The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-15
BUSINESS HOUSES
INVADED FOR SALE
OF THRIFT STAMPS
The John Gerber Company
First to Organize 100 Per
Cent Organization With IS
Societies for Saving.

Thirty enthusiastic leaders, including
government officials, men who saw SER
vice overseas, and local financial lead
ers, started ont Tuesday to teach work.
ers In Memphis the real lesson OF thrift
Organization OF societies for the pur-
chase of war savings stamps began soon
after the workers entered the field and
before noon one or the largest bust
ness concerns in the city reported a
100 per cent organization any many
others were approaching that goal.
Fifteen societies for stamp buyers
were organized In the department store
OF the John Gerber company before
noon. Every employe bought at least
25-eent stamp and as many, seore'
taries Will direct the swork Of keep
ing up the interest among the workers
p. A. McPhillips, director OF the John
Gerber company; q. A. bAwo, secre-
tary and treasurer, and Miss Edith
Douglas, head OF the office force
worked like Trojans to make their con-
eern the first to report perfect score
Secretaries named In each department
also rendered aid In eniistlng the work
ers in the investment crusade, Those
named were Miss Martha Tuggle, Amy
Reynolds, Ida Kinney, Frances Byrne
Beatrice Williams, Carrie Hare and
Edith Douglas; Messrs. william IA
Humphreys, l.. T. lareRu and y, Ldch-
tor and Mines, NJ Goodman, j. A. Hi.
burn. ] J. Bauerlin and j. L. Quigley
Even the kitchen was not overlooked
and II. G.. Bradshow, negro, who pre-
sides over the culinary department en-.
listed all the employees under him In
the war savings idea.
Stamps Good Investments.
The fact that the stamps are tn,
safest investment In the world, ma
turing in 1924 and bearing I per cen
interest, compounded quarterly, and th'
fact that the purchase OF only 2b cent
worth starts one on the road to saw
ings account, IL attracting hundreds t
the organization who never thought o.
caying before,
l.. l.. Boyer, of Atlanta, Ga.
Is furnishing plans for the local cam
paign which Is to last n fortnight anc
the only thing he asks Of employers
Is to give enough company time fol
the government employees to explain tn,
system to the workers, The treasury
department maintains, according Il
Mr. Boyer, that the employe who
saves, sven II he starts only In n smal
way, is the best empIoye and the re-
sponse to this appeal during Tuesday
solicitation demonstrated the fact thai
Memphians, as always, are ready t
respond to the call Of country.
Campaign Systematic.
The city has been mapped out by the
block system by the solicitors. Work
era Tuesday reached only the business
sections. Before the campaign Is over
however, every district In tho city will
| have been visited.
Four minute men will Invade the locs
theaters and picture shows daily dur
| Ing the campaign, making talks for III,
| benefit OF the prospective small saver
In addition to the formation of thrift
| societies the identity or which viii b,
kept intact through registration witt
| the treasury department, agencies &c,
the sale Of stamps viii be established
| In banks, stores and offices wherever
| the management will agree to carry
| limited stock OF the stamps.
A canvass will also be made for mem
| bers Of the Thousand Dollar Ldmi
| club Any person who will undertake
| to invest 81 900 In thrift stamps Is elig
| BILE to membership.
A number Of 81 900 men had enlisted
| Tuesday before the campaign had fairl.
opened.