Evening star., 1920-01-17
NATIONAL THRIFT
WEEK HAS BEGUN
Washington Joins With Other
Cities in Campaign for
Economy.

| Washington Joined by 700 other
cities in all parts of the United
States celebrated Benjamin Frank
Inns birthday today and began OBJ
| servance of national thrift week.
which ends on January "a. with pay
! your bills promptly day" Reports
from all parts of the country indi-
cate that this campaign to lessen
| high cost of living by lessening wild
spending. increasing savings and
| stimulating production, has captured
! public fancy. In every city. lnclud-
, ing Washington, the local thrift COM
! mittees are having the hearty sup
port of all business interests. edu-
| Gators, civic workers. employers and
| municipal governments.
! In the District of Columbia. under
| the direction of John Poole as chair
| man, and l.. w. De Cast of the Y. NJ.
| C. A. as secretary. the executive com
mlttee and number of subcomnlt L
! tees staged elaborate programs. Ihe
| committee of the Washington bank
| ers, under the leadership of W. W,
! Spaid. had the promise of all banks
that they would do everything pos
| sible to encourage every washington
/ nian to start bank account and to
! invest in solid securities and homes
| A number of meetings were held III
various business eSta blishmentS. ana
| the bankers agreed to supply able
! speakers to expound monetary thrift,
To Deliver Thrift Sermons.
'.Share with others tomorrow will be
promoted largely by the ministers
of the District under the leadership
! of DR.. J. c. Palmer. Many Of them
have promised to deliver thrift ser
mons and to have thrift presented ia
their Sunday school; and other church
orga niZatiOtS.
The insurance underwriters. unde.'
the leadership of y. II. Baldwin, viii
display many posters. distribute Spc-
cial literature and send out flying
corps of speakers on Life Insurance
Monday"
The Real Estate Speakers Associa =
ton. under the direction of Harry S;
WeIch. will conduct whirlwind
campaign in the, interest of home :
| owning on own your own home day.
Tuesday.
The trust companies have agreed to
handle make "A will day January 81.
Various local employers viii! help
make thrift in industry day. Thurs
day, January 90, a success.
1t is believed that retail merchants
and women's clubs will emphasize
family budget Friday. and that local
credit associations Will be response
Bile for pay your bills PROMPTLY day
Observnnces In schools.
There will be special daily observ-
ance of thrift week in every one OF
the 200 elementary schools and eleven
high schools and normal schools. Su-
perintendent Ernest L. Thurston, a
member of thes District thrift week
committee. has held special meet
ing of supervisors, principals and high
school heads to provide a program.
Miss NJ. c. WetZell. the Treasury De-
partment savings representative in
the schools. has been supplied with
ny l.
tion to all public schools on request.
The school observance will begin
Monday and continue until Friday. In
the high schools thrift subjects will
be presented at the assemblies. and
in all elementary schools thrift in
struction will be given either in spe-
cial meetings of pupils or in combina-
tion with their daily lessons. Schools
desiring special programs have been
instructed to call upon L. w. De Cast
| to present to little folks the ten basic
principles of nationa; thrift week.
Safety Valve for Business.
In speaking of the Importance of
national thrift week, M. d. Rosenberg,
president of the District of Columbia
Bankers Association. said today:
National thrift week, which opens
today with Benjamin Franklin's birth
day. offers all of us what might be
business. 1t is of significance not
only to the business men and all fam
| lilies of the 700 cities which are to
! join Washington on active educational
campaigns, but is of great moment
| to industry. employment and produc-
| tion throughout the nation. Adoption
| of its ten financial commandments
| by citizens must do much to lessen
the current wild orgy of self-cheating
extravaganza and so release capital
| for production of necessities. Such
| a program widely put into effect
must assist in stabilizing financial
| conditions and go far to lessen lndl-
vidual unrest
II trust that every business man in
Washington will realize the impor-
tance of the sound economic thinking
which thrift week is designed to fos-
| ter. 1t makes not only for American
ism, but for far-sighted Americanism
which will help US to solve, not mere
! ly our immediate problems. but those
| larger questions that may be ex-
! pected."
Interest In Washington.
The heads of many of Washington's s
large business houses are taking great
! interest in the movement and meet.
| inEs of employees at the various well
known establishments will be held
! throughout the city during the drive.
w. W. Everett. vice president of
Woodward & Lothrops, addressed a
meeting of the employees today and
| pointed out the great benefits to be
derived from the campaign.
The firm will insert suitable men
tion of thrift week in all of it's ad-
vertisements until the drive is over.
!. a number of other meetings have
| been scheduled by E. S. Brashears.
chairman of speakers, and l.. w. De
{ Cast, Y. NJ c. A.
| and other observances in many
churches and Sunday schools. Mem
| bers of engine company No. 13. 10th
and G streets southwest, will hold a
| meeting at pm.
Meetings Next Week.
| On Monday a neighborhood meeting
/ will be held at the east car barn 14th
and East Capitol streets. at pm
On Tuesday there will be meetings
at car barn. 36th and NJ streets, at
| 2:45 pm; Tenleytown car barn, Wis
| consin avenue. 2:45 pm; truck NJ. 4.
New York avenue and NJ streets, $50
pm: Petworth Citizens Association.
at Petworth School, Sth ana Shepherd
| streets. at pm.
On Wednesday the employees of
Lansburgh & Bro. will meet at $40
am. and the Bankers Club at pm
| Technical High School, am. en-
ployes Of Barber & Ross, at 5th and
Vine streets, from 1915 to 12:45 pm
neighborhood meeting, car barn. 11th
| street and Florida avenue. at pm:
engine house No. TO- 18th street and
Maryland avenue northeast, 1880 pm:
engine house No. %. Georgia avenue,
Brightwood, PM, and engine house
! No. 26, 22d street between Franklin
| and Evarts streets northeast, HSO
| pm.
On Thursday meetings will be held
| streets southeast. 2:45 pm; Adams
| School, r street near 18th street, 9