Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-03-09

| tire country with the work.
The basic idea is TO encoure ge
thrift on the part of the people gen
orally. The people who wish to help
constructively are asked to sign a
pledge that they will conscientiousiy
save money wherever possible, will II
vest It in the stamps, and will en-
courage their neighbors to do like
wise. They are asked to make It q
point of honor to save all they can:
they are not asked to save any spec
flied amount, but their conscience is
to be the guide in their economy. They
are asked to do this because it fur
/ nishes the backing to a democratic
government. a democracy presupposes
that each and every individual enjoy
ing the benefits of such a government
will assume his and her part in the
responsibilities.
Miss Foulk explains in detail Just
what the stamps are: how simple an
operation it is to buy them, how lit
tie the Thrift Stamps cost, and how
they may be exchanged for the War
Savings Stamps; and how they al
earn money for the holdC--
$50 Per Capita in w. Va.
She shows how the total of two
billion dollars has been apportioned
among the people of the United States.
OF this amount West Virginia is count.
ed upon to furnish $476,9OO.OO. On a
per capita basis it means that every
individual on the average must pur.
chase at least $40 worth of stamps.
Because of this democratic respon.
slbility, and because of the necessity
OF having such backing for the pros
ecution of the war, Miss Foulk points
out that West Virginia must not fall
down in this work. West Virginia"
she says, "has done her share ALWAYS
in everything that has been asked
Of her by the Government She can
not afford to fall down in this cam.
paign."
The new officers of the w S. s. met
this afternoon with Miss Foulk and
went over in some detail plans for
the working out of the campaign in
this county. 1t is pointed out that
while the society has taken the name
of "Martinsburg," it invites member
ship from any woman in the county.
What Has Been Done in Berkeley.
Coincident with the campaign inv
Miss Foull1 Chairman Silver has DIV
en- out summary of what has been
done within the past two months in
the way of establishing the organi-
2ation in this county. Sixty-fve sales
agencies have been appointed and an
proved; every employer of labor in
any number has been provided with
pledge carls and with literature
which urges the employees to invest
their savings in the stamps. this liter.
AZURE going out in the pay envelopes:
the banks, the post office, the expreSs
offlces, the railroad offices. and the
insurance agencies have all beeen
named as selling agencies: and
through'the medium of the Boy Scouts
the town has been placarded with
W. S. S. cards and thousands of pledge
cards have been distributed.
The work of spreading this litera
ture AIMING the people has kent nace
Min the arrival of the forms and tbaI
literature. There has been no snec-
tacular publicity, but systematic at
tempt has been and is being made to
acquaint the people with the idea and
TO interest the min the purchase oil
the stamps
"a bulletin sent out by the State nj.
rector shows that there are only nine
teen counties in the State which have
greater number of War Savings 81.
cieties than Berkeley.