The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-02-06
ORGANIZED DRIVE
TO TEACH THRIFT
Feb. II to "a Named as War
Savings Society Week in
Plans Made Public.
NINTH DISTRICT ACTIVE
Chairman Rogers Announces Program
for six-Day Campaign-Group So
cietfes TO Be Formed Follow
lnq Intensive Preparation.

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Minneapolis, Minn.-As a start in
the Ninth District on the Treasury De-
partment's plan for nationwide CAM
paign of Thrift education, coupled with
Investment of the savings in War
Savings Stamps, the week of February
II "a will be War Savings Society
week.
Special emphasis during the six days
wHlshe giyenato the formation of Gov
eminent War Savings Societies in ev-
cry community of the Ninth District
states. With the organization of the
societies. IN achinery will be set in mo-
ton which will help every citizen save
part of the money earned from week
to week. At the same time the Gov
eminent of the United States, and in
directly every resident of the nation,
will be benefited by the money loaned
by savers, through their investment in
Thrift Stamps and War Savings
StamRssssa
Plans for bringing War Savings So
cfetiss to 'eokkpletion in the six days,
beginning February IL, were made pub
lie today by A. R. Rogers as head of
the Ninth District War Loan Organi-
zation's central committee.
GEoup Societies.
! The War Savings Organization, for
which John H. Meyering is War Saw
iRgs division head, aims to have War
Savings, Societies organized as an adj
fhncE OF the Social life of every club
az afksor Every store, factory, mill,
ANeryssbtg~ Office force, woman's club,
fraternal order or other organization
which affords a common point of con-
tact frequently for any considerable
number of individuals. Farmers Clubs
and cooperative unions in rural COM
Inunities will be organized into War
Savings Stamps clubs in every posi-
Ne INSTANCE and it is the purpose of
che directors to have War Savings
Society formed in every public. private
81 rAochfaI school in the district.
Sunday schools also will be organized
for War Savings.
s To aid county chairmen of the w.
8. s. division and other leading War
Savings workers in organizing the
hundreds of societies the central COM
mittee has worked out model types of
Var Sa1ta an societies along three
lines 49,.
81. "A sehoSf model.
50. "A eomMunity model, especially
for the use ofrural districts and small
towns.
8. A commercial and industrial
model
The latter is for use as type to be
followed in organizing Office forces,
employees Of istoress shops and mills
&hd other business groups. County
ehairmen have been furnished full
details of each model. The plans are
set down to be followed In general
Societies that wish to vary them rea-
sonably may do so.
Aim Of Organizing.
. The PRINCIPAL functions of the War
Savings Societies were outlined today
By Mr.. Rogers as follows:
s. A campaign of education through
which the members of each society
will learn to realize the full value of
savingss both in keeping the original
sum of money and through the adj
vantage derived by interest which
the money earns
q A broadcast spreading of the doc
trine of Americanization, coupled to
the added interest anyone has in an
hstitutioH in which he is part owner.
n this instance each member of a
Sub has become a part owner of the
United States through purchase of
EaE Sayings Stamps or Thrift Stamps.
3 A bringing home to every Individual
OF the fact that the United States Gov
ernment must have all the money he
can afford TO lend through w. S. S.
buying The exact purposes for which
our Government must spend huge
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