The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-10-03
THRIFT DAY TO !.
Be OBSERVED in I
SCHOOLS TO-DAY
Message From Sec. Glass of
The Treasury Will
Be Read.
URGES AMERICANS TO
BECOME SAVING FOLK
Movement is Turnout Amer
lea, Appealing to Coming
Home-Makers.

school students IN Paris and Hem
ry County with receive a message d.
rect from Secretary of the Treasury
tomorrow, Friday, which is designa-
ted as National Thrift Day"
The message win be an appeal 10
the boys and girls to continue ito
practice and make permanent those
same habits of industry and economy
that through your influence and ex-
ample America may soon become a
nation of savers and cease to be a
wasteful nation"
The same message will be read in
every school room in America. The
seventy, thousand teachers who will
deliver the message to the children in
the Sixth Federal Reserve District,
will supplement- the Secretary's let
ter with a request that children bring
their savings to school regularly once
a week SO that their pennies, and
niekels and dimes may be put i'm
Government Thrift and Savings
Stamps and returned to them. A
letter making this request Of the
teachers has been sent out by Silas
w. Davis, Government director of
savings of this district.
The Secretary's letter follows:
In addressing the twenty million
or more school boys and girls of this
country, am addressing the citizen
ship, the business and professional
men and women, the producers and
consumers and the home makers of
only few years hence. The re-
sponsibility of all the problems of
our country will ultimately fall up
on you. The spirit of patriotism
and helpfulness which you displayed
during the world war has proved your
fitness for your future responsibility.
You record in production of needed
materials during the war, your saw
ing of food and money, and your in
vestment in government securities
make record of which every Amer
lean citizen is justly proud.
1t is the earnest desire OF your
Government that you should contin-
ne to practice and make permanent
those came fabits of industry and e.
economy, that through your influence
and example America may soon be
come a nation Of savers and cease u
be a wasteful nation; that this ma,
be nation of people who alway
save some part of their earnings
who spend money with the create.
care, and who invest what they say
in safe place.
/ am glad to see that our scho,
boys and girls have continued durh.
the vacation months to save the
money and are buying Thrift vi
War Savings Stamps, thus laying
side a portion of the money the
earn for some future purpose ar
while they are continuing to rende
some service to their Governmea
they are at the same time providin
for their own needs.
The habit of earning and savin.s
money is most happy and interest
ing one. am sure that this habit
has become SO fascinating TO you tina
you will continue to earn and to saw
all of the months of the years
come and keep investing what yo,.
save in Government securities.
1t is my personal hope that tn
lessons of thrift that are befne
taught in your school may help vol
to develop in your life permit men.
habits of saving and thereby lly |,
foundation for your personal happi
ness and usefulness and ultin ltely
for bigger and better Americ'.
Sincerely yours
j Carter CHI IS.