Evening star., 1919-09-06
QUARTERS SOUGHT
FOR ARMY SALES
Surplus Wearing Apparel to
Be Offered Soon Here
by War Office.
TREASURY'S BIG PROJECT

Army officers started through the
business section of Washington to-
day in search Of a vacan. storeroom
in which to place on sale to the pub
lie the surplus wearing apparel which
the War Department will release in
all big cities of the country Septem-
Der %.
Col. +. H. Lawton, who is arranging
Tor the sale in this zone supply dis
trict, said the District Commissioners
been unable to find a place to sug-
gest to him as a distributing point for
the goods.
The colonel hopes to find a location
in the center of the city during the
coming week. The sale will include
handkerchiefs, shirts and a number
of household commodities which were
used in the Army camps. The supplies
will be sold at lower prices than the
view to giving the government fair
return on the money invested in the
goods.
Campaign in Treasury.
An intensive membership campaign
expected to produce a working capital
for immediate operations of not less
than $4,000 was launched in the
Treasury Department today in behalf
of the employees cooperative store.
With Secretary Glass approving the
project, Chief Clerk Paul +. Myers di-
recting the general procedure and
John G. McGrath working up the de-
tails as manager, indications are the
store will be in full operation in a
week or two as probably the largest
government institution Of the kind in
the country.
The Post ONCE Department already
has cooperative store, but the one
planned for the Treasury employees
will be a much larger enterprise. 1t
may handle general merchandise, in
fact. The Treasury Department is
equipped with cold storage facilities
and Mr.. McGrath expects to be stocked
goods ranging from sausage to collar
buttons.
Under the direction Of Chief Clerk
Myers a QUESTIONABLE will be sent to
the $4,000 Treasury employees seeking
Information as to their interest in the
store and desire to support It. They
will be asked to designate the com
modities they would be most interest
ed in buying.
Bureau Heads Invited to Act.
partment will be asked by Mr.. Myers
to lend their support to the member
ship campaign and fully acquaint the
employees under them with the pos
81 ibilities of this cooperative enter
prise.
1t is believed that not less than
10000 of the $4,000 employees will be-
come members at once. The member
ship fee is IS, and with this number
of members to start with an effective
working or purchasing fund would be
provided.
1t became apparent today that ef-
fort is being made to develop the
Citizens Buying and Distributing
League. Treasury employees are con-
graduating themselves upon the fact
that the manager OF their unit, Mr..
McGrath. also is the general manager
of the Citizens Buying and 'Distrib-
uting League.
The purpose Of the league now being
formed is to purchase supplies for the
Treasury and other government
stores that may be organised; com
munity center stores and other dis
tributing units. The leagues whole
sale purchases probably will be stored
in the municipal fish market on Water
street From this point they will be
sent to the several units for distrbu-
ton to consumers.
Mr.. McGrath's Treasury store or unit
Of the league will have 5000 feet OF
floor space. Carpenters probably will
begin next week constructing the
shelves and other necessary facilities
It is probable Mr.. McGrath will start
on a buying trip next week. He al
ready has established wide connec-
tions with farmers in Maryland. Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania and tons OF
fresh country produce will come into
the store from these states by post
office motor trucks. It is estimated
the saving to the consumers will be
IS per cent or more.