Middletown transcript., 1918-10-26
4TH LIBERTY LOAN
Delaware Raised Over SIG, ,oOO,0ov
During the Drive
INFLUENZA WORKED HARDSHIP

INFLUENZA WORKED HARDSHIP
The largest sum of money ever raised
in the history of the State, sixteen MIL
lion, thirteen thousand. two hundred
and eighty dollars That was our quota
we have reached it and more-we
have raised over nineteen million in
three weeks. in spite of state wide
plague. By steady devotion to the
cause in hand. through every obstacle
and handicap we have won out Men.
women and children-all the citizens of
Delaware working shoulder to shoulder!
Wilmington women debarred meet
ings. prohibited house to house canvass
were undaunted, and they report
nearly six million dollars secured
through their teams from over ten
thousand subscribers. or ten per cent.
of the population of their city, and a
per capita response of $500.
With the influenza raging, nothing
could have brought success but the de-
voted zeal which Mrs Ohio Nowland
and her organization disp aged, the
courage which carried them on to VIC
tory.
Dover our state capital with popu-
lation of four thousand reports over a
half million, or $l25.00 to the credit of
ovor,, ,ooor ,uor,,r ,pd ob;lJ ~ thu
town. More than twenty per cent. of
the population of Dover subscribed
through the Woman's Committee. Mrs.
Alden B. Richardson. city chairman has
four hundred twelve thousand, one hum
dred and fifty dollars in hand. Is there
any town in the Third Federal Reserve
District which can show higher per
capita percentage or a larger number
of subscribers through the Woman's
Committee
Every county in the State is over
the top, thanks to the fine team work
done by the mems and women's COM
mittees. but it was Sussex County
which went over first, reporting its
quota reached and passed on the seven
teenth. The Sussex Committees work.
ed against great odds, for the Spanish
Influenza is raging in rural districts and
many of the towns. Seventy, out of a
population of five hundred persons in
Selbyvile were victims of the scourge,
and Delmar has population of two
thousand, eight hundred Of whom were
attacked by the influenza.
No report of single subscription
came in from Delmar until October
Fifteenth, four drys before the drive
closed, and yet Delmar has gone cover
the top and her Women's Committee
.ports fifty-fcur per cent of the as
signed quota on their books. Mrs.
William Tutherly, the County Chair
man. has been unable to secure returns
from all her districts, because so many
of the workers are still seriously i'll.
but she reports to date eight hundred
eighty-four thousand, one hundred fifty
dollars.
New Castle County with Wilmington.
Christiana and Brandywine Hundreds
taken out, and with many returns not
yet in. reports through the chairman.
Mrs. s. u Reyhold, that the Woman's
Commit .ee alone has per capita re-
sponse of $l1.57. When We remember
that Blackbird Hundred has been
almost paralyzed by the influenza, that
Mill Greek, White Clay Creek and
New Castle Hundreds have been es-
pecially afflicted, that in the city of
New Castle with population of five
thousand, there have been one thous-
and five hundred cases, we feel that
the residents of New Castle County
have shown the true American spirit.
Kent County Woman's Committee
with Mrs. Walter Morris, Chairman
leads the counties in percentages, hav-
ing secured the highest per capita re-
sponse next to the city of Wilmington,
or more than $500 from each man,
woman and child in the county. This
will be increased, as returns are not all
in. This county is also distinguished
because the first district in the state to
go over the top was Kent County
district, Magnolia, which completed its
quota on October 3D..
The Woman's Committee of the
State are appreciative of the spirit of
comradeship and cooperation with which
Henry P. Scott, chairman of New
Caste County. James H. Hughes, chair
man of Kent, and DR.. Roland G. Paynter
chairman of Sussex and their committees
have met them in the campaign.
One-half of the entire quota assigned
to Delaware will be credited to the
Woman's Committees. Eight million,
six thousand, six hundred and forty
dollars and more than that sum will be
the amount the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee of Delaware will report to
Mrs. William McAdoo and this does not
inclu lie any part of the generous SUBJ
scripton of the DUPONT corporation.
1t is because Delaware women entered
upon the work of the Loan, pledged to
devote to it all they possessed of
efficiency, endurance and steadfastness
and because they consecrated them
selves to this service for their govern
ment, that even serious illness and the
presence of death in their midst could
not break down their courage, nor
cause them to falter until their goal
was reached and passed.
1t is with pardonable pride that I