| Show Ben Franklins Franklin's Birthday Today I Anniversary Honored T rA 1919 1 9 1 9 W. W S. S S. S Drive Launched 1 I T THIS famous mural painting shows Franklins Franklin's return to Philadel Phila- Phila 1 del delphia hia I 1785 after his successful mission to France where his wisdom and personality won mat material rial and al I. I aid for the young Am American republic and laid the foundations of enduring national ties of friendship Soon after his return he was chosen governor of Pennsylvania r I II I I I I I II I I II I A. A 1 I 1 w r S f t If You Would Be Wealthy Think of Saving as asWell asWell asWell Well as Getting Is Wise Saw Sav of Quaker Apostle of Thrift ODAY is BenJan Benjamin Benjamn n Franklins Franklin's T TODAY birthday The treasury department of the United States is honoring honoring honoring hon hon- oring the memory of Franklin The apostle of ot thrift by officially official official- ly Jy launching the 1919 war savings campaign throughout the country It was the beloved old Quaker City printer who first preached the doctrine of ot thrift and saving In Inthe Inthe inthe the United States He was the theauthor theauthor theauthor author of ot the most familiar writIngs writIngs writ writ- writIngs Ings and sayings on thrift Jn In the world Reports from the treasury de department department department de- de say that special thrift exercises will be held In the schools throughout the country In honor of ot Franklin Frankiin and amb that libraries will also make the day dar a special one During the Revolutionary war It was who Incurred our debt t to France and made it possible possible possible ble for the United States to become a free and independent nation And it was Franklins Franklin's and Lafayette's voice from the past that aroused the hordes of Yankee warriors and sent them overseas to partly pay back with blood and gold that which we rightfully owed Benjamin Franklins Franklin's thrift writIngs writings writ writ- ings and sayings so eo pertinent in his day are Just as sound and true now as they were then Here Hero are some of them familiar in American Ameri Amen can homes Save and have Every little makes a mickle Look before or you'll find yourself behind He that waits walts upon fortune Is never sure of ot a All things are chea cheap to the saving sayIng sav say ing dear to the wasteful If Jf you would be wealthy think of saving as well wen as getting Beware Deware of oC small expenses a small amaH leak will sink a great ship A penny saved is two pence clear A pin a a aday day is a groat a year Gain may be temporary and uncertain uncertain un un- un- un certain but expense is constant I and certain It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow fol tol- foi- foi low it |
