Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-06
DELAWARE TOPS ALL
OTHER STATES IN
LOAN CAMP A|GN
Subscriptions Total More Than Is
Million, Winning Two Stars
in Honor Flag.
FINAL FIGURES THURSDAY

The State of Delaware through III
herty Loan subscription made IN the clos
ing hours of the campaign, will receive the
highest honors OF any State IN the mon r.
two stars in the Honor Flag for TRIPPING the
minimum quota assigned II in the ma
tIonal campaign.
The du Point Company IS the concern
through whose last hour subscription thus
honor comes to this State.
Bv this. the total for Delaware will he
upwards Of s25. 900 900 and more than
three times the minimum quota.
At the beginning of the loan campaign,
the du Pont Company promised 10 dupllc-
a,c the total of all the subscriptions made
bv the entire State. This il did, but also
made an additional subscription ON
SATURDAY. and then duplicated that sub
scription. thus placing sufficient Sllhscrlp-
tons 10 the credit OF the State TO place 1t
far above any other State IN the mon
in amount oi subscription, IN comparison
To the number of residents.
Plans are being made for meeting OF
AL of the Liberty Loan chaIrmen OF the
State with Governor Townsend at Dover
the latter part of the week At that time,
II is hoped that the final figures from the
campaign viii bc announced
Today. II is impossible tn make any
accurate announcement of the total either
Tor the CITY or State Late returns came
IN By mail this morning 20 the Liberty
Bank and Others may not reach the bank
before Tuesday or " edneSday There are
some adjustments that must he made and
these Will require conferences and con
siderable time.
CHAIRMAN RoSSELL : HOPES REALIZED.
R,lf the fondest hopes of Chairman
John = RosScll OF the Loan committee for
Wilmington and New Castle county have
been realized through the last hour sub
scriptions
Mr.. RosSel sought for TRIPPING OF the
minimum quota, and ne has gotten Il
lie asked that 10000 people IN the State
OF Delaware should subscribe 10 the loan
ann tins too Was accompl shed ottciat-
III the Reserve Bank in Philadelphia say
that this record has not been approached
by any State in the country.
Scenes about the Liberty Bank today
rcscmblel other DAYS last week during the
loan campaign Men and women n tWt
lines were waiting 10 have their payments
credited when the bank opened Tor busi
hess this morning
MANY came IN and wanted 10 buy
bonds. bur unfortunately the campaign
for the third loan closed al midnight ~
SATURDAY. night and their request had u
be refused. The clerks engaged III &C.
counting and ts.bulatlng the returns were
INST as busy as they were any day last
week. although they worked until mid
night on Saturday night There wer,
many subscriptions that were not re-
ported until today and these will be addec
TO the total.
Chairman Rossell IS endcavoring t
obtain an Honor Flag for every hundred
IN the county While there were som,
hat did not raise the quota. Vet Vii
lnington went ahead 50 much that there
Is plenty to spare TO help out the hun
dreds. Mr. Rossell will take the matte
up with the headquarters IN Philadelphia,
phia this week.
Because OF the fact that 10 definite
figures can be given the Loan head
quarters did not give out any statemen
TODAY. All Of the three counties reached
their quota and are entitled 10 Honor
Flags MANY towns and cities IN the Stat'
al % won that honor. he final amount
will he announced at the Dover meeting
the last Of the week.
In thanking the people OF this city
county and State for their loyal WORK
Chairman Rossell sad
.'DelaVraeans have very best reason fo
mutual congratu lation- They have won
great victory over 10000 citizens have
subscribed more than S2l 600, 900 TO tht
Third Liberty Loan. The quota o
-. sol $50 allotted 10 Delaware has beer
overscribed fully 80 per cent. This re
suit Is not exceeded proporuonately by
any other State. and Delaware IS en-
titled to the highest honOrs
The State flag which will be awarded
her will bear a star indicating that shf ha'
more than doubled the amount shc wa
asked to subscribe. But the victory i
greater IN the magnificent manifestation
Of cheerful sacrifice and love Of country
Hearkenlng 70 the appeal Of the govern
ment, meL and women III every walk 0
life have come forward and generOusl,
given Of their means
1t Was this spirit Of genuine devotion
that gave tie campaign Statewide IN
terest and enthusiasm, and enabled tn
Manager to conduct Il 10 most CRAFTY
ing conclusion. All worked with grca
earnestness to show IN d special manner
the genuine loyalty Of the people - tn
governments and to each there is due Tia
highest tribute for having laborcd S,
zcalousiy and successfully
There Is supreme satisfaction III Tia
fact that our grand old Commonwealth
stands out prominently before the natlol
rs ever true n the country cau-e.
Wilmington Lodge Of Els succeeded
m raising SllS.000 and celebrated tn
same with an auto parade On oaturda
night
OF the 100 employees At tic Edge Moo
plant Of the American Bridge Company
IS4 subscribed -96%4 per cent The tota
subscriptions Of the employees aggregat
s23, $50, whlen represents an average Q
Sl24 30 per employee at TINS plant II
addition to this the American Bridg
Company subscribed through Whining
ton $4,000
Deemer Steel Casting Company o
New Castle reported that tire company
and its employees lave subscribed
S28, 900. .
Employees Of the New Castle Leathe
Company, who started out with 5000
as tie goal subscribed So, $50
The knights Of Columbus, whose orig
nal goal was $4,000. increased it t,
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