The Ordway new era., 1918-06-14
W. S. S. Day
Is June 28th

The National War Savings Commit
tee. which carrying on, through its
State and local committees. a Nation
wide campaign to get all the people
on or before June 2S to pledge them
selves to save to the utmost of their
ability and to buy War Savings
Stamps with their savings, has given
out the following statement:
Those of us who remain at home
while others do the fighting have an
ever-increasing number of opportuni-
ties to do definite and highly impor-.
tant work for our country We wish
to do this work as an expression of
the gratitude we feel in being privi-
legged to continue at our usual tasks.
to enjoy the loving companionship of
our families, to meet freely with our
friends and neighbors, to enjoy all the
security of life and most of the pleas
ures and the economic privileges of
peace times while other men. who
have had to put aside all these thingsf
are fighting our battles for us on the
sacred soil of France and on the high
seas.
"Our new opportunity to serve
comes as a result of designating June
2S as National War Savings Day. a
day on which all men and women and
all children of sufficient years to ap-
preciate the days Significance are
called upon to pledge themselves to
save to the utmost of their ability and
to conserve all possible labor and ma
terials for the Government and to buy
War Savings Stamps with their saw
ings, Our part is to do everything
possible to make this day stand out
hn la nf
of the war.
"Could any one of us be asked to
do less than this? Could any one of
us refuse to do SO little thing to win
a war for the worlds freedom? Could
any one of us put aside this plea for
saving while all Europe is crying out
in its agony to be released from the
clutches of the monster that is befoul-
ing all it touches? Could we refuse
so simple a thing and at the same
time ask other men to give their lives
that our own precious lives be spared
and our firesides be kept safe from
the terrors of the Hun?
"Our duty is clear, our privilege is
great, our sacrifice is little, our work
is important.
National War Savings Day is to
be the great rallying day on which
everyone in our country is expected to
pledge himself or herself to save and
economize. This saving and economic
ing will first of all leave in the mar
kets greater supply of labor and
materials for the use of the Govern
ment with which to fight the war
And then the money savings of the
individuals are to be invested in War
Savings Stamps.
What the government asks us to
do is to pledge ourselves to buy at
definite periods with our savings n
specific amount of War Savings
Stamps. The thing to be accomplish
take, care during the balance of the
present year of the unsold portion of
the $4,000, 100000 of War Savings
Stamps authorized by the Congress
to be sold during 1918.
when one stops to think of the
matter, 1t is really small thing to
raise $4,000, 100000 in a country of
more than 100000 people. II
everyone would do his share. 1t would
be necessary for each person to sub
scribe to only $50 worth of stamps.
THE duty of us at home is to see
to 1t that the entire amount is sub
scribed. We must work to that end. |
We must add to our already great
army of war savers. We must make
more sacrifices ourselves and urge
sacrifices upon others. National War
Savings Day must be made the great
success all of us hope for"
The w. c.. T. u. will meet next
Tuesday p. m, June 18th, at 2:30 |
with Mrs. James Downey. All who
are interested in this movement.
whether members or not. are urged ]