Evening journal., 1918-05-03
SS.75O,OOO DU PONT
MONEY FOR LIBERTY
CONTINUED From First Page.

Company 10 the Third Liberty Loan
will be augmented by further subscrlp- /
tions at the close OF the campaign.
IL is understood that after the cam
paien closes and the subscriptions IN
The Stale have been definitely ascer-
tanned the total amount subscribed by
the dupont Company will be apporuon-
cd bv tie chairmen OF these counties
and the state chairman OF The Wo-
mems Committee among the seVerai
agencies that were active In promoting
the loan in Delaware. In this way the I
amount secured by each OF these /
agencies will be increased by an appor-
/ liOnment OF the amount subscribed Dy
/ the company.
This very generous action on the
mart Of the dupont Company Is In full-
alment OF its offer to subscribe In us
own name. an amount equal TO that
subscribed by the people at large. The
limit placed by the company for the
state was sf7OOOOO0. which Is approx
mafelv double the States quota. II by
good fortune the balance remaining OF
this amount should be subscribed by
the people before midnight Saturday
might. the company viii further IN
crease IT'S subscription.
The proposition OF President Wilson
10 match him IN subscribing to a
partial payment Liberty bond has won
, hundreds Of additional subscriptions 10
, the loan In this city and county Yes
> terday afternoon the Chamber OF Com
D. lmerce sent out a letter, 10 its 600 mem
g bers and in the first mail this morning
r subscriptions totalling $500 were re
Z ceived. Others came in-over the tele
NW
all OF the members Of the Chamber
< match the President Il Will add up
> wards OF $4,000 10 the loan total
n Through the energies Of its repre-
Y sentatlves in this city, the Equitable
4 Life Insurance Society announced to-
4 day that in Wilmington and New Cas-
s tie County, subscriptions totains
: $4,000 had been received
/, Secretary duBell Of the loan commit
n tee is devOtlng today to a whirlwlnd
A tour OF an industries, seeking to spur
, the workers on to making the sub.
Z scrlptions from private concerns aho
y individuals equal the maximum amount
a asked Of tiiis county. From all sources
! he received the most encouraging re-
r ports.
nj Al the New Castle Leather Company
J. The employes have subscribed TO si6'
ID 600 OF bonds and through the match
re ing the president expect TO increas'
d. this amount several thousand more be
Il, fore midnight tomorrow night. Up L
q, today seventy such subscriptions ha'
r. been obtained.
m AT the f. +. Slocomb Company plant
~ the seventy employees have subscribe'
d. TO $3.50 OF bonds.
c. The 2iO employees Of the Atlas Powde
ed Company haveI subscribed to S29'oOO o
ne bonds.
OF the Hercules Powder Company EN-
sn ployes. the $50 men have taken $50
he 900 Of bonds and all have subscribe
in but two. Plans are being made to IN
he duce these two TO subscribe.
lie At the Hilles & Jones Company par
to Ne employees and firm have subscribe
ad to $4,000 Of bonds.
a As announced in another column
ITS Sousas Great Lakes Naval Band WI
li- come 10 this city tonight and WI
I'd march to the Public Building, where a
ice open air concert will be given. III
la route of parade will be from frenc
we street station on Front street, to Ma
ket. 10 Eleventh, TO King. to bandstan
n The town Of Newport has won d
he Liberty Loan flag and the citizens
,at this community will celebrate the eye'
lsh nttingly tonight.
al At Z O'Clock there will be an aut
mobile parade. headed by the Coast A
ol- tillery Band, Of Fort DUPONT and y
an flag will be raised at the corner OF Y
he Newport National Bank at o'clock.
IN torney General David ]. Reinhardt w
nv be the chief speaker. Miss f. NJ Jon
ar son and II. V. Berg are chairmen OF u
inc two working committees.
n Chairman Rossell went TO Philad'
phia "a noon TO consult with the ne
ing eral Reserve Bank officials about q
inc adjustment II Wilmington subscriber
es- ..,...,,
wv REHOBOTH SHARES IN LOAN HOMO
yer, Dr. Walter p. Robinson, acting vic
me chairman OF the Rehoboth Liberty 30
committee, writes as follows from I
re- hoboth Beach
lest There has come 10 my attention
frs. your valued paper a communicate
81 dated Lewes, Del, April @-'Lewes
her Celebrate The writer has stated N
the town OF Lewes. with 230O peop
A. - ..ta.I ffa o~oapIfonalfy large uuf