Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
TAG-YOUR-SHOVEL
THROUGHOUT CITY
oal-Saving Idea taxes on NC"
phase With Children
Helping.

This ;s Tag Your Shovel Day" At
tbc instance of the United states Fuel
Administration the day Is being observed
MI over the country and nearly II 900, 900
se,.,ol children today will distribute tags
al The Fuel administration to every home,
b,siness and manufacturing establish
mont m America To be attached TO the
coal shnves, TO remind their users that
coal shovelS are Tor the purpose of con-
serving and saving coal.
In this city, arrangements have been
made through Clifford J. Scott, supern-
,cndcni Of schools. and the various teach
m that the children of the public schools
shall each tag their home shovel. and
each shall tag the shovel of some family
IN their ncighhorhood who has no chill
dren at school Tags will be left at such
homes 10y the school children, and house
wives requested 20 attach them TO their
cnal shovCS The children OF the various
plrocmal schools throughout the diocese
through the cooperation of Bishop John
J Monaghan. and the clergy of churches
10 which schools are attached, will carry
The same plan into effect
Miss Lola Anderson oi SOS Concord
avenue. who Is virc-preSidcnt of the
february senior class of the High School.
and Alvan Allen, who is president Of the
same class. have been designated by
Superintendent Scott TO perform the
ceremony at tagging the coal shovel Of
NaVor Laws son, at his office in the munjci-
pal building at ! clock this afternoon
Millions ol school children throughout
he | nltcd states for days have been on
tIp-toe Of expectation. Who was gong
II have the honor Of tagging the mavor :
hove That has been the ABSORBING
question in the schools And hack Of II
~ Is the great nationwide educational
and cunscrvational school child crusade
for saving coal
The United States Fuel tdmlnistra-
tion has weighed the educational value
IN its "Tag-l lour-Shovcl lay campaign
Through the corporation Of the super
ntcndent Of schools. II has enlisted the
tremendous force o. 20.%5V 000 american
school children, the largest organized
unit in the world, IN their compelling drive
4gains, fuel waste and iood famine Hear
them come
Today. ac-Your-ShoveI Day hc-
comes the children draft day, the day
If thcr enl Stncut IN tho world war IN
Qcfo0ce OF childhood the day Of their
partnership IN national ideals and IN
National duties
The govern nent is placing trust
n the HiDNS bl inc SCnOni NoNN alU tNc
school girls. IL Is relying upon them.
IS an arm Of the service, to become little
missionaries Of thrift. 10 carry 10 their
Own homes the message save Coal.
tud To bC tho consccrators nf the family
ooai shovel TO the worldwide cause OF
humanity
As effective as great army with
lannCrs' Will be this mid-wintcr campaig.
II 20,Sa0, 600 American school children
he largest organized unit in the world
j thclr compelling drive against fue
waste and coal famine Hear them come.
The government authorities AT Wash
iuGton have set their heart upon this CO..
operative attac'. by the children against
coal waste. not only because Of the total
actual saving Of fuel thus 10 bc gained,
nut because Of the deepfducational values
that viii lie in the enlistment OF the youth
81 the land in a war thrift crusade.
"Tac-Y our-Shovcl' Day IS thus ex-
pected to ~ unique educational day
~ conservation TO an ideal the ideal OF
helping 10 wtn the world var for democ-
rtcy hy helping to crush waste and famine
Il home