Arizona republican., 1920-01-18
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Mrs. l.. E. Hewins will be chairman Of the program presented at the Col Iege club on Wednesday afternoon when she will discuss Russian folk lore and mythology. Other numbers on the program include Fairy Tales and Folk Stories" by Miss Elizabeth Campbell and Tales from GogoP' by Mrs. kim ball Bannister The club will give social affair during February planning a delightful Valetine party for the evening of the fourteenth.
 The Harmony club will give an eve hing card party at the Woman's club
 early in February for the benefit of its fund devoted to charity. The event
 will be delightfully."- planned the ar
 rangeemnts being in charge of the fol-
 lowing committee. Mrs C. B. Weich
 chairman; Mrs. Mitt Sims, Mrs James
 McKiel Mrs. F. H. Hicks, and Mrs.
 Eugene Hughes. The club will hold an
 important business meeting on We'd
 nesday afternoon when details of the coming event will be discussed among other matters.
 National Thrift week will be cele- brated throughout this country Jan
 uary 1T-2i. The United States gov
 ernment has requested its universal observance by all organizations. It has especially requested the cooperation of the General Federation of Women'S clubs, with it's more than two million members, to drive home the need of national thrift in all the departments of life. Miss Gergie A. Bacon, 37 Dean street, Worcester, Mass. director of thrift work in the general federation
 has a complete organization in 42 states, so that thrift meetings will be held in every county and community in them at the appointed time. Miss I~ lot {n1 |, 1-te <1v. thrift in the home, in that 70 per cent of the common buying of this country is done by women, principally house wives. She has also prepared a deca- logue on thrift for the American housewife and her family to follow. will base their discussions. The "com mandments" are:
 l. Work and earn. g. Make a bud get. 3. Keep a record of expenditures. 4. Have a bank account. 5. Carry life insurance. 6. Make a will. '. Own your own home. 8. Pay your bills promptly. g. Invest in govern ment securities. 10. Share with others.
 The first meeting will be devoted to the advantage in keeping a bank ac count and the place banking institu- tions hold in a community in promot- ing thrift and safe investments. The date, January IT, a curious co-incident, is the birthday anniversary of that pa tron saint of thrift. Benjamin Franklin. Special emphasis will be laid upon Family Budget day. January 23. Sys- tenn in the home is the keynote to suc- cessful household management. It is as necessary there as in the factory or the retail store.
 The importance or individual pro- duction vii be urged that every mem Der of a family may become a pro- ducer and thus contribute to the fam fly income. The admonition, He who would eat must work" will be revived until personal conscription to the in- dustrial. field is felt to be a sacred duty.
 Open forums on family budgets; the cooperation of libraries in bringing out all books that relate to the eco- homie. value of thrift; neighborhood | meetings to discuss family budgets | and the high cost of living; the forma- | ton of community councils to combat 1 profiteering are among some of the means of promoting thrift that will be presented in various communities.