Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-23
CERTIFICATES
TO TAKE PLACE.
Of CASH GIFTS
State Headqu arters in
Charge of War Savings
Stamp Campaign Makes
Important Announcement
Urge Employers to Issue
Certificates in Pay Envel-
ope-Commercial Club to
Give Help Thrift Stamps
Is Report.

In connection with the starting of
the United States war savings cam
paign, the treasury department in
Washington and the special advisors
whom 1t has called in to help block
out the most effective plans are urg-
ing strongly that all manufacturers,
merchants and other employers give
either United States war stamp GER
tificates or thrift cards to their EN-
ployes in lieu of cash, if they have the
custom of giving to their employees at
Christmas time. Each state director
has been urged to call attention to the
opportunity which this offers the en-
ployers to help start the ball rolling,
while at the same time giving a pres
ent which has all the advantages of
cash plus the important feature OF
giving the employees ii start along the
road to constructive saving. Also both
giver and recipient made to feel that
he is a participant in the affairs of the
government and is helping In the pros
ecution of the great war.
CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES.
The committee of the Boise Com
mercial club has in charge the collect
ing of the Christmas fund from the
club members, to be given to the EN-
ployes--for there is the strictest rule
against tips or gratufties in the club
rooms-at once signified its intention
of giving them u. S. war savings GER
.tificates in place of cash when the sub
ject was brought to their attention,
and it Is hoped that other clubs will
follow suit. The time prior to Christ
mas is too limited for either the Ada
county committee or the state head
quarters to wait upon the employers
of Boise. and ask that they adopt this
plan for Christmas giving but 1t is
confidently believed that practically
all those who have been in the habit
of giving cash Christmas presents or
bonuses at Christmas time will follow
out this suggestion.
AUTHORIZATION GIVEN.
Postmaster Davis has just received
from Washington the following tele-
gram: you are authorized to sell for
cash to any person or corporation any
amount of war savings stamps to be
used as gifts, provided certificate
blanks giving names of intended
donees are filed with the postmaster
nj the time of the purchase. No donee
to receive more than 800 worth at one
time or $1,000 worth in all. Postmas-
ter will supply such purchasers GER
tificate blanks on request" These in
structions make the carrying out of
the request of the treasury department
IN this connection much more simple.
Under the former rulings postmasters
might not sell more than 800 worth
OF certificates at any one time to any
one person Under this ruling he may
sell any amount requested so long as
the list of the persons to whom the
gift is made. together with the amount
to be filled in on the savings certifi-
cate. This applies to individuals as
we'll as to firms. If John Doe, for eN-
ample. has made killing" in some
line of business during the year and
wishes to give $1,000 worth of United
states war savings certificates to each
member of his family he may do so.
Some employers might figure that
their employees would appreciate the
gift more if II were made in such
way as not to tie up their money. This
constitutes no real objection to the
plan as these certificates can be
cashed through money order postof-
fees II the need for cash in place of
the security should arise.
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