The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-02-08
Feb. II to "a Named as War
Savings Society Week in
Plans Made Public. -
NINTH DISTRICT ACTIVE
Chairman Rogers Announces Program
Ter Six-Day campaien-Group So
cieties to Be Formed Follow
! Ing Intensive Preparation.

Minneapolis, Minn.-As start in
the Ninth District on the Treasury~De-
partment's plan for a nationwide cam
paign of Thrift education, coupled with
investment of the savings in War
Savings Stamps, the week of February
II to "a will be War Savings Society
week.
Special emphasis during the six 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 IL, were made pub
lie today by A. R. Rogers as head of
the Ninth District War Loan Organi-
zation's central committee.
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 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:
munities will be organized into War
Savings Stamps clubs in every posi-
Bile instance, and it 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
8. s. division and other leading Wal
Savings workers In organizing the
hundreds of societies the central com
mittee has worked out model types Of
War Savings societies along three
lines:
1. A school model.
2. A community model, especially
for the use of rural districts and small
towns.
8. A commercial and industrial
model.
The latter is for use as 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 through
which the members of each societ,
will learn to realize the full value O
savings, both in keeping the origina
sum Of money and through the ad
vantage derived by interest whicl
the money earns.
A broadcast spreading Of the dot
trine of Americanization, coupled t
the added interest anyone has in a.
institution in which he is part owne,
In this instance each member of
club has become part owner Of tn
United States through purchase Q
War Savings Stamps or Thrift Stamps
A bringing home to every individua
Of the fact that the United States Coy
ernment must have all the money h
can afford to lend through W. 8. s
buying. The exact purposes for whic
our Government must spend hug