Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-02-13
Feb. II to "a Named as War
Savings Society Week in
Plans Made Public.
NINTH DISTRICT ACTIVE
Chairman Rogers Announces Program
for slx.oay campalen-oroup 90
eisties 70 20 Formed Follow.
Ing Intensive Preparation.

Minneapolis, Minn.-As start in
the Ninth District on the Treasury De-
partment's plan for . nationwide cam.
paisn Of Thrift education. coupled with
investment Of the savings IN War
Savings Stamps. the week Of February
II to - will be War Savings Society
week.
Special emphasis during the nix days
will be given to the formation Of Gov.
eminent War Savings Societies in ev.
cry community Of the Ninth District
states. With the organization Of the
societies. machinery 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
Stamps:
Plans for bringing War Savings So
cieties to completion in the six days,
beginning February II. were made pub.
lie today BY A. r. Rogers - head of
the Ninth District War Loan Organi.
sation's ceptral COMMITTEES.
Group Societies.
The War Savings Organization, for
which John H. Meyering is War Saw.
ings division head, aims to have War
Savings Societies organized as an ad.
junct Of the social life Of every club
Of all sorts, every store, factory. mill,
every big ONCE force, woman's club,
fraternal order or other organization
which affords 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 . 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
3. 8. 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:
/. 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 az 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 arr
set down to be followed in general
Societies that wish to vary them rea
sonablv may do SO.
Aim OF Organizing.
The principal functions ofsthe Wa
Savings Societies were outlined toda,
by Mr.. Rogers as follows:
A campaign Of education through
which the members of each societ,
will learn to realize the full value O
savings, both in keeping the origipa
sum Of money and through the ad
vantage derived by interest which
the money earns.
A broadcast spreading Of the doc
trine of Americanization. coupled {,
the added interest anyone has in a,
institution in which he is part owner
In this instance each member Of
club has become part owner OF tn
United States through purchase q
War Savings Stamps or Thrift stampa
A bringing home to every individual
Of the fact that the United States Gov
eminent must have all the money b
can afford to lend through w. 8.
buying. The exact purposes for whicl
our Government must spend hug