Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
REPORT S12,845
PLEDGED HERE
Small Total So Far-But Cap
tains Are Holding Back on
Reports Till Later.
TWENTY-FIVE IN CLUB
900 Limit Is Subscribed to
by Eighteen More Men at
Meeting Today.
TWENTY-FIVE IN CLUB

The One Thousand Dollar War Saw
lngs Stamp Club now boasts of mem
bership of twenty-five with the pros
poets bright for additional members
before the end of the campaign.
A meeting of the committee in
charge Of the organization Of this
club was held in the East Jersey Club
at noon today at which time all of the
committeeman reported to Charles d.
Snedeker. the chairman. The name
Of Isaac Alpern was added to the
membership early this morning and
at the meeting 1t was announced that
seventeen more subscriptions had
been secured, making a total Of twen-
ty-fve.
The members Of this club are doing
the maximum they can to make the
drive a success, as the government
more than $1,000 worth of war saw
ings stamps. maturity value. The
names OF the last seventeen to be
signed up in the club could not be Sc
cured this afternoon, but may be
available during the course of q day
or two.
Although reports are coming IN
made by the War Savings Stamp drive
In this city, all team and committee
workers are busily engaged in waging
the campaign among the residents at
home, at work and on the streets.
Hundreds of dollars are being secured
daily from sales Of thrift and war
savings stamps made on the streets,
at the booths, in the theatres and
banks.
A majority Of the captains are
holding back their reports until they
have completed the canvass of their
district but 1t is desired that reports
of work done be made daily by the
captains in order that 1t may be
known Just what the pledges received
to date amount to.
Thus far but t12,s45.s6 has been
received at the War Savings Stamp
headquarters in the Board of Trade
committee chairmen having turned in
their reports. A majority Of the men
have to make their house to house
canvass after work at night and 1t
has been found that they have decid-
ed to use every spare moment in SELL
ing these stamps instead Of going to
headquarters to report.
War Savings Stamp headquarters
were notified this morning that
had lost three War Savings Stamps in
the City theatre. The request was
made that If they were found the
owner be notified. Miss Effie Clark.
who Is working as a committee of
one in this campaign, reported
pledges amounting to 1925 yesterday.
The drive is being given impetus by
the Four Minute Men who are speak,
ing in the theatres and the factories.
Friday is the big day set aside
throughout the country for the
pledging OF War Savings Stamp pur-
chases and a special effort will be
made here to get big results.
More than $500 worth of stamps
terday, $607.50 in stamps were dis
posed Of at the booth and $503.5o
worth sold at the banks. The team
captained by Mrs. Matteucci, working
at Smith and Prospect street sold
$s62.52 in stamps and Miss Ricci's
workers at Smith and High streets
made sales amount to $80.25. Miss
Ricci was also in charge of the sales
at the banks. The theatre commit
tee, composed Of Misses Elsie Groh,
Elsie Petersen and Marion Mafit sold
$3.50 worth OF the securities.
Seven teams reported last night and
this morning the maturity value OF
the sales of stamps which have been
ports follow: Team No. 2, G. c. HON.
mann, captain, $64.B0: Team No. 4,
Theodore s. Brown. captain, $191.02;
Teams Nos. 2S and 20, Carl Jacobs
captain, s655; Team No. IS, Albert
Krogh, captain, $1,170; Team No. 23,
Kenneth w. McComas. captain,
$496.60; Team No. "A, John Hanson,
Sr., captain, $3.50; Team No. 8, F. J.
Cox, captain, $1,494.50.