Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
Six Hundred Buy Stamps.


Eight hundred children who are en-
rallied at the Park View School attend
ed a war savings meeting yesterday
afternoon. which was addressed BY T.
Edmund Mitchell. a member of Chair
man William w. Brides staff Of volun-
teer speakers. At the conclusion Of the
address it was announced that thrift
cards and thrift stamps were on hand
and ready for use. Six hundred of the
children took cards home with them.
Some had only single 25-cent stamp
attached: others two or more.
Some OF the children had been pro-
vided with the S4.12 necessary to get
certificate with ive-dollar stamp at
tached, but the smaller investors
showed no signs OF envy. It will not
thrift stamps to reach the amount
necessary to exchange for war savings
certificates and the thrift stamp col
lectors will have the fun of doing the
| saving. A good many OF the 2oo PARK
View children who didn't buy yesterday
brought their quarters this morning.
In lot of the other schools stamps
have been placed on sale, and arrange
rnents are being completed rapidly for
! financing the venture at all the build
lings. Meetings are announced for
schools this afternoon. with speakers
as follows: Adams, Charles w. Darr;
Denison. James A. Ioomsy; sorsoran.
general; Fillmore. Ralph e. Fieharty:
Eaton. Robert A. Maurer; Henly. F. NJ.
savage: Force. Claude n. Bennett;
Brown, Roe Fulkerson: Jackson. c. c.
Caywood, and Curtis, George P. Hoover.
District Committee at Work.
An enthusiastic meeting for the
Southwest Washington district, OF
which Joseph Berberieh is chairman.
was held last evening at the Jefferson
school Chairman Berberich has ap.
4sSy1 ntS1i ~ az
twelve members and a general commit
tee Of $50, and these committeeman
have taken hold OF the work with
vim The district has been divided INTO
fifteen subdistricts. with chairman IN
charge of each. and house-to-house
canvass is to be made. Each subdistrlct
chairman is free to organize his can
vass he deems best. but u must De
thorough one and the result OF the can
vass, in whatever manner he deems
one. and the result of the can
vass of each house in his territory must
be reported to the executive committee,
and from these reports card index Will
In one subdistrict the members OF
woman's sewing circle have Voiun-
teered to conduct the canvass. In
others 1t Is likely the services OF lodges
and churches viii be called upon. That
the subchairmen are earnest workers
and mean business was made manl1est
/ last evening when six OF them eaCn
| handed oyer to Chairman Beroerich
| 500 in cash for the purchase OF an
| initial supply of stamps.
Daniel j. Callahan. director OF war
| savings for the District Of Column ola,
| mas called a meeting of his executive
! committee for $50 o'clock this arter-
| noon, and at 4:3o o'clock there IS TO pc
| a meeting in the boardroom OF the Dis
| trict building of the Protestant minis
| tiers of the city. William Knowles
cooper will preside, and there VIII be
| an address by John p. KavanaEh, vice
president of the Metropolitan Lie III
suranca Company.
n. B, Warner is scheduled to speak
AZ $3.50 o'clock at the Cosmos Theater.
| where a benefit for the Red Cross is
being given, and at o'clock William
/ w. Bride is to talk to bankers and
| bank employees.
| Speakers at Theaters.
| Speakers at theaters this evening
/ and the hours at which they are sched-
| uIed to speak are announced as fol-
lows: Cosmos. s.45. H b. Warner;
| Avenue Grand. 7:50, F. Edward Mitch
| ell; crandall's. 7:s5. Thomas p. Little
page; KnieEerbccker. 3. Judge Arthur
b. Hayes; Savoy. 8. Charles H. Korbly;
strand. s.55. A. J, Cummings; Penn
Gardens, 7:5o. James A.. Toomsy; Car
dsn. 1856, William w. Bride,
Ross p. Andrews. chairman Of district
No. ?. has appointed these eosnAAattss
deorgs Pitt. M Frank HuppsEt Wsl-