The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-09
RECORD BREAKING
SALE OF STAMPS
DUE ON MONDAY
Postcard Orders VIII Be Dis
tfibuted to MarChorS

Monday the day SET for the greatest
parade ever held IN Oklahoma CITY o.
not only to he known for the parade
feature alone. but also the fact That
more thrift and war sayings stamps VIII
he bought then by the people Of OKLA
homa City than ever before To make
II convenient 20 purchase stamps mar
day. and because Of the tremendous
crowd that would Try 20 enter The bank
10 buy stamps. the committee IN charge
has appointed all the girls OF me- h'Rn
school and all the boy scouts OF ihr cry
10 20 through the crowd and as people
pas, in the parade. 10 give each one =
ranked poster. on which may hc de''F
mated the amount oi stamps the pnr d.
chaser desires This may hr dropped
in any mail box and the stamps wl'l
he delivered The next dav hy a po'-
man. Thi, will DO away with ihe hand.
ling Of money Monday II Is expected
that more stamps will bs bought Mon.
day than ever before
Merchants will March
One Of IN. principal features Of The
parade will he the portrayal OF Joan
Of Arc" after the fashion OF the gov
eminent poster Advertising the THRIFT
stamp painted by Haskell Coffin Miss
Josephine Coyls will represent me-
French girl leader and will he a''lfe'
in coat Of mail She will lead i0c
parade and ride Governor BOD
Col Roy Hoiiman'S horse.
The parade committee IN charge ol
,he stocyards division has just mott
fed the parade committee that inc
paeking,own twenty-pece band has
promised to play during the parade
MANY OF the downtown merchants have
this morning placed notices IN ihel'
stores stating that all statesmen an.
sales-lades are requested 10 march y
the parade. as It was unanimously
agreed Yesterday hy the retailers tha
quarter holiday he called Tor Monda'
svening
Barnes In Parade.
G, w. Barnes, state director 0i 'h
thrift stamp campaign and Nhc''r'
Tracey, state publicity director, viii ht
here Sunday and Monday 20 attend th'
parade and also 20 attend the stan
meeting Of all war workers mrIudn,
the thrift STAMP chalmcn Of ca.l
county IN the state The Thrift 'ilm'
meeting will hr held Sunday Afternoon
in the Lee lluCEns hotel
Word has just been received from ih'
Palhc weekly moving picture COMPANY
that a picture will be taken of the pa
radc without fail The pictures vii
be taken by their local representatives
Hale and Hiatt This IS also bu
feature Of the parade and at the sam
time a great boost for Oklahoma CT
for the pictures will be flashed on IN
screen in every town IN the Unite
States with a population OF lOOOO O
more.
Buttons for Stamp Sellers.
Ed Galloway, county publicity di
rector. has Just received few thou'
and large. white buttons, with the IN
scription: Il Sell War Saving Stamps,
These buttons will be distributed I
every person in the county who sell
thrift or war savings stamps
c. F. Donart notified the marshal G
the parade today that the agriculture
club of Briton school Of boys an
girlts at least seycnty-iiye in numbc
would com. here Monday ai,ernoo
and wished to be assigned a place
the parade. It is probable the boy
will wear overalls and carry hoes, Il
girls dressed in pretty dresses al
wearing sunbonnets which, Donart ha
tens to add, they can carry hung oy
their arm by the strings II they wi,
The State Center school is considcrir