The Robesonian., 1918-02-28
CLUB WOMEN TO OTFER
SERVICES TO THE WAR
SAVINGS COMMITTEE
Mrs. Johnson Urges Clubs to Form
War Savings Societies-Govefn
Beckett Sends Message to Club Wo-

Beckett Sends Message to Club Wo-
men.
! Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson Of Raleigh,
president of the North Carolina Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, writes the
club women of the State to offer their
services to the State and to the Gov
ernment, particularly in the work Of
organizing War Savings societies.
Beware Of springs temptations, prr-
chase only those things which are al
solutely necessary and buy War Saw
ings stamps instead, is the timely ad-
vice Mrs. johnson is giving the 5000
club women represented in the fedora
tion. Her letter to them reads:
u am calling upon the club women
OF North Carolina to devote them
selves to the work of the War Savings
stamps campaign with the same en-
thuslasm and patriotic eagerness to
serve that has marked their interest
IN all war work of the past. The
first thing for any club woman to do
is to buy War Savings and Thrift
stamps, for you cannot convince 9TH
ers of the necessity Of buying, nor Of
the sinceritv of YOUR purn6ee until
you, yourself, are the owners OF
stamps. Spring with it's many temp
tatlons, which every woman knows
and of which every shop window will
soon be full, is here. Purchase
only those things which are absolute.
~ necessary and buy Thrift stamps
1 instead, remembering that while we
are making personal sacrifice and do
ing without the unessential things O.
life, our men and boys are giving W
their lives in foreign land that tht
women and children of American may
be SAFE
Every Federated club in the Stat
is urged to appoint War Saving
society committee at once, and offe
its services to the town or city chair
men to assist in War Savings societ
work in every possible way. Make you
fifteen years of training and efficienc
stand the test of the present crisi
and feel that all you have done in tn
i past has been but a preparation fc
the present and the future.
| Through me, the Governor {
| North Carolina, Hon. T. w. Bicket
feeling that the war will not /
brought to successful conclusion u1
til our Government is effectively SUI
ported by its women in every line {
patriotic effort, sends the followin
message to the women of our State
| The Allies are fighting for tt
sancity of the person of woma
| which sancity is unknown to the HUI
| "'The Allies are fighting that m
therhood may enter into it's just r
wards and may not be forever impalt
on Militaris;n's iron cross.
"'The Allies are fighting that Il
ideals Of woman may live and brigf
en- and bless. the earth. Prussianie
is the incarnation of brute force.
gun is it's god, and it's boast is tn
it rules with blood and iron.
"'The might of woman is her &c
tleness. Love is her imperial see
tire, and she would be without pow
and without place in civilizati
. moulded by force and colored by fea
"1 have Abrahamic faith in
. courage, the devotion and the sacri
cial spirit of the women of No
Carolina. With them to see their dl
is to do it.
"'Just two things l would emp
size at this time:
al Push in every way posi-
the sale of the War stamps. 7
means more for the winning Of
war than any proposition the Cove
war and the rebuilding Of the st
after the war than any proposit
the Government has yet submitted.
course. the Liberty loans must not
forgotten but of necessity they
purchased by the few, while the V
ment has yet submitted. Of cou
the Liberty loans must not be for;
ten, but Of necessity they are !
l4chased by the few, while the v
] Savings stamps open the door Of
vice to the ninety and nine.
"s2. Do not complain about {
thing that the Government may
nor permit any one else to comp
.-s in your presence. Carry out cIl
fully every order Of the food and
.--- administrators and cooperate
every movement inaugurated by
Government for the winning Of
~ war Of necessity there is much
we do not understand, but let US
tivate the spirit of the Patriarch, v
he exclaimed, Though He slay me
will I trust Him."
KATE BURR JOHNSON,
Preside1
British Casualties.
L Tho Pr;4ich o,rno1+ioc d,1rino