South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-12
RED CROSS AF TER
5000 MEMBERS
Plans For 2 Three Days Cam
paign Starting April 19
Are Under Way.

To care for the families Of the
south Bend boys who go away TO
fight and TO minister TO the com
/ forts and needs OF the boys them
selves are the two big tasks that are
set for the South Bend chapter OF
the Red Cross which has just been
orsanized and which will start a
three-day campaign for 5000 mem
bers April 19.
Local WOmen's clubs. business,
professional and workingmen are
offering their services in making the
South Bend chapter Of the Red Cross
a big success. The offices of the
Federation for Social Service from
which much Of the work of organ
izing the new chapter is being direct
ed is constantly in receipt of in
Quiries from persons who are anxious
10 do something 70 help. Never be
fore has there been so much inter
est aroused in any organization
formed here.
Hold Five Meetings Wednesday.
No less than five meetings were
held Wednesday at which plans for
Red Cross work were taken up. In
the morning the womens executive
committee of the chapter met and
formulated plans for the part that
local women and women's clubs will
have in the work Of the chapter
and IN the membership campaign.
In the afternoon the campaign
committee met at the Federation for
Social Service offices at the Cham
Der of Commerce and made arrange
ments for the campaign for 5000
members which will be started April
10 and will continue for three days.
Little difficulty is expected TO be
met with in securing 5000 members
but every effort will DE made 10 Sc
cure all the members possible. and
to secure as large subscriptions TO
the work as possible. although only
a dollar is needed TO become a mem
Der. Ii was pointed out at the meet
ing of the campaign committee that
in such countries as Russia and ia
pan which have Red Cross societies
with millions of members, cities of
the size of South Bend contribute
annually thousands of dollars TO the
Red Cross work. The members of
the campaign committee are Z. T.
Bonds, chairman; T. II. Brandon
and ID. L. Guilfoyle. They will have
seneral charge of the campaign
while other committees will direct
the erection of booths in the stores.
hotels, railroad stations and larger
buildings throughout the city and
other details.
The publicity committee composed
OF Horace Fox, W. X. Lamport and
w. w. Dunkle met Immediately
after the campaign committee ad-
jOurned and made arrangements for
advertising the campaign for mem
bers The campaign will be brought
10 the attention Of every organiza-
ton and every adult individual i'm
the city if present plans are carried
out.
GrOcers and Butchers Boost.
That the business men of the city
are solidly behind the Red Cross and
will lend it every help in their pow
er was expressed at meetings of the
Grocers and Butchers association.
and the manufacturers and whole
salers' bureau of the Chamber Of
Commerce held Wednesday. The
Grocers and Butchers association
made arrangements at their meet
ing in the afternoon to put up booths
in their places of business and to
allow their clerks and cashiers to
sell memberships in the chapter In
this way it is believed most of the
people of the city can be reached
directly and urged 10 Join in the first
aid work. The Wholesalers and
manufacturers bureau of the Cham
Der of Commerce devoted their en-
tire meeting TO the discussion of Red
Cross work in the evening. They
Will work out further details for
the part they will take at meetings
to he held Saturday and Monday
evening Manufacturers and whole