Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-17

SAVING
Their Pennies For
Rainy Days.
Children Patronize Saw
ings Department
Of the Union Charity
Association.
An Excellent Work Described by
Miss Nellie Alexander.

months ago, is meeting all expecta-
tions of the founders. 1t is attracting
considerable interest and doing good
work.
Speaking of the objects and work of
the department, Miss Nellie Alexander,
secretary of the association, has this
to say:
"Everybody-childre young people
and adults-are the recipients of some
money, but shall speak of our work
among the children. The Association
knows of no home so poor that a few
pennies, at least, do not find their
way there, and these pennies, as a
rule, travel with remarkable speed
from the home to the confectioner,
owing to the alacrity of the little peo-
pie who, of course, universally love
sweets, with an undying ardor.
"Is there not reason in all things,
and should not child be trained to
practical sense Of money values?
"In the furtherance of this idea, the
Union Charity association is consti-
tuting itself into a savings bank for
the advantage of those who show any
desire to learn thrift and industry
Cards are issued on the same prin-
ciple as a bank book, except that de-
posits are receipted with stamps, in
stead of the ordinary entry. A five
cent deposit means a five cent stamp
on the card, a % cent deposit, and
% cent stamp, etc. Collections are
made at each depositors home once
cent or one dollar.
"The simplicity of the plan is it's
| peculiar charm, for the smallest child
can understand its significance and is
first impressed by the gaily-colored
stamps, and then by the benefit which
he is ultimately to gain. One sub
scriber is such a mite of a chap that
he can't understand that a five cent
piece is just as much money as five
pennies and only penny stamps, there
fore, satisfy his enthusiasm for "a lot
Surely the world must be growing
gentler as it grows wiser for sparing
the rod is an item of modern educa-
ton, and is it not pleasanter, instead
of forcing our children to regard
for economy to interest them by
some attractive means to a sense of
its worth and enjoyment Of both say
ing and earning?
'The subscribers to our saving de-
partment who manifest a need of en-
ployment, are helped to find it by the
collector. This is an important fea-
ture of the work and it is desired that
people of the city who need youthful
help will inform Mrs. A. X. Fouser
by telephone, 246, or send postal
card to Miss Nellie Alexander, 700
Mill st.
"As Impotence to gain modest for
tune grows among the children their
eagerness to earn money becomes pro.
portionate. The children are made dis.
tinctly to understand that the deposits
are to be kept up by themselves as
exclusively as possible, and that ap
peals, to parents should be rare. The
methods they employ to earn money
are at times uniqne. All sorts of sale
able things they gather together One
child does weekly mending, another
helps through the Saturday cleaning
There are vegetables to deliver, 8
mothers baking to find purchasers
for, etc, etc. One small subscriber
must be mentioned. It's of no use,
said his mother he won't save, fol
he never does, besides he's only four
you see.'
"'Shall we prove to mother thai
she does you injustice? VIII you keeI
some pennies this week and get pretty
stamps for themT was asked.
, THE miniature of masculinity shool
his head with a discouraging degree
of nditference-apparently a hopeless
case but collection day brought fortt
a surprise.
"The dear little fellow came for
ward with 20 cents clasped tight IL
dirty fist aud presented the sun
with a pride worthy the sincere eff
fort he had made. Once during tn,
week he had moaned, oh. l woult
like some taffyv
"'Well, buy some, why don't you?