The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-07
$4,000 WOMEN To
FIGHT FOR THRIFT
VIII Combat Waste and Extrav-
agdnce in Home Budget.
Federation of Clubs and Parent-Teach-
ers' Association Advocate U. s.
Treasury's Plan For Savings.

National thrift Is up to the nations
women," said George E. Lloyd, Direct
or of the Savings Division, Third Fed
eral Reserve District, before the thrift
pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey
and the State of Delaware, recently
held at Harrisburg.
Mrs. Henry D. Jump, Vice Director
of Savings Department in the Third
District, presided over the conclaye.
She urged her fellow-slsters to prac-
tice strict thrift and economy in every
household. "The thrift program must
be as big as the war work program"
she told the women, inviting their
clubs and associations to aid the Fed
eral government in improving the
present economic conditions of the
country.
Thrift is the most burning question
with every woman said Miss Flor
ence Dibert, of Johnstown, President
of he State Federation or Women's
Clubs. Our 10000 club women in
pennsylvania are already forming the
squad for fighting The reckless extra
yagance which has gripped the coun-
try since the end Of the war. The
Federation stands firm behind the
plans of the Savings Division of the
Treasury. Together with Mrs. Jump
we will push the work effectively.
After all, thrift is the basis of our
national life. Home economics is
thrift. Amortization is thrift. Child
welfare is thrift"
In the twenty-four counties of cen
trail southwest of Pennsylvania under
the general charge of w. Harrison
Walker, the slogan of fight the profit
teer and chastise the l. w. VS. has
been adopted. Thrift is an Individual
problem and no amount of legislation
without thrift can be effective in re-
the problem of Americanization," Mr..
Walker remarked.
In making his appeal for the aid of
women in the movement for savings
and economy, Director Lloyd stated,
THE country is economically sick.
Waste is rampant. No sooner was the
truce signed than we loosened our
habits of ~frugality and plunged into
reckless extravaganza. Forces of an
archy n disorder are among us. To
relax our vigilance in the virtues Of
order, loyalty, industry and thrift is
to neglect our foremost duty of citi-
z~enship."
Tho cnnfnrOnd SfroonIv ,rpnoI tho ~
auguration Of government savings So
cieties in private and public schools,
in the industrial plants, clubs and
lodges; and to keep household budg-
cts in order to show the detailed ex-
p~enditures with a view of setting aside
part of the budget. Educating of the
working girls and the leisure group
SO that they may be an example to
the wage-earner was discussed and
methods for reaching every spender in
the district were taken up.
Brief speeches were made and dis
cussion entered into by the following
representatives Edith L. Hughes,
Vice Chairman, Delaware; Evelyn Da-
vies, Cambria County, Ebensburg, Pa.
Mrs. f. G. Hiestand, Vice Chairman
Group No. L. Marietta, Pa. Mrs. R. J.
Ralston, Vice Chairman, Montgomery
County, Fort Washington, Pa. Mrs.
Walter Jackson Freeman, Philadel-
phia, Pa. Mrs. e. NJ. Cory, Riyerton,
n. j., South Jersey Chairman on
Thrift, New Jersey State Federation
of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Paul Lachen-
meyer, Chairman of Home Economics
Association, Clubs of Delaware Coun-
ty Miss Myrtle Haubert, Vice Chair
man Juniata County, Mifflin, Pa. Mrs.
l. NJ. James, Vice Chairman Bucks
County: Catherine Guilford, Vie
Chairman, Lancaster County Frank
c. Sites, County Chairman, Dauphin
County, Harrisburg, Pa; Miss Eve
Yates, Vice Chairman, Cameron Coun-
ty; Miss Martha Thomas, Chairman,
Chester County Miss Augusta john
West Chester, Pa; Mrs. William
Brice, Jr., Bedford, Pa; Mrs. Lloyd
Shaw, Riddlesburg, Pa, Mrs. Edgar
A. Weimer, Vice Chairman, Lebanon,
Pa. Mrs. Ida G. Colby, Vice Chair
man, Snyder County, Selinsgrove, Pa.
Mrs. Mabel c.. Jones, Vice Chairman,
Dauphin County, Harrisburg. Pa. !;
Miss Shuah, Vice Chairman, Lycom-
ing County, Williamsport, Pa; Miss
Nancy Martin, Vice Chairman, Cum
berland County, ~Shippensburg, Pa.
Mrs. Alfred NJ. Liveright, Vice Chair
man, Clearfield County, Clearfield,
Pa. Mrs. j.. Irwin Steel, Vice Chair
man, Group No. 3, Mechanicsburg,
Pa. Mrs. William Kase Steel, Vice
Chairman, Montour County, Danville,
Pa; Mrs. J. P. McWiiliams, Vice
Chairman, Blair County, Altoona, Pa.
Mrs. J. H. Shearer, Assistant Chair
man, Blair County, Altoona. Pa.
Sara F. Barnhart, B%ellefonte, Pa. Sec
rotary Group No. 3; Geraldine NJ.
Naunan. Bellefonte, Pa, Chairman
Group No. 3; NJ. NJ. Charles, Lancas-
ter, Pa, Secretary to Jay n. Schroed-
er, Group No. l; NJ. II. Rooms, York,