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Show WOMEN OF 1EU PATRIOTS URGE ACTIVITY Due to the occasion of Easter, the regular meeting of the Women of Am-I Am-I erican Patriots was open for a short session onl . During the mooting the president, Mr- .1. C Falck. brought up Ho- matter mat-ter of the lack of interest among the women of the city who hae male rela-lives rela-lives in some branch of the service As the purpose of (he organization is to help the boys with the flag, n was decided de-cided to endeavor to gel more of the women of the city to join the organization. organiza-tion. To encourage greater attendance, the women have drafted the following letter which they will mail to as manv of the women relatives of fighting men as possible "Cur Dear Sister: "The Women of American Patriots recently became an affiliated war savings sav-ings society. "The mothers, wives, ulsters and near women relatives of the boys who are In patriotic service are those who are very vitally interested in doing more than their bit. It is the women who are making real sacrifices fostered foster-ed by then undying lOVfl and Cod -given patriotism. Wo fight al home and feel the link that joins us to the one who lights over there. "Whatever other organizations wo may he in. let our patriotic spirit hind us together at this time and let us report re-port our savings through this organi-j zation because of its meaning. Lot. us aim lo make our government feel, by 1 our reports in this body, that we are las an invincible wall of serious energy r.i. k of the loved ones we have dedi-cated dedi-cated to 1 he cause. "Wo meet In the city hall from 8 to l p. m.. each alternate Sunday afternoon. Watch the papers for the date and come out and toll us what you have done, or what some one Is i not doing. "One soldier would not get very-far very-far In a drive "over the top" alone. Let us work together. "Here Is the pledge: "1 hereby apply for membership in the War Saving I society of and pledge myself: (1) Ty systematic savings. ' (J) To refrain from unnecessary expenditures ;(nd the purchase of nonessentials, non-essentials, m order that labor and material ma-terial now employed in the production 01 ;irtlrl not necessary to my health and efficiency may be released for the production of those articles and supplies sup-plies which the United States needs for the support 01 its army and navy. "(3) To lend my earnest efforts to enoourage thrift and economy in my ommunH . "(A) To secure other members for this society. "(5) To invest in United States war savings stamps and thrift stamps and to encourage others so to do. "Yours cordiallv, "LILLIEBELL FALCK. President. "NELLIE GRIFFIN, Secretary. "MAUDE GLDREDGE, Treasurer." |