Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-15

on the part Of the buyers. who are anx-
ious to do the limit Tor tile campaign
/ One OF those who bought a fifty dol
lar extra bond at headquarters today,
was cOlOred woman employ ed shout
| the Church building. She has a son
In France and. when she lNOught her
bond, she paid cash fer it. The woman
said she had been saving for many
weeks, in order TO have the money TO
Invest in a bond, and when she receiv-
ed the legal paper shnwing that she
possessed one OF Uncle Sam s securi-
ties, she appeared delighted.
Tomorrow morning the merchant
team will meet at headquarters, to make
reports. Some Of the captains have re-
ported faithfully, but there are others
who have failed TO make only mcagre
reports in the past two weeks. The
committee has reported upwards Of
100000 so far.
The trophy train that was 10 have
stopped here last Saturday. will tour
sections OF the county tomorrow, but
will not stop for any time here. Tie
stopping places, will be those towns,
that have not been attacked to any
great extent by the influenza, and
where it is believed there is less dan
ger. from crowds assembling.
The strong efforts made 20 have
merchants display loan posters in their
stores is having It's results. Several
hundred business men who had for
Some reason failed to display the pos
tiers up until Saturday are now doing
this bit for the loan. The distrlbut-
ing division at headquarters has had
many applications for posters since
yesterday, and as a result the town as
far as the stores is concerned, begins
TO look, as though there was a real
live loan campaign In progress.
F. J. OToole, manager for the Ma
tional Biscuit Company, yesterday Of
fered his services and those Of his
statesmen TO the loan committee. The
offer was accepted. The statesmen in
clude Oliver Jeffries, William Ander-
son, Irving Robinson and C. Lemon.
One Of the men has been assigned to
help the plumbers team and another
the retail grOcers.
G. II. Howell offered his services and
was assigned to the real estate team,
OF which William J. Highfleld is cap
tain.
Yesterday the employees OF the Ma
tOnal Biscuit Company in Wilmington
s2,400. The daily payroll
is only 500; thus they subscribed so
times the amount OF the payroll, max
ing them the champions OF the day.
Today they will have the honor OF fly
ing the flag OF honor. The inscription
on the flag is Champions Today.
Fourth Liberty Loan"
The employees OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad I'm this section have sub
soribed sf79,00950 In Liberty Bonds |
The workers at Edge Moor have added |
st2,T0O TO their subscriptions, making |
a total Of sS3.250.
The Jacobs Wen and Daughters Of |
Samaria, a colOred woman's lodge has |
$1,000. They are striving very |
hard and hope TO double the amount by 1
he end Of the week.
Harlan WorlEmen Show pep"
In IS minutes yesterday afternoon |
General Manager J. B. Weaver took the |
lag out OF the Harlan Liberty Loan /
irive by securing pledges for S7S,7O0
bonds and elevsting the shipwOrkers'
Total TO $4,000 Harlan's chief per-
;onally took $4,000 worth Of stock in
Uncle Sam & Co.
As elsewhere the influenza epidemic
slowed up the drive for Liberty dol
ars at the Bethlehem Shipbuildlng Cor
DOratiOn yard and the various commit
zee and team leaders were pretty well |.
discouraged and assumed that the $780,
100 quota just simply couldn't be at