Evening star., 1918-06-29
WAR STAMP, DRIVE
| IHASROUS|NG CLOSE
Enthusiastic Meetings Wind
4 Up Four-Week Campaign
a. in Washington.
SUCCESS IS ASSURED

Definite results of the success Of the
war savings and thrift stamp cam
paten of four weeks, which concluded
yesterday-National Thrift day-were
not available at the District war saw
snes headquarters today. but indica-
lions were that the special drive was
n great success IN Washington and
that this city will have realized its
assigned quota Of stamps to the ma
kurity value of s7.500.000.
The committee stated that thousands
of pledges, many for large amounts,
came pouring in at the last moment.
and check these. More than 100000
pledge cards were received during
xhe drive.
Observed Throughout Nation.
National Thrift day was observed
throughout the country by the gath
tematic purchase during the re-
mainder of the year of war savings
and thrift stamps. aided in many
localities by suspension OF business
and public demonstrations.
National headquarters expects to
have full reports on pledges obtained
yesterday within week.
Meetings in Every Section of City.
With enthusiastic meetings held in
every section of the city, the drive
here was brought to an official close
last night
The primary object of the sectional
meetings held last night was to rally
those citizens who had not yet made
pledges and obtain from them their
promises to buy a stated number of
stamps At most points a purely in
formal program was pursued, while In
others addresses were made by promt-
nent speakers, and music provided as
an incidental.
Celebration at Ball Park Today.
Today is war Savings Stamps day"
At the Washington Base Ball Park,
and Manager Clark c. Griffith has
Henry B. F. Mcfarland, former Dis
trict Commissioner. is to deliver an
address
Miss NJ Neville. attached to the ra-
dfo division of the Navy Department.
surprised the local committee by
solicited from the employees of her
department, totaling nearly $1,000.
Other new members of THE $1,000
Club" reported today are: E. D. Hath
away, A. A. Darrah, Earl E. Boyer,
Lieut.. Col. Latham R. Reid and Lieut..
Col James L. Walsh Mr.. Boyer is
attached to the national war savings
committee and is the designer of the
stamps.
Rallies at Columbia Theater.
The war savings campaign in
Washington received substantial aid
during the last week as a result of
the rallies and matching bees" held
at the Columbia Theater every after
noon and evening. These matching
bees" netted the war savings cam
peisn more than $4,000.
Ihe Columb1a was the scene last
night of unusual activity, it being the
dnale of the war savings drive. Any
one passing the theater last night at
the intermission hour would have
thought all the people of Washing
ton were gathered there to bid on
some good old-fashioned gold bricks
or on the fountain of eternal youth.
The excitement was intense
From every part of the house came
the calls from the bidders-some for
W, 800 and other amounts The
matching bee" followed a stirring
address made by w. S. Nicholson.
An appeal was made to have every
one present subscribe for at least one
more S5 worth of war savings stamps,
TO be bought between now and Janu-
arZ1 1.
The excitement was tense all the
way through. the audience seemed to
enjoy every minute Of the sale, and
MI. Beateis. the manager Of the
Columbia, was beaming with pleasure
because of the cooperation of the
audience in his efforts to do every
thing in his power to help America
win the war.
!. $1,000 Subscriptions Made.
Last night those who subscribed
q 900 each were Harry n Atwood of
Raleigh, N. c.: ]. B. King of Mus
xogee. Okla, and 8. B. Mcconnell of
Cornell n. Y. John Langhorn of
1S47 Pennsylvania avenue subscribed
$780,
Extraordinary assistance has been
given the war savings stamps drive
by the committee on theater activi-
ties. Of which Roland g. Robbins.
manager of Keith's Theater, is chair
man. In addition to giving two spe-
c!al benef1t performances to war
stamp purchasers. individual drives
were conducted at every performance
1t the principal theaters.