The Washington herald., 1918-02-22

FIRE Chlet wagner approved plans
yesterday afternoon which will make
every fireman in the city an active
worker in The Herald's Second War
Savings Stamp contest, even though
they will not be striving for one Of
the thirty gold prizes so periodically
subscribed by James O'Donnell.
Harry Wardman, Colonel Robert n.
Harper and William F. GUIDE.
Firemen OF Washington, as a tri-
butte to the memory OF George Wash
ington, whose birthday will be c-re
brated throughout the city today, will
lay 900 hours of their brief on
time" on the altar of patriotism dur
ing the next five days. beginning to-
morrow.
Use Brief Lunch Hour.
In short, every fireman. according
TO these plans, will devote one hour
OF his one hour and a half lunch
hour to selling war savings and thrift
stamps among themselves. their i'm
mediate families and in their I'M
mediate neighborhood.
In so doing, firemen of Washing
ton will be giving Uncle Sam and
his war savings stamp campaign ap-
proximately 104 days selling time.
The magnitude of this can more
easily be grasped when ii Is pointed
out that by each of the 500 firemen
in the city giving one hour each of
the following five days he will be
devoting $4,000 minutes or 100000
seconds to the selling OF these stamps.
Several fire captains have already
voiced enthusiasm over the gigantic
stamp selling plan proposed to them
and have promised their hearty sup
port.
Fire Chief Wagner said yesterday
afternoon he would issue a general
order to each of the thirty-eiCht
captains were 1t not that this would
have the effect Of a command and he
did not want his men to think for a
moment that he desired to com
mand" them to do their patriotic duty.
Today is expected to be a big one
for contestants even though they
will not be able TO purchase stamps
from the City Postoffice or any one
Of the twelve substations. Today, a
holiday, and a day of patriotism. will
be found a most opportune one TO
obtain promises for orders of the war
savings stamps and live contestants
will do well 20 solicit such sales
among their friends
Large Sales Today.
Wherever patriotic gatherings are
held today there will be re oppor-
tunities to make IarEo sales OF
stamps. Contestants w0"lG dc well
to canvas the crowds which c1'her
at the celebration IN the B:l.y sun
day Tabernacle this morning at 10
O'Clock and also at the annual meet
ing OF the Oldest Inha bitants As
sociation at tho Old Engine House.
Nineteenth and II streets NORTH
west.
Yesterday the city roStof1ice boost
ed IS total sales up to $4,000. this
amount having been taken thus ,ar
by contestants in the second con
tast
Today-Goorgc Wlsh'n ...a'- Gn.:'-
days the fC:h day in the con-
test
1t should be h'g one for all con-
testants-espeCially tn" mail car
riers, "'hC can devote all Of theiI
time to selling stamps.
Evidence OF the keen interest al
each OF the eleven precincts was
given yesterday when Maj. Pullman
called attention to the fact that po-
licemeu at the Seventh precinct had
reported t, him that the war saw
ings stamp speaker who had been
scheduled to talk at that precinC;
had not shown up. Arrangements
was Immediately made by William
w. Bride to send another speaker
to the Seventh precinct.
Standing Announced Sunday.
Sunday the standing of all con.
testants up to Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock will be printed. This
will show all who are working in
the contest just how hard they must
work to gain the $500 in gold which
is offered as the first prize in this
contest.
Within a few days, too, the $1,000
in gold to be given away in the
contest will be placed on attractive
display in the window of Galt's Jew.
elry Store, 1017 Pennsylvania ave.
nue. northwest, where 1t is hoped II
will inspire workers in the contest
to greater efforts.
Contestants!
Set out today to sell $1,000 worth
of war savings and thrift stamps
Don't fail to tell all of your friends
you are in the contest. You will
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