Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-08
STATE CAPITAL
GIVES FINE BOOST
TO LIBERTY LOAN
Two Public Meetings Held and
Voluntary Subscriptions of
$25'000 Received.
BOY SCOUTS GIVEN A FLAG

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. April S.-The opening of the
third Liberty Loan drive, in Dover, on
Saturday last, was n notable affair. FROM
the early morning hour, when Governor
Townsend stood in front of the State
House with the State chairman of the
women's committee. Mrs. Henry Ridge
lv: James H. Hughes. chairman of Kent
c,,lnty mems committee; Mrs. Walter
Morris. chairman Of Kent county women :
committee. and Mrs Alden H. Richard
son. chairman of DoVcr's local cnnlmit =
tee. where They were photographed IN
several groups buying and exchanging
bonds until midnight. all WaS activity
and intense interest
ON tho stroke of q clock a. M. church
bells were rung and flTc whistles blown
announcing the opening ot the drive.
Booths had been placed in several parts OF
the town, gaiv decorated, and with
earnest active and patriotic women, IN
charge, no ono could resist the appeals
made for subscriptions
The first incident OF the day was the
presentation. in the corridor OF the State
House. from the steps leading 70 the
Legislative halls, OF n handsome SILK iiag
from President Wilson, To Troop ;, BOY
SrOlIfS OF NitiOrtl. ltT ttat.il Ettstt NCth A'i
the second Liberty Loan drive IN that
mari of Kent county. The presentation
was made bv Mrs Henry Ridgcly, State
chairman OF the woman's committee Of
Liberty Loan, and received the troop 5
scoutmastcr United States Senator
Josiah O. Wolcott congratulated the
BOY Scouts Of Milford for their excellent
work.
"Thc Star-Spanglcd Banner and Amer
ica'' were sung by those present led by
Rev. 4. Victor Iightbournc.
Besides the Bov Scouts there were also
ir, attendance detachment Of troops from
Fort du Pont and tho cadets Of the Wesley
Collegiate Institute Of this town.
After tho exercises in the state House.
the troops from Fort du pont. gave
exhibition drills on Dover Green. includ-
ing the putting up and taking down Of
tents firing, etc.
MEETING II orER, HOUSE.
The first massmccting Of tho day
was held in the Dover Opera House.
Hon. James II Hughes chairman Of the
Kent County Liberty Loan Committee.
presiding. He introduced James Hall
Anderson. secretary Of the Kent county
COMMITTEES rs chairman for tho afternoon.
Seated on the platform were Mrs Ridge
IL. Mrs Walter Morris. Mrs Alden r.
Richardson, United States Senator J. Q.
Wolcott. Sergeant Baldock Of the Princess
Pat Regiment Of Canada and the detach-
ment 81 United States troops from Fort
du Pont.
4 quartet from the Fort du Pont troops
delighted and amused the audience with
several Of their stunts, which sevrcd rs
a sharpencr for what was 10 follow. They
received round after round Of applause.
Mrs Phillips of Philadelphia. an Eng
lish woman, hut heart and soul American,
thrilled her hearers with the history Of
the United States, since its birth, IN 1776,
If tho noble part il had played in the
history Of the world. and The most import
ant part it will play in the worldwide
war
United states Senator Wolcott portray
cd the part this country has already had
and viii have IN tho war He denounced
the kaiser and his hcli>h methods il tho