South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-16
CAMP AIGN WILL
START THURSDAY
Local Red Cross Chapter win
Make Effort TO Get s.
600 Members.

St Joseph county Thursday will
be called upon 60 start doing its
share OF the humane side of the
war with Germany - providing
means OF taking care OF the sick
and wounded on the battle fronts
aad giving relief 20 the families Of
soldiers and sailors at home. Dur
ing the last three days of this week
a campaign viii be put on 20 obtain
not less than 5000 mem bers Of the
ST. Joseph county chapter Of the
American Red Cross society and il
IS expected that many more than
this number will join the organiza-
ton.
Retail and wholesale merchants
have pledged their support 10 the
movement by Joining the chapter in
a body Every manufactures is ex-
pected 90 lend his aid TO the propO-
sltiOn at a meeting at the Chamber
Of Commerce tonight. \ plan will
be worked out this evening by
which the foreruen in all OF the
factories will be placed in charge
Of obtaining membership from the
workers I'm the various departments.
women Ouef NfffiCes.
Members OF various wOmen's clubs
have volunteered their services in
making the canvass for members. 4
list or stores where Red Cross
booths similar 10 those used in the
Red Cross seal campaign during the
holidays. viii be Installed for receiv-
ing memberships i'm the Organiza-
ton is being prepared. Organiza-
lions whose members will take
charge OF the booths are the
Woman's Literary club. the Woman's
Diulng club. the Worth While club.
the North side Culture club and the
Spanish-American war veterans.
Memberships in the chapter will
he sold for 81 and for 81 additional
dollar the honor may became a sub
scribing meU1b Der. receiving an an
nual subscription 20 the Red Cross
magazine. Gifts also may be made
70 the relief fund Of the Red Cross
society and already several local
people have said they would make
contributions OF at least 500 to this
department of the chapter
ST Joseph countys efforts 10 es-
tablish a strong Red Cross chap
IS part OF the mobilization Of the
relief resources Of the country-both
financial and human-which was
started by the headquarters OF the
society on Fec. the day that
Pres't Wilson addressed the house
and senate. the day that diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Germany were broken and the
day that Ambassador Won BernstorG
s-as handed his passports.
society Faces Big Problem.
The American Red Cross society
S. facing one of the greatest tasks in
SIS history Not only must % care
FOR those who go 20 the front but
If must provide for the dependents
that are left at home. whose suffer
inss sometimes are greater than
those actually taking part i'm the
war When word came Co the head
quarters Of the Red Cross society at
Washington that the country was
facing actual war with Germany. all
or the mobilization machinery OF the
organization was put into operation.
Word was sent Immediately 90
all chapters 90 begin campaigns for
members. money garments and al
most anything that could be used
Tor the relief Of soldiers and sailors
aud their dependents. A few hours
later replies started 90 come i'm 90
the headquarters from AN parts OF
The country. telling that the vari-
OTIS chapters were going ahead With
their preparations fer relief
Today col. j. r. Kean Of the
army medical corps. director gen
eral Of military relief OF the Red
Gross society. is extending the base
hospitals 90 all parts OF the country.
Miss Delano. I'm charge of the ma
tional nursing committee has en-
rolled 1000 graduate nurses for
emergency work. Young women of
South Send are doing their share
along this line by studying the ele-
ments OF nursing to RIO themselves
for aids 10 Red Cross nurses. Frn-
est Il. BickneU. head OF the civilian
relief department. IS going ahead
with the preparations 20 care for
the families OF the members of the
armed forces OF the government.
despite the fact that the society al
ready has thousands of civilians for
whom 70 must provide such as the
fornadoes at Newcastle and New