Evening star., 1918-03-19
WAR STAMPS SALES
BOOSTED BY PRIZES
Letter Carriers to Compete IN
Campaign Conducted
Through The Star.
CONTEST TO LAST 10 DAYS

Early tomorrow morning the letter
carriers of the District of Columbia, IN
eluding those detailed to the so-called
rural sections of the city, will enter
upon the war savings stamp contest to
be conducted under the auspices OF The
Evening Star for period of ten days.
Twenty cash prizes, aggregatlng Sooo
in amount, will be awarded to those post
men who sell the greatest number OF
these "littIe baby bonds" This award
has been offered through The Evening
Star by DIR. NJ. G. Gibbs and .James
ODonnell, prominent local merchants,
both of whom have been active IN war
work.
This contest is expected to be an ex-
cecs:s,ly spirited and successful one,
as c-cn of the $40 letter carriers con-
nected with the Washington post ONCE
will compete. From the interest," SHOWN
en- the eve of the starting of the com
petition it is considered evident that
each of the gray-coated contestants
has solemnly resolved to win one or
the twenty cash prizes.
Proposition Accepted.
d. J. Callahan. director of war saw
-ings in the District OF Columbia was
particularly pleased when the f1ve-hun-
dred-doliar offer was made, and atter
submitting the proposition to POST
master Merritt o. Chance FOR ms ap-
provai he accepted it. Mr.. Callahan.
through his organization. will lend
every assistance possibIe in boosting
the sales
The contest will close the night of
March 80, and the names of the twenty
prize winners will be announced in
The Star the following day.
The first prize will be 500; the sec
ond prize will be SIS and the third will
be $50. Then. will follow three prizes
of s25 each. four prizes of SIS each and
six prizes of SO each.
Rules Governing Competition.
The rules governing the competition
follow:
"The competition is open to city and
rural letter carriers connected with the
Washington, D. c., post office.
Carriers may obtain stamps from
the station or main offices to which
they may be attached They must not
purchase at other stations.
SALES must not be made to agents or
any person or firm who will resell the
stamps.
Sales must not be made to contract
or classified postal stations.
Carriers must not combine or So
licit sales with the understanding that
ether-~ca rriers .Nill-!make- delivery of
the stamps and. receive credit there
for. 2 = -.
ANY violation of these regulations
will disqualify the carrier for partici-
patton in the prizes"
Daily Record. to Be Kept.
The magnitude of this stamp-selling
competition was today impressed upon
the letter carriers by Postmaster
Chance and Assistant Postmaster NAL
COIN Kerlin. daily record of the
sales of the stamps will be kept in the
office of the latter. and each day The
Star will announce the individual
standing of the leaders in the race"
The actual distribution of the stamps
and the handling of'the receipts from
them will be in charge of Miss Mamie
E. Gulick. More than quarter of a
million dollars has been personally
handled by her at the local post office
since the selling of the war savings
she has the distinction of never having
made an error-not even to the extent
of one penny
Postmaster's Comment.
In commenting upon this ten-day
contest Postmaster Chance said:
Il am deeply gratified to learn of the
patriotic offer from DIR. Gibbs and Mr.
ODonnell and of the efforts of The
Star. l am positive that such a contest
will, greatly stimulate the sale of the
war savings stamps in thi$ city and
will at the same time encourage thrift
and saving among the people of Wash
ington. Recent reports indicate that
our city stands figh on the national
list for the sale of the stamps. but 1
feel convinced that through this offer
and the patriotic and Industrious sales.
manship which will be demonstrated
by the men of my department, the ma
tional capital will leap into the honor
position of the nation. 1t properly be-
longs tfere and 1 will be proud to see
Washington at the head of the list.
Just at this time" continued Mr.
Chance wien our government has
shouldered the most tremendous re-
sponsibility in it's history; when great
er demands are being made upon it for
the sending of additional fighting men.
ammunition and aerOplaneS to Fra nee