The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-10-18
i. S. WANTS HELP
OF BOYS AND GIRLS
Secretary Of Treasury Asks
Them to Shape the
Nations Future.

School boys and girls of America
have been honored by a direct appeal
for assistance from one of the highest
officials of the United States Govern
ment. Carter Glass, Secretary of the
Treasury and a member of the Presi-
dents Cabinet, recognizing that the
future of the nation will be controlled
a few years hence by the boys and
girls of today, has asked them to
build up habits of industry and saving
which will be a permanent influence
for national welfare.
Secretary Glass appeal reached all
school boys and girls of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware through
their teachers on Friday, October 8,
which was made National Thrift Reg
~istration Day in the schools, when the
boys and girls pledged themselves to
save money regularly and invest in
Government Thrift and Savings
Stamps.
The. War Savings Division Of the
district is anxious hat every boy and
girl should possess a copy of the Sec
retary's letten With the cooperation
of the newspapers the letter is now
printed in full and every boy and girl
is requested to keep this copy of it,
study it's suggestions carefully and do
all In their power to give the Secre-
tary of the Treasury the assistance
he so confidently expects from them.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington.
September %, 1919.
To the School Boys and School Girls
of America:
In addressing the twenty million or
more school boys and girls of this
country, | am addressing the citizens
ship-the business and professional
consumers and the home makers of
only a few years hence. The respon-
sibility of all the problems of our
country will ultimately fall upon you.
The spirit of patriotism and helpful
ness which you displayed during the
world war has proved your fitness for
your future responsibility. Your rec
ord In production of needed materials
during the war, your saving of food
and money, and your investment in
Government securities is a record Of
which every American citizen is
justly proud.
1t is the earnest desire of your
Government that you should continue
to practice and make permanent those
same habits of industry and economy,
that through your influence and ex-
ample America may 500 become a
Nation of savers and cease to be a
wasteful Nation that this may be a
Nation of people who always save
some part of their earnings, who
spend money with greatest care, and
who invest what they save in some
safe place.
l am glad to see that our school
boys and girls have continued during
the vacation months to save their
money and are buying Thrift and
War Savings Stamps, thus laying
earn for some future purpose, and
some service TO their Government,
they are at the same time providing
for their own needs.
The habit of earning and saving
money is a most interesting and happy
one. l am sure that this habit has
become so fascinating to you that
you will continue to earn and to save
through all the months and years to
come and keep investing what you
save in Government securities.
1t is my personal hope that the les
ia lght In your school may help you
to develop in yom life permanent
habits of saving and thereby lay a
10 mdation for your personal happi,
ness and usefulness and ultimately
for a bigger and better America.
Sincerely yours,
CARTER GLASS.