Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
CITY, COUNTY AND
STATE,CvER THETOP
ON LIBERTY LOAN
After Day of Rejoicing Workers
Buckle Down to Raising
Maximum Quota.
SOLDIERS MAKE BIG HIT

the government. eSterday y~Lioerty
Loan Day-had brought it's measure OF re-
inicing over the news that the city, county
and State had raised it's minimum quota.
But ike true patriots responding to the
call made bv Chairman John :. RoSseli,
the workers after enjoying the parade
military manCuvcrs and open AIT mass
meeting that featured Loan Day, thcy
turned their attention today to obtaining
more and If possible larger subscriptions
TO the loan
shortly after O'Clock yesterday alter
moan. 400 soldiers IN command of Captain
Duy:.ll and the Coast Artillery Band iron
Fort du pont reached tins city ON n special
train and At once marched 10 Washington
Heights where they presented military
exercises in u program lasting an ho'ir ana
half
At : o'clock they were joined 10y the
z. X. r. Athletic Association Band ana
several hundred Boy Scouts and then
procession WAS formed and paradcd to the
Public Building where the formal Liberty
DaN exercises were held
Chairman Rosscll presided and an
no,lnced that the city and county had won
It's Honor Flag for raising the minimum
quota Then while the soldiers stood at
attention the band played The star
SpancIed Banner and the crowd stood
uncovered the stars and stripes were
lowered from the flag poles over the Puhhc
Rul,ling and the Honor Flag WAS attached
a. rhc bottom of the national emblem,
nud lie two flags holStcd
Sr,Tr Gors OVER The Tor
Nr Ros~eH then announced that tho
stat. 81 Delaware had also reached the
minimum a,pota and A. the special orator
for .nch in all~piclnuS occasion introduced
IN, first cltlzcu III Delaware, former
Judge George Gray
.Ilder GRAY faced the crowd and
hooked up and down Aud then remarked
thaf y great part oi Delaware was rep
re>rrtrd He Was impressed With the pa
trlatism of his fclow-cltizens who showed
their lo1tltv ~ attending m such nuInterS
Then he spoke of the war, what Ger
rnauv had done 10 our Allies and what
might bc cxpcctcd # she was permitted Y"
como nvrr here lie urged with oil the
strength Il h,s Voice and the cIoqurncc
~ IN, command % his hearers To subscribe
ana subscribe to the loan because IT meant
Tho assurance Ia our men abroad that We
were backing them To the limit.
His yaice shook with emotion rs he
rcfr~rrd ~ his native State. How II
bad alvays been in the fore Of worthy
things and objects and AT the call ~
tbn nation lie lmplorcd the crowd 10
DO thcir part here and buy bonds, whiic
their fellows In France were perhaps feel
inc The sting of a German bullet or tho
sufTocating gases of the Teutons.
COUNTRY MUST RE UNITED.
Not until every man had done his
mari and this country was united, Sad
,Iudce GRAY. would the obligation he
in measure repaid for the sacrifices
rnadc lv those who have been MAINTAIN
INC fhis war and who are preparing to go
oyer lie told Of the Insidious efforts
made nv Germany to dIScredit this coun-
try and that Il WAS necessary for America
toJoits financial part TOW to add strength
and determination to the men called 10 our
colorS
His closing reference to the Stars and
Stripes was beautiful The flag, - he DC
scrlhcd IL, that stood for a democracy that
vas the most beneficial TO all mankind,
and the flag raised in protection Of the
peonle and which he predicted would never
bc lowered in defeat.
ELOQUENT ArPEAL BY MRS. WADE
NYrs Lila Howell Wade Of Wash
Ington. u G. was introduced by Mr.
RoSSeU - speak for the women Liberty
Ioan workers of the State Mrs. Wade
mas her heart in this campaign and IN all
othrr war work and she plainly showed
,bIe IN her address Extending her hands to
the men. she mpored them 10 remain the
brave descendants of the ancestors who
hal made th!s country free nation and
under whose flag the benefits Of such
conditions only could be enjoyed.
She told of the sacrifices that wives
and mothers and sisters were making
and that II was necessary To have this
loan ovcrsuhscribed IN order that the
men might feel that all was well at horne
with their loved ones She referred 10
some of the harbarltles with which Ger
many treats her subjects and what might
he. expected if they gained IN this war.
NYrs Wade urged the men TO give
until IL hurt and that then and only
then could they walk down the street
and look their fellows IN the eye and
realize that they were dong their portion
here while the Others were abroad fighting
WANTS TO WIPE ovr LOANS TO ALLIES.
William 4. Gray. former assistant dis
trIct attorney Of Philadelphia, was in
troduced bv Mr. Rossell as the speaker
for the men Mr.. Gray began by saving
that while he respected the authorities,
At Washington and all that they did,
ne thought they had made mistake when
they mad assessed the allotment at Ail-
nnngon New Castle county and Della
ware al such modest figure. He asked the
crowd TO double this amount and to heed
the exhortation of Chairman Rossell 10
add still further 10 the lustre OF the State
credit
Mr Gray briefly went INTO the causes
leading up to the United States declar ng
warAnd how now that We were In it, that
there was to be no turning back, but that
the country must fight it out until the
victory was won.
He mentioned an idea that has been
becoming apparently seated in the minds
Of the patriots Of America. He said he
hoped that when the war was over that
America would wipe the slate clean of all
orr loans to our Allies and tell them that
ttr money WAS well nth the sacrifice
tlst ties have been making for the past
q zee ye Is aid more
Ie treed tbs hearers - do fnorc than
suits ribe % tic miujHum quota lie
repeated tie words of + II Wade to
"givc untlI il hl.rf and that ii doing so
they would oni} be doing Aiat was their
privilege II d. as lo,aI citizens
At the conclusion of EIs remarks Father
Jacqlier, the eblate priest, spoke briefly,
pleading with the men 10 subscribe to the
loan because it was their duty 10 do so
He mentioned some Of the many sacrifices
that the French and English soldiers have
made and that u-lf Il the ..ld az tho Atpori