The Washington herald., 1917-12-12
HERALD WILL,
SELLU.S. WAR
STAMPS HERE
Makes Application to Be-
come Agent Of the
Government. .

War savings and thrift stamps viii
be placed on sale by The Washington
Herald. ..
To aid the campaign for the sale
of at least s7.5Oo.ooo of war savings
stamps. set by Secretary McAdoo an
the amount to be raised by the Dis
trict, The Herald made application to
become an agent yesterday.
Both thrift stamps. which may be
purchased at Is cents each and re-
deemed. with graduated cash prem
ium for war savings stamps will be
sold by The Herald. No profit 10 made
by any agent through the sale Of the
stamps, which are sold to the public
at cost price. .
Department stores. grocery stores.
drug stores and practically every
other business in Washington has
agents for the sale Of the stamps rep
resenting It The Herald La the first
Newspaper In the city and, 30 far a.
word has been received by Federal
officials, the first in the country to put
the stamps on sale at its office.
Following the placing of the stamps
on sale in all the high and graded
schools of the city, members Of the
band of four minute men, under the
leadership Of w. W. Bride, in charge
Of the speakers work, will begin
series of talks on the stamps in the
schools Of the city Thursday morning.
Mckinley Manuel Training school will
be visited at . o'clock that morning.
Campaign in Schools.
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to other schools OF the District will
be made today and before the week
h out q campaign that will reach
every student in the schools OF the
city will be prepared.
A meeting of the -four minute men"
was held at the University Club last
night d. ]. Callahan, director Of the
local campaign, addressed the COM
mittee, outlining to them the work
they were to do.
The committee which will have
charge Of District No. embracing
the territory between Rock Creek. the
Potomac river and the District line
was announced yesterday. w. W.
Everett Is chairman and Jesse p.
Crawford. vice chairman.
Other members are B. A Bowles.
DR.. D. G. Doris. Clyde D. Garrett.
Samuel Herrick. L A. Rogers. A.
e. Shoemaker. Conrad H. Syme, W.
B. Westlake and Levi H. David.
Joseph A. Berberich. executive COM
mittee chairman for District No l.
has announced the appointment Of
the following committee: A. ]. Dris-
coll. vice chairman; Maurice Fitz-
gerald secretary; Melville C Hazen.
W. A. H. Church, DR.. J. Rozier
Biggs. James F. Shea, B. Harrison
johnson. r. Millard, F. Thompson,
Benjamin F. Lindas. Joseph E. Lat
inner. J. P. s. Neigh. Clarence /.
Gessford and Capt A. ]. Taylor.
DR.. W. A. ,Warfield and DR.. D. E.
Wiseman. in charge Of the campaign
among colored residents, have ap-
pointed the following committee: John
W. Lewis. Henry E. Baker, Mrs.
G. Pelham. Rev. J. W. Jernigan, w.
W. Cochran, Dr. John D. Turner,
Frank Wells, Miss NJ. A. D. Madre,
Mrs. c. W. Wilkinson. Rev. c. W.
Brown. DR.. E. D. Williston. Luther
B. Wiseman, DR.. George Richard
son, Rev. F. !. A. Bennett. Rev. NJ.
w. Clair, W. I. Lee. DR.. Willis W.
Jones. Rev. Emory Smith, DR.. George
W. Murray. Rev. w. v. Tunnel. r.
c. Bruce, William Kennedy and Fin
ley Wilson.
Cards containing an advertisement
OF the stamps on one side and a
warning to mail early and shop early
on the other have been prepared by
the Dostoffice and will be distributed
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