Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-17
$l1'552,OOO is GIVEN
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that have aided very materially when
the totals were announced.
The National Bank of Delaware is
another institution that bought $50, ,OO0
additional Mr. Richardson directing
the destinies of this financial unit, may
always be depended upon in all financial
contingencies of this kind.
The Farmers Bank with an additional
subscription of $4,000 is another cv-
dence, of the way the financiers OF Viii
mington are supporting Chairman Scott
and the loan.
HONOR ROLL GROWING.
The Honor Roll today. is growing
like SNOWFALL rolling Gown hill. 1t was
little difficult i'll getting the money
patriots to realize how il was gong to
help the campaign, but now, each day
witnesses the number OF names beng
doubled and before the end of the week,
il NAV be necessary to take more than
a page of space TO record all the names.
The Sacred Heart Church, today re-
ported special subscription of ST 200.
The photographers committee, in charge
of j II Cummings, report sales OF bonus
totaling $3.50
The Atlas Powder Company have to
date bought s60000 Of bonds, through
New Castle County
Sncllenburg * Co became a 100 per
cent store early IN the campaign. But tins
week each employe Of The store bought an
additional Gftv dollar bond. adding still
further to their credit
The Trophy Train that is visiting GER
tain sections of the State today has rs
member of its party Private Hoffman =
Philadelphia boy Hoffman enlisted at
the beginning of the war. and has served
through two enlistmcntS with the British
EXpc,iitionarN Forces He was Invaidcd
home with shell shock, after having lost
the sight of one cyc and suffering liga-
turc of ono leg He also has been slightly
gasScd W Nhcn he completes ms work with
the rrophN Tram, says he Is cong Ia
enlist with tn Foreign Legion nl France,
not being acCcptahlc TO the regular French
troops and beng enable 10 get INTO the
American or British forces In comment
ing on his condition, he sand
II still have one good eve. Two good
ears and arms and one good leg and can
still fire gun
oID RELIABLE SECURITY TRUST.
Early last evening word Of mag
mhcent special subscription 70 the cam
paign became known II was for 500 600
from the Security Trust Go Sixth and
Marker streets. lnhtl - hhSStlt. ifitS6-
dent of tins institution, was the chairman
Of the Third Liberty Loan and although
relieved Of tho STRAIN Of this campaign
there are few in Wilmington who have
worked So hard and 50 successfully for
the present loan Certainly there has
been no moro ardent worker than Mr.
Rossel. and tins subscription from ms
bank Is in addition to the subscription
that the institution made earlier in the
campaign
The news ot such sale boosted tho
hopes and spirits Of the workers 70 top
notch But It Will require several such
sales 10 reach the goal h>cd for this
county.
pRAUGHTSMEN lO0 TER oE>T LOYAL.
Ono Of he handSomcst subscriptions
from 2 unit Of any industry came in a
report last night from the eighth floor
drawing room Of the du Pont Go This
achievement shows the patriotism that
Is III the hearts az these Young Amer
cans and a letter reporting the sub
scrIption tells the story as follows
The eighth floor drawing room 81
tho Engineering Department Of the
du Pont Co without solicitation Of any
team captains or loan workers, got
together and decided to double up their
original subscription.
They went 100 per cent and turned
over 81 700 IN subscriptions 10 II. v
hester, m charge Of the Fourth Liberty
Loan III his department Miss I NJ
Lynch handled The subscriptions