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Show TO CRITICS OF VICTORY FLAG SOCIETY by Joseph P. Scussel A few comments following the recent publication of the financial statement of the Victory Flag society and the reaction re-action of officers and leaders of one organization in particular makes it necessary that mistaken conclusions be corrected. As treasurer of the Victory Flag society, I wish to make certain that three points are thoroughly understood: (1) All funds raised by special drives for the Victory Flag society go into the war memorial treasury. This includes money received through salvage drives; (2) All funds raised through individual efforts of Chicago Chi-cago Charlie Zahos pay for the monthly letter which Charlie writes and will .continue to have published; (3) The annual Christmas book issued by Victory Flag society will be self-supporting. At one time it was my personal opinion that the letters were a waste of time. Since then I have seen and read the hundreds of letters the boys send officers of the society thanking them for the letters. The reaction of the fellows in service has changed my mind. Because the service men want the letters and the Christmas books they are going to get them. Those of you who doubt the value of the program are invited to look over the mail we receive. To those of you who slander the society I ask: "What have you contributed to the program, in time or in money?" The books of the Victory Flag society are always open for inspection. Those who doubt the correctness of the published pub-lished figures are invited to make a personal audit. |