The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-25
PLEDGE WEEK.
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STAMP DRIVE
DAY IS june 3
Minnesota is Called Upon to
Observe Special Sunday
1.s-z With Meetings.
SPEAKERS, WILL POINT -
OUT SAVINGS FEATURE
Governor Will Speak at Big
Celebration in Detroit;
=: 900 Expected.
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3 Minneapolis, May 25.-Minnesota
will observe Sunday, June 2, as "War
1 Stamp aDrive" Day. when monster
meetings will be held in nearly every
county throughout the states as a
forerunner of pledge week, which
: opens on Thursday, June 6. Plans
for the coming loyalty meetings are
now being made by the Minnesota
War Savings committee which, with
the cooperation of county organiza-
Estions, is standing sponsor for the
occasion.
I. Secretary McAdoo has endorsed the
movement as has also State Director
Donald S. Culver Of the War Stamp
work I'M Minnesota. Automobile
will be asked to invite par
ents of men now. serving in United
. States. fighting forces to ride with
them to one of the points where War
Stamp Drive Day will be observed.
It is expected that every motor car
driver in the state will drive to one
of these points to aid in the pre-
>lude to the great drive that will be
carried on throughout Minnesota.
= Important Event.
+ "Every automobile owner who will
Z turn out for the occasion will be
!. lending very definite aid to d. the
treasury department in: bringing Min.
/ nesota up to her quota said Mr..
Culver last night. 1.-THE Importance
s-of the event can only be imagined
L when 1T is.rea1ized that it. will point
out to thousands of citizens the me-
cessity of securing pledges for War
Savings Stamp purchases in excess
of s47,O0O,OOO in the state:s d !:
'Speakers will point out the de-
sirable investment features Of War
Savings Stamps and will impress up
on the minds of our people that this
government war security is some
thing that every loyal citizen is ,ex-
pected to take hold of to help finance
the war. By so doing at this time.
Minnesota can do credit to itself and
bs among the very first states IN the
xEnion to have subscriptions for her
allotment pledged.
Can Paw to Suit
.In connection with the War
Savings Stamp drive in this state, 1T
should be known that such purchases
as are pledged may be made through
out the balance of this year. 1t is
not necessary for citizens to pur-
chase all their years quota during
the time the drive is on. Some may
wish to purchase in equal weekly
O rmonthly installments, while
others may prefer to buy later on in
-, the summer Or, during the autumn
months. Either way is satisfactory
as long as they pledge a definite
amount of stamps.
"War Savings Stamps pay four
per cent interest compound quarterly
and are a demand paper backed by
the unlimited resources of the United
States government. Although the
practice should be discouraged, in
cases of absolute necessity they may
be redeemed at post offices on ten
davs notice at par value plus the
>amount of accured interest. Every
purchaser, therefore, is assured that
he can at all times get his purchase
price back with interest"
Burnauist to Speak
Loyalty speakers are being enlist
ed for the meetings to be held on
June 2. Governor Burnquist will be
the principal speaker at Detroit,
Mimi, where automobile tours from
various towns in the western part
of the state will concentrate. This
particular meeting will take place
in a pavilion on the shores of Detroit
Lake and it is expected that fully
10000, persons will attend.
An exhibition Home Guard drill
and baseball game and band concerts
will be among the features at the
Detroit meeting. A. O. Sletvold,
chairman of the Becker county War
Savings committee, who is in charge
of arrangements, declares that every
feature of this loyalty day program
will be carried out with a view of
stimulating the patriotism of Min
nesota's citizens.
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