Evening journal., 1918-04-11
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO
loan CONE FAST
Workers Will Meet Tonight
TO Hear Reports on CAM
paign TO Date
". H. S. STUDENTS
DO VALIANT WORK

L am expecting TO receive excellent
reports at the meeting OF the workers
tonight" said John 5. Rossell. chairman
Of the Liberty Loan Committee for VII
mington and rural New Castle. today.
L have received some very onoourag-
ing news today and because cannot
give out anything but official figures, 10
is impossible for me 20 give more de-
tail about some Of the telephone mes
sages.
There is just ono danger" Mr.. Ros-
sell continued. And that is, that men
who could subscribe 20 q $500 bond
may buy only q $50 bond. That's the
rub. II they could but realize that a
government bond is the best security
Of all, that in case Of real financial
stress the government would tax all
property even to bank stock and 20
make their credit good, they would
purchase more heavily"
The High School students who consti-
iute the Four-Minute-Men in the picture
theatres are doing valiant work for the
campaign. These young men-siX Of
ihem-appeal 90 the audience with oil
the spirit they possess and ask Of their
hearers n they have done their bit
their duty I'm buying Liberty Bonds.
The students are the most cnthusias-
- group or young Americans one
would want 20 find They have the
campaign at heart TO such an extent
bhst Il Is hard for them 20 pay sufficient
attention TO their studies and through
ahelr zeal and willingness to do what
thoy oRn are putting some Of the more
II ~ all ~ uH Hn nN "a
eou4 for not coming forward and offer
ing their services 20 the Liberty Loan
1Jcmmitteo. The committee has made
En appeal for speakers, but the response
hsc not been as encouraging as ought
o be expected with O country at war
end our soldiers on tho firing line in
1nco.
Plans are progressing for the visit Of
eoues's Great Lakes Band here on
Saturday. The program now comprises
3 street parade, led by The band, from
ahe French street station TO the old
Court House Square. Boy Scouts,
home guards, soldiers and sailors and
Camp Flre Girls and Red Cross nurses
ere expected to he IN line.
The program will consist OF both
vocal snd instrumental selections and
bandsmen, who prior TO enlisting oil
ciated at one Of Detroits big pipe o.
gans and conducted his own Orcacstra
He will play an A and B number
one a classical selections and another
O popular air Ihc hlndsmen will sing
"What Are You Doing to Help the
Boys9 p" and Liberty Bell Shall Rims
Again" and other wartime melodies.
Efforts were being made this morn
ing to obtain 70 mer Judge John w
Wescott as the orator for the patriotic
meeting in the Queen Theatre on sun
day evening At noon Il was expected
that Judge Wescott would be able q
appear here
A meeting Of an OF the principals %
the public schools Of the city VII b
held no the High school aud io-.ul
tomorrow afle noon at 3.3l Oclor r.
Superintendent SCOT. nhO s 90 cd
man 70 lho seh.I. .omn.l.-. N-
outline a Prog on 0' wor. O. M
principal th % % DOS.
as successful O cH N
being conducted o. ph.d iihl, Nh
a. 900 has been pl de ds thc amour
each class Dom VIII give
The following patriotic loan resolu
tion was adopted at recent meet.n.
Of the Democratic League:
"ResolN ed, That we the Democrats
League Of Delaware. In respon to th
call Of our country, In the third Lib
erty Loan. pledge our loyal and undi
vided support to this patriotic duty
and, further,
"That we recommend the purchase o
these bonds by our members as lib
orally as their means Will permit, ant
70 enthuse this spirit into other
wherever possible. That we exert on
"a every effort 10 push to a speedy sue
cess this third Liberty Loan as a del
10 the encroaching Hun"
True devotion 30 the old home AM
loyalty TO the nations cause are beauti
fully exempllned in the action Of WI
liam II. Todd. now president Of IN
Todd Shipyards Corporation. Mr.. Todt
q former WilmlngtOnian, is a sub
scrlber TO the Third Liberty Loan 4
Brooklyn, but In his commendable de
sire to help Wilmington he has place
large subscription here. FOrme
Mayor Fisher has received a letter fror
Mr. Todd in reference 10 his local con
tribution in which he says.
Il might state that all Of our work
men as well as myself have contribute
10 the Brooklyn Liberty Loan on a.
occasions Yet, when / realize that 6
many boys from Wilmington, includin
all Of the boys who are relatives Q
mine are in the service some where o
other, T Just felt It my duty to help Oh
Wilmington boys along these lines"
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