South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-04
MANY NOT REACHED
YET BY SOLICITORS
Social Service Workers Ask
Volunteer Contributions From
Those Not Yet Seen.

There are yet hundreds of people
IN South Bend who have not been ap-
preached by solicitors for the charity
fund being raised by the Federation
for Social Service. Furthermore. the
majority OF them are waiting to be
solicited and have money ready to
give to charity. We have come 10
homes where we were gladly well
coined and then were asked why We
did not come sooner, that the money
had been saved up for several days
waiting for some one to come around
with a pledge card"
This was the statement made
Thursday by several % the workers
who are still sticking 10 their guns.
When Sec'y SpauldiEg Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce heard IL he came
forward with an idea that might as
sist in reaching those who have not
been reached ard are willing to
donate TO the fund. He prepared a
pledge or coupon for publication III
the local papers which may be used
by any wishing to donate. The same
may either be sent TO the federation
headquarters at the Chamber of Com
merce or TO the St. Joseph County
Loan & Trust Co, the treasurer of
the organization. The pledge pre-
pared by Spaulding is as follows
South Bend Federation for Social
Service, 226 W. Jefferson st.
South Bend, Ind.
Herewith find pledge or check for
s........ to be applied TO the sup
port OF the charities OF South Bend.
Amount of pledge $.........
Date payable.
Signed ..................
Address .....-..-' .....'....
Dolls and Toys for Poor.
South Bends poor children Will
awake Christmas morning with their
faith in old st. Nick as mistaken as it
is today. Santa Claus, through the
aid of the Federation of Social Ser
vice and the Woolworth Five and Ten
Cent store will have dolls and toys in
abundance for the youngsters Of the
poverty stricken families Of the city.
Stored in the basement of the
Chamber Of Commerce building are
$40 dolls These were donated by the
WOOlwOrth store yesterday and VIII
be augmented by numerous other toys
and playthings which will be contrib
uted by individuals. Plans are being
made to place these presents for the
children among the poorer families of
the city on Christmas day.
Asks Help, Gives 1t Instead.
No better illustration OF the need of
charity can be found than the expe-
rience of Prof. +. Il Sims. principal
Of the South Bend high school, who
is one Of the solicitors in the charity
campaign. Prof Sims was assigned
one OF the poorer districts Of the city
for solicitation. He stands at the bot
tom Of the list in the amount secured
To the charity fund. This may De
partly explained.
Yesterday Prof. Sims started out to
secure new donations in his district.
He carried $40 of his own money in
his pocket. When he returned 10
headquarters a few hours later the
solicitor had 10 cents in his pocket
and had not secured a donation. His
candidates as contributors had been
found TO be objects for charity and
the $3.50 had gone to alleviate their
distress. This is one Of the striking
incidents of the present campaign
and provides sufficient proof for the
claim that organized charity should
be assisted in its work.
subscriptions secured yesterday
from the dozen districts which re-
ported showed an increase Of $322.4S
in the total amount This brings the
fund up to s13,S13.04.