Evening journal., 1919-04-09
STATE ON edge
TO PUT VICTORY
. LOAN SHARE over
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tory Loan start, by holding a mass
meeting this far ahead Of time. They
expressed a fear that it indicated Del-
aware was going TO 90 ahead OF their
states when IL came TO results, as this
state had done in past loans.
Josiah Marvel was the first speaker
at the afternoon meeting in the Play
house. He confessed that the Wom%
ans Committee had put IL over the
men by holding the ilrst meeting OF
the campaign, but promised that ina
men would do all in their power 10
cooperate with the women.
| "Delaware IS going to do 10 again. The
feeling Of pessimism in regard to me
lnfth loan that was at first noticeable
has now changed to complete optl-
mism." exclaimed Mr.. Marvel. He cons
cluded:
Il was somewhat dismayed at being
put at the head Of the women as well
as the mems committees, as I would
mot venture TO try to boss a woman,
hut if you will tell me what you want
/ TO do, / will tell you to do IT,"
Music by the Fort DUPONT Band was
la delightful feature Of the afternoon. j.
/ Hall Anderson Of Dover chairman OF
/ the bureau Of speakers, presided at the
afternoon mass meeting. His announce
ment that Billy sunday, the famous
evangelist. will speak in the High
School auditorium on the evening Of
! April II. TO boost the Victory Loan,
was received with great applause. The
singing Of the Delaware 'NictOry Loan
Song" was a feature Of the evening.
I oil rf1
chairman Of community singing for the
/ loan, led the audience in the song.
1T is the zero hour for the Victory
Loan" said Miss Catherine Synon, Of
/ the wOman's committee Of Washing
/ ton, one OF the principal speakers of
/ the afternoon, borrowing the soldiers
term for the hour for going over the
top to the attack
She declared that no other State in
/ the Union could boast a record OF
achievement and cooperation equal ID
| that Of Delaware.
Carter B. Keene, director OF the POST
al Savings Department at Washington,
was introduced as the next speaker.
Referring to the fact that Delaware has
started early in the Victory loan
driye, he declared that he was not sur
prised at that fact when he found the
women were playing such an import
ant part in it, as the 'ladies always
start early and stay late, and don't
quit either"
"The Price Of Peace" the official
war film given its first public show
ing yesterday, was a Vividly clear pre-
sentatiOn Of what has been done with
the money raised in Liberty Loan
campaigns. The huge transports with
thousands OF men going to France
were revelation TO the audience. Tie
harb0r Of Brest. Chateau-Thierry. an
attack by the "Yanks." air battles. the
Marines in Belleau Wood American
artillery under raking shell fire, the
surrender Of the German fleet. and q
battlefield strewn with dead Germans
after an American attack, brought the
war home.
This picture. which has been releas-
ed especially FOR the Victory Loan
drive. will be shown at various places
throughout the State during the cam
paign in connection with large mass
meetings. IL will be shown at New
Castle on Tuesday April %; Dover, on
April %; Milford, April 81; Lewes, on
April -, and at Georgetown on April
2G. At each OF these meetings, Mrs.
Frank Hall Davis. State Chairman OF
Community Singing, will lead the
singing
Prior 10 the afternoon meeting the
workers enjoyed an excellent luncheon
served in the grill room Of the Hotel
dupont. Mr. Anderson acted as toast
master. Tile publicity work Of the
campaign was described in detail by
Richard i. Norton, chairman OF tho
Publicity Department Of Philadelphia.
after which addresses urging the work
ers on to greater efforts, and explain
ing the plans TO be followed during
the campaign, were made by Miss Leah
A. Burton. of Lewes. state chairman Of
publicly Of the Women's Committee:
Miss Anne Mcllvaine, State chairman, Of
New Jersey; Mrs. j. b. Hutchinson, as
'soclaic w0man's chairman Of the Third
Federal Reserve District: Casimir Sien-
keptich, Of the Philadelphia Liberty
Loan headquarters: James II. Hughes.
chairman Of Kent county, and Daniel 0.
Hastings. The latter made an address
after announcement had been made that
he had accepted the position Of chair
man Of speakers of New Castle county.
Mr. Sienkeptch, who Is chairman FOR
the loan campaign among foreigners
for the Third Federal district, prom
ise'd Delaware as many campaign
speakers in various foreign languages
as this State asked for.
Mrs. Mabel Ridgely, State chairman
for the Woman's Committee. expressed
appreciation for the help given by fho
men in former campaigns.
The chairman Of Kent county. James
H. Hughes. struck a popular note when
he said that Delaware must stand bv
her men who are still on the other
side. lie said the selling Of bonds was
more a matter Of touching the heart
than an argument as to money. and for
this reason women were especIalIv
fitted to win success in the cambaien.
Delaware is the concentrated e..
sence of all that is energetic and splen-
did was the appreciation of New .Ter-
sey brought by Miss Anne McIlyaine
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