Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-04
WOMEN TO MAKE
WAR STAMP DRIVE
At Massmeeting to be Held in
Playhouse on Friday
Afternoon.
tI,vc >ou bought a thrift stamp?

Have YOU bought a thrift stamp?
Will YOU buy "A thrift stamp? BE pre-
.,~rd next week to buy thrift stamps or
saving certificates when the woman
natriotic cndeavor stops at your house
a. ask YOU about this very important
phase Of saving your money. and winning
the wal Ii Is one of those east your
bread upon the waters projects, because
vou ar, putting away money at compound
interest and YOU are helping Uncle Sam
Women are So accustomed to house To
house canvass as method of propaganda
that nothing OF that sort phases them now,
and thcV accept the suggestion OF doing 1t
almost as "a matter of course. Now the
hours. 80 house method l. To he used tor
= selling ot THRIFT stamps, and next
week is the time There will be SO many
workers tha, IT can hc accomplished IN
few daNS. Onc woman need go only to
about % houses This is the plan 10 bc
propo,cd bv Henry T. Scott, state dI-
rector for Delaware, National War Saw
inrs Committee, and Mrs Charles X
Miller, chairman of the womcns com
mittCc. at "A mass meeting OF women called
TO meet AZ The Playhouse Friday OF this
week at q clock IN the afternoon. Mr
Scott and Mrs Miller Will be the speakers
and they will outline the course OF pro
mportancc oi the thrift stamps how
nccrssary the money Is to the govern
nent how good thing II Is for people
to saw. and how he United States Urea
.aIrv IS tho hest security this world pro
.ides. There Is no reason why there should
not bp a thrift stamp IN every house IN
the city
Wilmington u hclnc watched 10 see
y succcsssful the Thrift stamp drive Is
.,rc. and then citics all over the country
ar roing to do likewise. We set the
parr. thcv follow after Delaware Is
first IN many things, there Is every reason
why u should sell the most THRIFT stamps
in proportion IA lis population tvrry
minister in thc city was asked To appoint
40 women fron his congregation 10 at
tend this meeting. and II IS hoped that
r1,ry woman VIII come. Other women
arr invited too; II Is a meeting for the
women az Wilmington, that they may
lenrn ~ thc great advantage to hc derived
frrm huNIny stamps. and the good they
Will 40 toward winning the war Many
uconlc who cant hIy a Liberty Bond can
huv thrift stamps, and they can save
thrift stamps and then buy war saving
certificates
Evcrv woman Il giving time 10 the
Rcd CroS, and this must needs continue
and Il IS hopcd that this VIII not be Of
fired n an excuse in the thrift stamp
drivr The Red Cross work viii 90 till
tho end of the war, but the thrift stamp
drlvr CONTINUES but few days It's
onlv another casc Of long pull and .
strong pull, and all pull together.
Letters NrrC sent 70 many women N
~ CITY urging their attendance at thus
meeting. when list of capatlons VIII be
,r-rll t,l- -ha-r-n ~ tho
house 10 house canvas
TEAM CAPTAINS.
Churches havc announced team cap
taIns as follows.
North Baptist-Airs- L +. WaShburn,
Nirs frank Van SAINT.
Ccntral-NlIss Helen Kennedy, Mis-
Blanche Swayne, Mrs Homer Barry, Mrs
d. 4 Eastman. Mrs II r. Pennock
First nlted Presbyterian-Mrs Eliza
hefh stewart. AirS Edward NacFarlin.
Grace NJ. E.-Miss Helen McCaulley
Air> " lham c. Murgatrovd, Mrs. James
B Broad Mrs. Edward X. Mack Mrs
uicc f. Negendank, Mrs. Herbert II.
Ward. lr
~cott-Alrs. Gcorgc NJ. Fisher. Mrs
George y Bailey.
Mi. ZION 4. III. P.-Mrs Cora Walker.
II. stephen Mrs George Beacham-
St. John s-Mrs. Edmund :. Hellings,
Mrs George : Capelle. Miss Martha
Shortlcge, Mrs. William il Beacon.
Nestminstcr-Mrs II X Miller, Miss
Janet Doremu, Mrs. Alex. Laird, Mis-
Meta Barr
ohvrt-Mrs. Richard +. Lowell, Mrs
Catherine Moore, Mrs William L. Shcw-
brooks, Mn. ]. :. Gilfillan-
Temple OF Truth Charles Topkls,
Mir Ate Rschrach, Mrs. Nathan Levy,
Mrs David Snellenburg.
St. JoSeph's, Henry Clay-Alrs- c.
Stewart Leo
Gilbcrt-Mrs- George Bird.
I mon \. NJ Mrs Lsura V Vii
riams-
St. Andrrx's-MrS. W. Fl. Thomson,
Ms Frances kcnnard. Miss Ma1gcry
Speakman.
Holy Trinity Lusheran-Mrsy Margaret
Bamberger.
ST Thomas Mrs Grace Edwards, Mrs-
Harold J. Tagrart
Primitive Bapti1-Mrs. c. T. Martin.
ST Pauls MI4lon-Mrs~ Fannie Ster-
lmc.
First NJ. P.-Mlss Minnie W. Cartridge.
ST Palllis M. k.-Mrs. ". b. Smith
il
Washington Heights Century Club
Mrs. Walter Bnnton Mrs. George H
Cornell, Mn. Wilmer Stradley, Mrs. ".
Z Douglas
F1rst Presbyterian Mrs j. = Hamil-
on, ME. Margaret Ten Weeges, Mrs
Walter = Williams
UnInn-Nrs Elizabeth McCaullev
Trs Daniel Jester
Delaware Avenue-Mrs. u. Grant Cox
fier, Mrs Henry l. Link.
IIst German Baptist Miss Amelia
Ludwig.
Christ, Sclentisr Mrs Norman T..
John Mn Walter Taylor
Second Baptist Mrs Joseph stuart
Nrs Townsend v. Miller.
Fzlstiake Presbyterian Mr. LILLIAN
Dunlop Mr. Lgbcrt Nutter, Mrs Emma
licss