The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-02-07
ORGANIZED drive
TO TEACH THRIFT
Feb. II to "a Named as War
ssYin~s Society Week in
p'c~s Me P..-nc.
DISTRICT ACTIVE
Chairman E.ogers Announces Program
for six-Day campaign-Group So
cietjes to Be Formed Follow
ina Intensive Preparation.

Minneapolis, Minn.-As a start IN
he Nin.h District on the Treasury De
,artment's plan for a nationwide cam
,aign of Thrift education, coupled with
Investment of the savings in war
;avings Stamps, the week OF February
I to "a will be War Savings Society
GEEK.
Special emphasis during the six days
,iil be given to the formation OF Gov-
rnment Wal Savings Societies in eV-
nv community of the Ninth District
,ates. With the organization Of the
ocieties, machinery will be set In mo-
on which will help every citizen save
art of the money earned from week
0 week. At the same time the Gov
-nment of the United States, and In
irectly every resident of the nation.
i'll be benefited by the money loaned
" AYERS through their investment in
thrift Stamps and Wal Savings
lamps.
Plans for bringing War Savings So
:icties to completion in the six days,
beginning February II, were made pub
ic today by A. R. Rogers as head of
he Ninth District War Loan Organi-
atoms central committee.
Group Societies.
The War Savings Organization, for
which John H. Meyering is War Saw
inrs division head, aims to have War
Savings Societies organized as an ad-
iunct of the social life Of every club
IF all sorts, every store. factory. mill,
every big office force, woman's club,
traternal 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
munities will be organized into War
Savings Stamps clubs in every posi-
BILE instance, and 1t is the purpose OF
the directors to have a War Savings
Society formed in every public, private
or parochial school in the district.
Sunday schools also will be organized
for War Savings.
To aid county chairmen Of the w
S. s. division and other leading Wa
Savings workers in organizing the
hundreds of societies the central com
mittee has worked out model types OF
| War Savings societies along three
lines:
l.. A school model.
2. A community model, especially
FOR the use Of rural districts and small
towns.
3. A commercial and industrial
model.
The latter is for use as a type to b.
followed in organizing Office forces
employees Of stores, shops and mill
and other business groups. Count.
chairmen have been furnished full
details of each model. The plans ar
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 Wa
Savings Societies were outlined toda,
by Mr.. Rogers as follows:
A campaign of education throug,
which the members Of each societ
will learn to realize the full value Q
savings. both in keeping the origine
sum of money and through the az
vantage derived by interest whic
the money earns.
A broadcast spreading of the do
trine of Americanization, coupled
the added interest anyone has in a
institution in which he Is part owne
In this instance each member Of
club has become a part owner of tb
United States through purchase {
War Savings Stamps or Thrift Stamp
A bringing home to every individu'
Of the fact that the United States Go
eminent must have all the money
can afford to lend through ". S,
buying. The ey'ct purposes for whi6
our Government must spend hut