South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-27
Pledges For Federation of
Social Service Received
at Headquarters Mon
day Morning.
13 ORGANIZATIONS
WILL BE CARED FOR
New Plan Placing Responsible
lty on the Individual So
IiCitor Being Tried
This Year.

South Bends third annual Good
VIII campaign to raise funds for
the 10 members of the South Bend
Federation for Social Service started
this morning and as early as 10
O'Clock the first pledges were re-
celved at the organizations head
quarters in the Chamber Of Com
merce building. Efforts are being
made by $50 workers to raise a total
OF S41.7OO TO be distributed among
the various charitable institutions
OF the city.
Only one change has been made
i'm the plan that was used last year
To secure funds. All of the workers
have been placed upon their own
responsibility. eliminating both cap
tains and teams. Last year groups
of Is or 20 workers were placed
under the supervision Of one cap
tain. who was given an assignment
TO a certain part of the city. The
members OF the team were given
certain streets and "A thorough
house-to- house canvass was made.
Under the present arrangement each
worker will be assigned a certain
district and will make his own re-
port Of the subscriptions he has
secured
Plans Are Complete.
There viii be few, if any. meet
ings OF the executive committee of
tle Federation for Social Service
this week. which is in charge Of
the campaign. All Of the plans
were completed a week ago and it
now remains for the workers 10
collect the subscriptions.
Although the amount the fedora
ton is trying 20 secure this year is
higher than ever before. Mari l..
Duncan. executive secretary of the
organization said Monday after
noon that more money than ever
before would be raised. Last No
vember the federation raised APP
proximately $4,000 OF the $4,000
that was asked. Mr.. Duncan expects
that the funds Will reach at least
$4,000 this year.
Is i'm Organization.
The campaign is directed from the
flee OF the Federation for Social
Service an organization which has
for its purpose the better facilitating
of the work Of the various chart
table organizations about the city
and the betterment of social CON
6itions in general There are now
Is members of the federation, one
having been added since last year.
They are the Anti-Tuberculosis
league. Associated Charities. Chill
Gren's Dispensary. Circle Of Mercy
Day Nursery, Epworth hospital.
Florence Crittendon circle. Humane
society. Orphans home. Playground
association. It. Joseph hospital. sal
walton Army. visiting Nurses assoc
cation and the Young Women's
Christian association.
MAY specify Pledges.
Contributions may be made 10 the
Federation for Social Service gen.
eral fund which viii be distributed
among the various organizations or
contributions may be made 90 any
one or more OF the organizations in
Guided in the federation i'm which
case the money given Will be used
solely for the organization specified.
Cash contributions are preferred
hut hedges viii bc gladly accepted.
Reports viii be made daily OF the
amounts r aised. To raise the Sal
zoo which has been set il will be
necessary to raise i'm the neighbor-
hood Of $1,000 each OF the six days
of the campaign.
The committee which is directing
the campaign is as follows: Mark
J.. Duncan. executive secretary. w.
.. Davies. chairman, ID. l. Guilfoyle.
campaign manager. f.. -. Barnes.
Richard Elbel T. r. Hardy J. Is.
Houghton. Abe Livingston. T. g..
Manning. Hiles O'Bren and George
ANitWer.
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