Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-03
APPEAL TO VIRGINIANS
Every One Urged to Purchase War
Savings and Thrift Stamps-Presi-
dent Issues an Appeal to the Nation.

Virginians are expected to respond
to the great June thrift drive in such
a way that>on June % there will be
none unenlisted in the vast volunteer
army of production and saving. To
this end President Wilson has issued
an appeal to the nation to invest at
once in Thrift Stamps and War Sav-
ings Stamps.
The Presidents appeal follows:
"This war is one of nations-not OF
armies-and all Of our one hundred
million people must be economically
and industrially adjusted to war con-
dltions if this nation is to play its
full part in the conflict The problem
Lefore us is not primarily financial
problem but rather problem Of in
creased production of war essentials
and the saving Of the materials and
the labor necessary for the support
and equipment Of our Army and Navy.
Thoughtless expenditure of money for
non-essentials uses up the labor of
mon, the products of the farm. mines
! and factories, and overburdens trans
portation, all of which must be used
to the utmost End at their best for
war purposes.
"The great results which we see;
can be obtained only by the participa-
tion of every member of the nation.
young and old, in national concert
ed thrift movement. l therefore urge
that our people everywhere pledge
themselves, as suggested by the Sec
retary of the Treasury, to the practice
Of thrift; to serve the Government to
their utmost in increasing production
in all fields necessary to the winning
Of the war; to conserve food and
fuel and useful materials of every
kind; to devote their labor only to
the most necessary tasks; and to buy
only those things which are essential
to individual health and efficiency, and
that the people, as evidence of their
loyalty, invest all that they can save
in Liberty Bonds and War Savings
Stamps. The securities issued by the
Treasury Depa rsment are so many Of
them within the reach of every one
that the door IF opportunity in this
matter is wide open to all of US. To
practice thrift II peace times is a viz
tue and brings 4 great benefit to the
individual at al times; with the des-
perate need Of the civilized world to-
day for materials and labor with
which to end the war, the practice of
individual thrift is a patriotic duty
and a necessity.
81 appeal to all who now own either
Liberty Bonds OF War Savings Stamps
to continue to practice economy and
thrift and to appeal to ali who do not
own Government securities to do like
wise and purchase them to the ex-
tent OF their means The man who
buys government securities transfers
the purchasing powe= OF his money to
the United States government until
after this war, and to that same de-
gree does not BUY in competition with
:he governments.
81 earnestly appeal to every man,
woman and child to pledge themselves
on or before tho 9Sth of June to save
constantly and to by az regularly as
rnssible the securities of the govern
mart. and to do tt,is as far rs posi-
he through membership in War Saw
ings Societies. The 2Sth of June ends
this special period of enlistment in
the great volunteer army Of produc-
ton and saving here at home. May
there be ncnc unenlisted on that day.
"(signed) Woodrow Wilson"
Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe, the director
for the city of Alexandria of War Saw
inps Stamps, stated in connection
with the above appeal of President
Wiser that he had just learned that
very one of the representatives OF
=. n etropolitan Life Insurance Com
nanv N the South will devote one
third of their working time during the
). onth of June to the service OF the
Government in the sale OF war sav-
inrs and Thrift Stamps, and as TINS
company has splendid lot OF rep
1:sentatives in he city Of Alexandra
h.. ropes that through their Efforts a
large number of sales may De n'aoe
he.c. ;,
Mr.. Boothc further stated Ihac y
was to be hoped that many otnet
business institutions would prompti!
follow the patriotic example OF 1hs
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
10 "A this city in reaching it's quota
.f,a nm hafu T,,oa or6 np