Evening journal., 1918-09-27


memory Of heroes already fallen in
tender remembrance Of those stnl
In service and preparing TO go. and
In devOut consecration 20 the sacred
purpose OF this holy war. And In
every place trust the subscriptions
Tor Liberty Bonds shall be PROMPT
ana generous. God and humanity
can us TO the full measure OF devO-
ton and sacrifice In this hour OF
need. And we will not fail Ia any
measure, God helping us.
Ever yours,
WILLIAM +. MCDOWELL
As result OF this appeal, many OF
the Methodist Episcopal churches OF
this city are preparing for special Lib
crty Loan services on Sunday. At
Grace NJ. r. Church, Hero Day" has
been arranged for in response to the
Bishops call.
Chairman Henry p. Scott this morn
ing received a statement OF the quota
that New Castle county Is expected TO
raise In this campaign. It amounts TO
si2,i9i.76O. The States quota is si6.-
Oi2OOO.
In connection with the mass meeting
to be held in the Queen Theatre. on
Sunday evening. there VIII be moving
pictures shown OF the British, Italian
and Russian fronts. These pictures
taken under the auspices OF the British
government. have been approved by
American generals at the front and also
/ by the British authorities.
The purpose In showing these pic
lures at Americas cantonments Is 90
make our troops acquainted with the
situation as II really exists on the firing
| line.
The pictures are views OF the men I'm
action, and gives some idea OF what
the fighting is like In the trenches. The
OUTFIT Is In charge OF Count de Bessa.
who tomorrow will show Views at
Camp Dix. They will be shown here
Sunday evening Immediately after For
mer L. 5. Senator Theodore Z. Burton,
OF Ohio, has finished speaking.
Lieut.. ]. Norris Robinson, leader OF
the Delaware Regimental Band, who
did not go over 90 France with the /
boys from this State, has offered 10 |
provide a band for the meeting at the |
Queen on Sunday evening October g. /
Lieut.. Robinson says that many OF his I
former band members are working In I
the city shlpyards, and he volunteered I
10 Josiah Marvel, chairman OF the exc /
cutive committee OF the Committee on /
Patriotic Addresses, TO make up a band I
OF between nifty and sixty men for that /
occasion.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the |
attaches Of the Prudential Insurance /
Company, will meet az their Offices on 1
Market street for the purpose OF plan /
rnfW nfnH az fws nrnr
paign.
The first big subscription comes from |
the allied banks OF Wilmington for ST. /
269,000. Following closely came a sub |
scriptlon for 100000 and these, an /
nounced before the campaign Is really /
opened, made Chairman Henry p. Scott /
feel gratifed with the support so /
promptly given. In speaking OF the I
contributions, Mr.. Scott sid:
"The banks and trust companies OF |
Wilmington may always be depended
upon 10 support the nation and this
community. Their action in the fol-
lowing resolution will give a magnin-
cent start 20 the Liberty Loan cam
paign.
AT a meeting OF the allied banks !
held this day at the Equitable Trust {
Company. the following resolution was |
adopted:
Resolved, That the members OF the ,
allied banks OF Wilmington subscribe
TO Si.269,O00 OF the Fourth Liberty Loan !
Bonds as a preliminary subscription to- ?
ward bonds TO be sold on the partial
payment plan as conducted by the al
lied banks. c
THE hope Of your committee is that
The whole community will respond as 3
Later the Continental Life 7
Insurance Company, through Philip ;
Burnett, president, gave us a subscrip- :
ion for 100000"
Throughout yesterday afternoon and (,
evening Chairman Scott, Secretary Du- !, =
,ell and a score OF speakers, assembled y,
~ Thomas F. Bayard, who is directing
he speakers bureau, addressed many !,
meetings in various sections Of the city
md county. Mr. Scott went TO Black
,lrd hundred for a meeting OF the "
workers there last evening. =
Yesterday was a big day with the u
literature department at headquarters. i'
The arrival OF many kinds Of beauti- u
ul and gaily-cOlOred POSTERS drew ,
roups Of workers TO headquarters,
nd the wants OF all who applied for b.
osters were supplied. F
Subscription blanks, enough TO sup N
ly all the workers are expected from G
today Teams should ar l.
ange to call at headquarters today and 2.
ct enough for the first days start. m
Large electric signs were erected In 6.
arious places and the big Sign at Tenth 6.
nd Market streets has a waving elec-
'ical American flag 10 further draw a,
ttentlOn TO the loan. vi
The Snellenburg store has had panel N
gns advertising the loan for some m
me. ?
One OF the first Of the city's flnan- al
al institutions TO advertise the loan
'as the Security Trust Company, Sixth
nd Market streets. A half dozen large c,
gns, calling the attention OF passers-
Y to the loan, adorn the sides OF the .,
bank, on both the Sixth 81
nd Market street sides. Then across >,
le street Is a large streamer, Fourth n
liberty Loan" In letters large enough Y
} attract everyone's attention. M
There was big patriotic meeting Ia
No. 2s Public School last night. se
Curtis spoke. the children
ing patriotic songs and their parents -,
ere given something to think about ! ~
the way Of arguments why they ~
loud subscribe TO the limit Of their