South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-17
COMMITTEE WILL
RAISE FUND HERE
Canvass to be Made For Re-
lief of Polish Victims of
European War.

Renewed activity looking TO the
realizing OF a Polish relief fund from
South Bend resulted from a meet
ing held in the Chamber Of Com
merce rooms Sunday afternoon. at
which a general committee of s.
Including an executive committee Of
Il. was organized TO take charge of
the work. South Bend is 10 be di-
s-ided into districts and canvassed
after the fashion OF Good VIII"
week. the proceeds. in fun. &c be
turned over 10 the American Red
Crcss society. at Washington, j.. g..
The meeting Sunday comes as an
aftermath 10 the one held at the
oliver hOte' recently, which planned
concert program. 10 per cent Of
the proceeds TO ga 10 the Polish
sufferers. This former meeting broke
up In dissension many of those
present. when they came 10 under
stand il, declining 10 take part in the
raising Of funds i'm that way only
- per cent of which would go TO
Poland.
The officers of the general COM
mittee elected sunday are -. l..
Guilfoyle. chairman. Clement Smo-
eor, secretary. and Rome G. Stephen
son. treasurer. Mr. Guifoyle pre-
sided at the meeting going into its
purpose along lines suggested by
Pres't Wilson, making Jan. 1. Poland
DAY. Poland" said Chairman Gull
foyie. has been among the greatest
sufferers of the European conflict.
lie spoke more in particular Of the
non-combatant sufferers at home,
whose country has been overrun for
over year now by great moving ar
mics both Russian and TeutOn,
burning and destroying homes, and
crops. wherever they went. "Po-
land" ne declared. "has suffered
even more than Belgium. through
which the German army shot. al
most like an arrow. and doing great
damage and causing great priva-
ton. Since then. however. Belgium
has had some chance to recuperate
while destruction in Poland has been
one CONTINUOUS performance, with
the ED nNwhere i'm sight
To Plan For Canvass.
other speakers covering similar
grounds were Mayor Keller. r. c.
Stephenson. J. p. Hardy. john r.
Tfaughton Judge w. A. Funk. Gle
ment Smoger. a. r. Erskine, Rev
John Kubacki and c. w. j. Kalc-
zynski. The review Of the Polish
situation was presented from ali the
various angles. and likewise South
Bends obligation TO move 20 the re-
hef The executive committee will
meet with Chairman Guilfoyle at his
office sos s Scott ST.. Monday after
noon at o'clock. and Wednesday
evening at 7:30 there will be a meet
ing Of the general committee at the
Chamber of Commerce. when the
districting of the city and appoint
ment OF canvassers viii take place.
The canvass will begin the follow
ing day.
Much stress was laid by the speak
ers upon the number of South Bend
citizens OF Polish birth or descent,
many of whom are among our best
citizens. Practically all of them have
relatives or friends back in the land
Of their nativity. some of whom are
sufferers from the war. To be reliev-
ed BIZ the canvass IL was pointed
out that the South Bend canvass
would be very much like a canvass
to assist our own people. who fee
obligated in a way. 20 assist their
people in that war ridden land. The
situation in Poland was said 10
be Understandable" Tt is asserted
probably that a similar waste has
never been leveled upon any land
throughout all the wars OF time.
List of Committeeman.
The executive committee i'm charge
OF the canvass as appointed at the
meeting. consists OF Mayor Fred w
Keller. John r Haughtou Clement
Smoger. Rev. John Kubacki. II. O.
Stephenson. j. p. McGnl G.. y
Chubb. g. Fassnacht. g. Woltman
X. WerwinsH. Alex. Rakowski and
C.. W. J. KalosynsH. who with the
following additional names. consti-
tute the general committee. j. NJ
Stadebaker. ST.. ]. r. oliver. \. x
Erskine. Rev. John r. DeGroote. f.
Louis Kuhn. d. Pollock. g.. r. sum
mers. F. a Miller. J. a.. Birdsell. II
Il Guilfoyle. u. u Bowsher w A.
MoInerny. Geo. l.. o'Brien Joseph
Werwinski. Rev A. ZubOWiCz. Rev
r. Marciniak. Rev \. Gorka. Samuel
Spiro. Fred J. O'Brien e.. e. Steed
Samuel Adler. r. J. Loughman sam
tel I.Ontz, a. TT. Heller O. Il. Sailors
nudge w. A Funk. Judge George W
Ford Dr. ]. r. Berteling. Dr. Walter
TT. Baker. r.. a Bryan. r. 4 Steph-
enson. J. j. O'Brian. +. r.. Bonds. +
r Daley. Rudolph Ackermaun. @. a
Farabaugh. T.. 7 TWomey. T. r.
Weber. John Chess Ellsworth Dr j
W. Hin. q. A Robertson IT. w
Eldridge. VIM. Si1ley s. O. Chard
r. r. Herring. Geo. Hull a. A. Clark
A. r. Rice c. W Harrison. T.. G.
Manning. Richard Elbel j. .. Ames
/ III ZuVer.