Tuesday. have been busy all day & it has been a hard day in school. Sent card to Kate- found a card at the P.O. tonight saying my soldier has arrived safely "overseas." Am going to begin a letter to him tonight. Helped Flora tonight, invested her $1.00 in Thrift Stamps. Today I began a scheme in school (canceled ones for ¢5 each & when 5 have been paid for the children get a thrift stamp. How little did I realize how my old stamps would be disposed of. Am going to write to Lottie & Mabel, read a while & go to bed. Have played a lot this evening for mother, she enjoys it. (guess no one else would.)Notes: About Thrift Stamps: During World War I the American government turned to thrift stamps as one means of financing the war effort. Thrift Stamps cost twenty-five cents each, and when sixteen were collected they could be exchanged for War Savings Stamps or Certificates, which bore interest compounded quarterly at four percent and were tax free.
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