Evening journal., 1918-10-19
OVER AGAIN With
million EXTRA IS
COUNTY ANSWER
TOHBERTY CALL
Little Delaware Again
Generously Overfills Her
Quota as Bond Campaign
Goes Into Closing Hours
WONEN'S COMMITTEE SELLS
over 5 MILLION OF LOAF

Delaware went "over the top" in the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign today
In great style. Although the quota as
sessed New Castle, Kent and Sussex
counties was greatly in excess OF the
Third Liberty Loan, and the influenza
q epidemic coming at the start OF the
campaign shut OF the usual avenues
OF interesting people and obtaining
sales, the citizens have shown their
merit through such trying adVersiiies,
and today, Henry p. Scott, chairman for
--Nesy Castle County announced that all
of the counties Of tho Stale, would not
only raise their quota, but would uire
a comfortable margin.
The statement made by Mr. Scott
for the executive committee. which
gives some idea OF the work In VII
ningion and New Castle County, fol-
ows:
Our elearanees together with sub
Srriptions in nand UP 10 10 O'Clock
this morning show Si3595, 950-our
quota is Sia, 49,, ,7e0.
~nany more subscriptions arc to
be tsbulaied- Our reports from Kent
County and Sussex County arc most
favorable and Delaware uill uener-
ouSiy oyer-fil ifs quota
This aehieTement plainly stated
speaks more largely than can any
commendaiion OF mine.
Death. sickness and SorroW have
possessed The community 10
greater extent than eTer before, and
yet we have carried on
Subscribers Shoold be proud OF
each other.
"F'ull acknowledgement win be
made OF the work OF the commit
tees 80 soon as results can he oh
tanned.
Il feel that We should stin appeal
20 our people 10 SaIe. 10 do with
ont things which are not neces-
sary, and 10 prepare 10 lend again
and again TO our government There
will be other loans and large ones
80 be permitted. however, TO
take a part, even though a somber
one. in this struggle 10 provide
greater safety and happiness for ell
peoples. Is a great privilege.
"Henry p scott,
Chairman
This statement made at a meeting OF
the executive committee this morning,
reused the greatest enthusiasm. Mr..
Scott commented on the fact that al
though this report, based on figures
Obtainable at 10 o'clock this morning.
showed but sI.5C3,iEj above the quota
for New Castle county, that in the
Third Liberty Loan campaign. the
quota asked OF the county was but So
39925O. So that in this campaign the
county was asked 10 sell practically !
double the amount Of bonds sold in the |
last effort
Mr.. Scott then called upon Mrs. Ohio |
NOwland, chairman OF the Women's /
Committee. Mrs. Nowland reported
that the women had sold $4,000 above
the i've million thai they had aimed at 1
and that the women were still busy /
counting up additional subscriptions. /
This announcement was received with /
enthusiasm.
Ohio NOwland. FOR the bankers com
mittee, reused more enthusiasm when
he reported that the banks had been
successful In selling more than a mil
lion dollars worth OF bonds this week.
The flnanciers had originally aimed at
one million for the last week OF the
campaign.
Robert p. Robinson for Christiana
hundred, reported that while the quota
asaessed the hundred was but about a
third OF a million, the hundred had sub
scfbed millions. most OF which was
acknowledged through the women's
committee.
Judge Bayard Heisel OF Delaware City,
for Red Lion hundred, which is Chair
man Scott's home hundred, reported
sales OF $4,000. the quota being SiiS,
l20
White Clay Greek hundred reported
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