Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-27
ARRANGE PL
FOR LIBERTY LUAN
Local Workers Discuss Methods
for Obtaining Subscriptions
at Luncheon Today.

The first important meeting ot the
Liberty Loan managers for industrial and
mercantile establishments IN Wilmington
and New Castle county-the men who
will put the big financial drive over the
top a. far as their particular centers are
concerned d-was held today shortly after
noon in the Hotel du Pont. The meeting
took the form of luncheon attended by
some forty represent atlvcs and presided
over by John s. RoSSell, chairman of the
committee for this district.
The greatest interest and enthusiasm
prcvaIled The sentiment OF the meeting
was that the loan, as far as Wilmington
l. concerned. would be vigorous response
Ia the news of the German drive. he
Importance of an overwhelming subscnp-
ton for this great Third Liberty Loan,
not only for it's significance to the people
of this country but also as direct and en-
colIraging message to our Allies across the
sea, inspired the managers present at the
luncheon.
Details of organization, the plan of com
mitteeS. the putting of the appeal to the
men in the shops and factories, and the
best methods to keep the interest ot the
people at fever heat in the loan were dis
clIssed According to plans outlined.
every boy and man, every woman and glri
In the city and the rural sections of the
country will be urged and encouraged to
take part in the loan, not only by sub
scribing as far as possible but by active
rersonal work among their friends and
neighbors.
Speeches were made at the luncheon by
MIR. Rossell. Mayor Lawson, John J.
Raskob of the du Pont Company and
Joseph b. Weaver of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Corporation. John j.
Raskob outlined the details of the partial
payment plan rs prepared 10y the recent
committee OF bankers of which he was the
chairman. Mr. Rossell In q vigorous,
straight t-fronl-the-Shou speech went
thoroughly into the details of the plan Of
organization. Each Of the managers rs
cyUected to select his own assistants,
build his own organization, hold his own
meetings and do everything that III any
wav Will push forward the success ot the
hig financial drive IN the establishment
where he is IN charge Of the movement
The methods of soliciting loans were
outlined bv MIR. Rossel Tie urged the
managers to take a canyas Il the men VIII }
came properly within their jurisdiction,
md out how much each man or woman
could take and then urge them 10 take up
T. tho fullest amount. If a man can take q
81 900 bond but expresses his dctCrmln3-
tion to take one for $500, lie should ~
urged strongly 70 take the $1,000 bond. he
stated
The men present representing various
establishments who will constitute q
picked body Of managers for the success
Of the new Loan were
William G Murgatroyd of LIppincott
~ Company: Mr.. Morgan Of Il Iopkls
Sons; George " Rodgers 81 X. l. Foord
Furniture Co; l.. +. laytield Of Garrett,
Miller x Co John j. Hayes Of Diamond
Ice & Coal Co; +. 4 Butler Of American
Manganese Steel Co: Donald ii Nan
Trump of Trump Bros. Machine Co.
William A. Thompson Of The PyrItc> Co.
Ltd; W. j. Elliott of Walker a Elliott.
D. C. Plank of Wilmington Gas Co,
II II Eastman uf Hercules Powder Co,
! Il Morrow of Edge Moor Iron Co:
Howard l.. Seaman of l.obdcll Gar Wheel
To- Hunter Gruhh J. j RaskOb. of T.. J.
ia Pant dc \tmourS * Company. \. Il.
Pn1th of Penn Seahoard Steel Corpora
tinn: \ NJ BorpnSteIn Of Standard hid
Mfg Co. III Delaware f. NJ kcnWorthv
of Capellc Hardware Company G. N
RYAN of Wilmington y Philadelphia
Fraction Go. ! p Watson ot Electric
Hos d Rubber Go: Harm : \cher Of
Io>cph Sto2cklc RreoIng CO. e. j,
BOrrell Of American Car 4 Foundry Co,
r j Blatz Of F. Blumenthal Co, Richard
Mclaughlin Of American Bridge Com
pany: Walter Matson Of Bond Mig Cor
poration. John l. CollyeT Of Pethlehcm
Shiphulding Corporation: Horace Il.
Warrington Of the Sunday star H.
Alasten of the Eastern Malcable Iron
Company; T r Phillips, OF y Snellen-
burg Il Co: Willard Springer. Jr. Of
Charles Beadenkopf ConnaDy W G.
Nesbitt OF Evening Journal; {. e klllen
OF Chamber OF Commerce. ]. : Ros>cl.
chairman: \ Rae du Bell. secretary