Evening journal., 1918-09-30
half MILLION OF
DELAWARE'S BOND
QUOTA IS TAKEN
lCOntInued rrom rIrsL pase.l

bouipduy, which won llo nOnor OF ly-
ing this flag the first time because the
employees subscribed TO ten times the
amount OF thelwage rolls at the plant
Arrangements are being made for 0
mass meeting at Turn Hall on Thurs
day evening OF the descendants Of ma
tives OF Germany. All societies have
been invited and the speakers will be
Judge Joseph Burlington OF the United
States Circuit Court and John p. Meyer
Another meeting IS being arranged
for week from tomorrow night. This
win have special musical features
among them being Sousa's Great Lakes
Naval Band.
One OF the gratifying features OF the
campaign Is the way In which the for
eign born. or descendants, have raj
lied to the support OF the government
they have adopted as their own. Meet
ings held yesterday in various parts
Of the city reflected the spirit OF pa
trlotism and loyalty, with which these
people are responding, and II Is not
all enthusiasm either. They have come
forward and with cash, chiefly, bought
bonds In a way to put 10 shame. some
Americans who have been holding back.
kdob uitiN 0b Nllt OdNOt lltlt
was meeting OF the Greek colony, and
at the close OF the meeting, II was an
nounced that bonds 10 the value OF
s53,450 had been bought. After the
meeting this was increased $1,000 adj
dltional making a total Of s56,i50 for
the nights work. The subscriptions
at the meeting were made by "a per-
sons.
The speakers at the meeting were
John Gavotos, Mayor Lawson, who pre-
sided; r. p. Robinson, president Of the
Central Bank, who explained how the
banks were willing TO loan any amout
Of money to those who wished TO buy
bonds; r. Rae duDell, secretary Of the
New Castle County committee, and
John C. Saylor. head Of the Labor En-
ployment division for the East.
The Ukralnian meeting yesterday aft
ernO0n, was also a sample Of how this
loyal group Of foreign born are sup
porting Uncle Sans financial drive.
There were upwards Of $1,000 OF bonds
sold and the enthusiasm was at fever
pitch Peter Levicki, the chairman and
leader OF the colony, said today, that
II he had had more subscription blanks,
he believed, that he could have doubled
the amount He Is optlmlstlo and be-
llieves that before the campaign Is
over, that ten times this amount Will
have been subscribed by his fellow
countrymen. The speakers at the
meeting were Rev. Vladimir Doerzy-
ruka, the prist OF the Ukrainlan church,
Chairman Levlcki, A. Rae duBel and
Ethel Wilson. Miss Wilson made a
strong appeal to the Ukralnlans, and
they responded 30 II by subscribing,
chiefly In cash, to the sale OF bonds.
There was a patriotic service at
Ollvet Presbyterian Church last night,
which was addressed by A. Rae duBell
on the issues Of the loan campaign.
The result OF the bond selling at The
Playhouse on Saturday evening, result
ed In S2i 400 being subscribed. Secre-
tary duBell made an appeal for buyers,
and young women, members OF the
womens committee circulated among
the treatregoers, soliciting sales. Three
Of the subscriptions were for 5000.
The first subscription recorded
through the clearing house OF the Lib
erty Loan organization was placed to
the credit Of the colored workers Or
ganizatlon, Of which the Rev. w. II.
AlcKissick Is chairman, by the head OF
the clearing house department. The
bond was for 500.
The meeting Of the Polish colony at
the Majestic theatre yesterday after
noon, showed that this nationality, resi-
dents Of Wilmington, are alive 60 the
needs Of the hour and the response In
subscriptions was gratifying to the
committee.
Sell Bonds From Booths.
Street booths are already a popular
and profitable method Of bond selling.
The people already enjoy buying at
booths and the women enjoy the SELL
ing. It's pleasant open air work and
everybody is good humored about 1t. To
date there are six street booths, but
more are likely to be set up as there
has been call for additional ones. Mrs.
II. Fletcher Brown started business at
her booth at the Equitable Trust Com
pany at quarter after eight Saturday
morning and she sold bond before she
had her wares spread out. Then the
young man who bought the bond help
ed FIX up the booth and turned in 10 sell
TO other psssers by.
All booths are in charge Of the booth
committee Of which Mrs. n. w. Wilson
is chairman. and the other members
are Mrs. Pierre 5. dupont and Mrs.
Henry p. Scott. This committee with
a number Of helpers has a booth at the
Hotel dupont, that is expected to ex-
ceed the big business IL did last spring.
The other booths are stationed as fol-
lows:
Fourth snd Market, Mrs. w. s. Hill
les.
Old City Han. day time and Queen
Theatre night. Mrs. Robert Pennington.
Majestic Theatre, Mrs. A. Rothschild.
|. Equitable Building, and Tenth and
French streets, Mrs. II. Fletcher Brown.
Ninth and Market is such a prominent
corner that Mrs. Brown has secured
large number OF helpers for her booth.
They are: Mrs. Leon o. Bryan, Mrs. J.
B. EliasOn, Mrs. f. B. Holmes, Mrs. A.
L. Frantz, Mrs. S. B. Cooling. Mrs.
Joseph Stewart, Mrs. +. NJ Rhett, Mrs.
II. w. Briggs, Mrs. r. W.McClennan,
Mrs. Allen Perkins. Mrs. John f. lie
Carpenter, Mrs. Henry Jackson. Miss
Alice Johnson, Mrs. j. Lawrence Gill
son. Mrs. Martin Waller, Miss Eliza
beth Jackson, Miss Corinne Mendenhall,
Mrs. w. J. Webster, Mrs. o. V. orts,
Mrs. C. w. Ten Broec, Mrs. r. I.
Holiday, Mrs. +. G Tallman, Mrs A. w.
Armstrong, Miss Katherine Armstrong.
Miss Mary StadelmJl, Mrs. David
Snellenburg, Mrs II. l.. Evans, Miss
sara Evans. Miss Jean Evans, Miss FL
eanor Nandegrift. Miss Jane Marvel, |
Mrs. F $. Garrett, Mrs. Z. C. Ferrlday, |
Mrs Rodney Merrick, Miss Mary Curtis, I
Mrs. NOlin Der-, Mrs. James Freeman, /
Mrs. j. L. Ayre Cheetham. Mrs. C. NJ. |
STEM Mrs. Z. w. Belts Mrs. Horace