The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-21
NONE TOO POOR ;
TO have A PART
Every American Citizen Should
Join Movement to Help Ma
ton Finish War Job.
JOIN SAVING SOCIETY

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They Furnish Definite Agency to Pro-
mote Americanism and Crystalline
Habit Of Thrift-Furnssh Slim.
ulant for Sale Of Securities.
This is the question some 2S6
county chairmen and their as
sistants will ask of several million
people in the six states Of the Ninth
Federal Reserve District during the
week Of February II to 24-of1cially
known as Savings Society Week.
To everyone who " this
question in the negative, some mem
Der OF the organization will put the
question-"Why not?" And the bur-
den OF proof will then be upon the
individual to show why, rs . good
American citizen, he has not taken
this first important step in helping his
Government finish the job.
I'VE believe that there will be or
Eanized in this district during Savings
Society Week at least 20, 0 War Saw
Ings societies." declared War Savings
Director ]. H. Meyering in . report
pn the work made to Chairman A. r.
Rogers. Mr.. Meysring explained that
practically all chairmen had been ap-
pointed and in the big majority Of
counties were already on the job. He
said that literature necessary for the
explanation Of the districts organising
campaign would be In the hands OF
The workers in plenty Of time. and
that from the report Of his feld work.
srs he felt very sure the men ON the
artng line would be ready to start the
campaign with . rush on or before
Monday, February II.
Societies Are Necessary.
Or. George N. Bauer, Vice Director
Of the District Wal Savings Division.
upon his return from . tour OF some
Minnesota and South Dakota towns.
stated that he was confident tho 70
suits Of the Organization Week would
b satisfactory. He stated emphat'
lcally that in his opinion the people
Of the district would respond to the
appeal Of their Government, and that
oil that ~ necessary was to make
them understand that the appeal wa
urgent. He said his experience had
convinced him that the people were
ready to do THAR share by eliminating
waste, saving and buying stamps, and
that the principal job which the organ.
izers had before them for the present
vas to convince people Of the value
Of War Savings societies and the
necessity Of organizing them.
THE Thrift campaign Is an all.
American movement" said Or. Bauer.
mo one is too poor to have q part,
none 80 well OF he can be indilfer.
emit"
Everyone who is concerned In the
business OF living is interested in the
Thrift campaign. The Savings society
is the mechanism for making the cam.
paign effective. 1t brings the cam
paign to all, not to one or two.
Why Savings Societies.
i am asked many times why It is
necessary to have these societies."
said DR.. Bauer. Il have summed up
the vital reasons under the following
five heads. 1t Is necessary t 0 organize
Nal Savings societies, because
Il. They furnish q definite plan for
bringing many important economic
problems to the attention OF the CON-
munity.
2. They furnish q definite agency
to promote Americanism. At the mo-
ment there Is nothing more important
than that people should be awakened
- to the dangers which threaten our
form Of Government and impressed
with the importance Of loyalty sup
porting our institutions. This can be
done more effectively through soci-
etiss than by working among individ.
uals.
=. They furnish ! means to +
taitss habit Of Thrift and furnish I
stimulus for the sale Of Government
securities.
=. Through group societies It viii
b possible TO bring to the attention
Of people everywAeTs information and
i~nspiration In The form Of letters.
pamphlets and tAe spoken word.
3. The sale Of War 0aviugs
stamps, which % the immediate result
dssirsd fYon Thrift educsl1co, win 10
increassl during = long Destod o. time
4 carried On through societies because
the Individual w11l perform his duties
more faithfully II encoura8ed and
checked up By associates interested N
Me same cause"
These a1e SONS Of the reasons why
To national and district War Loan
Organizations have detornined upou
IN inteneive campaign OF orgauising
War Savings societies q the basis for
the 1919 selling campaign.
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