Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-08
THRIFT CAMPAIGN
HELP WIN THE WAR
STAMP SUPPLY EXHAUST
ED THE FIRST DAY.
Denver Trades Assembly Endorses
Plan to Form War Savings Asso-
Citations in Every Union; Hears
Speech Tuesday Night by
H. T. Sibley.

War thrift will mean the salvage of
wastage after the war. American
people are the most thriftless in the
world. They are now going to take
nationwide lesson in how to save
to some purpose. First, they are GO
ing to save to help win the war, then
| they are going to continue saving to
| win greater share of prosperity and
personal independence.
In fact, the first illustration of how
| eager the wage-earners of Denver are
| to participate in this government war
| thrift campaign was given Tuesday
Postmaster Ben Stapleton had re
| ceived 22,500 worth of thrift stamps
| and they were placed on sale Tuesday
| morning. In less than four hours
they were all sold, and a long line of
prospective investors had to go away
until new supply arrives.
The presses in the bureau of en-
craving and printing in Washington
are going day and night, and within
a few days a plentiful supply will be
on hand at the postoffice, banks, de-
partment stores and other convenient
places.
Talks on War Thrift.
At Tuesday nights meeting of the
Trades and Labor Assembly, H. T.
Sibley, secretary of the Denver War
Savings Committee, delivered an in
teresting talk on war thrift stamps,
in which he exhibited and explained
| the plan for this convenient form of
| safe investment and at the same time
| help win the war for worldwide dem
ocracy.
William C. Thornton, former presi-
dent of the Trades Assembly, has
been appointed a member of the War
Savings Campaign Committee, and
has undertaken to organize thrift
clubs in every labor organization in
the city. The plan was unanimously
endorsed by vote of the Assembly
Tuesday night.
Mr.. Sibley told the Assembly that
the war savings campaign in Eng
land has been success beyond the
most optimistic dreams of those who
originated it. On July l of this year
there were $4,000 war savings socie-
ties in Great Britain, with a member
ship of 100000, and probably twice
as many holders of war savings GER
tificates outside of this membership.
Description of Certificates.
A United States War Savings Ger
tificate. series of 1918, will be an
obligation of the United States when.
and only when, one or more United
States War Savings Stamps, series of
1918, shall be affixed thereto. Each
of such certificates will have spaces
for 20 such stamps. and each of such
stamps thereto affixed will have a
maturity value of S. on January /,
1923, which will accordingly give
each such certificate. when bearing
its full complement of such stamps, a
maturity value of S1O0 on said date.
No certificate will be issued unless at
the same time one or more war saw
ings stamps shall be purchased and
affixed thereto, but no addition
al charge will be made for the GER
tificate itself. The name of the owner
of each certificate must be written
upon such certificate at the time of
the issue thereof.
Payment at Maturity.
Owners of war savings certificates
will be entitled to receive, on Janu-
ary l, 1923, at the treasury depart
ment in Washington, or at a money
order postoffice, upon surrender of
such certificate and upon compliance
with all other provisions thereof, IS
in respect of each war savings stamp,
series of 1913. then affixed thereto,
but no postoffice shall be required to
make any such payment until 10 days
after receiving written demand there
for.
Payment Prior to Maturity.
Any owner of a war savings GER
tificate, at his option, will be entitled
to receive at any time after January
2, 1918, and prior to January 1, 1923,
at a money order postoffice, upon
surrender of his certificate and upon
compliance with all other provisions
thereof, in respect of each war saw
ings stamp, series of 1918, then af-
fixed to such certificate, the amount
of the face of the stamp or stamps
affixed, plus / cent per month for
each stamp, but no postoffice shall
make any such payment until 10 days
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