The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
National Campaign for Seven
Days Beginning Jan. IL.
Start Off New Year With
Sound Financial Program.
EVERY DAY TO Be new FEATURE
Life Insurance, Own Home,
viii, Budget, Pay-YOur-BiIls.
Savings Stamps and Certificates
To Be Available Again.

Keen interest on the part OIL the
public in the projected plans for
national thrift week, beginning jan
uary IT, 1920. has been evidenced in
many ways already. the savings de
vision of the treasury department an.
nounced today. The purpose of the
week will be the endeavor to start the
country off in the new year with
sound financial program for every in
dividual and household. Two ends are
sought. First, that the condition of
the individual be improved. and sec
ond, that the financial and industrial
strength of the nation be increased by
the great sums of capital which will
accrue thru the practice of steady say
ing and safe investment on the part
of citizens.
THE importance to the country of
the practice of thrift and saving by
individual is not readily appreciable."
said william Mather Lewis, director
OF the savings division, until its re-
suits in the aggregate are summed up
While the country was buying twenty
billion dollars worth of Liberty Bonds,
it also put away more than a billion
dollars in. War Savings Stamps, and
savings bank deposits in this country
also have increased some eight billion
dollars during the year the world has
been at war
"The absorption of the Liberty
Loans was due somewhat to extension
of our national credit. but purchases
of savings stamps and increases in
bank deposits were almost wholly due
to the wise preference of the indi-
ViduaI for increasing his own and his
country's capital account instead of
using his funds in unnecessary spend
ing.
tf,a hat ca wit l.
ficing its pleasures or curtailing its
comforts. add several billion dollars
more to its capital account next year
that plans for National Thrift Week
early in the year have been promul-
Needs for Prosperity.
"Steady additions to the nations
CO pital are necessary if we are to take
advantage of the trade and industrial
opportunities that will keep us at our
present full tide of prosperity. We
must refrain from unnecessary and
extrava CANT spending; if we are to
bring prices down. Having saved
r7orev. it is essential that the in
dividraI invest safely. To this end we
urge continued investment in govern
ment securities. on which steady and
s-ood interest returns are assured. with
fun return of principal.
"SavinFs stamps and treasury GER
';-ic"tc viii he available again next
vear at he nl5s and postoffices, and
'thertv bonds may be purchas sed at or
-hru any bar1'i0~ Institution"
Tho Program.
The program for National Thrift
week. as at present tentatively
planned. is as follows:
NATIONAL THRIFT DAY. Saturday
January Il. 1920--To enlist the nation In
camnairn to Save first and spend after
wards" In other words: to stick resolutely
to the program of making the present In
sure the future by the regular saving and
Investment IT some part of every nay en-
recds: to invest savings safely. preferably
On loss proof government securities; to curb
the Drofiteer bv demanding dollar $
THRIFT SUNDAY. Sunday. January 1S
Sermons in all American pnlnits on the
relation Of economic life to religious we'll
being. and the need OF sharing with
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE DAY,
Monday. January 1a-'ro emnhH size the i'm :
nortance Of protecting ones family with
life Insurance.
day. january 2O-To show why desirable
and how possible to own home.
MAIlE-A- -wILL-pAY. Wednesday Jan.
in so doing Impress upon them the neces-
sitv of making provision for the future..s
HRIFT-IN-fNDUSTRY DAY, Thurs
for factory thrift. and the economic value
Of 90, ,oneEation between capital and labor
cry 23-To show the importance of using
the budget plan in family finance.
PAY-YOTiR-BILLS DAY. Saturday. lem
nary 2-To emphasize the moral oblga-
tlon to pay debts
Give Advertising Space.
Formal pledges to cooperation in
furthering National Thrift Week thus
far includes the voluntary offer of a
large firm to give a share of its ad-
vertising space, and resolutions by
three of the largest banking groups of
the country, the American Bankers
association, the Investment Bankers
associa ton and the American Institute
of Banking. The latter at its recent
convention in New Orleans adapted
the following resolution:
Intelligent and systematic practice
of thrift develops a higher type OF
individual and increases the economic
strength of the nation; we therefore
pledge ourselves to continue in CO.
operation with the several bureaus and
departments OF the government and
also such other organizations or agen-