Evening star., 1917-12-01
urges CHILDREN TO
BUY THRIFT STAMPS
Secretary McAdoo Addresses
Special Appeal to ''Youhg
America."'
TWO BILLION Is SOUGHT.

A great drive to make ever, school
child In America buy at least enc es-
cent thrift stamp during the first week
of the war savings campaign. which
opens Monday. was announced today
tee. special appeal by Secretary
McAdoo addressed to Young Amer-s
lea" was made public. y
Savings stamps and certificates. by
which it IL planned to raise $4,000
100000 within the next year, will GO
on sale at every post Office MondaY
morning. and at banks, schools. stores
and other institutions later in the
week.
a special pamphlet has been prepar-
ed suggesting boys and girls may
make money by beating carpets. wax
ing floors. sitting ashes. helping par
ents. cleaning cellars. washing win
dows. cleaning silver, cutting WOOD.
vanishing chairs. tearing down eld
chicken eceps and cutting up for hre-
wood. caring for neighbors' baby, act.
ing as messenger for drug stores, seli--
ing magazines. working in stores Sat-
urdays and waiting on table.
Secretary McAdoo's Message.
Secretary MaAdoa's message to Young
Nations have their childhood and.
dren do. One hundred and forty years
ago. when the first American Army
marched to battle, our natien was
younger among nations than you are
among your fathers. your mothers and
their friends.
Our Army had drummer boys In
those days. real boys of ten and twelve.
who marched as bravely and ~ proud
into 1s II nir naea
had little girls. who laughed and cheer
ed and loaded muskets for their ia
theirs. who fred through loop holes in
their cabin homes, when the painted
where many schoolhouses stand to-
day American boyhood and girls may
have helped to fight and to defeat the
enemy. when our nation. too. was
young.
I'VE are in the greatest war of the
worlds history and We must win this
war. We can and we shall win, IL the
boys and girls Of America say 90. and
boys and girls Of rs lived ana felt and
helped.
Nation Needs Boys and Girls.
THE nation needs that sort of boys and !
girls today. Not to beat our drums, nor
work .Ss1 which ESf must BE- DONE @ 20 n s the psrt
Of boys and girls today TO give an exam
pie Of self-denial and sacrifice. to teach
the grown people Of the nation that we
stiil have in every young heart the spirit
Of '7s. when boys led our soldiers Into.
battle and girls fought beside their ia
thers 1t the cabin walls. The lesson is
'thrift-savtng to the point Of sacrifce-,
self-denial Of everything unnecessary.
'If every boy and girl says at home to-
night. ! win hght in this war. win ave
every penny and loan II TO my govern
ment to help save the lives OF the big
brothers Of America, ] will try to teach
every American I see to do the same
then twenty million homes, the homes of
all America. will be filled with the spirit
OF '76. the spirit Of the drummer boys.
Of the brave girls. OF those days.
America win win the war again, as ita
has always won. through the splendids
strength, courage and sacrifcs in thes
hearts Of youth, that today will Neach the
nation the lessons Of saving and serving
which 1t must and will learn. through
the message which its school children will
carry home.
Through saving your pennies. nickels:@ :
dimes. quarters and buying thrift stamps
and then war savings certificates, you
win hslp your country and its gallant
armies to win the war.
Il know you will help"