South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-22
RED CROSS SURE
Of 10000 COAL
Saturdays Results Bring Total
10 $500 Members With
Small Factories Yet Out.

South Bend may have the largest
Fed Cross chapter Of any city I'm the
country OF its size as a result OF the
membership campaign which closed
Saturday night after nearly 10000
mem bers had been secured. During
the closing day Of the campaign.
which the campaign brought 10 a
whirlwind finish. several thousand
more names were enrolled.
At S-3O o'clock Saturday night il
was stated at the Red Cross head
quarters that $500 members had
been reported. Most Of the smaller
factories Of the city had not been
heard from and many of the branches
selling memberships as well as a
number OF the organizations which
had agreed 20 join in a body had not
turned In their lists Of members.
Expect Over 10000.
II is thought that when an the re-
suits are tabulated 4 will be shown
that more than 10000 members were
secured here during the three days
campaign The money receipts will
probably run as high as $11, 900 or
$4,000 many people having sub
scribed from 50 10 500 for the spe-
cial relief fund Efforts will be con-
tinued this week TO secure mem bers
in the various factories that could
not be reached last week and il is
thought possible that before the end
OF this week the membership will
have grown TO 1900.
Or. G. A. LippincOtt, president OF
tle Red Cross chapter, expressed
extreme qualification over the results
obtained in the campaign here and
was OF the opinion that South Bend
may have made a membership rec
ord. He also expressed his appre-
citation for the cooperation of local
factories which was an essential fac
tor in the success Of the campaign
and Of the loyalty with which local
persons and organizations have come
forward with offers Of their money
and services for the Red Cross.
Twice as many mem 1ers were Sc
cured here during the campaign as
A. r. Bentley, the state organizer of
the Red Cross. had estimated would
be secured. AR Bentley. when ne
heard Of the good results being OBJ
tanned here expressed the opinion i'm
a letter 10 the local committee Fri
day that South Bend would come
pretty close to a membership record.
Eighty Percent Of Sudebakers.
Saturdays results were nearly as
good as those obtained on Thursday.
the first day OF the campaign. Five
hundred more members were report
ed from Studebaker's making a to-
tai OF 4.O52 secured there during the
campaign. This represents about so
percent of the employees of the plant
and was the result Of the splendid
organized cooperation Of the factory
officials with the directors of the
campaign. About 70 percent Of the
employees of Singers were also en-
rolled in the local chapter, 1.4OO
members having been secured at that
plant Nearly 2 900 members were
obtained at the oliver plant. Most
OF the factories throughout the city
are vet TO he heard from and judging
from the good showing made at the
McHenry- Millhouse Co. the O'Brieu
Narn'sh Co. and a few other plants
which have reported. the reports
from these factories will swell the
membership by several hundred
more
With ample financial funds the
Red Cross chapter will now be i'm q
position 10 proceed with the work OF
providing for the needs Of the de
pendent families Of boys who are
called away and for looking after the
needs and comforts of the boys them
selves.