Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-01
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81 am ANXIOUS that each church III the
city shall do what II can through It's
pastor and its church organization To
help along the loan have written 10
each pastor asking him To have q Libert v
Loan manager appointed IN his church
SO that he can handle, under the su per
vision Of the pastor. all the official duties
connected with the work.
Mir RosseIl spoke Of the tremendous
effect in the world oi the United States
entering the war; how If heartened our
Allies and how ii made victory sure.
After his speech number of questions
were asked concerning the details of the
loan and If was agreed that as soon as the
Liberty Loan managers IN all of the
churches have been appointed, arrange
ments should be made with Liberty Loan
headquarters for meetings, at which
speakers will discuss the issues
LIBERTY LOAN soNei.
What Are You Going To Do to Help
the Bows. the Liberty Loan war song
within the next week viii be whistled and
sung and hummed by practically every
man, woman and child III Wilmington
and New Castle county if the plans Of
the publicity committee Of the loan cam
paign succeed as well as they anticipate
That is the title Of the song the words
by Gus kahn and the score by Van
AlstNnc. arranged IN slX-clghths time with
a swing that catches tho ear the very first
time Il is heard II meeting OF the
publicity committee this morning held
at the offices of the National Bank Of
Dclawagc. arrangements were made to
have the song printed III all the news
papers and IN addition the words will he
printed and distributed throughout the
city and county
The Fort du Pont Artillery Band will
rehcarSe the score tins week and 1T the
patriotic massmcetlng 10 BE- held next
sunday evening IN the Queen Theatre,
the song will be PLAYED Some we'll known
vocalist will lead the singing, the words
printed on small sheets Of paper being
distributed among the audience.
The song was played 1t the conference
held in Philadelphia last week between
the Liberty Loan workers and each day
1 made stronger impression
The Publicity Committee arranged for
the placing Of poster publicity through
out the city and county. No advertis-
ing matter can be placed before the open
ing OF the campaign on Saturday
MIDDLEToWN WORKER ) MEET TONIGHT.
Tonight at Middletown there will be
a meeting of the men and women work
cr~ comprising those interested in aiding
the loan IN 1t. Georges hundred. The
meeting will be held ut Liberty Loan
headquarters. The workers from Brandy
wine hundred were selected at a meeting
held on Saturday night at the Mt. Pleas
ami school Allen Colby was made chair
man and Eugene Mowlds, secretary, for
=. Al II II.
ten school districts The sub-ehalrnan
and secretaries are Is follows.
Rockand district Sub-C hartman, J..
Scott Townsend Secretary Alfred r.
Sonthen, Rockland
Edge Moor 'Sub-C hartman. Charles
J Girvin; Secretary, Harry Davis, Edge
Moor
Claymont subj hartman. William
Danzenbaker; Secretary. John Crosslin,
Claymont.
Forwood -Sub-Chairman. I. Redmond
Smith; Secretary, Howard 2. Austin,
Edge Moor r. d
Point Breeze SSub-C hartman. William
l.. Barlow; Secretary, j. Corlln Ialley,
BoothWyn
Handy Sub-C hartman, Newton L.
Grubb; Secretary, Willard IL. Handy,
Carpenter.
Sharpley-Sub-Cha hartman. +. Glenn
Cook; Secretary, Nelson t'aIley, Viii
mington Il ID No l.
Square -Sub-C hartman. II l.. Chan
dleI; Secretary Arthur Smedlcy, VII
mington X. ID. No. l.
Mt Pleasant t-Sub-Chairman Henry
W AIousely, Edge Moor, r. d; Sec
retary Eugene Mowlds.
Shellpot Subj hartman, L. Bring
hurst, 3D. Secretary, William Day, Edge
Moor X. ID.