Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-13
COMPLETE PLAN FOR
WAR STAMP DRIVE"
Women to Visit Every Home in
City to Push Sale of
Thrift Certificates

All plans are complete for thorough
canvass of every home IN Wilmington
with view to making II n War Savings
home
Under the leadership Of Mrs Charles r.
Miller 500 women acting as agents for the
government will start ont tomorrow to
make the canvass and thev expect TO com
pcte the work hv Saturday night
The postoihce Department has given
valuable aid IN paving the way for this
canvass Postmaster English has been
most enthusiastic IN his efforts to help
and every postman in the city has joined
heartily in the movement The letter
carriers have had vast amount of work
Ia DO III the last two davs thev have dis
tributed to every house a packet Of liicra
ture explaining the War Savings move
ment and announcing that ono of the
Womcns' Committee will call AZ the homo
To arrange for the sale Of stamps
This packet includes what 10 known rs
the Thrift Stamp Primer. series " dues
tios and answers which explain every
point raised so far IN tho campaign
DIRECT ATPE4I
The third document Is 4 direct COM
eunication 10 the householder as follows
National War Savings Committee
"If. as | hope, YOU have road the lea-
criptive matter which We have sent Won IN
relation 10 the Thrift Stamps and the
War Savings Certificates. Won arc familiar
with their purpose and object
These government investments arc
within the reach of everyone
member of tho Delaware War
Savings Committee will call on son IN a
few davs with stamps and other papers to
assist YOU in srfanging your part IN this
patriotic endeavor
we can thus all help the Allies mskr
tho world safe TO live in.
Mrs Charles r Miller,
Chairman Woman Com
Henry 7 Scott
State Director of Delaware
The work of distributing these pamph-
lets has burdened tho postotlco to . very
great extent but the department has shown
such interest IN the War Savings plan that
the help has been given ungrldelnglv and
rs looked upon by the State Director as q
verv valuable contribution to the cause
Mrs NIillcrs committee Of fifty cap
talns. each Of whom has selected nine
workers to 60 with her. have been thor
oughlv drilled and viii hc ready to start
ont tomorrow following NJ the announce
ments which have gone before The city
has been mapped out very carefully by
Clarence q killcn. secretary Of the State
War Savings Committee and p diagram
has been given 10 each worker SO that she
NAV know exactly what house she Is ex-
pected TO visit She viii be prepared to
answer all questions and to deliver stamps
at every house.
Every worker will carry with hor a
packet containing her own instructions.
report blanks on which she will take from
the house visited. the number Of sales made
the prospects for the future and such other
information a. she may gather member
sbip cards for tho DclaW arc Thrift Club.
orders on the Postoflicc for stamps to h.
delivered regularly tc any house where
thcy want the Thrift Cards " ar Savings
Certificates War Savings Star9ps and
Thrift Stamps and the torches of
liberty 10 be pasted on every house
which becomes a War Savings home
Altogether all the women will carry with
them about $4,000 worth OF STAMPS but
II Is expected that this sum will be Cx-
hausted very early in the day. Arrange
ments have been made to have . quick
delivery Of additional supplies to every
worker She NAV take the monevireceIyed
from the sale Of the original stamps To the
nearest ar Savings agency and get 3 new
supply or she may telephone to the
postmaster who has arrange for rapid
delivery of stamps To any ono who may
call for them
The State committee Is looking forward
with q great deal Of interest to this drive
and the members expect that, with the
careful preparations they have made, II
will be an unqualified success
Wilmington Is the first large city in
which thus plan Of campaign has been
4 Al III
zation throughout the country IS watch
ing with great interest the result here.
Delaware has been in the lead in al
patriotic movements and il is expected
that the drive this week will keep her in
the front rank