The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-22
FAMILY budget BOOKS
N GREAT DEMAND

So popular did the family budget
books which are being distributed In
Richmond In connection with the Ma
tional Thrift Week drive becomes
yesterday that headquarters at 80
East Main street had difficulty in
meeting the demands made upon IT.
Hundreds Of people visited the Office
aud sought the books for themselves
and friends in great numbers, declar-
ing them to be the finest teachers OF
thrift ever compiled.
Another large supply was obtained
last night by headquarters, and will
be ready for distribution today. These
books also may be secured from any
Richmond bank, or from the Y. w. G..
4 and Y. NJ. c. A. central buildings
They provide space for the keeping of
daily expenditures or every kind for
every day in the year, grouped by
months, together with thrift hints and
tentative budgets that families of diff.
fcrent size and with different incomes
should follow in determining their eA-
penses
Although these books are designed
for family use. and for that reason
fare made on a larger scale. thrift
headquarters also has a smaller one
for individual use, and these will last
for one year. Both are arranged
similarly Visitors 10 headqu arters
yesterday could not believe the value
of them until they had inspected the
booklets They are being distributed
free OF all charge, upon application
to the banks or headquarters,
Yesterday was known as Make
| Will Day" in the thrift drive, and
many industrial meetings we're held.
The speakers in these plants, theaters
and motion picture houses last night
emphasized the importance Of max
ing will to guarantee the proper dis
position Of ones property for the pro-
lection Of dependents. School chill
dren yesterday discussed life iusur-
ance at their thrift meetings.
Today will he observed in Rich
n1ond and throughout the country as
Thrift in Industry Day to urge the
i'm portance of everyone doing his
share of the worlds world, and to
increase production. The program is
portant of the entire eight-day drive,
because the future of the nation is
dependent directly upon the produc-
ton of its workers during the next few
DAYS.
This matter will be given special
attention in the series of noon day
meetings that have been arranged for
hey 1lCiadS Lave ,di lltt
Montague Manufacturing Co. Joseph
". Hurst Sitterding earn cal Davis
Co. Stanyarne Wilson, Richmond
Cedar Works. Henry S. Hutzler. re-
sorvoir shops of Virginia Railway and
Power Co: CT ". Digss, Richmond
Stove Works, n. n. Sills., and G. Jeter
Jones. p. NJ. Lea g. Co. George Bryan
and Robert Saville, kingan & Co, F.
Up Harrison. Richmond. Structural
Steel Co: Leon Wallerstein. Standard
Paper Manufacturing Co, Rev E n.
Calisch, Southern Biscuit Works; r
Il. Watkins, Rountree Truck & Bag
Co; e. .. Foster, Richmond Forgings
Corp: Rev. +. r. McFaden, American
Can Co. and Alvin NJ. Smith at p. II.
Mayo &c Bros, Co.
Speakers in the railroad shops OF
the city at noon will be #. E. Henley
at the Southern, o. J. Sands at the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tonlac, E. L. Benliss. at the Fulton
shops of the Chesapeake and Ohio,
and Herbert ". Jackson. at the
Seventeenth street shops of the same
railroad.
Tomorrow will be known as 'fF'a mily
budget Day" in the national cam
paign, which will be brought to a
cie sc on saturday