The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-30
NEXT MONDAY TO BE BRIDCEPORT'S THRIFT SALE DAY Retail Merchants of City Or ganize to Boom War Saw ings Stamps.
 SPECIAL BARGAINS
 WILL BE OFFERED Every Merchant in City Urged to Help in Move
 ment to Sell Stamps.

Acting in cooperation with the Bridgeport War Savings Stamp com mlttee the retail merchants of Bridge port nave taken steps to boost the sale of War Savings and Thrift stamps ln this city through the offering of special bargains on certain days, and asking the customers to purchase l stamps, and take at least part of their change in stamps.
 At meeting held yesterday at the Algonquin club at which many of the large stores were represented, Mon day, May 6, was selected as the day for the beginning of this campaign, and then commencing Wednesday, May 15, and every Wednesday throughout the remainder of the year, special bargains will be offered in connection with the work.
 The movement is not to be confined to the big stores, but every retail store in the city is asked to cooper ate. Through a committee headed by J. T. Hartigan they will be asked to aid, will be furnished with advertis- ing posters for window display, and helped by suggestions.
 This movement is one recommended by the National War Savings com mittee and will commence in every city in the United States next Mon day. The National committee has se- lected Monday for the day for hold ing special sales, but the Bridgeport merchants after consideration believe Wednesday will be a more convenient day for the people of Bridgeport, and while the initial Thrift Sale Day. will be held next Monday, all follow ing ones, commencing May 15 will be held upon Wednesday. Announcement of the special inducements offered will be made through the papers. : At the meting at the Algonquin club last evening the following reso- lution was adopted:
 Agreed, That pledge cards be gotten up by members of the firms ot the city and that they be signed by the members of the firm, employees and customers of every store pledging certain sum each week during thi; , year in order to help the government finance the war thereby helping tc win" This pledge will be handed tc each customer.
 Isaac Moss of this city was choser  7 and Joseph P. McWeeny of Hartford l chairman of the Retail Merchants association of Hartford was selected as chairman for the state. All of thC organization in the state will coop I crate with each other, the State asso citation, the National Association 0 Retail Merchants, and the Nationa = War Savings committee in pushing thi 4 campaign. Action similar to tha taken in Bridgeport is being taken il every city in the country.
 3 MT. Moss said today that the Ma tional association is anxious to hay, it's members urge upon customers tn taking of some part Of their change il \ thrift stamps.
 Close cooperation, he said, will b maintained with the Bridgeport Wa Savings committee of which William T. Hincks is chairman. MT. Hinck attended the meeting, and made
 brief address approving of the wor to be taken up.
 'It is the plan,'' said Mr. Moss" have the merchants of the city offe special bargains for Thrift Sal Day." display them in the window l with posters ana aOVeTLlSlIS Lldlte for the thrift stamps, and to aid tn smaller merchants in their campaig to sell the stamps. They will be fu1
 nfshed with window posters, sugges tions, and aided in every way t
 make the campaign a success fo
 themselves, and also to aid the gen
 eral movement"
 Work of organization has alread
 commenced under the direction c MT. Moss, Henry Osborne taking tn
 active work.
 Among the stores represented 8 the meeting yesterday were: How land Dry Goods company, D. M. Req company, Bridgeport Public Marke E. H. Dillon and company, Surpr1s Store, Walkover Shoe company, Lc gan Bros. company, Rogers CIoth1n company, Caesar Misch, Inc, Melg and company, Davis and HaWle! William K. Mollan, Hadley compan! Carl c, Reck, Woolworth compan!
 Joseph D. Hartigan, G. W. Falrchll
 and Sons, Max Buechler, Lyon an
 Gr71nman, E. L. Graves, Harvey
 Lewis company, Dorsen Dry Good company, Grant 25-Cent Store, Kresg
 conpany. David Lustfg, Rockwell an
 comnany, Clark Furniture compan