Evening journal., 1918-01-25
BOY scouts APPEAL
TO THEATREGOlRS
Make Speeches and Urge
Hearers TO Buy War
Savings Stamps
INVEST NICKELS TO
STAMP OUT KAISER

During the past few evenings thou
sands Of citizens Of this city who have
been attending theatres and moving
picture places have been inspired By
the presence Of groups OF Boy Scouts.
At each Of these places OF amusement
one Of the scouts makes a ringing
speech on Tie necessity and the mean
ing Of the War-Savings stamp campaign.
At tho close OF his speech group Of
six or eight other Scouts pass through
the audiences with Thrift Cards already
for sale.
Frank A. Greenhawk. Scout executive.
/ 10 whom credit is due for the planning
J. and directing Of the drive by the
/ Scouts has had teams OF each of the
entertainment houses with the follow
I ing Scouts as speakers:
James scott, Troop ?; George smith.
Troop 26: Frank Bradneld Troop B.
+ Edward kentworthey Troop No II
Allan Bachrach Troop No. p; Brooke
Stahlor, Troop No. -; Edwin Van
/ Trump Troop 2; Herman Greenbaum,
/ Troop 2S: Wallace butcher Troop g.
and Clarke samuel Of Troop @.
The speech delivered by the
/ scouts Is The same IN every theatre II
/ is "a patriotic and boyish appeal 10 help
the country win the war. 70 is as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen Perhaps
you wonder why the committee Sc
lccted a Scout 10 make this appeal to
YOU. The reason is this: The scouts
are boys and n they were men, in
stead Of bovs. they would not be here
10 talk.
we can an fight The army has its
center on tie batlle-line IN France
. but its nanks extend into every city.
every factory, every home In America.
f The center cannot advance unless the
fanks support the men who go over
the top. And the support we give must
be OF the kind to help the most and
must be delivered when and where u
will do the most good.
There are no two people who can
help their country in oil things In Just
i the same way. because no two peo-
/ pies ability Is just the same. But there
Is one thing that every one can do anu
that is 10 save. The savings OF nation
are the safety Of a nation.
Savings begin with the smallest
/ things and extend to the greatest ]
am not going 10 explain how neces-
sary 10 is 30 save millions. | do not
/ know what million dollars look like.
am going TO talk about the coin
know. That Is the nickel.
III Delaware were 10 90 to work
from this hour and save nickel evers
day during the year Of 1915 do yot
know what it would mean? 10 woulC
I mean the saving Of nearly four millior
dollars in Delaware during the mex
year. The saving Of nearly two billol
dollars In the whole United states. AM
that two billion dollars, saved and de
voted to the Government might be tn
two billion dollars that viii push tn
American fag across the Rhine.
The War Savings stamp campaisr
Is after the nickels. 1T is willing &c
leave the dollars TO the Liberty Loans
rat gels the daily nickels Of the peo
ple during 1918, 10 will make IL unneccs-
sary 10 have one OF the ,loans which
would otherwise have 10 be raised
Five nickels buys a thrift stamp and a
thrift card. sixteen Of these p cenl
thrift stamps. pasted on a card, with
i2 cents in money. can be exchanged
for a war savings stamp. This costs
SAFE and on January 1, 1923, n viii
be redeemed by Uncle sam for 500
and II YOU do not want 10 keep it anG
draw your four per cent. compound
interest. then you can turn in your
stamps at any time and get practi'
callv three per cent. on it
1--WE boys ask you 70 save youI
nickels and put them IN stamps. N
course. that request means more q
The boy in your family than % mean.
to you, because he has been getting ih'
nickels. But you are men. When ih'
times comes you Will be willing 10 gi''
your boy 10 your country; do you thinl
more Of your money than you boy
We ask you 10 start touight to lunI
nye nickels and buy a thrift stsmI
from the boys in the aisles. Buy then
for the country. Buy them for your
self
BUY stamps and stamp out old Kaiser
Bill"