The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27

D. M. Read Co.,, who was putting up posters and proclamations in the same
 districts. MT. Blakeman got up al- most as many posters as MT. Weldon did signs, only failing where the win 1 dow was so small that there was not
 room for it.
 Instructions to Registrars. All canvassers are requested to read
 this article very carefully. The Com
 mittee has absolutely no knowledge at this writing of how many people will
 come to the schoolhouses to register.
 The canvass has been very thorough,
 but, of course, there are lot of peo-
 pie that have not been reached, as
 must necessarily result in canvass
 of this kind Through the advertis- ing and the publicity everybody knows that they are cited to appear at the
 nearest schoolhouse on Friday, June 28th, between twelve noon and nine
 D. m., to register their pledges for
 War Savings Stamps, unless they have already signed the pledge through a
 canvasser.
 I Now, the Committee does not know
 how many people there will be at the
 schoolhouses. Canvassers have taken
 thousands of pledges, but they have
 not yet been turned in, and the Com
 mittee has not had opportunity to compile them.
 Arrangements have been made for two teachers to be on duty at all time, : usually in the corridors of the schools, to receive pledges that are brought in. For the most part the people who come will not have their pledges writ ten in advance. They will want to write them right there. Therefore, there should be at least two registrars at two tables ready to make out for signature such pledges as may be re- , quired.
 In case a person comes to a, school house, the coupon on the pledge need not be filled out-simply the name of
 the pledger, his address, when and where he will take his War Savings Stamps. the amount pledged, and the number of people covered by the pledge. White pledges should be us- ed entirely. If man brings in c blue pledge already signed, of course it will be taken. These pledges may be kept in the drawer of the table or in the teachers desks in their rooms or any other place which may be han dy. Possibly the Committee will have 5 ballot boxes for the reception o1 pledges. but there seems to be no ne cessity of this4
 l Pencil may be used in taking the pledges, but if equally convenient, ink will be better. A supply of writing materials should be on all tables. School principals should assign boyi . to act as ushers, the boys working in ! relays, to guide the people from the school entrances to the registration ta
 bles. Especially Is this necessary ii
 instead Of having the tables in the cor ]. riders the registrars should have then = in some of the school rooms. If ar e adequate supply of ushers is provided @ the registering may be done in a con = venient school room, but in order tc : make it easy and simple for people n who are not in the habit of going into V schools much the corridors are recon o mended.
 : If the Committee should determine t later that there would be so man! = people at the schools that the teacher' . could not take care of them, volun = teers will be sent to the differen 0 schools to help out. In such case e the principals are requested to hav' = the janitor on hand so that he ma! n produce extra tables, chairs, etc. @ Just as was done in the draft {