The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-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 six-Day campaign-Group So
cietIes to Be Formed Follow
ing Intensive Preparation.

Minneapolis. Minn.-As a 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
m War Savings Societies in v
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 Wa 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 as head Of
the Ninth District Wal Loan Organi-
cations 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.
s. s. division and other leading War
Savings workers in organizing the
huIANi W. vi oOIlClICS IhS cultural COTU-
mittee has worked IL 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 be
followed in organizing Office forces,
employees of stores, shops and mills
and other business groups. County
chairmen 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:
A campaign of education through
which the members of each society
will learn to realize the full value OF
savings, both in keeping the original
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 to
the added interest anyone has In an
institution in which he is part owner.
In this instance each member of a
club has become a part owner of the
United States through purchase of
Wal Savings Stamps or Thrift Stamps.
A bringing home to every individual
Of the fact that the United States Gov-
eminent must have all the money he
a AFFORD to lend through w. S. s.
buying. The exact purposes for which
our Government must spend huge