The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08
WAR SAVINGS
CAMPAIGN SOON
TO OPEN HERE

Lakelands loyalty and patriotism is
again to be put to the test.
The War Savings Campaign Is soon
to be started here. This campaign
closes on June 2Sth. In the mean
time our business will be to secure
subscriptions of War Savings Stamps
to total Of -s1SO,OOO, which is Lake
lands quota of the s2O,O0OO0O asked
of the State-$S50,OOO for Polk county.
The plan is for each citizen to buy
during this month all of the stamps
lie can possibly pay for and to pledge
himself or herself for the largest pos
sible amount each month during the
remainder of the present year.
The War Savings Stamps now cost
SALT each and will increase in cost
one cent each month until in Deem
Der the price will be 1923 The face
value of the Stamps is $500, the diff
ference representing the interest
-four per cent, compounded quartet
| ly). Each stamp, in itself, is a United
States Bond; is, in fact mortgage
on the whole country. The purchaser
of these Stamps Tor Bonds) holds the
mortgage and receives the interest
Those who do not purchase them pay
!, the interest. Which class will you be
in?
The government will certainly have
the money to carry on this war. 1T is
a question simply of loaning our
money on the finest security in the
world, the bonds redeemable on Jan.
list, 1913, or the increase of taxes
which will mean enforced subscrip-
ton without any return.
These War Savings Stamps, or Baby
Bonds, are the most liquid securities
offered by the government and no one
need hesitate to purchase fearing he
Nmay later need the meney, because,
lin the event the owner has reverses
or absolutely needs the money, the
stamps can be redeemed as prescribed
by the rules of the Postofiice Depart
ment and without the loss even OF
any interest then due.
Lakeland's quota looks big, but Il
il on the same basis as every other
city, town or village in the country
} Eight of our citizens have alread,
bought the limit allowed to be owned
by any one person, namely. One
, thousand dollars; many others have
] several hundred dollars worth ant
| will soon qualify for the Thousand
Dollar Limit Club, while still man.
more ought to at once signify thei
: intention to join the club and star
, the campaign off with enthusiasm.
!, '"Yn Tampa, very many of thes
. Thousand Dollar Club members ar
. people in the ordinary walks of life
, some of them Syrians, Italians
I Greeks, Armenians, even Germans
and others who say "Our money !
no good il Germany wins" American
can and will do no less.
J This plan, while it takes our money
y still, in a way leaves 1t in our pos
It session and under our own control, !!
: case of necessity.
A meeting of the local War Saving
e Committee will be held at the Elk:
o Club on Monday evening next, at fv
& o'clock, to formulate plans and fix tn
e date for the formal opening Of tn
a campaign. and all persons intereste
', are cordially invited and urged to b
y present.
d While this campaign has been S
nobly undertaken by the Lakelan
Lodge of Elks, and they will hay
charge of the drive, 1t is hoped an
expected that every loyal American
regardless of whether he is an Fix {
/. not, will contribute every possib
Il ounce of energy in cooperating wit
:. them to make the campaign a success
70 In the words Of President Wilso
" Politics has adjourned we are a
j. Americans"
If Published by the
s. LAKELAND WAR SAVINGS CON
In MITTEE,