Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18
GREAT THRIFT"
CAMP AICN NOW
IN FULL SWING
To Last All Week-Wednes.
day Any Association Law
yer Will Write Your
WiIkFree.

NJ lhe NauOndl HIllt IdIupdlSh,
1 movement having for its purpose
the educating of America to ideas OF
thrift, opened in Omaha yesterday
with . reception by every bank and
financial institution in the city. 1t
10 being continued today in every
pulpit in Omaha. II will continue
Monday in drive" by the life In
surance companies. Every day dur
ing the week has been designated rs
some individual "day" upon which
a particular phase Of thrift" will be
opened to the public.
Thrift does not mean sticking
every cent you can lay your hands
on into the bank" says Walter w.
i Head, president OF the Omaha Ma
tionai bank and head Of the Ma
tionel Thrift campaign in Ne
braska. Thrift means making your
money do it's full duty. There Is
thrift In earning, thrift In saving,
thrift In spending and thrift In CIV
ing. This campaign 10 to teach
thrift In It's broad sense. 1t Is not
intended to. teach stinginss' and
penury."
Thrift Day In Church
To-day 10 thrift day In the
churches. The official name OF the
day Is Shares With Others" day.
From practically every pulpit In
II Omaha a lesson In thrift In sharing
with others will be given. Every
religious denomination In the city
has endorsed the movement and to-
day ministers, priests, preachers and
rabbis will all tell their congrega-
tions something Of the spiritual side
OF thrift
Yesterday was "bank" day. The
Is Omaha banks and building and
loan associations kept "open house"
during the evening. Hundreds of
Omaha people, many with bank ac-
counts, many with savings accounts,
many without any sort Of accounts,
4 were callers. The guests learned
something about the inside of 4
4 bank. They also came to know the
1 individual bankers. They learned
4 that some of the very biggest ac-
\ counts in the banks were little ac-
\ counts a few years ago. With that
4 idea in their minds many of the
4 callers last night will be depositors
I before the month is ended.
II Protect the Family.
4 Tomorrow is "Life Insurance"
4 day. In these days no man talks
Il against life insurance as general
4 policy. Tomorrow the life insur-
II ance men of Omaha will talk life in
surance in general, not some indi-
H vidual insurance company. They will
h try to emphasize to the people the
Il value of protection for the wife and
II the children when the bread-winner
|, is gone. A number of different
L methods will be used to place the
L general subject of life insurance be-
II fore the people.
Il Tuesday will be devoted to the
II thought Of "Own Your Own Home" !"
II A plan by which every man may
II own his home will be promulgated
Il by the Omaha Real Estate board
L Some years ago Omaha was called a
City Of Homes" Today Omaha is
H more of q city of homes than ever
Il as any one who has attempted to
4 rent Z house in this city any time
\ in the last year will admit. Page
4 advertisements in the newspapers
on Tuesday will tell something Of
4 thrift in home owning.
n make 4 Will" Free.
n Wednesday prepare to die. Make
4 will. Wednesday Is make a
Il VIII" day. Few people may see
h the connection between thrift and
4 making ! will. But if these same
H people could put in few days in
4 the Douglas county court house and
II see the many law suits which have
II resulted from the lack of wills, they
Il might change their minds. On We'd
H nesday any member Of the Omaha
H Bar association will write will for
II any caller without, cent of cost.
| The bar association invites all Oma-
ha to come in and get its will writ
ten on that day.
II Thrift In Industry" 10 the par
ticular subject for Thursday. On
that day Omaha employers and
II committees of their employees will
H get together and settle upon some
II plan OF collective thrift or saving.
4 Different plans will be offered
4 plans which have proven successful
| in some of the greatest industrial
1 plants in America.
| Family Budget"
| Friday is Family Budget" day.
/ Making . budget and sticking to it
| has been cracked up as one Of the
| very best plans for thrift that has
| so far been invented" The thrift
| committee has offered prizes for the
1 best family budget submitted for
1 incomes Of $50 per week or for $50
per week, as we'll as a prize for the
| best theoretical budget for an in
come of SIPS per month. Additional
| prizes have been offered for the best
| 50o-word essay on Should a man
marry on SIPS per month";" Already
/ a number of entries in the contest
| have been made.
/ "Pay Your Bills" Day.
| "Pay Your Bills" day, Saturday,
/ ends the campaign. The Associated
Retailers of Omaha, in newspaper
| advertising and otherwise, will on
| that date tell Omaha people the
thrift of paying their bills promptly
when due and thus maintaining their
own credit They will have other
| things to tell the people also about
II "Pay Your Bills"
|I n connection with Thrift week,
every school child in Omaha, public,
| parochial and private. is entered in