Evening journal., 1918-01-10


Delawares quarter Of million resi-
dents are to be organized into one great
Thrift Club 10 help win the war.
The proposal to establish Thousand
dollar Thrift Clubs has gone through a
series Of rapid evolutions in tho last
few days and had developed into a plan
TO organize the entire state into one
gigantic. enthusiastic club which will
insure the success Of the campaign for
the sale of War-Savings Stamps
All the plans Of all the State7 for the
sale and their quota Of this S2000O00000
loan have been scrutinized by the Della
ware State Director Henry p. Scott and
his fellow workers, but none Of them
give the promise of success as certainly
as does this new Delaware idea
As FIRST step in the campaign a
Pledge Card has been devised. the point
Of which is in these paragraphs:
Il hereby make application for
membership In the Delaware Thrift
Club. pledging myself 20 buy dur
ing the year 1918 War-Savings
Stamps to the maturity value Of
S.......
81 viii advise the state Director
when my pledge has been fulfilled 80
This campaign, unlike the so-called
'whirl-Wind campaigns. which have
been conducted with such remarkable
success, rs intended TO inculcate a
spirit Of thrift and saving. during the
whole Of this current year, with the
hope that this may lead TO a reversal
Of American economic Ideas and nut an
end to American extrava ganee.
This world-war has brought home
the lesson that no matter how rich a
nation may be it can meet such a crisis
as the present only by its ability to
produce the things which It's wealth can
pay for.
America now needs supplies for its
men in the field There is no question
Of American ability to raise all the
money needed; the real question IS
Americas ability 10 spend Che money it
raises
The leaders of this campaign have
given it most serious thought and their
unanimous conclusion Is that we must
turn our attention TO saving end pro
ducing
Thrift is the key to the situation
Thrift means not only setting aside the
money, but % means greater production.
II means sacrifice Of non-essentials so
that the industries Of this country may
be turned over In a vastly increased
measure 90 the production Of essentials.
The members Of the Thrift Club,
through this pledge will keep this
thought constantly i'm mind The pledge
does not mean the spasmodic giving Of
a certain sum, large OF small. II means
systematic setting aside of definite
sums It means that every member VIII
have before him or her constantly the
Idea Of service II means that the spirit
back Of Americas entrance in this war
viii permeate every community and
every household in the state.
The various committees and sub
committees, already organized and TO be
organized. will undertake the canvass
for members, I'm the Delaware Thrift
Club. They will explain 10 every in
dividual who is not already IN touch
with the movement, just what the ma
ton needs and they expect TO secure
the signature of virtually every one i'm
The state
From time to time these cards will be
checked back and forth and any evil
dence Of slackness viii be a signal for
a renewal Of this campaign So far as
the individual Stacker is concerned.
This plan was presented at a meet
ing in Sussex County on Tuesday and
was received with most enthusiastic
favor
II has been taken up by an employees
committee in the dupont building-in
fact it was evolved i'm its complete form
by this cOmmIttee-and even before the
cards were ready the work Of securing
pledges had been started.
Mr.. Scott and former Governor Miller
will present the plan to the Kent
County committee today and there is