Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-19
VIRGINIA IS BEHIND

Stamps Only Ninety-Nine Cents
Vigorous Work Must Be Done to
Hold Up Record.
Reports fled recently with Thomas
B. McAdams, Director Of War Saw
ings in Virginia, indicate that the
greatest activity VIII be necessary
during the next few months if Virginia
is to live up to her responsibilities in
this important work, for, after three
months Of campaigning. the per capita
sales in the state amount only to nine
ty-nine cents. less than twentieth
Of the $40 per capita sales apport::on-
ed the Commonwealth rs her share.
With one-fourth of the time already
gone, it IS evident that only the most
concerted efforts and the greatest CO.
operation can bring about the results
necessary l. the record made in other
campaigns is to be upheld.
To Richmond workers, one Of the
greatest disappointments yet expert
enced is the fact that the capitol city
is far down on the list. While the
largest amount Of stamps has been
sold there, the ely has the greatest
number Of people from which to draw
ard the sales have in no way mounted
up as il was believed they would.
However the present standing has not
tended to cause the Director to lose
heart or to lessen his efforts. He and
his committeeman, once having glanc-
ed through the report of sales, have
realized the amount Of work before
them and have gotten seriously to
work and all predict tia: the next re-
port will show Richmond well up
among the very leaders
Radiord leads both cities and com
ties with per capita sales Of $3.50.
Bristol holds second rank, among the
titles with per capita sales Of S4.j5.
Buena Vista staHis third with $4.32,
Richmond fourth with S3.l5 ard Fred
oricksburg fifth with S2.TS. PSrts-
mouth. with per capita sales &C only
twenty cents. rests at the bottom of
the list and with Newport News and
Petersburg is the only city whose per
:apita sales are less than one dollar.
Several counties have made excel
lent progress in the work and are
'ieeping up fairly vel! with the sched
NE which, if maintained. will insure
.ham selling up 70 the minimum apor-
.ionment. The banner goes to PaG"
county whose per capita sales amount
% S4.99 Fauquier stands second With
per capita sales Of 50; RGckbridgc
thild with S2.4S Prince Edward fourth
with $2.47: Henry county ranks fifth
with $2,3l per" capita sales: Roanoke
county sixth with: 81 %; Halifax sew
3nth with $l.79; Cumberland eig'h.t
with $f.!6: Apponattox ninth With
S16l and Frederick tenth with Sl.3G.
Greene county haI&s the bottom
most position of. all the communities
in the sale Of War Savings and Thrift
Stamps. having per capita sales Of
oily thirteen cen:s. Botetourt is next
70 last with per capita sales Of fifteen
cents ana Fairfay is third from last
with sales of only seventeen cents per
capita.
Director McAdanls recognizes the
fact that the early months Of the cam
oaign necessarily have been devoted,
20 a large extent. To the formation Of
societies and 10 organizing other
sorces for the Stamp sales. These or
eanization now should be in excellent
shape and their work should make it
self evident during The next Few
months. New organizations are 10 be
formed. addit;onals drives are to%ue
made and every effort exerted to M
crease the State sales from now on.
Alexandria county's per capita sales,
are - cents per head. AM those Of
Alexandria city are Sill.
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