The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-06
HOLMES ARMY
 SELLS STAMPS
 AT GREAT RATE

William T. Hincks chairman of the Bridgeport War Savings and Thrift committee is in receipt of a letter from Jerry Holmes, captain ,L tIe War Stamp army in the First Bridgeport National Bank building, telling of the progress made in stamps sales in that building. The letter is appended:
 Col. William T. Hincks, Commander, Bridgeport Division,
 U. S. War Stamp Regulars.
 Sir:-I have the honor to report Com pany A, U. s. War Stamp Regulars of the First Bridgeport National Bank building recruited to the number of 200 loyal men and women wno nave pledged themselves to systematic, reg ular weekly loans to our government through the purchase of Thrift and War Stamps. Nearly complete returns for last week indicate that this sup port of the war is already on basis of $1O,000 a year, as the cash sales for this first week are on the basis of 40,000 Thrift stamps a year.
 This company has been organized to demonstrate the full possibilities of regular, systematic buying of war sav- ings stamps The campaign was start ed after many pers s in the big bank building had already purchased more or less stamps in an irregular and spasmod1c way. These and all other persons resident in the building were definitely asked if they would buy one or more Thrift stamps weekly for 0 year or possibly for the duration of the war, the stamps to be delivered weekly on some basis which would reduce the trouble of securing same to a minimum. Practically every person in the building responded favorably. Many pledged for more than one and a good number lined up for a War Stamp weekly. Offices with 100 per cent. enrolment are so numerous that to enumerate these would be to prac- tically list the full number. The re- cutting officers soon discovered that ii was just about as easy to pledge a person for a number of stamps week ly as to sell the same number o1 stamps once for all and that pledge of one stamp weekly for a year is as good as 52 separate sales by one per son or one sale each by 52 different persons Sergeants have been ap- pointed to take charge of weekly sales from office and other groups and the organization is now working quite smoothly with last weeks sales ap. proximating $2o0.
 The First floor division includes tht First Bridgeport National bank group which has a total enrolment of A men and women and a total week.! pledge of 163 Thrift stamps. This di vision is in charge of Lieutenant Joh1 Robstock and the group loaned Unclt Sam SAP last week and secured honor able mention for the largest enroll ment of any floor in the building.
 The third floor has the next larges group with 32 people, a total week ly pledge of 72 Thrift stamps and tn, cash record for last week of $48.09 due to an enthusiastic recruiS of thu legal profession who put the grou] over the top by the purchase of 4 ex tra war stamps. The lieutenant il charge of this floor is Miss Pennoye of the Title Guarantee and Trust Go, and the various squads on the foo are in charge of the following ser geants: Miss Matthewson of the Un 6erwood Typewriter office, Mis- Stokes, the public stenographer, Mis- Hall of the Red Cross office, Miss Nal Joy of Fallon & Greensteins office. MI Lemaire of the Royal Typewriter of flee and Mr. Kelly of room 303. Ser geant Malloy had the Banner squa last week for the largest squad tots of S22.70.
 The seventh floor comes next wit 25 in the group, total weekly pledge of 80 Thrift stamps and sales for las week of $16.06. The floor Is in charg of W. LeRoy Ketchum, President c the Ketchum Tool Equipment Com pany with the rank of Lieutenant. Tn Sergeants in charge of the variou squads are Mrs. Primrose of Bank and Nicholson, Mrs. Clark of Paul Chapman's office Mrs. Wade of Sal gent & Co.,, Miss Moss of the Ketchu1 Tool Equipment Co.,, Attorney Ma lette, and MT. Butterworth of Wood Keller & Co.,, Sergeant Butterwort had the prize winning squad last wee with $11.17 to their weekly credit,
 The second floor comes next wit 22 regulars, total weekly pledges ( 27 stamps and sales last week to tt amount of $17.00 The Board Health are pretty near the whol thing on this floor with 19 enthusia! tic supporters Loyalty led by D Brown and the squad in command acting Lieutenant Miss Dargan, wt is in charge of the floor during the il ness of Lieutenant Steiber. The Se geants are Miss White of the Conlme cial S. N. E. T. office and Miss Val
 
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