Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-02-14
Thrift Stamp Campaign


The W. S. S. campaign in Man
field was opened Friday by Rev.
T.. W. Holmes of Seymour, work
ing in conjunction with PuStmast
er James Coday. Assistant Post
master 0. S. Coday, and N. j.
Craig, vice chairman for this sec.
tion and in charge of the forces
in this campaign.
The school was canvaSed after
a short pep" talk by Rev. Mr..
Holmes. aud tho results, after
being tabulated, showed that
every student in the fifth. sixth,
seventh and eighth grades and
the high school present either
already owned Government Sc
curities or had pledged to buy
them during this campaign: 20
students subscribed and 10 alrea
dy owned. This i, an excellent
record. Mansfield ia u 1000
school.
A meeting of the business and
professional men of the city was
held at the Bank of Mansfield
and the plan of the campaign
laid before them, after which /;
mass meeting was held in con.
junction with the high school
play at the opera house, After
the Star Spangled Banner was
sung as a solo by Miss Bertha
Miller, Rev Mr.. Holmes made a
short address and called for sub
scription pledges, S2.O75 being
subscribed in definite amounts
as follows: w. G. Reynolds, $50
P. W. Newton, $40; H. E. NJ wton
$40; James Coday, S25; F. N.
Dyer, S25; O. l.. Robinett, 500
Roy al Arch Masons, 5000; D. S.
Cantrall, 500; Mansfield Fair As.
ISOLATION. $500; Bank of Mans
field, $500; Farmers and Mer.
chants Bank, $500; Mrs. O. S.
Coday, $40; w. B. Hitchcock, $50
Mrs. F. N. Dyer, S.: Mrs. W. B.
Hitchcock, S.; Mrs. James Co.
day, S.; G. G. Newton, s.; Dewitt
Hitchcock, S.; F. E, Weed, 500:
Mrs, Helena Mooney, 500; Miss
Alice Mooney, 500.
In addition to this there we're
ITO pledges made for indefinite
amounts
Other Mansfield purchases
were J. P. Ward, $1OC: j. K p,
Coday, IS; Francis G. Black, s..
A house.to house canvass vas
made Monday, the city being
divided into four sections, and
in four teams the ladies' canvass.
ed the town. as follows. Mrs. M.
Divan. chairman; Mesdames H.
8. Paul, j. E, Craig, H. E. New
ton, F.. L. Beach, r. r. Reed, j.
A. Fuson, G.. G. Freeman, Miss
es Marian Livingston, Eula New
tot, and Maude Reynolds.
Rev. Mr.. Holmes was in Nor.
wood the 9th in the interests of
the w, S. S. He spoke at the
school house, to the postmasters
convention being held there, to
a meeting of the business men
at the Office of the Ryan Ranking
Company. and to a mass meeting
at the M. E. church, South. At
the school house 30 students pied
ged themselves to buy stamps,
and at the mass meeting $500
was pledged by the business men
and private individ GALS, making
q total. including about $500
otherwise sold, of 81. 300 for Nor
wood.
Thursday morning Rev. Mr..
conducted a campaign at
the Mountain Grove schools and
oa5 or 1000 of the students Of
the students of the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth grades and
high school pledged themselves
10 subscribe.
Monday Rev. Mr.. Holmes work
ed in Mt. Grove, holding a con.
ference OF the business men at
7;30 at the city Hall and address
ing a mass meeting at the opera
house at 8. Pledges we're taken
which brought the total sales in
Min. Grove to about $500.
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