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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT B BANK of COMMERCE I Christmas Barking Club I I II On December ISth I cRfou Can BANKING CLUB JOIN WITH a It Costs Nothing to Join There is no entrance fee of any kind. You get back every cent you pay into the Club. How to Start Look at the different clubs in the table below, and select the club you wish to join, then come into our bank with 10c, 5c, 2c, Ic or 59c, $1, $5 or whatever sum yon like; 'we will make you a member of our Christ mas Banking Club and give you a Bank Book showing the amount of money you have paid in, and the Club, you have joined. This is all there is to it. COME m AND JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS KIN RAN V I Everybody Can Join Nobody is Barred Qut Everybody Should join MEN and WOMEN, BOYS and GlRtS, LITTLE CHILDREN, the BABY all should join. You can take out memberships for your family or friends An employer can take out nemberships for his employes. We will welcone everyone. Persons should join our Christmas Banking Club to set a good example to their children. The saving habit acquired early in life is of untold value to them in the future. I JIMS The Reasons for the, Christmas Banking Club To provide a way for those of moderate and even small means to save a part of what they earn. To teach the saving habit to old as well as young by having a certain speci fied sum to save each week. To rake it easy for little children to learn that saving and banking money is the sure way to accumulate money. To teach economy by showing that the small amounts usually frittered away for unnecessary things amount to large sums in a short time. To make "SAVERS" instead of "SPENDERS" out of the people. To help others to help themselves. What the Different Clubs will Pay You; lc CLUB PAYMENTS 1st week lc 2nd week 2c 3rd week 3c Increase Every Week by lc Total in 50 weeks $12.75 2c CLUB PAYMENTS 1st week 2c 2nd week .4c 3rd week 6c Increase Every Week by 2c. Total in 50 weeks $25.50 5c CLUB f Payments 1st week 5c 2nd week 10c 3rd week 15c Increase Every Week by 5c. Total in 50 weeks $63.75 10c CLUB PAYMENTS 1st week 10c 2nd week... 20c 3rd week . 30 Increase Every Week by 10c. Total in 50 weeks $127.50 50c CLUB PAYMENTS 1st week , S0c 2nd week ..50c 3rd ween 50c Deposit 50c Every Week Total in 50 weeks $25.00 $1.00 CLUB PAYMENTS 1st week, $1.00 2nd week $1.00 3rd week $1.00 Deposit $1.00 Every Week. Total in 50 weeks $50.00 $5.00 CLUB PAYMENTS 1st week....'. $5.00 2nd week .$5.00 3rd week .$500 Deposit $5 00 Everv Week. Total in 50 weeks $250.00 XCLUB FOR $2, $3, $4, $10 or any A in 9 a a t You can pay as many weeks in advance as You wish Make the Largest Payment A very popular way uf joining the Club is to begin with the largest payment first. Then you decrease your payments each week. This makes it easy at the end,. For instance, if you join the 5c Decreasing Club your payments are; First week $2.50 Second week... . $2.45 Third week.. $2.40 Each week you decrease your payment 5c! Your last payment is only 5c. In 50 weeks you have $63.75. We have decreasing Clubs in lc, 2c, 5c and 10c. Clubs to JFit Every Purse Our Christmas Banking Club is for YOU. It was made to admit everyone by having Clubs for small as well as larger amounts. No matter how much you earn, be it large or small amounts, we have a Club that you can and should join. The best advice your best friend can give you is to learn to save your money. If you haven't yet learned this, begin now. Join our Chrisfmas Banking Club It is the only sure road to wealth. Ask any rich man today how he got his start He will tell you it bsgan with a small Savings Account. Make your start. Make it NOW Join our Christmas Banking Club. c ; YOU WILL RECEIVE 4 PER GENT. INTEREST BANK 0. E. KEARNS, President H. A. MILLIS, Cashier COMMERCE J. H. ADAMS and A M. RANKIN, Vice-Presidents G. A. POLLOCK, Asst. Cashier X