Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
Var SGVjNgS Stamps.

The Treasury Departments plan to raise
$2O00,OO0,OOO during 1918 by the sale of War
Savings Stamps has taken the side track for
rious other patriotic campaigns of more imme-
date and pressing urgency. 1t could afford to
give them the main line because they we're short,
intensive campaigns, while it had year to reach
its goal.
But the time has now arrived when the Treas
.ury Department can wait no longer to push the
sales of War Savings Stamps. 1t has been deter
mined to sell the whole amount yet remaining
unsold, in a great one-day drive to be held in
every community in the United States on the same
day at the same hour.
June %, the day for the drive, has been Off
cially proclaimed by President Wilson as Ma
tional War Savings Day." and the Presidents proc
lamation calls the people throughout the ma
ton to assemble in mass meetings in their respec-
tive communities and sign their subscriptions
pedging the purchase in regular installments dur
ing the balance Of the year of sufficient amounts
of War Savings Stamps to cover their quotas
These mass meetings in the main will be held In
schoolhouses which are we'll distributed and con-
venent to reach.
War Savings Stamp quotas are figured on basis
of $50 per capita, including men, women and chill
dren. Georgias quota is $57,500,O00, Of which
comparatively small amount has yet been sold. The
quota for any given community is easy to figure,
being $50 per capita of the local population
Six thousand mass meetings will be held In
Georgia at 2 o'clock on the afternoon OF June 2S
There will be approximately one mass meeting
for every school district in the state. Governor
Dorsey is preparing to issue proclamation sup
plementing the proclamation of the President.
The whole body of the people are summoned to
lay aside all other business and attend the mass
meetings prepared to sign subscriptions pledslns
the purchase of War Savings Stamps to the limit or
their
question as to whether the people of Geor-
ga will respond to this summons can not be enter
tanned for moment They know what War Saw
ings Stamps are government security paying a
better rate of interest than Liberty Bonds, and
nurchaseable in very small amounts, ranging as
low AS the 25-cent Thrift Stamp. They know the
amount they are asked to buy. They know the
day and know the hour when they are expected
to sign their subscriptions. They know that thou-
sands must take more than the minimum alIot-
ment Of $50 to make up for those who can not
buy or will not buy at all.
Georgians have. sounded the everlasting death
knell of slackerism and apprehension by the
splendid manner in which they rallied to the Lib
erty Loans, the Red Cross drive, the Y. NJ. c. A
war funds and all the other patriotic movements
Georgia boys are now on the battle front, hghtlng
with fierce and impetuous courage that is des-
tined to win the war and make America the mas
ter of ceremonies when peace terms are signed
Georgia men and women and children, backing
them UP on the battle line at home are determined
that nothing shall go undone to provide the Gov
eminent with everything necessary to make them
the most efficient successful fighting force the
world has seen.
Having done her part in all other movements
and done it with that magnificent whole-hearted
generosity which marks the southern people when
fully aroused Georgia will certainly not fall short
in War Savings Stamps.