The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
GIVES FOUR-M|NUTE
SPEECH IN SCHOOL
John Il. Cary Student Gives Junior
Talk on Value of Buying War
Savings Stamps.

The school children OF the city OF
Richmond have lent valuable service
TO the government in their support
OF the war savings stamp and liberty
bond campaigns Many Of the chill
dren have been organized into speak
ing corps, known as the Junior four
minute orators. Ever since the cam
paign began the school auditoriums
have been used for this purpose. Re
Gently. William Courtney Overcast, or
the IA grade at the John r. Cary
school gave the following talk:
We have come together this even
ing to learn what we can about war
savings and thrift STAN ps-what they
are for, what they can do. and what
we must do 10 get Them.
Now what are war savings and
thrift stamps sold for They arc sold
TO help win this war. TO provide food.
clothing, ammunition. fuel. to build
ships. hospitals and cantonments for
the soldiers and many other things
1t takes money 20 provide all these
things. II takes much money The
government needs SO oo0 900 600 10
carry on this war. and has asked the
people To all buy bonds or war saw
ings stamps Now what ts sl9 900
600, 600? II is SO much money that II
from the time you were two years of
age should have saved $500 every
second you would he seventy ave
years old before this amount was
reached.
From the time Of our first presi-
dent, this countrys expenses have
amounted 10 a little over s2s.no6.000, =
900, purchasing territory. building the
Panama canal, making improvements
and carrying on wars, SO far. these
wars have all been successful. VIII
this be? You can make ii SO
This is our war and we must do
our bit. though We can not be on the
battlefield we can save our pennies
Uncle Sam needs every penny we can
spare. even to sacrificing. giving up.
and doing without things We do not
need
The children of Germany today
are selling shoe leather. tin foil. rusty
nails and other small articles TO help
their country win This war. and II
would be a shame to LET the German
children do better than US.
There are three kinds of dollars
one the Stacker dollar. which stays
In the bank and draws interest, or is
put away where II is not used. instead
OF being loaned to the government to
help carry on this war Another dol
lar ia the traitor dollar. which IL used
to buy rubber, powder. sweets, grains
and other things that are needed by
the government You boys who spend
your money for balloons to pop in
school are just as much n traitor as
the American soldier who helps the
kaiser
But the third dollar is the patriotic
dollar. This dollar Is loaned to the
government 10 be used IN any way
ii is needed. Which dollar would YOU
rather havc---the Stacker dollar, the
traitor dollar or the patriotic dollar?
These dollars are also needed 10
care for the old men. women and
whose homes have been de-
stroyed for we would not like TO sec
our own country torn up as Belgium
and France have been
Now. il we wish to win this war
we must 60 to work. lend our money
TO the government and make our
quarters fight and do not let them
become Stacker or traitor dollars,
We must not think that because
the rich and others are buying NIB
erty bonds. war savings and thrift
stamps that we do not have to lend
our money for am sure that we
IAN save twenty-five cents a week.
do go to work. everybody, and
end your money, 80 that we can pro
vide for this great war and crush
iermany--this great enemy Of civil
,ation. II you do not crush her she
will crush YOU"