Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1918 — GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION ON WAR SAVINGS STAMPS [ARTICLE]

GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION ON WAR SAVINGS STAMPS

’ WHEREAS: The President of the United States, in a recent proclamation, has urgently set Torth the need of “A National Concentrated Thrift Movement'’ and the lending of our money to the Government through the purchase of War Savings -Stamps; and WHEREAS: The War Savings Committee of the State of Indiana, pursuant to requirements of the Secretary of the Treasury, is preparing to sell War Savings Stamps and to take pledges for subsequent purchases, particularly during the five days ending June 28th; Now, therefore, I, James P. Goodrich, Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby designate Friday, June 28th, between the hours of twelve o’clock noon and ten o’clock P. M., as the time when the citizens of Indiana may either in person or by proxy of previously signed War Savings pledge cards comply with the request of the President of the United States in registering pledges to save and to economize to help win the war; and as immediate and definite fulfillment of such pledges, may purchase or pledge to purchase such specified number of War Savings Stamps during the remaining months of 1918 as, by rigid economy, each one’s means will justify. (Signed) JAMES P. GOODRICH.