The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-16

at community center, Ninth and Mul-
Snider, state secretary of women g work
berry streets, Jan. 18 at p. m. Mrs.
Jessye McClain will preside. Ottumwa,
Mrs. r. Thai, Burlington; Mrs. w. H.
Davidson, Oskaloosa; Mrs. Cora Martin
stein, Davenport; Mrs. D. Burrows, Ce-
dar Rapids; Mrs. G. @. Loonlis, Center
vile; Mrs. Il. !. Hanson, Waterloo;
Mrs. f. Pickett, Mason City; Mrs.
Aurora Potts, Washington, Iowa; Mrs.
w. Miller, Marshalltown, district chair
man blocking, Abba, Buxton), Mrs. F.
Bickert. Musical numbers will be fur
| nished at these meetings by club mem
bers.
Executive officers and club presidents,
| will preside. We are urging that as
nearly as possible a massmeeting be held
on Sunday, Jan. IS in each Of these
During ssThrift week. If you are
| towns.
not holding regular meeting club pres
may as nearly as possible carry out the
idents call special meeting that you
program as outlined for the week by
the treasury department Of the govern
ment savings organization. As Ameri-
can citizens it is our duty to take an
active part in national and state af-
fairs.
Thrift concerns each individual.
Thrift will solve the high cost Of living
problems.
In this great national movement we
solicit your cooperation.
Thrift literature will reach all club
presidents for use during Thrift
week. Program for "Thrift week.
follows:
Jan. 17-National thrift day. To en-
list the nation in campaign to save
first and spend afterwards In other
words. to stick resolutely to the program
of making the present insure the future
by the regular saving and investment
of some part of every pay envelope to
finance future opportunities or neds; to
invest saving safely, preferably in loss
proof government securities; to curb
the profiteer by demanding dollars
worth Of goods for every dollar spent.
Jan. 18-Thrift Sunday. Sermons in
all pulpits on the relation of economic
life to religious well being, and the
ned Of sharing with others.
Jan. l9-National life insurance day.
To emphasize the Importance of pro-
tecting one family with life insur-
ance.
Jan. 20. 20 - Own-your own home
day. To show how desirable and pos
sible it is to own home.
Jan, 21-Make-awill day. To urge
men to make wills, and in so doing i'm
press upon them the necessity of max
ing provision for the future.
Jan. -Thrift-in-industry day. To
emphasize the need for factory thrift,
and the economic value of cooperation
between capital ard labor.
Jan. 23-Family budgt day. To show
the Importance of using the bugdet plan
in family finance. -.-
Jan. 24-Pay-your- bills day. To en-
phasize the moral obligation to pay
debts.
AS president of the I. F. c. w. G. I
am urging that as many club women or
the state as possible attend the meeting
in the city Of Des Moines, Jan. 20 at
Corinthian Baptist church, Fifteenth
and Linden streets, at which time Iowa
club women will have as their guest,
Americas foremost club woman, Mrs.
Mary B. Tolbert Of Buffalo, N. Y,
president N. A. C.. w. c., life member
Douglas memorial committee, active
worker in N. A. A. G. p.
Mrs. Tolbert spent some time IN
France during the late war and will
bring message directly from the
front OF the part taken by our own sol
diers in the last war. A capaclty mouse
should greet this most distinguished
guest. Every club woman in the city
Of Des Moines should be present co
greet their national president, and ex-
tend to her the welcome she 80 right
fully deserves. sg