The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-05
1000 VISITORS
VOLUNTEER FOR
HOME CAMPAIGN
Response to Visitation Appeal
Exceeds Original Call. but
More Are Needed
DETROIT AND SUBURBS
CUT UP INTO DISTRICTS
Each Has Own Chairman and
Observation-Disclosures De-
partment Aids Project

oficers in charge of Detroits q.
gantic Home Visitation campaign
which win be carried cut between the
hours OF 2 and O'Clock, Tuesday al.
ternoon, Dec. g. are more than pleased
with the hearty response which mas
come TO their appeals for WORKERS
and visitors TO make the plan sue
cess.
Although The. original call asked
for but 5000 visitors. 7,2OS persons
had offered their services up To noon
saturday. Even this number, how
ever, will not be sufficient, according
10 j. Shreve Durham, International
superintendent of Home Visitation.
Since coming TO Detroit, Mr.. Durham
has made thorough canvass OF the
Situation and has come 10 the conclu-
sion that, to finish the work IN the
two hours set apart for the purpose,
Cat least 5000 visitors will be required.
lit Is expected that this number will
be obtained by noon, Monday, and
4 final Instructions given out Monday
4 night and Tuesday morning, in the
various district headquarters. -.
In order to facilitate the work OF
giving out instruction and reporting
results on the day of the visitation
the city and it's suburbs have been di
vided into 43 districts, each with it's
own superintendent and a central
4 headquarters. usually in one OF the
churches.
In addition TO collecting statistical
y information as 10 the church prefer
ence OF the members OF the families
visited, invitations issued in behalf OF
all the churches, synagogues and BIZ
BILE schools in the city, printed in five
inherent languages, will be left in
s each home. The invitations read as
follows
I'VE come today with cordial in
3 vitation 10 you from every church.
synagogue and Sunday school in the
city. IL you attend the services OF
y your choice regularly all extend greet
ings: IL you do not, all join in a most
earnest request that you do so We
want to assure you OF a hearty wei
come"
4 Mr.. Durham, who is in active
charge OF the work, has been untir
ing in his efforts to make the day 8
success. Together with large force
of stenographers and other assistants
\ he worked until $3.50 o'clock Saturday
morning getting out literature inform
ing as many as possible OF the Home
Il Visitation day. More than 1000 pos
+, tai cards were sent out Friday night
He Is loud in his praise of the loca
postoffice department, declaring thai
its delivery service has proven one
OF the most rapid and efficient he has
z seen in his career of six years in this
sort OF work. Among the 1000 cards
mailed at 3:45 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, after the clerical force had la
bored all night to get them out, was
a test card addressed to Mr.. Durham
himself. 1t was delivered at his of
fee at Z o'clock in the morning, just
three hours and Is minutes after II
was mailed This, according 10 Mr.
Durham, sets record for rapid de-
livery of mail matter.
"The postoffice departments in the
various cities in which | have worked
have all exerted themselves TO the VI
most to further the cause OF Home
2 Visitation" said Mr.. Durham to The
Times, today. The work of the De-
froit Office, howeer, has been OF a
really unusual character, and sets a
brand new record in my experience.
II have never received SO cordial a
welcome from all sorts Of churches.
societies, civic organizations and city
and county officials as have in De
troit. Everyone seems anxious TO aid
In the work for better Detroit and
tis DESTROYS OF aiding anything that
will raise the spiritual level OF this
city. The newspapers in particular
have been very generous 70 the move
ment and your mayors proclamation
has proven OF material aid.
The various district headquarters
and the chairmen In charge are as fol.
lows:
First--Grace Baptist church. Dear.
born and Jefferson-aves River Rouge
chairman, Robert Mackelday. No. %
Riopellest,. River Rouge.
Second - Centenary Methodist
+ church, Burdeno and West Jefferson.
ayes; chairman. William Yoellmig
No. 2235 West Jefferson-ave.
Third--Stephanu Lutheran School
hall, Lawndale and Chamberlain
chairman, ]. A. Davis, Solyay Process
Co.
Fourth-Green-ave Baptist church
0reen-ave. and Gould-st.; chairman
20. r. Maxheld, No. 40 Military-ave
Fifth--Holy Redeemer Catholic hall
DIX and Junction-aves.; chairman
Thomas G. Gary. Knights of Column
bus hall, woodward and Forest-aves
Sixth--Railroad Y. M. C. A., Liver
nois-ave. and NJ. G. r. r. Chairman,
II. III. Keim, No. 639 Toledo-ave.
Seyenth-Zion Lutheran church
hall. No. 1855 Military-ave. Chairman,
BENJAMIN Clark, No 100 Dalzelle-st.
Eighth--Grand River-ave. Christian
hall. Grand River and Allendale-aves.
Chairman A. w. Lumley, Y. NJ. {. a..
building.
Ninth - Fort-st. Congrega tional
church hall. Fort. and Summit.sts.
chairman. A. l.. Stewart, Detroit
Architectural Iron works.
Tenth - Gethse rename Lutheran
<4urch hail. No. 2s1 Twenty .eighth-st.
Eastman. Fred NJ. Magee, No. 72s
C1>s-ave
2 Eessnth-Tracey Methodist church
I'll Grand River and GreenfieId-ayes.
t11irman, w. I. Evans, Grand River.
AVE- and Joy-rd.
Tvsifsh-stsnton Park Baptist