El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-22
ROTAR|ANS To
TEACH THRIFT I.

\ thrift campaign for the purpose OF
teaching wage earners and school
children the value of saving will be
instituted within a short time by the
Fl Paso Rotary club in the Fl Paso
schools and the industrial plants of
the city.
Members Of the club decided at
luncheon at Hotel Sheldon. Thursday
that the club should get behind the
suggestion made to them by John A.
GOodell, Of Seattle. Wash. international
secretary of the industrial department
Of the Y n c. A. that a thrift cam
paign be instituted here. President Dr.
z; l. Ramey was given authority 10
-ppolnt a committee 70 open the cam
paign- This committee viii be ap-
pointed this week
GOOdeII Explains Benefits.
AIR GOodel explained the methods
and benefits of thrift campaigns as
worked out in other cities. He said
Lhst the American Bankers assOcia-
ton had taken up the matter Of thrift
campaigns and was advocating that
they be instituted in every city II
is also seeking TO instruct people in
the judicious spending Of money.
Carries Thrift to Housewives.
The Y N G \ has assisted in sew
eral places and have even carried the
thrift campaign TO the housewives
said Mr. GoOdell- In Oregon last year
we secured a group Of zoe farmers
wives TO join in a. campaign for home
thrift and met whit great success"
He said in organizing for the thrift
campaign the committees should be
chosen from all classes of people and
suggested that a member Of the school
board, banker. a clergyman and other
walks Of life be represented.
Mr.. GOOdell exhibited 16 Autographed
charts he has used in other thrift
campaigns. \ series Of these charts
We're donated by julius A Krakauer
To the Fl PasO High school.
To Meet Pep Tripperx.
The ROtarians Will greet the Pep,
Push and Progress" eXcursionists at the
union station when they return to FL
Paso next week, upon II. r. McClin-
tocks suggestion President Ramey
viii appoint reception committee
y message conveying the greetings
OF the II ROtarians on the Pep" spec
ial was received during the luncheon
by DR.. Ramey and read The message,
dated a Douglas. Ariz-, follows:
Greetings From Absent IL.
We send greetings from the train,
" here the Il kOtarlans. absent from
the home table, today wish to be re-
nembered by their fellows at luncheon.
While there are but II Of US on the
train the spirit OF Rotary appears to
dominate the excursion and self seems
forgotten among the members and the
spirit and service predominant Owing
to arrangements Of Bisbee people our
arrangements for Rotary dinner tonight
canceIed, but We will be with you in
the spirit today The message was
signed by Robert Krakauer. c. \. Mar
TIN, l. W kayser, \. Schwartz, 4 =.
Mosson, r r. Seeds, Ben l. Clements.
D. l. Ray. Henry Welsch, c. +. frost.
T. G. Davis. J. 4. Dick, G p. Walker
and Claiborne Adams.
4 return message OF greetings viii
be wired by the club to the excursion
lists Friday when the party reaches
Phoenix.
TiEhe Endorses Thrift Move.
superintendent of city schools. r J.
Tighe endorsed Mr. GOOdell's suggestion
that the Rotarians inaugurate a thrift
campaign and said that he had had a
similar campaign in mind for some
time He said that il was the duty OF
the Rotary club to back up the move
ment-
Secretary Day Speaks.
W II. Day, field secretary for the Y.
II. & A, explained thrift campaigns
which had been conducted in railroad /
camps IN the southwest He said in
one camp he started a saving cam
palgn for the railroad men and in the
first week after opening the campaign
$4,000 out of the payroll of $4,000 was
deposited and the second week $4,000
was deposited
Savings Draw Heavy Returns
James g. McNary, president of the
First National bank. said that he had
been investigating the thrift campaigns Z
instituted elsewhere and that he ]
considered them great benefit lie Z
said that the movement could be inau- /
%urated IN FL Paso with great success
MI McNary said that there are a great /
number of savings accounts in local /
banks and that the First National bank 1
which Installed d savings account de- (
PAL tment five years ago was recently /
Iorced TO enlarge the department and |
HAT over 500 600 fn interest is beinfs