The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-05
Thrift Stamp Campaign VIII BE In
dertaken by Local Troops
Tomorrow Through
Entire city.
ARE AFTER ACE MEDALS
Tz,es~ Medals Are Distinctive Honor
Marks and VIII Be Given Only
for Mertorious
Work.

pGSlu u IA l1ASS SNohAR
tomorrow. The Keokuk scouts are
going 10 work for medals which are
being offered by the government for
successful sales among the boys, and
the campaign will begin tomorrow.
Here Is the outline of the plan:
The government has entrusted a
nationwide task TO the Boy Scouts
of America in the sale of war saw
ings stamps. A unique plan of d
tifying the scout sales through
specially printed franked red post
cards has been devised by the
treasury and p~ostofice departments.
Special rewards have been offered
BY the government TO the successful
scouts in this year-long campaign,
including one emblem following the
design of the Ace" medal given TO
the most daring French ayfators.
Calls on the so2,e4s Scouts.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
In calling on the 302,649 Boy Scouts
of America to make their patriotism
count by the sale Of these stamps
sent them this message:
your splendid work in the Liberty
loan campaigns proved b a the gov
eminent can count on you and your
organization. Knowing that you are
always ready to serve your country,
and realizing how widely war say
ing stamps may be sold through your
efforts, / take pleasure in presenting
you another opportunity"
Scouts to Make the Sales.
The scouts will canyass every city
and town and rural community IN
the sale of thrift stamps and war
savings stamps. Under this govern
ment plan the scouts will sell the
stamps, and the money will be col
lected and the stamps delivered
through the postof1ce department
A supply Of five million red post
cards has been printed by the govern
ment, especially for the use OF the
Boy Scouts Of America When a
sale has been made. the o Will
get the signature on this red post
card, which will then be mailed at
the nearest pace.
Postmen Collect tho Money.
The local postmaster will then de-
liver C. o. d. the thrift stamps or
war savings stamps called for.
This post card bears the govern
.IuSuI lIdUh, oAu dAlCl ZIG Nhoap
have been delivered and the money
collected these cards will be turned
in to the postofice department at
Washington.
The money Is accounted for to the
treasury department, and these red
postcards are forwarded to the ma
tional headquarters of the Boy
Scouts of America, at 200 Fifth ave
nue., New York City, as the basis
for making up the awards to the uc-
cessfuI scouts
Scout Manual from Government
So as to make the participation OF
the Boy Scouts of America in the
war saving plan as effective as pos
sible, the government printing office
has turned out a manual for the Boy
Scouts.
There are 5000 copies of this,
and it gives all the details Of the
plan and the awards thar Will be
given.
Badges Given to Scouts.
As soon as the scout has taken
orders and mailed red post cards
from twenty-five different individuals,
he will receive an achievement but
ton"
When he has taken orders for a
total of $3.50 in stamps from twenty
five or more individuals, he will re-
ceiye the Ace medal"
What an ACE Scout" Is.
The idea of the Ace medal" is IN
adaptation of the plan of the French
government in awarding honors to
its aviators.
An ACE" in France is an airman
who has brought down five enemy
aeroplanes within the French lines.
An ACE scout is n whose red
post cards show that he has met the
government requirements In the sale
of stamps.
For each additional 800 Of orders
that the Ace scout" turns in he will
receive e. bronze palm to be fastened
to the ribobn Of his medal
RECOGNITION by President
The Ace scout" in every state who
during 1918 wins the greatest num-
Der of war saving palms VIII receive
a personal letter of thanks from the
president Of the United States.
The wives Of the members of the
presidents cabinet have offered to
present to the record troop of every
state an American flag with the
number of the troop and the names
Of the scouts suitably inscribed.
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Word from Chief Scout Executive.
Chief Scout Executive James q.
West says:
THE war saving campaign has
been planned 20 last throughout 1918.
Scouts are expected to work for it
every day in the rear and to sell SIS
war saving stamps and 25-cent thrift
stamps to all who will save and LEND
their savings to their country.
Under the watchword Of Every