Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-08
COMMUNITY h.
WORK WILL
BE BEGUN
Active Steps taken at Lunch
con and Meeting
Here Today. +.
War Savings Societies Will
Be Divided Into Three
Groups.

: A luncheon and meeting of the
War Savings Stamps organization OF
the northwestern districts of North
Dakota was held this noon at the
Hotel Dacotah at which fourteen Of
the chairmen were present. DR..
George N. Bauer, professor of mathe-
mates at the University of Minnesota,
and who is now serving as vice direc.
division Of the national war loan or
~ganization, addressed the meeting
and laid the plans before the chair
men; the plans are to he carried out
during the campaign which is to
take, place February II to Febru-
ary "a.
The War Savings Stamp movement
this year is very closely tied up with
the Liberty loan drive. as they are
with L. B., Franklin as chairman of
the war loan organization for the
United States. Arthur Rogers holds
the same title for the Ninth federal.
reserve district. Last yea the war
savings work was conducted through
Washington. but this year it will be
carried on through the federal reserve
bank with Mr.. Rogers and Governor
Void Of the reserve bank in full
law VA 80 Wa ~ AAAo' ~AAN
ty loan organizations.
War Savings Societies.
This year the work will be conferred
around the War Savings societies
which are to be organized and it is
the endeavor of the organization to
have at least 10000 societies in the
Ninth federal district.
" The purposes which the government
wishes to achieve is to educate the
~4~eI4 ~ n1o~1~o, 1-N <h~iF% o~1
elimination of waste; to meet the
needs of the reconstruction work, and
to sell government securities, or in
still Americanism. 1t is a we'll known
fact that when the men of the United
States were called to the colors out
of the first million men called ten
per cent of them could neither read
o write; through these societies
they will be taught knowledge of the
shown how to expend their money
in the wisest "a Here DR.. Bauer
quotes j. Tyler's American Creed"
Mr.. Tyler is a direct descendant of
President Tyler Of the United States.
The closing lines are:
II therefore believe it is my duty
to my country to love it, to support
honor Its flag and to defend it against
all enemies"
Three Glasses of Organization.
There r three types Of govern
ment War Savings societies which are
planned to be organized; they are,
first, the School society which will be
organized in every school room in the
Ninth federal district and which has
the hearty cooperation of the school
authorities. An ideal will be set for
the scholar and one room will be
made the unit, with a society in each
room; the second type will be Com
muntty societies, the object of which
is to organize with other societies and
become a part Of them such as exist
ing farmers clubs, agricultural asso-
Citations, women's clubs and all other
community organizations.
The third type is the industrial
and commercial. These societies are
to be formed in all industrial and
commercial establishments. This
means that Wal Savings societies
should be organized in stores, factor
ies,[ mines. offices. banks, etc.
School children will not be asked
to sign pledges. but a pledge card
will be issued which the societies will
be asked to use: this will read as fol-
lows:
II therefore pledge myself to en-
deavor to save and invest ..........
dollars in the 1919 series of W. S. 8.
is the type Of pledge that sets a goal
for persons to work to reach and
which incites savings n investing
interests.
Wide Scope of Movement.
In his talk DR.. Bauer told of the
basis and purpose of the campaign;
in part he said: The purpose of the
campaign to organize these societies
is to educate the people in economy
and thrift and elimination Of waste.
The government still needs money
and the world need is great from a
personal viewpoint as we'll as from
the. fact that it is a national benefit,
Educational and sale campaign must
be so closely related as to be INSOFAR.
able, and 1t Is the purpose Of the So
cieties to distribute government Sc
curities to every man, woman and
child in the Ninth federal reserve dis.
trict."
DR.. Bauer further said: 1.-The gem
eral belief Is that the individual could
pc approached better in groups
therefore the object Of organizing
these societies is to center all acIIyi-
ties in a mass.
THE county is the unit through
which the work will be carried n
group meetings will be held through
the district and representatives from
district headquarters will attend
these meetings to consult with the
chairmen; after meetings of the
groups such as is being held here to-
day, county meetings will be held for
the county workers and organizers:
public meetings will be held, al which
speakers will be present who have
heens Furnished by the bureau at dis
trtct headquarters"
During the week Of the campaign
alisenergies will he put on the organ.
king of the societies in every school
room, every existing institution, etc.
( Dr.. Bauer spoke before the house
~andssenate this week at Bismarck and
told Of his plans Of the campaigns
that are being put on. He told them
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