South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-31

e principal talk.
x A brass bound chest. typifying
the War Chest was presented 10
the Chamber Of Commerce. as rep
Iesenting the citizens of South Bend
by +. l.. Hoel OF the Acme Manu-
featuring company. donors of the
chest. Dudley NJ. Shively respond
ed accepting the chest and pledging
the people OF South Bend to fiji il
to Overfowing.
Home Guards Perform.
Previous TO the ceremonies five
companies of home guards gave an
exhibition drill, showing the results
of their short training. Companies
A. d, and q performed various
maneuvers, while company Il was
detailed TO keep the crowd back
Sergt.-Maj. Jordan in his address
following the presentation Of the
chest pointed out the result of the
War Chest campaign as it would
concern the boys in the trenches
support Boys over There"
Those fellows tonight are stand
I ing TO their hips in mud in the front
line trenehes. That condition does
not tend to heightan their spirits
any / can assure you. But suppos-
ing they get a letter from their
loved ones at home, something %
Z this effect:
"'Dear Bill: Things back home
are going fine. We're being well
taken care Of by those who can't go
into the trenches and tight with yoI.
but are giving their money as their
share i'm the war. You don't need
to worry about us
why, when a man over there
gets that kind of letter, he'll feel
all the more like lighting. But
suppose the letter he gets isn't 50
cheerful. Suppose the folks at home
tell him they are facing starvation.
that they are having a hard time
making both ends meet. Do you
think he'll be able 10 do his duty
as We'll? Certainly not.
What the Boys Ask.
do you know what those boys
over there are asking each other
tonight? / know, because I've been
there-was there for three and a
half years. They are wondering L
the folks at home are back of them.
And by the result Of this campaign
they will know whether the folks
in South Bend are back Of them.
Are you going to fail?"
speaker.
Cries of mo-" interrupted the
Il feel confident that the War
Chest will be filed and more than
filed declared Sergt. Jordan. in
conclusion.
ShiveIy Gives Talk.
Dudley NJ. Shively. accepting the
chest on behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce. made short talk.
pointing out that we must repay our
debt 10 France and TO the world
by making good. In concluding, he
said:
And / now pledge this War Chest
fund the hearty. cheerful, united
support of all the people of South
Bend We will fiji this chest to
overtiowing We will do our share
over us tonight floats the great
Flag Of freedom. I'm 1916 it stood
for the freedom Of the colonies. IN
.ISl2 it stood for the freedom OF the
seas. I'm 1861 it stood for the free
dom Of our own people. and in 1918
il stands for the freedom of the
world We Will do our duty. and
that Flag will never be hurled down
TO defeat II viii wave over this
nation when that duty is done and
the world is finally made safe for
democracy"
one Great Campaign.
Rev H. L. Davis. master OF cere-
monies. made a short talk. explain
ing the reasons for combining all
the war funds into one great cam
paign 1T is a conservation Of en-
ergy. the energy of busy men. who
must give their time TO campaigns
Of this sort What is more, il gives
; all worthy causes equal chance.
Heretofore the larger organizations.
with more men behind them. got
; more than they asked. and the
; smaller organizations, just is
, worthy. fell short OF their needs.
Now. all organizations Will be given
the money they need