The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-12
Mayor Lotion His Issued ProcIama-
zion for This Campaign Which
r Lasts All Next
se VI Week
Z. M. G. A. BEHIND IT
Cooperation Of Banks and Business
Houses is Being Enlisted to Drive
Home Lessons Of
Saving.

gives every one OF US
chance to be good to ourselves.
1t starts on Ben Frankiin's
birthday, January II. It is designed
to make every one Of us think and
act for prosperity and safety. All we
need to do to cash in fully is to open
a bank account, be neighborIy, start
to own a home, insure, make will,
work to purpose, plan your family
spending and get clear Of debt.
Saturday will see the beginning Of
Thrift week in Keokuk. Arrange
ments are being made to carry the
gospel of thrift through the week.
and the churches are going to OBJ
serve Thrift Sunday next Sabbath.
The mayor has issued a proclamation
calling attention to the week, and the
cooperation is being enlisted of all
OF the banks and all institutions in
Keokuk, by the Y. NJ c. A., which
has the Thrift week in charge.
The proclamation which the mayor
has issued follows:
To the People of the City of keokuk:
Whereas. The United States gov.
eminent, the American Bankers as
ISOLATION, the United States League
of Building and Loan Associations,
the National Federation of Construc-
ton Industries, the National Associa-
ton Of Real Estate Boards, the Ma
tional Association of Life Under
writer's, the Canadian Life Under
writer's association, the American
Life convention, the Retail Credit
Mems National associa tion, the Ma
tional Credit Mems association
Wholesalers the Retailers Com
mercial union, the Association Of
Life Agency Officers, the General.
Federation of Women's Clubs, are
cooperating with the Young Mems
Christian association in promoting
national Thrift week, beginning jan
uary II, 1920, for the purpose Of
teaching young men and boys to
think straight about their money
matters in the realms Of earning,
spending. investing and giving; and
Whereas, 1t is intended to empha-
size during this week bank service.
life insurance, home ownership, maxi
ing will, thrift in industry, the
family budget, prompt payment Of
bills, and sharing with others, as
some of the important economic doc
trines which need to be taught to
help in the development of their
characters; and
Whereas. Our government has ap-
pealed TO loyal people to help le-
establish normal economic conditions
at the earliest possible moment 10y
the wide practice of broa1 concep.
ton of thrift, making it patriotic
duty for every good citizen 20 prac- i
ice economy,
Therefore, I. Ed S. Lotion, mayor
Of the city of Keokuk, being firmly
convinced that the national Thrift
week program as it is planned is /;
worthy OF the support OF 1
every citizen of our city, appeal to !
LII citizens and residents Of the city
o assist the various Thrift week /
committees throughout the state, or
he local Thrift week committees, by
in every way possible to
make the observance of this impor-
ant occasion g success. +
In witness thereof, I have here.
into set my hand and caused the +
zeal OF the city Of Keokuk to be af.
liked. n
Done in the city of Keokuk this
welfth day of January, in the year
# our Lord, one thousand nine hun.
red and twenty. i