Milford chronicle., 1919-09-12
STATES FINANCIAL
AID in WORLD WAR
SALE OF VICTORY AND LIBERTY BONDS
AMOUNTED TO SlO3,9OO,65O AND
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO
RELIEF FUNDS AGGREGATED
S5,2l3,l3O.6O. THERE MAY BE A FEW
MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE
FIGURES AND OFFICIAL REPORT.

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| MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE
FIGURES AND OFFICIAL REPORT.
) Just what Delaware did in dollars
and cents to assist in waging the wal
against Germany cannot be set forth
in full at this time, but an approx
mate idea Of the outlay of money by
the people is available. Hundreds OF
thousands of dollars were spent in
directly by associations and individ-
uals, Of which no record was kept
and could not be kept. Individuals
were continually putting out money
TO assist the many organizations. The
outlay in the running of private au-
tomobiles and trucks alone represent
a considerable sum. Yet it is possible
/ now to give a summary of the many
drives" in the State
/ In respect to the subscriptions to
/ the several Liberty Loan Bonds the
following figures will reveal the
prompt response and the liberal pur-
chases:
Subscriptions. S11,917.S50; States
quota, S6,1S6,0O0; bought by DUPONT
Company, S7,5OO,0O0.
Second Loan-October l to October
p, 1917: Subscriptions, $S,314.2OO;
States quota, S7,5OO,OOO. The dupont
Company subscribed $4,000, 900, but
was allotted S2O,4O7, 500, which was
added to the subscription at large,
although properly to be credited to the
State of Delaware.
Third Loan-April and May, 1918:
Subscriptions, S26,S32.O5O; States
quota, SS,561 $50. In the drive for the
third loan the Delaware Women's Lib
erty Loan Committee made its first
campaign in that work and was cred
tied with having sold S11,030,300 in
bonds, or Al percentum of the total
amount subscribed. OF the total the
dupont Company subscribed S14,25O,- |
900.
Fourth Loan-SeptemDer and Octo- !
ber 1918: Subscriptions, $22,621 300; /
States quota. S16,O13.2S0. The wo-
mems committee sold S9,775,55O, or 4S /
per centum of the total amount sub /
scribed. The subscriptions at the du- /
Pont Company were S5,O00,O00.
Fifth Loan-April 21 to May 10,
1913: Subscriptions, S13,SO7, $50;
States quota, $13,615,5OO women's
sales, $7.51S.925, or "a per
centum of the States quota
The total subscriptions for bonds
in the five Liberty Loan campaigns in
the State was: First loan, $11, 1,917, $50;
SS,S14,200; third, $26,S32,O ,O5O;
fourth, S22,621. 300; fifth, 3,S07, $50;
-otal, $83,94S,050. Adding to this the
2O,4O7,60 of bonds bought by the
iuPont Company and credited to sub
icriptions at large, it makes the total
or the State S1O3, ,9QO,650, or more
han double the States allotment for
he five loans, $51,S26,63O.
There may be few minor differences
'etween these figures and the official
eports, due to the fact that the rec
rds have been kept separately in the !
state. But the figures given are to all
ntents and purposes correct.
In addition to the subscriptions for
nore than one hundred millions of
ollars in Delaware for the govern
lent bonds there was a generous re-
ponse whenever call was made for L
utright gifts.
In the first Red Cross drive in June, A
917, the allotment for Delaware was t
250,0O0, raised to $5O0,OOO, with ST. 4
100000 subscribed. The second drive, J
lay 1918, resulted in subscriptions +
to S2,10O,O0O, the original n
llotment being $500,000, but raised to n
100000, and then to S1,500,0O0. i
The first Y. NJ. C. A. campaign, in "
lay, 1917, resulted in subscriptions a
$4,000, with an allotment of $685. q
10. The second campaign, begun with a
q allotment of S1500OO, ended with v
amounting to s512,936. ol
In December, 1917, came the drive OF
the Knights of Columbus, with an
lotment Of 100000. but the subscrip-
ons were $116,S05.39.
There were two campaigns for the =,
md of the Jewish Relief organization l.,
/ 1917, starting with an allotment of ~
5000, and continuing at intervals -
om April to June, 1917, with a special .. D,
Lmpaign in July, the total received Il
as $4,000. The second campaign Nv
the Jewish relief was waged in May, nc m
rs, and with an allotment Uf SG5,UUU, 10
was found that $4,000 had been Of
described. m,
During the United War Work cam kr
iign, November II to IS, 1918, the of
descriptions were S1,090,9S3, the or be
inal allotment being S500,000, but Sc
ised during the campaign to $780, Or
0. ye
The campaign for the fund of the sti
" Scouts in June. 1918. resulted in
e collection of $1S,759.2S. Mi
The Salvation Army from its drive Gr
rly this year has received thus far !, I 1
the subscriptions made, $67147. In u. n.
previous campaign they had raised ne ~
900. "a
Thus the total sum given at intervals Dr.,
the people of Delaware to help in No
war work was $5,213,130.67, divided No
IS: Red Cross, $3,2OO,OOO; Y. NJ. C.
$53S,936; Knights of Columbus, TO
-6,S05.39; Jewish Relief, S1S7,500;
tied War Work, S1,09O,9S3 Boy !
puts, $1S,759.2S; Salvation Army, sor
,147. bet
n addition to the subscriptions to hel
'erty Bonds there has been a con- SIX
cradle sale of Thrift Stamps and car
r Saving Certificates, although the bat
Al amount is not available. At the All
of May last, however, it was re- mo
ted that the sale of such amounted sin
about s2,OOO,0OO pas
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