss
Augusta la Motto, chairman OF publicity
~ has happened many times before i'm the
history OF the country. Delaware is unique.
because IT Is the only State that is a unit
IN thus campaign, the others being divided
INTO Federal Reserve Districts, that in
clude portions Of various States and Della
war; is extremely fortunate in ITS State
chairman, Mrs Starr stated because
Mrs. Ridgrly is 50 thoroughly i'm svIn-
pathy with the work. and already part uf
the organization Is affected 50 far Kent
county, with Mrs W alter Morris rs Char-
man, IL the only county entirely organiz-
cd Mrs Robert r. Lewis Is secretary,
and the oIher members are Mrs John +
salisbury. Mrs. Harry 4. Richardson,
Mr> X J. Iindalc. Mrs. George W
Marshall. Miss Rosa and Miss Ethel Dole
The clty uf Wilmington IS 10 include
Bnandywinr and ChrlStlana hundreds, and
Mrs. Nowland Will form her city com
mite, later Mrs Howard Pool "f Md
dletown and Miss I.yla Townsend If
Selbyviile. daughter of Governor Fown-
send. have vet 10 announce their rCSPcc-
tive county committees Dean NIuhrcd
j Robinson Of the " Nomcns College
Will arrange for public speakers as there
viii bc a number OF meetings during the
drive. which will begin on April and last
threc weeks
New Castle county IS 10 use the hun
drcds rs ITS local divisions. and the other
> counties Will 90 hy election districts
There has hCtn some discussion over
Carncy's Point. which the New Jersey
workers thought Wilmington would claim |
They will not however, clalm the powder |
scCtton across the rlvcr. because II - not !
within tho confines ~ tho state Some one |
vCrv clcvcrlv put IT. as to Oarncys Point |
ycoplc. they can hc caught sleeping in |
Wilmington and waking IN New Jersey
All woucnS organizations such as |
cluhs y " G. y t,lrls FRIENDLY Col |
onlal Danes. II \ K. tho Grange. etc. |
will hc asked to help IN this great bond |
~cliinE campaign Men realize there rs n |
tremendous problem facing us Mrs |
starr SAID Yesterday. "and they arc turn |
ing 10 the women 10 help them out The |
greatest crisis since thr Defamation Of |
independence faces the government. and |
everything cisc must hc land aside during |
tho loan drvc 10 push that along to the |
greatest succrSs
Ii the door IS shut in Your face never |
unnd. vou are only working for Nour /
country" Mrs Starr SAID "and the house |
10 housr canvass Is the best way Of reach
ING everybody. Concentrate on groups of |
10 q IL under 4 captain, and vou viii sell |
hntsSk. Tins Is the first time hat a W0- /
usn's committee has been authorized ~ /
the Treasury of the United States. and |
thrir work is officially recognized They
,xre Ia have subscription blanks of a |
different color from tho mcn's s. So they can
be distinguished At the same time. both
mon and women arc cooperating IN this
work. and are aiming toward the same |
end
DEMONSTRATIONS on APRTI. G.
On April G. the day Of the opening Of tho
hlg dr1ve. there viii hc State and CITY
demonstrations all over tho country. with /
par.adcS and speeches and other events I
- NAV seem appropriate To State and cItN |
committees \ State demonstration viii |
be held at Dover and a city dcmon~tra-
tiun IN Wilmington Just what other fca-
lures there may be IS not known, but Mrs
AntoInette Funk ono of the finest women
speakers ~ the country and vicc-chaIr-
man OF the Women : Liberty Loan Com
mlttcc, viii speak either in Dover or Vii
mIngton or ~ both places
On March II and Is there Nil bc con
ference Of state and county chairmcn NJ |
the headquarters of the Third Federal
Reserve committee Lincoln Building |
Philadelphia and then reports Will bc |
made, and Mrs Starr viii outline more |
plans for the demonstrations and for the
drive
LUNCHEON AND CLUB MEETING
Nfrs- Henry RIdgelv entertained all the
state organization of the Liberty Loan
Committee As named above. and several
other ladies MIR : J Reynolds Of
Smvrna. Mr. Edward Ladlev Of Middle
town. Mrs Il l. HOLIDAY. Mrs James
Pcnncwill. Miss Rose NIrden. Mrs James /
II Hughes. chairman OF distribution and /
Mrs 4 b Richardson, chairman for
Dover al her home al ii very delightful I
luncheon They all then went to the New
Century Club. here Mrs Starr talked AT
a public meeting. outlining plans for the
liberty Loan. which she said IS 10 be used I
principally for ships
The amount Of the loan and the terms
have not vet been announced by the /
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Burl,igh Nee dog Have you taught
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