The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-24
War Savings Stamps
And Lakeland's
Duty Along
This Line

The quota for Lakeland has not
} been raised This is not the fault OF
the Campaign Committee who did a
splendid work, but it is for the rea
son that there were too large a mum
Der of yellow cards. The yellow
cards represent those who made NO
subscription whaever. There are
about 5000 people in Lakeland and
the quota assigned covers this mum
Der at $40 per capita or total sub
scription of $1SO,OOO, calculated for
each man. woman and child The in
tensely patriotic family subscribed In
this way-each and every member OF
the family-others patriotic too sub
scribed in the name of only one men,
Der of the family. But, and here is
where the failure comes, many 9th
ers did not subscribe either for man
woman or child. These represent
the yellow cards and we regret there
are so large number. These will
he required by the National War Saw.
ings Committee sometime between
now and January first, and the chair.
man of the Lakeland Committee Is
anxious to eliminate every one of
them before that time-the sooner
the better.
The subscribers have been check
ed with the list Of citizens and those
failing to subscribe will be reminded
of their neglect within the next few
days and an opportunity given to
them to substitute blue for the
yellow card now filed against them.
The Government does not seek to
intmdate or to work hardship It's
expressed purpose is to secure a
complete record of the zeal, or lack
of zeal, of its citizenship. The yell
low cards are not intended as a
badge of shame for persons who
have been tossed about on the winds
adversely. Where the heart is
right, the notation which accom-.
panies the card will be right The
sum which each individual is asked
to save-not give-is not large To
most people, it represents no more
than little self-denial To some
people, every penny is precious, and
the pledge made in poverty of purse
and liberality of spirit is ten times
precious.
| Whether another campaign for war
savings will be held or not is not
yet known but on January the first Of
next year there should be in the Ian
guage of our President none unen-
listed on that day"
War Savings Stamps are the certif-
icates of service. The President has
asked the people of vain nation to
forego pleasure, to abstain from
foolish extravaganza, to concentrate
upon WAR. More than million
American boys are in France-hus-
bands, brothers, sons and cousins.
These Americans are in France for
a specific purpose. They are the
chaser delegates of those of us who
for one reason or another, remain at
home. With their bodies, they have
built barrier between the rapacious
Hun and his intended quarry. With
their souls, they have dedicated that
barrier to the perpetuation Of free
institutions. Surely, as we set about
the daily task in this zone of tran
guilty, safe from harsh attack. we
owe something more than a prayer
for the safety and success of these,
our delegates in the councils Of
death; something more than mere in.
vestments of gold; something more
than the outward appearance of de.
vout purpose. AS they offer their
all for humanity, il becomes our Sc
rious duty to offer something In kind,
nor can the utmost we offer In any
way compare with the service that
they are now rendering. Money Is
readily acquired, and is parted with
as readily To give up some form OF
selves of something which has been
considered a necessity-can this be
more than the part we are willing to
perform? Shall 1t be said of us,
when the last sun sets over the fields
of carnage and great stars throb in
the serenity of dusk, that we, the
sons of Washington, Lincoln and Lee,
failed to answer the summons of our
President, himself consecrated to the
noblest cause which has stirred the
hearts of men?
The total sales for Polk county up
to July 18th were S152,62479, and in
All, oonnoot;on ~ 10 biobI,y intoroe,ipo