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Show PATRIOTIC EKDLESS CHAIN FOR SALE OFTHRIFT STAMPS An endless chain of a new variety has come to life here during the past week, and this one is a chain that will doubtless result in much good." It has to do with the sale or Thrift Stamps and many sales have been made here during the past few days through this method. The letter Is. writtetn to a number of parties, and each letter con tains a Thrift card with one 25-cent stamp affixed, and the party is requested re-quested to write a number of friends in like manner. The chain letter reads substantially as follows: "I am in receipt of a chain letter from iMr. in the interest of the war savings committee, the pi'""1 being for each one rece' one these letterr purchase ten War Savings Stamps and forward one to 'eaoh of ten friends, and also to notify the War Savings Committee 51 Chambers Cham-bers Street, New York, of the names of those to whom you send these let. ters. , HI am enclosing one government thrift card with one 25-cent stamp affixed af-fixed with your name on the cover." Alarge number of people here have received and dispatched letters like the above. The plan is a good one i and it la so arranged that in case any i one drops out so as to break the chain the War Savings Committee will know who that party Is. |