South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-15
FLYING WEDGE TEAMS
MAKE STRONG ATTACK
Concentrated Effort Made to
Clean Up $4,000 for Hos
pitaI Fund BY Wednesday
Night.

The fund for Epworth hospital was
boosted TO the $4,000 mark Mon
day by the unofficial reports at the
noon day luncheon at the Y. NJ. G. A.
when eight $500 subscriptions were
reported as well as a large number
of smaller ones.
A special committee Of five prom
inent business men has been or
ganized to make a special effort to
visit the factories Of the city for
$500 donations only. Twenty factor
les will be visited and an effort made
TO get this amount from each. Eight
were visited in the morning and each
promised to give $500.
Secy. J. q. Ames Of the Y. NJ. G. a.
talked at the luncheon, pointing out
the need Of personal work by every
member of every committee. Miss
Anna y. COushaine also gave a short
talk instructing the committees. Miss
Coushaine was the principal speak
er at the Ministers association meet
ing in the morning. The ministers of
the city will give all their time to
helping the movement in an effort 10
raise the fund TO the $4,000 mark
by Wednesday night.
An enthusiastic meeting of the eX-
ecutive committee and team workers
was held at headquarters in the Y.
M. G. A. building Sunday afternoon
and arrangements for the next three
days canvass were perfected
In the absence OF Chairman Hardy,
who was out of the city, A L. Hub
bard presided. The main business
was the assignment. OF, committees.
Several important matters were
discussed and rumors were afloat of
various large gifts that may be ex-
pected within a day or so. Two of
the big corporations have announced
their decision to increase previous
subscriptions Of 500 each 10 $500.
Three organizations are raising ST.
600 each. Gratifying reports have
been received from Masonic, Area
mum, Elks. WOodmen and other fra
ternal organizations.
In Is local churches the pastors
devoted their sermons TO telling of
the work at Epworth, and the result
Of these sermons has already been
felt in additional subscriptions that
will be ready for announcement on
Tuesday.
Campaign Closes Wednesday.
The campaign closes Wednesday
night. when the final reports will be
heard at the Y. NJ. G. A. headquarters.
Only S17. 900 has already been raised.
and S35,0OO additional must be raised
within the next three days If the cam
paign is TO show the $4,000 total by
the last day Of the canvass. Realiz-
ing this most of the workers will lay
aside their own business and social
affairs entirely. for the next three
days and evenings. in order that the
campaign may be brought to a sue
cessful close with the expiration Of
the campaign period.
All workers and others who are to
be present are asked to report
promptly for luncheon at 1890 Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday. One
half hour will be given 10 the serving
OF luncheon, ten minutes 10 the as
signment OF additional names. and
five minutes TO an enthusiasm talk,
with secy. Ames of the Y. NJ. c. a.
as speaker.
Four special Flying Wedge teams
made up at Sundays meeting for the
purpose Of starting out bright and
early Monday. are made up as fol-
lows:
James r. Haughton. A. L. Hubbard
Burr Stephenson. J. .. Ames. Rabbi
CrOnbach. DIR. Jas. L. Gardiner. W.
j. Keller, H NJ. Kaufman, g. g.
Schaefer, James Schuler Lawrence
p. Hardy, Harry a. Engman. jr. DR..
Edgar Myers, Simon Greenebaum.
Stores Will Cooperate
Through the courtesy OF Ellis
wOrths. RObertsOns, Wymans and Sax
department stores. an attractive little
folder outlines the needs Of the hos
pital and explaining the work in de-
tail. will be placed in the homes of
thousands OF South Bend residents.
through the medium of packages de-
livered 10 the homes.
Lawrence =. Hardy, general chair
man OF the Epworth hospital cam
paign. announces a churchmen's COM
mittee OF SO men representing the
local churches a committee of three
headed by the pastor OF each church
having been appointed for active
work. The pastors whose anmes have
been added 10 the executive commit
tee and whose church are sending
workers 20 reinforce the campaign
committee include:
Rev. q. y. Decker, ID. d. First Bap-
tist Rev. r. G.. Daugherty. ID. D..
Grace Methodist Episcopal: Rev Jas.
Gardiner ID. H., ST Paurs Memorial
Rabbi Abraham Cronbach. Temple
Bethel: Rev. Geo. w. HENRY First
Christian. Rev. A. III. keck, Lutheran.
Rev. q. Y. Null, Brethren: Rev. Par
sons, Quincy Az. Baptist; Rev. Lippin-
colt. First Presbyterian Rev g. ~.
Horst United Brethren; Rev A. g..
Schaefer. Lowell Height: Rev j. :.
Burns. Trinity Presbyterian.
Other members OF the executive
commietee. Include. Or. Hugh n Mil
Ter. Simon Greenebaum. DR.. $ a.
Clark. J. G.. EllswOrt. DR.. Walter Bak-
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