Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
W. s. S. SALES
ARE PLANNED
Meeting of County Directors
Held Here Yes
q. terday.

A. meeting of the county directors
from the northeastern section Of the
state was held yesterday afternoon
with State Director G. H.. HOLSTER
presiding. Plans we're discussed for
the campaign to be held net month.
Mr.. hOlllsler attends a meeting Of
county directors at Minot today and
a similar meeting at Bismarck to-
morrow.
The object of these meetings is to
complete plans early SO that the
states allotment of $4,000, 900 for
the yea will be subscribed by June
E28. The allotment amounts to $40
per capita, which is distributed over
stamps can be purchased at any time,
Ethe only requirement being that the
amount of the subscription be taken
care of within the ear .-
Each county director is responsible
for the campaign in his territory. The
! plan calls for a concerted, intensive
drive to educate h people as to the
purpose Of the campaign and the
mission of the War Savings stamps
This means holding meetings in the
school houses. churches. lodge halls
n other places throughout the
county. This campaign will start in
a very short time.
It is planned to have either the
money or promises of the money by
June 20.
NJ. c.. Bachelor of the Northwestern
Trust company is director of the work
Ill Grand Forks county.
The county directors who attended
yesterdays meeting were: H. H.
Cavalier; Thomas Farr, Hillsboro;
Geo. NJ. Price, Langdon; H. C.. DePuy.
Grafton; A. II. Smart, Lakota; Nelson
Souvain. Devils Lake, and M. C.
Bacheller, Grand Forks. r. E. Grif-
fifth, in charge OF, the work in the
retail stores Of the state. also attend
ed h meeting.
| The second report issued from the
! office of Mr.. HOLSTER shows a mark.
ed increase in raj savings activities
To Fergus, Grand Forks county, is
awarded the honor Of having the larg.
est sale per capita. The Logan Cen.
ter War Savings Society of Fergus
with Miss Bernice Bupdy president
and n. T.. Knapp, secretary. has a
membership Of 81, this being the
Y highest in the state. The Eastern
+ Star society Of Fargo ranks second
with a membership Of 48 and per cap.
ita sales of $18.U9. The Noltmeiel
society Of Valley City follows third
Its membership numbers 20 and tn,
per capita sales are $17.51. The Dun
seth War Savings society is fourth
in line with a membership of III
and per capita sales Of s14.S7. Fiftl
is the Liberty War Savings society o
Grand Rapids. with a membership o
62 n per capita sales OF $13.55. TIL,
Thrift club at Wing is sith on tn,
list, having ~ members and per cap
tia sales OF S1s.22. The Hawthorn
Literary W. s.. s. Of Crary shows Q
members and per capita sales o
$11.89. The Fifth and Sixth Grade
w. s. S. at Ashley, with a member
ship Of "a. has a per capita Of s1l.sa
st. Peters w. S. 8. at Williston rank
ninth. with "a members and 500
per capita.
.Ihe per capita Of the state as
whole is 1924 and the total purchas
Of stamps in the state to May i
r. B. Griffith, in charge OF the Wa
SAVINGS %societies In the retail store
OF the state, said yesterday that tn
savings idea ID. awakening a keen in
terest among the women Of the STATE
Thrift is q woman,s tnatural intuition
MI. Griffith said, and3he looks to tn
women of the state to makeSthes sal
OF War Savings stamps through tn
retail stores . success
Heads of departments are Instruct
in~ those under their direction on tn
War Thrift and War Savings stamp,
AND all clerks In shops. will gladl
give such information ~ shopper
may be desirous$ Of getting In connes
don With that move. Mr.. Griffit
Nj. Griffin VIII rave received ii
frst report Of sales from the sfat
merchants by Aayz7. J. 4.