The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-13
'hATIOh-WIDE THRIFT
ASSOlUT|OMo Or \. c. /,

+~@ To hetp tins American family think
straight and act w!seiy about money
matters, the Industrial department OF
the 2. NJ c. A. win lannch cam
paiSr for . National Thrift Week.
beginning January IT. Benjamin
Frank1in's birthday. The government,
! the American Bankers association. the
National Credit Mems association and
other organizations and clubs repre-
sentins commerce and industry have
offered their heartiest cooperation In
the hope OF making permanent the
results OF the governments highly
successful program OF thrift and sound
investment during the war
The 2. NJ. G. A Will aim TO dem
onstrate by concrete examples the de-
STABILITY and absolute necessity of
thrift not only on the part of the in
dtvidual but OF the communities as .
whole. II the country IS to recover from
the effects OF the war. On each day
OF the campaign some phase OF the
thrift program VIII be stressed. be-
ginning with Bank Day when the
service which the bank renders to the
community will be emphasized. The
designated az Thrift Sunday ma
tional Lite Insurance. Day" Own
Your Own Home Day Make A Will
Day" Thrift IN Industry Day" Fam.
i,y Budget Day and Pay Your Bills
Day
The opportunity !s at haud TO rem
der q practical and character building
piece OF sArvice and to do it at q cru
ciaI time In the econmic life OF our ma
ton. ~says Arthur NJ East, secretary
OF the National Thrift Week commit
taA- ANY program to do thie must
be lasting program Thrift week Is
fundamentally an idea week Far a.
period OF eight days the commercial
and Industrial leaders OF each COM
nnunity VIII lend their time and energy
to the problem OF setting tbs economic
program IN motion
TT should be clearly understood
that this is not campaign promoted
TO sell materials Or to boost the bust
mess OF local eoneeTnA The by-pro-
duet OF the program undoubtedly VIII
be the stimulation OF new interest in
bank accounta. life insurance, real es-
tatA. prompt payment Of bills and IN
other thtrgu which in turn will mean
IN increase OF business to those en-
gagsd In such enterprises. The main
purpose Of the weeks program, how
evAr. Il to establish the thrift idea in
the community. Savings societies.
other agencies Will be used to develop
the thrift creed altar It has orce been
brought home.
Among the obJecttves OF the cam.
pa1sr which have been outlined by the
national COMMITTEES. and will be put
forward BY the local committees dur
Ing tho weak Of the campaign are az
follows.
TO educate the community in the
render.
TO conserve through the banking tn
s1turon the educational value Of the
various government war loan cam
paiKrs.
/. To teach SOUND economic doctrines
bearing especially Oh present day IN
settled conditions
To protect people from wild cat
schemes and encourage then, to invest
IA local enterprises
To encourage every individual IL
he community to open bank at
count
To encourage people to own proper.
y and help them accumulate funds
VIII which event1ally 10 own the.y
own homes
To help ycuns rnen and boys to
nj their homes and abilities into the
purposes OF q weIl-rounded life and
enable thern to bAar their full share OF
responsthuity to their families, to the
community life and to their country.
To develcp character. Teaching
the right value OF things material op-
ems the doorway 70 q correct vaIua-
ton OF things moral and spiritual, and
TO An individual acceptance OF the IN
VOWED principles which will relate
man Alright to h.rnseE. hts brother
man and his God.
TO conserve the results OF National
Thrift Week Observance by YEAR
round program OF economic activities.