South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-15
CAMPAIGN REPORT
SHOWS INCREASE
TO 378 MEMBERS

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ing considered as a probable home for
it,
The alertness and persistence of the
Chamber of Commerce Will, i believe,
be the means of compelling our con-
cern to decide to locate in this city,
he asserted. Mr.. Engman, president
of the Chamber of Commerce of this
city, rather than send a letter in an
sWer TO letters sent out by our Office
70 numbers of cities all over the ma
ton, immediately got on a train and
came TO Chicago, and as a result / am
in South Bend looking over the prop
OSitiOn Of starting business here"
Nears 400 Mark.
The campaign took on some big
proportions Thursday, the member
ship reaching toward 400. The cam
paign closes probably Friday and
special effort will be made TO boost il
towards the 500 mark by that time.
Numbers of South Bend citizens have
been out of the city during the cam
pa1Sn and it is thought it viii be
necessary TO continue it a few days.
The team headed by J. =. Weber
and Fred Dennis has the largest num-
Der to report Thursday, bringing in
p new members. They received 10
memberships from the Michigan &
Indiana Electric Co. The George
assigning them TO heads of depart
ments w. w. Ridenour and ROllo
Page with their teams head the list
of captains, having rs memberships.
Prof. f. L. Sims was among the
speakers Thursday. j. @. Ames, sew
rotary of the Y. NJ. &. ~, who took
out his first membership this week
presided at the meeting. Among the
latest new members are the names of
John MERRIAM of the South Bend En-
craving Co. and +. H. Miller of the
American Trust Co.
In his opening remarks Harry A.
Engman, jr., president OF the organ
ization, set forth the plans being made
for a federation of the city charities,
asserting that in one organization
alone out of $4,000 contributed it is
necessary to eXpend So, 500 for eXecu-
tive functions alone, leaving only Il
small amount for DhilanthrOpic use.
To Talk Federation.
He asserted that the federation
would supply a single executive in
single building with only one set of
administrative affairs 10 maintain and
the margin to be increased for phil
anthrOpic purposes would be largely
increased. A meeting will be held
Sunday afternoon at the new Chamber
of Commerce building on w. Jefferson
blvd, when representatives of the va
IlOuS CndIlLA oI6dllLd NlOllS III nc
present to discuss a federation.
This will be the first meeting to be
held in the new quarters and cOnsid-
cradle enthusiasm is being shown.
Moving will take place Saturday. The
plan of work TO be arranged for the
organization was carefully outlined
by Lucius r. Wilson as the principal
speech Of the meeting. He asserted
that the results of the campaign thus
far are favorable as compared with
the average American city. Need of
some plan of work. however. was en-
phasized by the speaker, who said that
plans must be formulated for keeping
the organization of benefit to the city.
The hit and miss plan must not
be followed" he said. 1t is possible
the plan being followed in Cleveland,
Des Moines and Detroit Will be ar
ranged by the local organization. Mr..
Wilson will have a member of his staff
remain in South Bend for the next
three months. if necessary, to pro-
mote the work of organization and
outlining a systematic work.