NATIONAL THRIFT

Evening Star, Issue 15907, 13 September 1915, Page 7

NATIONAL THRIFT

WOMAN'S PART. Jlr H. E. Morgan, who is assisting the Parliamentary Was Savings Committee in the national thrift campaign, pointed out in an interview -with a representative of the 'Daily Telegraph' that people employed in what may be called the'"luxury trades" could be far better and more usefully serving a national purpose by enlisting-, by -working in a munition factory (women as well as men), by going on the land, by helping to make Army equipment, or in a hundred and one practical and. serviceable directions. The committee recognise that this is a matter which is almost entirely in the hands of women. It is -women, and particularly well-to-do women, .who mostly keep the "luxury trades" going. It is open to them to'give a lead And sot an example by practising economy. Opinions may differ with regard to the directions in which the great denial may. bo made. But, said Mr Morgan, there can be no doubt- about the following : 1. No one should build a house to reside in himself or herself. 2. No costly presents should be given, except in the form of war scrip. 5. No motor cars should be used, except for essential or charitable purposes. 4. No entertaining in restaurants should take place. 5. Changes in fashion should be ignored or discouraged. 6. Expenditure upon funerals and mourning should be kept down. 7. .Servants should be dispensed with except those necessary, for the simplest requirements. 8. "Treating" should be given up until the war is over, and until, in fact, wo are able to toast the final victory. It may be added that these conclusions have been arrived at by a council of experts and practical men. who consider that self-abnegation in all, or some, of these directions is vitally necessary in the public interest. The only way in which the. war can be paid for is by every individual savinc money, and also by avoiding waste.- Apart from the saving of money, which is often not possible with the very poorest -persons in the. community, the waste, that uoes on is very heavy, and obtains in "all spheres of society.