Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-28 | Page 20 | City-County Boost Stamps Employes Pledge Savings

County County City Boost Stamps fj et 4 C la ea C- C a t J 4 z 4 l eZ g Pledge Savings I I Society Formed at aL Enthusiastic Enthus Meetings i of All Department De- De Workers Every er of or the tho city and county men an and women yesterday pledged themselves es to purchase thrift stamps to the tho limit of ot their ability until the tho end of ot the war or as lon long as the government o might ask their assistance in this wa way vay Tv Two o meetings s of or the of ot tho tim cil city and county was held in the tho bull buildIng build build- Ing lug at which applause Quid and cheers greeted the various arlous speakers and the pledges individually and anti collectively eh was given ghen with a n will Tho The first me meeting tin that of oC the cit city 1 L' L I I. I h I nl I. I IU U CS i. i a ot It III I 1 III 1 LII chamber at 11 a a. a m. m and was attended I by over ovel ino HiO who on behalf of themselves and those who could I II I not attend entered their pledge to do doall doall doall all In their power oer o'er to assist in Iii the fi financing rl- rl of or tho the war var The Tue meeting meeting- was called to or order cr b by city lt Auditor E. E A. A Dock Bock Mayor Ia or W V. V Mont Ferry promised that the city em om- plo cs would show would bo Le 4 found In tho the front lont rank of ot the tho cities clUes of ot the country George Gcorge T T. Odell chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man manI I of the state committee explained the movement Parson P P. A. A stirred the audience to a high pitch of oC enthusiasm as he recited in a 11 dramatic manner the work which the United States I Is doing for mankind Frank Fisher of the thc state committee explained d how th the tho 0 stamps could be purchased ed The Tho city formed an organization to be known as Salt Lake Cit City es War AVar ar Savings Sa so society so- so ocl o- o cl tJ with Robert N N. Young Youn as president president dent ent and W. W J. J Worth orth as secretary Later In the tho ho day branch organizations were formed ormed in each cach department with the th-e election o of a a. secretary who sho will report each we week lc to the general secretary the number of stamps pur- pur cha chafed ed In each department The meeting of the county count was held at J 2 p p. p m. m with Commissioner Commission Commission- er Co William B lIu Hughes as chairman Addresses Addresses Ad Ad- dresses were made mad b by J. J W. W Collins Parson Simpkin and Frank Franl Fisher The count county organized with Hugh A 1 n as president and M. M I. I C. C Iver- Iver aon onas as secretary