Evening star., 1918-01-20

View has about 900 homes, more than
two-thirds have purchased stamps, ac-
cording to report from the District
OF Columbia war savings committee last
might.
New Agencies.
Thirty-three new agencies for the
sale Of the stamps have been author
lied, which are included in the Districts
quota. They are: Arthur F. Cheek,
1O25 H street northeast; Morris Waters,
l344 Wisconsin avenue: James C. Jones,
~. y, I46 18th street northeast; R. H
Snipiey. Zo0l Nichols avenue southeast;
y; Fenton Collins, 766 Rock Creek
Church road; William J. Bruhm, 4126
New Hampshire avenue; Singer Sewing
Macnlne company, 1880 14th street; w
~. ODonnell. Wisconsin avenue and NJ
street; stern & Fawcett. 1857 Wiscon-
sin avenue; F: P. Weller. 1884 NJ street;
walters x. Hill, 1863 NJ street; Morgan
Brothers, 30th and P streets; Braces
Pharmacy. 1929 NJ street; e. w. White
head. Potomac Electric Power Com
pany: v. D. Brooks, cashier. Washing
ton hailway and Electric Company; H
G. Easterday, 700 New jersey aven;,e.
Joseph 3. Buckley. war savings COM
mittee; D. G. Davis, assistant manager
Union Central Life Insurance Company.
w 18th street; Harry G. Fisher. Sig
southem building; M. A. Leese. GA 9th
Ith street; Marche, 14th and H streets:
4. u. Ormsby, manager S. s. Kresge
Company. 11th and G streets: John +
storey. Childs Company, 1923 Pennsyl-.
wanna avenue; William E. Padgett, SAB
street northeast; Henry w. Weber.
S26 H street northeast: A. w. Sieyer
ing. 10 II street northeast; L. F. Pal
ner. m. 900 street northeast; Nellie G,
UDonnell, Wisconsin avenue and P
street: George Latterner, 1929 NJ street;
George 3: Bury, 2200 Nichols 'avende.
The Old Dutch Market, Inc. has or
sanlzed its twenty-nine markets in
,ne n.e. war savings movement. An Old
t hmtch Market War Savings Club has
which each market is to make weekly
reports to the management. Rivalry
mas been started on the basis of how
much can be saved by individual mem
eentages. The first week shows prac-
cent. ~ 20
Reports submitted to Director D. J.
uttve committee yesterday AFTERNOON
IN the federal reserve board room
showed that the war savings campaign
IN the District is meeting all expec-
Big Sales in Schools.
Superintendent E. L. Thurston made
complete report of the sale of war
savings and thrift stamps in the
schools for the week ending January
T. This report showed sales previous.
ly reported of both kinds Of stamps
amounting to s25,507.78. Sales for the
week OF January IS totaled $10,44410
This makes q grand total of sales in
the schools to date of $36O51SS In
addition to this. Superintendent Thurs
ton reported new pledges from the
school children totaling 17,112. Each
one of these pledges means at least
one thrift stamp.
Postmaster NJ o. Chance reported
that Thursday night two postmen in
an automobile sold S16S worth Of
stamps and sold out all they had on
hand. This occurred at 9Th street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Chairman G. H. Grosvenor, district
No. 8. reported that he has 300 sub
committeeman at work in his district
among the various apartment houses,
John Dolph reported That insurance
men are enthusiastic regarding their
part. Every insurance solicitor will
be given a certain block to work
Those present at the meeting were
Director D. J. Callahan, Vice Director
w. E. Shannon NJ. E. Allies. G. H
,srosvenor. George Hutchison. j. C.
Noalon. John Dolph Charles Demonet.
Z. c. Graham, II. E. Cary and w. F..
Guide.