Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10
DEL AWARE LEADS
UNION IN TOTALS
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
More Than $4,000 Persons Sub
scribed Over $40, 100000 in
the State.
WORKERS MEET AT DOVER
DELAwARE'S ROLL OF HONOR
IN THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

New Castle county Quota, $780,
$50: subscriptions, S2l ,692, $50; sub
scribers. $500.
Kent county $50. s2,43o.5oo
1914.
6.493.
Total for the State ss.561 $50. s2s,-
So, 05O, sos
Liberty Loan chalrmen for the State
OF Delaware met at the State House M
Dover at 80 o'clock this afternoon with
Governor Townsend. Secretary of State
Johnson and the Philadelphia chairman,
Lewis l.. Mann. and Secretary II. ).
Kinney Of Philadelphia. OF the advisory
committee for Delaware, at which time
the work of the recent campaign was dts
cussed and official figures announced.
That Delaware leads the Union both
in subscriptions and IN amount sub
scribed is indicated by the final amounts
announced by John s. RoSsell, chairman
of The New Castle county committee.
Upwards of $4,000 persons subscribed to
the loan and the total was more than
s26, 100000
In presenting the figures to Governor
Townsend, who presided, Mr.. Rossell
said:
~ our Eyceliencv:
I've meet today to determine and 70
announce the result of the campaign III
Delaware for the third Liberty Loan,
and to present our congratulations 10 the
people of the State upon the magnificent
work they have accomplished.
we represent the Federal Reserve or
canization of the Third District. Of which
Delaware is q part. and also our own State
and the three counties Of which 1t IS
composed L Is eminently proper that
this conference should be held under the
guidance of your excellency ard that It
should he made known TO the nation
that Delaware has done its whole part and
much more, in responding TO the call OF
tho President to make the campaign q
great success and thereby aid IN giving
10 the government the popular endorse
ment 1t so well deserves.
'eThe reports we viii submit show
wonderful achievement on the part of
the people and make a new record OF
LOYALTY and self-eacrifce for our State.
Over SO, 900 citizens have subscribed more
than S26. 900 600 10 the third Liberty
Loan and have thereby not only ex-
celled al others, but have set an example
worthy of emulation 10 our fellow-cltlzens
in the country at large.
I'VE are not moved by a spirit Of
personal adulat1on, but on the contrary
we come here to place upon the records
OF the State a tribute TO the patriotism
and devotion Of Delawareans to their
country and to the cause OF humanity,
to which the country mas decIdated all
its great resources.
I'VE pledge anew to our government
all we have and all we hope for that
Americas mission OF justice and righteous
ness may be triumphant.
TABULATE RETURNS.
Following Mr.. Rossell's address the
conference began the tabulation of fig
ures showing the returns from the loan
campaign.
After the figures have been finally
agreed upon. it has been planned TO tele-
graph the final figures OF the States great
achievement to President Wilson and 10
also forward q cablegram TO General
ershing. in France, assuring him that
Delaware. small in population, Is mighty
III loyalty when IT comes TO providing
support for the boys across the seas.
II is the purpose OF the meeting to
adopt a minute setting forth the results
OF the third loan. that nav be placed with
other State archives and preserved for
posterity.
Chairman Rossen has received a tele-
gram from Senator Salisbury expressing
the latters congratulations over the
successful results Of the campaign
Those who attended the conference at
Dover this afternoon were Lewis L.
Mann and H S. Kinney, Philadelphia
John S. Rossell and A Rae du Bell
representing New Castle county; jaime
H. Hughes of Dover, for Kent county
George Fl. Hall, of Georgetown for Sus-
sex county, and Mrs. Henry Ridgelv,
state chairman of the National Woman S
Liberty Loan Committee.