The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-03-13
WAR CLUB WEEK.

This week-March 10 to IL is
"War Club Week. 80.
On it's success depends, in a large
measure, not only the success of the
Thrift Stamp campaign in Minnesota
but the Third Liberty Loan as well.
Governor Burnquist has officially
proclaimed War Club Week but just
so that everyone may get it clearly
into mind just what is all means and
what the duty Of the individual pa
triot is, here is the outline of the
general scheme of things.
AS most people know, there has
been going on in Minnesota and in
fact all over the nation, a nice, gen.
tie, but none the less persistent,
campaign for the sale of thrift
stamps and war savings stamps. This
campaign has been meeting with
very gratifying results but the very
nature of the thrift stamp scheme
is such that it cannot be carried to
a conclusion in one day, one week,
one month intensive campaign.
For the thrift stamp is designed,
aimed and planned to catch the loose
change which the average person tos-
ses away-hubby's excess cigars,
baby's candy money, mothers spare
but then mother admits that she
never has any spare change-though
she is splendid thrift stamp buyer.
Of course the nation is not after
the loose change of last week or this
week or next week but the spare
change of every week until Germany
is "Hunless Hunnery."
At the same time it now becomes
necessary to dispose of a third issue
of Liberty Bonds. While the Thrift
Stamp is relied on to bring billion
or two into the national Golfers and
is not a financial scheme to be
'sneezed at, still it is not quite of as
large caliber as the Liberty Loan.
Hence, as each is of vital import
ance, it certainly is not advisable to
permit one to step on the others
toes-for either to get in the way of
the other
So here's the idea:
Next week patriots are expected
to form permanent habits for saving
of their small, spare, loose change.
Once saved, of course, this change
is expected to find it's way into
thrift stamps which grow into war
savings certificates so fast you can't
realize it.
With everyone safely in the per-
manent habit of saving this spare,
small, loose change, the Thrift stamp
campaign would run on cher own
stage free for the Third Liberty
Loan, the campaign for which starts
April t.
That's the idea, but it involves
teaching two million rersons-same
being approximate population of
Minnesota, the habit of small savings
in week. Can it be done?
A. R. Rogers, director of both lib.
erty loan and thrift stamp activities
in this state, says he thinks it can
In fact, says Mr.. Rogers, it must be
done, and what must be done has
got to be DONE"
The War Savings society is the
suggested method.
Every church in Minnesota is
called on to organize a War Saving
society.
So is every school, every college
every Y. M. c. A., every Y. w. C. A
So is every lodge, benevolent o,
fraternal, every labor union, every
bankers club, every commercial club
every improvement league.
So is every fire department., ever,
police department., every city or vii
lage council, every factory, mill
farmers club, sewing circle.
That's the idea:
"Get the Small Change Saving!
Habit this week and keep it,"
After which prepare to meet Mis-
Third Liberty Loan