Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11

These arc the preliminary days Of the
Liberty Toanl There is work ahead,
great deal Of work before the drive actu-
ally begins on September ~. but most OF
that work is for the executive committees
md the State workers, who plan the drive,
whose shoulders bear the burden Of IT'S
success. There Is no "if' about the success
NJ The Liberty Loan, ~ must be successful
for the money ~ the great fundamental
thing in the war. Government must have
money 10 carry on It's vast projects. We
have 10 remember that the women of
Delaware made l2S per cent Of the quota
IN the last drive, Minnesota the next high-
est made 80 per cent. Connecticut, "
per cent, and ~ on. without the du Pont
subscriptions, Delaware took 81 per cent
~ her quota, ~ We headed the list either
with or without the great powder cor
poration Looking back over past sue.
ccssee is very gratifying, looking forward
10 an even greater success ls glorious.
Now in order % achieve the glory that IS
10 be-. there must be work, because work
and brains bnck every achievement that
ever VIVA brought about IN this world,
and that il why the women are called upon
10 work They arc called upon especially
70 buy bonds themselves, ~ aell bonds ~
every available purchaser. and every
woman II asked n buy her bonds through
the wornens committee, - that they may
have the credit in The final accounting
Volunteers NAV stop IN az Tho Women
Liberty Loan office In the Equitable
Trust Cumuanv'a office. and enroll tor
work IN Wilmington they may 90 into
the State headquarters in the old Farm
err Bank on the Green NJ Dover and enroll
for State or Kent county work, and they
may go 70 Mrs William TUtherlv a.
Laurel and enroll for SueseK county Mrs
'Futhcrly gives a luncheon for ~ the Sus-
sex workers on Friday, and That will 10
tho starting point for her county work
Yesterday, Mrs Henry Ridgely state
chairman. was in Wilmington, comforting
with Henry r Scott. State chairman
Mems Liberty Ioan COMMITTEE, and with
Mrs Otto Nowland chairman for vii
rnington Mrs RidRely. Mrs Nowland
and Miss ! Irah Burton ~ Iewes and Miss
Edna Y Taylor of the State Publicity
Committee. ~ had luncheon together a.
the Hotel Au Pont. while Liberty Loan
matters were discussed. and then Mrs
Ridgey and Nizs Burton loft for Phila-
delphia to meet Mrs Henry Jump. chair
man If the Worncns Committee, Third
Federal Reserve District of which Dcla-
ware ia a part
On September 4 and II a prehminar'
conference Tor workers n the fhir.
Federal Reserve District will be held ~ the
bellevue -~tratford and # IS being plan
ned to have a State conference IN VIII
mington on the following dav At this
State conference. Mrs RidFelv viii en-
phasize the women goal for this drive
subscribers amounting - tcn per cent or
over n the population and bv that time
the personnel ~ State workers Will be
complete.
Mrs J Frneat Smith has been IN Ia
Iolla Cal. since the early part d he
summer, staving with Alr and Mrs.
Frederick Bart Berger. and She will
arrive home on Saturday Or sunday Mrs
Berger and her children will he with Mrs
Smith and will stav here during the
autumn months.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles w Bush arc
staving with Mrs. Lewis r. Bush until
tomorrow, when they 20 70 Odessa. ~
visit Mrs George r. Townsend. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitelev Bush and WhIteley, Jr,
came ~ from Washington, -. O.. yes
tcrdav, to spend a week with Mrs Bush
Charles Bush is now assistant 70 the
T. NJ 6. A. general secretary for the