Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-13
MODERN ORDER
GOAT GETTERS
New Organization Boosting
War Saving Stamp Sales
Will Organize Locals.

Fargo, N. d., March 13.-"MOdern
Order of Goat Getters." organized
here recently and whose announced
purpose is to get the kaiser's goat"
by boosting the sale Of war savings
stamps in a novel fashion, will 500
have locals" throughout the state
and nation, officials of the local war
savings stamps committee predict.
The chief business Of the order is
passing the kaiser's goat around
town:
1T Is not a difficult task to join 1.-THE
Modern Order of Goat Getters," and
IN TACT. n cannot we'll dodge the
goat when 1t comes around. There
are no membership limitations as to
race, color. sex. or previous condition
Of servitude and this fact. 1t is point
ed OF by officials. will ensure a tre-
mendously large membership in the
order soon. Moreover loyal Amer
leans when approached are more than
willing to join the order. and help
get the kaiser's goat"
h local committee in charge Of
the sale OF war savings stamps acted
on the suggestion of a local newspa.
per when 1t organized the order A
large badge bearing the portrait of a
goat and the inscription Get the
Kaiser's Goat" and a large book,
comprise the insignia of the organi-
zation. When A. w. Cupler, chair
man of the Cass county war savings
join the order, started the organiza-
ton, he pinned the badge on his lapel,
took the book and after signing his
name for a certain amount which is
placed anywhere from twenty-five
cents to SO and which is pledged to
be paid for thrift stamps at the end
OF each month for the remainder Of
thu yaop $0,,NI So -.Ssf-
to Join the order in the same man
ner. After calling up the local COM
m.tttee headquarters. n informing
them that he had found a fellow
goat getter." and giving them the
new members name. his duty was
done. and so THE Order of the Mod
ern Goat Getters" was organized and
mediately. In the first hour the
badge and book changed hands %
times.
In order to make the campaign ex-
citing and to keep The Kaiser's
Goat" moving, any one found in pos
session of he goat at noon each day,
is the Grand Goat Of the Day." He
is required to bring the book to head
quarters where the names of those
entered and the amount of money
pledged for each month to thrift
stamps is copied for future reference.
The person in possession Of the
"Kaiser's Coat and the book at
night fall is The Supreme Goat Of
the Night"
More than $500 was subscribed
here to the order the first two days
of the campaign. this amount to be
paid every month for the remainder
Of the ear Officials expect that
about .9S- per cent Of the pledges will,
be paid as a follow up campaign of
collecting them has been planned.
w. r. Cushing, director of publicity
for the sale of thrift stamps. for
North Dakota has announced that
other cities and towns wanting 1.-The
Kaiser's Goat car receive one. Bis
marck, n. D.. already has applied and
the first new corral Of the order
will be founded there.
Mr.. Gushing points out that il
passing the kaiser's goat becomes
at all general that such campaigns
would be sure to "get the kaiser's
goat. in. the end. because of the
amount of war savings stamps. sold.