| Show OCT 2531 25 31 NAMED BY BUSINESS confidence WEEK october 2531 25 31 has been set aside as business confidence week and plans are completed by the international association of lions clubs to observe this week through a weeks program of activities tivi ties the movement Is launched at this time to bring to the focus af public attention the need for confidence in american business institutions and for the need of active steps in relieving unemployment walter S gifford director of the presidents organization on unemployment relief states that observance of business confidence week as planned will render substantial aid to unemployment unemployment is to be dealt with by each local community and through the cooperation of all local forces such as service clubs commercial social and religious organizations working in a united local effort the american bankers association gave early approval and commendation of business confidence week railroads telephone companies telegraph companies industrial corporations public utilities and wholesale bouses have pledged cooperation in launching and giving support to the week business confidence week opens on sunday october 25 as community church day followed by confidence and civic consciousness day labor and industry day agricultural day professional and health day your town day and the week will end with jubilee day on saturday the week will encourage buying not for the sole sake of buying but because of its favorable reaction on unemployment and because it will act as a check for the present drain on charities emphasis will also be given to local advertising ver during the week consumption of local produce organized care of community destitute and campaigns to gather clothing and canned goods for distribution to the needy during the coming winter A community benefit entertainment will be held one night during the week to swell funds to aid community poor group and mass meetings will be held with four minute speakers on economic subjects these subjects being chosen with a view to give proper consideration to those more healthy community state and national conditions inspiring confidence and calling for earnest work towards economic stabilization A community survey of unemployment will be made upon which to base unemployment relief and charity ork for the coming winter the lions association with its membership of business men in 2600 clubs contemplate setting club quotas for providing employment during that week the average club s quota will bo five jobs which will make a total of 13 jobs provided for unemployed during business confidence week included in the activities of business confidence week will be a back to school campaign all cases where students have failed to return to school either high school or colleges and universities are to be investigated thess students will bo encouraged to return to school and if financial aid Is needed a loan or scholarship will be secured it possible concerted attention to this problem during business confidence week should make a considerable cut in the young men who would otherwise be among those unemployed |
