Show UNI QUE SERVICE SERVICES FLAG IS GIVEN S j I.-I I. 1 1 TO MAYOR r j i Banner Bears 9 97 Stars With Witha a 1 Photo of Hero in Center f of Each Star t r. r 1 I George T. T Odell director of war savings for Utah this morning re received received reo re- the following from Senator Reed Smoot regarding war savings campaign o t This message is is prompted by 1 my very deep interest in m the success d i of the intensive war savings cami campaign campaign cam cam- i 1 culminating on National War Wart t r Savings day June 28 You and your workers co-workers are r charged with a most important and 1 patriotic responsibility I 1 sincerely t trust that your efforts may be so successful that hat the evening of June JuneI I I f 28 shall find no citizens of Utah unE unI un- un E J I enlisted in in this nationally important l government loan I One of the most unique service flags i j I that has been seen In Utah was the theone theone j one presented the mayor of American Fort at a rousing war stamp mass i j t meeting held in the stake tabernacle 1 i j in that city last night This flag j which contained seven ninety-seven stars 1 9 had In the center of each star a n. photo photo- ti j I l graph of the soldier boy from that section sec sec- i tion of Utah county On Saturday five more stars will be added for five more boyS who have responded to the call to the colors The presentation was made by Clifford E. E Young on behalf IJ of Cf f the tho citizens of American Fork t i The meeting was held In the Alpine i take Make tabernacle and was addressed by w t Captain Walter Kilroy Harris of the British army The tabernacle was i filled to overflowing more than 1000 I persons t being present It was one of the t most enthusiastic patriotic meetings meet meet- w ings ever held In American Fork The j i musical program was elaborate by byS S band and piano reed and s stringed ringed ments eats and by song birds of American Fork and Salt Lake Reports from Utah county are to the ther r effect that the campaign to secure pledges to buy war savings stamps I ach month is making great progress with the county certain to go over the top Responses to the appeal of Director Director Director tor Odell for tor subscriptions for the maximum amount 1000 are being re resumed re- re At the Salt Lake Hardware company company last night there was a meeting of the War Savings society of that Institution institution institution tion with persons present The address of the evening was made by W W. W W. Ray United States attorney There are In the company company company com com- pany and when the subscriptions to the war savings stamp loan were figured up after the meeting they totaled or an average per member of more than 54 The subscriptions are nearly three times the per capita average for for forthe the state From the War Savings societies whose members are making a house to house canvass In Salt Lake City re reports reports reports re- re ports are gratifying In but few tew instances In Instances instances in- in stances are the canvassers rebuffed The war savings commission and the chairman of the city committee asK the people to be courteous to the canvassers can- can assers and to have their minds made up regarding the pledges Keeping in mind however that they should sub- sub scribe more liberally than they did inthe inthe in inthe the Liberty loan The government wants your savings and it wants them now |