Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-14
1OMEN'S CLUBS
Ito HELP THRIFT
WEEK WORKERS.
Meetings to Be Held in EUery
Community in u. s. Jan.
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The General Federation of Women's
clubs will assist National Thrift week,
which will be celebrated throughout the
country Jan. 1T-24, it was announced to-
day The General Federation has more
than 100000 members, and they have
pledged to drive home the need of ma
tonal thrift in all the departments of
life.
Miss George A. Bacon Of Worcester.
Mass, director of thrift work in the
federation, has a complete organization
in forty-two states that thrift meetings
may be held in every county and COM
AAIrMntty in them at the appointed time
Iss Bacon has laid special emphasis
thrift in the homo. in that 20 pei
mt of the common buying of this
country is done by women, principally
housewives. She has prepared deca-
logue on thrift for the American house
wife ard her family to follow, and II
is upon these that the meetings win
base their discussions.
TEN COMMA MOMENTS
! FOR THRIFTY.
The commandments" are as followsi
I q Work and earn; 2, make a budget;
4 3, keep record of expenditures; 4,
! have bank account; 5, carry life insur~
! ance; 6, make a will; T. own your own
| home; s, pay your bills promptly; O.,
4 invest in government securities; 10, share
| with others.
The first meeting will be devoted to
1 the advantage IN keeping banb ac-
y count and the place banking institu-
tons hold in promoting thrift and safe
investments. Special emphasis Will he
laid upon Family Budget day. Jan. %.
The Importance of individual prOduc-
ion will be urged that every member
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thus contribute to a family income Open
forums on family budgets; the co-opera-
ton of libraries in bringing out ell books
that relate to the economic value of
thrift; neig hborhood meetings to discuss
family budgets and the high cost of liv-
ing; the formation of community coun-
ellis to combat profteering, are among
some of the means of promoting thrift
that will be presented in various com
nunities
COUNTY FEDERATIONS
BEING FORMED.
/. AS one means OF promoting the com
munity service work of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs program In
community service, county declarations
are being organized in every state where
they have not been created previously.
Small clubs which as yet have not en-
tered into district and state organizations
,,are being welded together to meet county
weeds in the hope that they will catch
The spirit of the times and learn the value
of organized effort. The educational
value Of county organization for com
muuity service and its power in bring
ing about many needed reforms can
hardly be overestmated. The intimate
relation and close acquaintance of county
women with each other and in under
standing local needs place them In fine
position to help meet these needs, espe-
cially in regard to county institutions
and their management. Missouri Indiana,
Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota and many other
states have accomplished noteworthy re-
forms through this medium. California
is fast falling into line, with the result
that the entire west is awakening to it's
many points of advantage Mrs. George
W. Plummer, Chicago, director of com
munity service in the general federation.
is finding this medium one of her great
est assets in promoting greater service
for community betterment.