The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Plan Years Campaign.

investing.
Plan Years Campaign.
To impress these facts on the
Washington public. the members of
the Washington chapter of the Ame~-
lean Institute of Banking have plan
ned a twelve-month campaign.
The sandwich men will be novel
method of advertising the movement
In the typical costume of "sanI-
wich," the men will typify- results
antithetic of frugal, while the So
Eans that will adorn their boards
viii emphasize the advantages OF
thrift. New Year Day, it Is thought
viii afford an excellent opportunity
10 launch the campaign, as the streets
will he crowded with pleasure seek
ers bound on round of calls or a.
tendance at the theaters.
This, however. is only the inaugural
movement. Each of the twenty-ore
" members of the chapter committee
has been trained to deliver public
addresses on thrift.
Special efforts will he made to or
SaniZe savings clubs among the school
children, to reach the workingman
and to interest women and girls en-
gagged in industrial lines. Heads Of
schools will be requested to permit the
speakers to address the children. pro-
prictors and managers of department
stores and factories will be asked to al
low the organizers to hold noondav
meetings in their shops. and similar
opportunities will be asked a the hands
Of civic bodies and citizens associa-
toms.
Slogan Not Decided.
Just what the slogan of the local
campaign shall be has not yet been de-
cidcd. but the official song has been
selected and meetings and street pa
,,.i1
new, but. as President Haynes says,
hits the nail on the head" 1t is
Every Little Bit Added to What
You've Got Makes Just Little Bit
More"
Equally strenuous campaigns will be
carried on in siXty-two other cities,
each with population of over 5000,
through the institute chapters located
in those cities.
The institute will also have the CO.
operation throughout the country of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
which will campaign in 600 or 200 cities;
The National Americanzation Commit
ice which will work especially among
immigrants; the National Civic Fedora :
ton. which will devote it's energies to
inculcation of the idea among the in
duStrial workers of the United States.
and the postal savings banks
The thrift movement will be in cello
bration of the '0Oth birthday of the
savings bank in the United States. The
hrSt bank was established in 1916, whcI
the population was $500, ,00O. Today there
are 100 savings banks, and they have
in their care more than 81 700, ,000, 900 be.
longing to 10,500,000 dcpositors.
Promoting the thrift campaign is only
ono Of the activities of the local chapter
of the institute. Like other branChcs
its purpose is twOfOld--educationaI and
social. During tn" carly history the lat,
ter purpose was pursued more general,
~ thHn the former. Today. however
INC SITUATION Is completely reversed
Conducting Three Courses.
Washington chapter is now conducting
three courses: Two nights week there
are lectures Oh commercial law and ne
Sotiable Instruments, delivered by lead
ing members of the local bar. The
commercial course is confined to tina
branch of the Law IN SO far as it applies
TO the banking business. but the cours,
III negotiable Instruments is even NOR,
comprehensive than the average law
school course.
For tho younger clerks there is
course in bank practices, while for tn,
graduates of the institute there is
course relating 20 settlements as nov
conducted with foreign countries.
Last year, when bankers thrOuGhOu
m" country were deeply interested il
aud frequently puzzled by the pro
Visions of the Federal reserve act, tn
chapter arranged series OF lectures OF
tho law by DR.. II. Parker Willis. secre
tarN to the Federal Reserve Board.
The chapter was organized tifteei
years ago, and today has a membership
of 800: The officers are Harry V. Hayes
president: II. w. Ireland. vice president
Charles I. Beamet, treasurer; p. A
Brunger. secretary; 4. A. Savage, as
Sistant secretary, and q. Elmer Flather