Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-12
LETTER CARRIERS WILL
DISTRIBUTE CARDS
City.Widc Campaign for Sale OF
Thrift Stamps Will &c
Started To-Day.
no CANVASS BUSINESS SECTION
Forty Insurance Men Will Devote
DAY i'm downtown District to For
ward Movement - Laying Plans
for Monster Parade.

Through the cooperation oc the en-
rioyccs OF tho local post Office, the
thrift campaign viii be called to the
attention OF every citizen of Richmond
before dusk Tomorrow. Letter car
,lcrs on ali routes in the city have been
supplied with srcrn cards, which wi!l
be delivered at every home IN Rich
mond with the request that the ncces-
sary blanks be filled in. for the in
formation OF the officials OF the local
war savings committee
In addition to this patriotic service
in assisting the campaign committee
20 learn how many of the citizens are
assisting tho government by The pur-
chase OF these securities. the $50 en-
p!oyccS Of tho local po3t-onicc arc
organizing themselves for :. campaign
Of their own. They will be divided into
teams and on July i, the State director
of tho war savings campaign Will pre-
sent Il diploma 10 the team that has
given the best account OF itself In this
competition among the pos,mcn OF the
city. An individual banner will also
he awarded TO each member Of Tho
winning team in Acknowledgements; or
his efforts.
AZ there is hardly home in this
city. where tho postinaa'a whistle is
not heard at least once e day this
scheme is expected to prove effective IN
interesting every one in thc thrift
movement, and will offer tho various
houscho!ders desiring to invest In tho
/ stamps and certificates an opportunity
20 show their appreciation OF tho
courtesy of their individual letter car
rier. as we'll as aid the eovcrnmcn; in
rs canvass for funds
LOCAL INSURANCE. MEN
a
Preceding the drive hy' tho letter
, carriers. forty members oc the Rich
mond Life Insurance Underwriters AS
ISOLATION will undertake "a canvass of
the business districts %: the city to-
day. The insurance men will begin
operations AT A.? o'clock. under tho direc-
ton of G. w. Dies presidcn, of tho
association. y special meeting was
held a the rooms of the business Mems
Club yesterday Afternoon. -or Tho pur-
pose OF explaining tho methods OF can
wasting which have proved most sue
ccssful in this work. and many useful
hints were given the insurance mon by
IL. T.. Litchford and T.. NJ. Crutchicld
, OF tho War Savings Society.
In addition TO tho details for the
various campaigns which arc already
under way, AMI these a,!ll contemplated
before tho huge pageant scheduled for
March 2". the committees arc busily
engaged perfcctins plans for its sue
cess Assurance has been received
from Governor Davis that he Will take
part in the parade, together with the
members OF his staff. as will Mayor
Ainsl!c and other officials OF the city
and State
Twelve special letters were sent on.
from tho headquarters Yesterday 20
various large organizations urging
them to contribute a Goat for tho
parade and have their members attend
en- massc. Invitations were also for
warded 10 other smaller organizations
requesting that all members 30 urged
to participate in the parade Officials
Of the society viii confer with the Of
fccrs at Petersburg tomorrow AZ 10
the possibility OF eniisting N" services
Of the soldiers and their bands as spc:
cial features OF tho festivities.