The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-18
MUCH INTEREST
IN THRIFT WEEK
SPECIAL DAYS WILL BE
OBSERVED THIS
WEEK.
FORMING CLUBS
Campaign Will Be Conducted
With School Children AS
Mediums--Splendid
Cooperation.

| This is Thrift week all over tn,
nation. Through these schools
through the press, clubs and through
the mails the campaign to promotl
thrift is being forwarded
Last week Mr.. Harvey f. Pafford
field representative of the savings di.
vision Of the Sixth Federal Reserve
District, with headquarters at Allan
ia, Ca, was in Columbus organizing
and perfecting plans for the distribu-
tion Of propaganda with the far
reaching idea of carrying the idea of
thrift into cccry home in this coun-
try.
National Thrift Week began yester.
day, January 18th, and will continue
until next Saturday, January oath
A complete program is set aside foi
each day; yesterday was Thrift Day
or Bank Day." to emphasize the ser.
vice the bank renders a community.
Today is "Share Others Day; it is
to emphasize the relation of money
to character, with sermons in all. the
churches as feature.
Tomorrow, Monday, is Life Insur-
ance Day." To emphasize the value
Of protecting loved ones with insur-
anee. In this connection the leading
insurance agencies in Columbus have
purchased a page in this issue Of the
Dispatch in the interest Of Insurance
Day" Of Thrift Week. They are
Messrs. B. Z. Seal, Ike Winston, Jesse
p. Woodward, l. II. Simon, F. r,
Simms, w. E. Frazee, and Z. II. and
+. s. Slaughter associated with II. S.
Cox.
"Own Your Own Home Day. is
Tuesday and Is to emphasize the dc.
sirability Of owing ones home.
Wednesday is "Make a Will Day.
to impress the Importance of making
will.
Thrift In Industry Day" is set for
Thursday, January 22,to emphasize
the identical Interest Of employed and
employee.
Family Budget Day" is on Friday
and is TO emphasize the advantages
of using the budget plan of financing.
Last but not least of the days as
outlined is "Pay Your Bills Day"
which comes on Saturday, January
"a, and is to impress upon everyone
the moral obligation of paying bills
promptly.
The idea of "Naticlal Thrift Week"
was conceived by the Young Mems
Christian Association several years
ago and has rapidly grown in favor
being now endorsed by practically
every national agency and the Treas
ury Department of the United States.
The general plasl, under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Silas W. Davis, govern
ment director Of the War Loan Or
ganization, Atlanta, Ca, embraces
four lines of propaganda converging
on the home, with the paramount
idea beng to establish a Thrift Club
in every home.
Through the schools Of the city
Prof. J. c. Meadows in directing the
movement and in the county generally
Prof. E. A. Stanley, County Super
intendent Of Education. A series of
leaflets addressed to the parents will
be given the pupils with instructions
to carry them home. The first ad-
dressed to the mother and it
tells her n child. language of a mes
sage from Uncle Sam. Then the
Home Circle Thrift Club idea is de-
veloped in way that appeals to the
family. A week later the child takes
home leaflet addressed to the father
and few days another for both
mother and father.
This last calls for the organization
of Home Circle Thrift Club. Aside
from the fact that Club has been or
ganized, the government asks moth
ing. They will send instructive liter
ature to families organizing Clubs
but do not wish to pry at all into
family affairs.
The press, pulpit, patriotic organiza-
tions will all assist in forwarding the
idea of thrift throughout the nation.
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