Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-30
LOAN SALES TODAY
TOTAL UPWARDS
OF S2,S0O,OOO
Half Million Added to sum IKE
ported on First Day
of Campaign.
FOREIGN BORN PATRIOTIC

About half million dollars has been
subscribed TO the Fourth lhh0y loan,
N this county since Saturday. according
q reports made by both men and women
workers today After a conference TIC
wecn Henry T. Scott. chairman for New
astle county. and Mrs Ohio Rowland
# the Womcu's Committee, II was an
bounced. that the total UP to noon. SO far
y could he accurately estimated, WAS
=. 500. 900
Team CAPTAINS this morning, were
title slow IN getting their reports into
lcadauarters That could not Inc I'M
,xpected. rs some of tho machinery had
rot begun in earnest before this morning
rs soon as things get into smooth running
rider. il will he possible 10 obtain more
ictail. in the way Of large subscriptions
Ono of the most Gathering results at
he work OF organization. i tho way IN
which the foreign born have responded
Thor committees started m with aNrtsh.
md as n consequence. haze shown eN-
client reports Ii Is estimated that the
oreigu born at many meetings Yesterday
INSCRIBED TO nearly Si0O, 900 ot iunds
Owing 10 an error, II was stated, that
he Bond MANUFACTURING Company had
Won the champions Today 9Th Liberty
can" flag Saturday. emitting them to
" the emblem today II should have
cen tho Bond Machine Company, which
Won the honor Of flying tins flag the first
inc. because the employees subscribed
ten tunes tho amount If the wage
oils at the plant
FoRElG~ NOM ARE PATRIOTIC.
Onc Of the gratifying features IF the
campaign. is the way ~ which the
oreign born. or descendants have rallied
the Support ot The government, they
ave adonted As their own Meetings
lcld Yesterday IN various PARTS oi the
'itv, reflected the spirit at patriotism
md LOYALTY. with which these peoples
are responding, and ii Is not all enthusiasm
ifher They have come forward and with
ash. chiefly, bought bonds in q way T.
mt to shame some americans who have
)een holding back
Last night at tho Savoy theater, there
vas a meeting Of the Greek colony. and
At the close of tho meeting. II was announc-
ii. that bonds 10 the value NJ SIS 40
,ad been bought After the meeting
his was increased $4,000 additional
making a total Of s]6. 450 for the night 5
work Tho subscriptions II the meeting
we're made by "a persons
The speakers Al the meeting were
Iohn Govatos. Mayor Lawson. who
resided. r. p Robinson. President oi
he Central Bark, who explained how the
,anks were willing TO loan any amount Of
money. 10 those who wished to buy h9I dS
\ Rae du Bell secretary OF the New Caste
.ounty committees. and John G savior
lead of the Labor Employment DIVISION
or the last
The kranian meeting Yesterday alter
toon. Was also sample 81 how tins
oval group Of foreign born arc supporting
ncle sam financial drive There were
upwards of ST 600 OF bonds sold. and the
enthusiasm Was at fever pitch
Peter Levicki. the chairman and leader
# the colony, said TODAY that if nc h9d
aad more subscription blanks he believed
hat he could have doubled the amount
he Is optimistic and believes that he
ore the campaign Is over, that ten times
his amount will have been subscribed
" his fellow c0untrvmcu The speakers
Il the meeting were Rev Vladimir
)cerzurka the priests OF the I krariap
hurch. Chairman Levickl, 4 Rae du
sell and Ethel Wilson Miss Wilson
made a strong appeal to The I krarIaHs
md they responded 10 II by subscribing
'hieflv IN cash to the sale OF bonds
There was u patriotic service AT OllYet
Presbyterian church laS1 night, which
vas addressed by a Rae du Bell on the
ssues Of the loan campaign
The result Of The bond selling at the
PLAYHOUSE on Saturday evening. resulted
n s2I 400 being subscribed Secretary
In Bell made an appeal for buyers, and
loung women. members of the " omen 5
Committee circulated among tho thcatr
rocrs, soliciting sales Three 81 the SUI
scriptions were for 5000
The first subscription recorded through
hc Clearing House OF the Liberty Loan
organization, was placed To the credit
# the colored workers organization. of
which Rev. " 7. MckIssick Is chairman.
~ the head of the Clearing House depart
nent The bond was for 500
The meeting Of the Polish colony al
he Majestic theatre Yesterday afternoon
showed that this nationality. residents
# Wilmington are alive to The needs #
he hour, and the response III subscriptions
Vas gratifying to the committee
Arrangements arc being made. Tor a
mig mass meeting at Turn Hall on Thurs
lay evening, OF the descendants Of ma
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