Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-10
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
REPORTS S61 800 SOLD
Liberty Loan Workers Show Prog
ress of Bond Campaign
by Wards.

\ total of sb1 NJ va. reported by the
Womcn's Liberty Loan Committee af a
meeting NJ the Hotel du Pnui ~ noon
today All captains we're not present TINT
1t was q large and enthusiastic meeting
The count for wards and captains follows
FIRST no report. Second. Mrs {. w
Sparks. 81 200, Third Mrs Caleb Lay-
ton .Ir. $3.50: Fourth. Mrs II Philips
$3.50. Mrs. Frederick Bringh,rst, $50,
Fifth. Nfs. G. 4 Elliott, ttOn, Mrs vii
lard Springer. .Ir. 81 $50. Sixth. no re-
port seventh, Mrs r " Curtis ~ $50,
Mrs ! II BIRD, $3.50, Eighth. Mrs.
Richard Reese, 81 $50. Ninth. Mrs. II +
Brown. 81 100. Mrs G. ; Capcllc, .Ir
81 .050. Tenth, no report Eleventh, Mrs.
X II Richards, $3.50. Mrs !. Ward,
$3.50. Twelfth. Mrs DAVID Snellen-
burg, $500, = X X Women's Relief,
$3.50: i5randyWine hundred. Mrs j. \.
Colby. chairman, 81 POO Chrlstlana hum
dred Mrs & " Barton chairman, no
report
The women displayed the real patriotic
spirit and showed they arc good sports
this morning, when they unanimously
voted clown a proposition 10 have the
wards where they are likely to get a small
amount of subscriptions, helped out by
having the banks. individuals or other
wards hand over subscriptions. The mat
ter was put before them by Mr. Nowland,
and thev decided instantly 10 let each
ward stand for itself, and to show exactly
how many bonds have been sold there.
In all instances bonds are 10 be sold when
ever opportunity offers and the credit
given 10 whatever ward the individual
resides in
4 board is being prepared to be placed
across the north side of the mezZanlne,
on which the report of each captlan Will be
put each meeting day so that the totals
can be seen as they rise during the cam
palgn
Ba&k 1t INSCRIPTIONS.
Because women depositors form Il large
percentage of the patrons OF all barhs the
women expect to have one haif the bonds
taken by the banks put TO Their credit, ano
letter To tins effect has been written by
the city chairman, Mrs. Otho Nowla land
to the banks calling their attention to TIN
matter They ieel that II would be eN-
ceedingy unjust to have all bonds par
chased bv banks GO to the credit ot tht
men = committee. particularly aS tht
women are DONG the house to house can
Vassing. the most difficult parf OF the bone
selling, and the KIND of work that BRING
the least results. although It Is very
necessary, because 1t puts the bonds nt(
every home
AiIs Henry Ridgely, State chairman
conferred with John ;. Rossell chairman
OF the mems committee, on this subject
this morning and showed him the Justic,
of the situation Down the State, most
oi the banks are placing half their sub
SCI. .ptiOns with the women, and in som,
towns, Lewes for instance, they ar,
placing the whole amount with tht
women.
Today's meeting Of tho Womens Com
mittee was addressed by 0tho Nowland
! who told the women to take all their card.
to the Liberty Banks, where there Is ar
| account for each captain
The next meeting viii be Friday morn
ing at 1915 clock at the Hotel du Pont
All reports are to be taken to the bi
weekly meetings instead of to the Office
| daily