The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12
WOMEN ID LAUNCH GREAT OFFENSIVE IN WAR SAVINGS DRIVE. Miss Rita Jolivet, Lusitania Survivor, to Make Prin-
 cipal Addresses PRIZES OFFERED FOR RECORD STAMP SALE Oscar Wells State Chairman of the Bankers Committee = Hotel
 Men Agree to Use War
 Savings Slogan

With a personal message delivered from the Lusitania and across the sea- the women division of the War Savings committee today launch their great oi- fensive, which will be led in this city by Miss Rita Jolivet. famous French patriotic work today. Miss Jolivet has a brother who is fighting with the French "blue devils" and the note ol pride in her voice is not in the least queled by the horrors that she has un- dergone as the result of German say agery
 This is the opening day of the active work of the women and scene of hurry and hustle was seen about the ne0sy established headquarters in the Tutwiler hotel yesterday. The appearance of the famous Lusitania survivor today will be the first gun fired upon the opposing lines. According to the arrangements completed last night, Miss Jolivet will be met at the Terminal station this morning at about 8 o'clock, and escorted to her hotel by a reception committee composed of Miss Margaret Gage, state l chairman; Mrs Richard r. Johnston, state director; Mrs. Hugh Martin, and | Miss Beverly Leake. joint Birmingham chairmen; and Miss Hazel Holberg. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING l After the visit to the hotel Miss Solt- vet will make a recruiting talk in be- half of the marine corps at Saks big corner wineow, on a specially preparei 1 platform, at about il o'clock.
 i In the afternoon Miss Jolivet will ap- pear in the w. s. S. booth which has been especially decorated for her com l ing by the Loveman, Joseph x Loco i company in their store. While in the 1 city Miss Jolvet will use her favorite | car, big red Stutz 16-v-alve "Bearcat, l to cover her territory and will make l great patriotic address from the car at I Twentieth street and Second avenue. di- l rectly opposite the First National Bank l building, at o'clock. At this time the i reception committee. augmented by Mis- l Catherine Carey, Miss Olivia ONeal and others prominent in the work, will oc present and Miss o'Neal will intro iuee the speaker 10 the audience.
 PRIZES OFFERED
 Prizes are being offered this weeh-
 beginning this morning, for the captar i of the booth selling the largest amount of stamps. Many other incentives fol hard work on the part of the new addi- ton to the w. s. s. force will be gwen Mrs R. r. Johnston was highly elatee | with the success made yesterday and ex- pressed the wish that the entire func
 could be raised in this coming drive.
 PREVIOUS EFFORTS EXCEEDED
 The committee charged with the duty of securing advertising space at din ner at the Hillman hotel last night heard reports on the work already done and dis cussed plans for future work. Results so far obtained by the committee are most encouraging and every member is determined that all previous efforts 1T war advertising shall be exceeded in thi: drive.
 Oscar Wells, president of the First Ma tionaJ bank has accepted'the state chair
 manship of the bankers committed, ant his record in the last Liberty Loan driv' and in other war activities is an earn
 est of what may be expected of him il
 the War Savings campaign.
 State Director Crawford Johnson ant Field Agent R. c. Mccall were in Colum
 biana yesterday perfecting the Shelb
 county organization, and selecting
 county director to- succeed w. Fl. Lyman who has gone into the armys
 Hotels and restaurants have been re
 ouested to use War Savings slogans O their menus, and many of the manager have already agreed to do so.
 WAR SAVINGS NIGHT Publicity Agent John Sparrow mad speech at Docena Monday night to : large and enthusiastic assembly of mel
 women and children. It was War Sa' 5 | ings night, one of a series of speci; , meetings the patriotic people of that con
 munity are holding. From the top of pole by the side of the platform froi which MT. Sparrow spoke floats a serN D ice flag with 300 stars. representing tf f number of young men who have gor :, from Docena to join the colors. In u
 crowd were many miners, among the
 number of colored people, who man : fested great interest in the meeting. h Eight Docena boys. averaging IF yea , Of age. started out a few days ago raise sl500 At the meeting Monday nigl ! they reported stamp sales exceeding s22a ' with still another day to work.