South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
CONCERT FOR WAR
VICTIMS IS OFF
Local BaCkerS See "Too Much
for Art" in Nine. GOrdon'S
90-10 Receipts Division.

TOT ATT III MIIle. 0OrOOIl S
90-10 Receipts Division.
A date for a concert a. the oliver
heater. the proceeds of which it was
announced would go to war-ridden
Poland. was not decided Sunday. as
scheduled, and Madam Franka Cor
don de Iurgielewicz. heralded as the
eminent Polish prima donna, with
her charitably inclined aides. have
departed hence. SO far as is known
at this time. there will no benefit
Of the kind planned az a meeting at
the Hotel Oliver. Saturday evening
Instead Of the anticipated an
nouncement of a concert in which
the madame. Donald tombstone. one
armed pianist and protege of Pade-
rewski, Edward Kreiner, basso bari
tone of the Detroit conservatory,
and Thaddeus de WrOnsk of the
Boston opera company. were to "p-
pear. came the following sign. by
prominent citizens Of South bend
who at first countenanced and sup
ported the movement:
To the Editor,
Dear Sir:
We the undersigned protest
against the improper use of our
names in connection with the
-. u
posed to be gwen at the Oliver
hotel on Jan. 80, and at the
oliver opera house on Feb. 1,
for the benefit of war sufferers
in Poland, by persons from Chi
cage who claim TO represent a
national organization engaged in
raising funds but who are with
out proper credentials, so far as
we are informed. We under
stand that these parties propose
10 give only 10 per cent of the
gross receipts TO relief and we
disapprove entirely such a plan
of raising money for Poland's
sufferers and forbid the use of
our names in connections with
the undertaking. We, however.
do approve the plan proposed
by Rev. John Kubacki, and
other representative citizens, to
raise, by subscription. a fund all
of which shall go TO the relief of
the war-stricken people of Po-
land.
The paper was signed by Rev. John
Kubacki. d. l. Guilfoyle, Ignatius
WerwinsSi, w. c. Crabill. Rev. John
T. DeGroote, Fred w. Keller. Rev.
A. Zubowicz, +. A. stevenson, r. c.
stevenson, w. r. Miller.
Came Here From Chicago.
The madame and her retinue ar
rived here from Chicago Friday. She
lad written |. X WerWinski of her
advent to South Bend, and had paint
ed a picture of sincere effort in a
cause the purpose of which was to
provide funds for relief OF Poland.
The name Of Paderewski was prom
inent in the advance notice" and
the madame was well received.
A meeting was slated for Saturday
night. and Abe Frank of the Oliver
hotel turned over the Turkish room
for a doll bazar which was to be
held Jan. 30,-and may be held yet
providing local people asked to sup
port the movement are satisfied with
the distribution Of proceeds.
Things went merrily on their way,
with addresses by Mayor Keller, Glenn
Smoger. who acted as chairman, d.
L. Guilfoyle, and other prominent
men. Then came the announcement
ct a 1910 split OF finances, the ten
per cent TO so to the sufferers, anu
the 90 tosthe artists.
TOO much for art was the imme-
date verdict. and it was some time
hefore a compromise was ARRANGED.
This compromise was to the effect
further activities would be post
poned until the arrival Of Nine. Cor
don's secretary Sunday.
sunday. however. Nine. Gordon at
tempted to reach Mr.. SmOger by tel
ephone. to no avail, and she an
nOunced her departure for Chicago.
Mr.. Smoger said Sunday night he had
made no efforts to communicate
with the relief agent.
That the plan Of Nine. Gordon had
it's peculiar feature was evident in
a committee announced Sunday as
an entertainment committee. From
inquiries. it seems very few of those
listed were asked as TO their attitude
on the plan or as TO whether or not
they would serve.
1t is thought by those formerly in
terested that South Bend has heard
the last of the Nine. Gordon Iurgiel-
ewicz relief propaganda.