South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-24
KIWANIS CLUB To
AID THRIFT WORK
Members Take Action at Wed
neSday LunCheOn-NeW
Members Sign Up.

Every member Of the Misha waka
( kiwanis club present at the weekly
luncheon Of the organization. held
Wednesday noon at the Mishawaka
hotel voted 10 help in the war
against autocracy by buying a ma
tiOnal war thrift certificate in the
name of the Kiwanis club. This
action by the members of the club
followed an address by Fred L.
Sims OF South Bend. secretary of
the South Bend Kiwanis club and
field worker in the war thrift cam
paign. This address was one Of the
/ most pointed heard in Mishawaka
regarding recent developments in
the war situation and revealed many
Of the reasons for drastic govern
mental action.
This war is no joke, gentlemen"
declared Mr.. Sims. If the German
armies break through the English
and French troops and reach the
ocean shore, German troops will
be in America in three weeks. have
/ control of he munition plants in
the eastern part of United States
and everyone of you Will have 10
give your earnings and the earnings
of your children for the. next gen
Grafton to the German government.
Situation Serious.
The situation is serious. When
Col. House returned from Europe
and reported 10 Pres't Wilson, the
railroads were Immediately seized.
Troops. munitions and supplies
must be in Europe at once. We are
in danger. The situation is so crit
ical that the industries of this
whole nation have been closed down
for five days, in order that coal
may be rushed to waiting ships
along the Atlantic coast so they may
hasten on their way TO the relief Of
England and France. America to-
day is left 10 fate. We can do moth
ing here at home All we can do
is pray that England and France
Will hold the lines until we can
supply them with relief and troops"
Following the address Dy sir.
Sims. during which he explained
the plan and purpose Of the war
| thrift campaign. DR.. T. II. Irwin
| made a motion that each member
Of the club, i'm the name of Kiwanis
show his patriotism by buying at
least one thrift certificate at once.
1t passed unanimously.
Seng Is Booster.
II. Robert Senf of Trick Bros,
was the oral booster and gave an
| interesting talk on the five and ten
cent store business.
when f. w. Woolworth, the orig
| inator of the five and ten cent
store idea, Op ened up his few kitch-
en- tables, covered with wares of
five and ten cents some so years
ago, he was considered a mere
cheap john declared Mr.. Senf.
To-day the name of WOOlworth is
bigger buying power in the field
of merchandise than Wanamaker."
Mr.. Sent stated that he had been
connected with Mr.. WoOlworth and
had known him personally. having
/ received his training in his stores.
The Trick syndicate of which L
am a representative in MiShawaka,
consists of IA stores throughout In
diana, Michigan and Ohio" Mr.
Sent continued Our headquarters
I are at Benton HarbOr where :.
/ w. Trick resides. a store like
/ hours is divided into 80 departments
and anything from a pin TO every
part of a Ford car. except the
7 wheels and the bodies can be bought
I in our stores.
Some of our stores handle bak
\ ed goods, bread and other such
! products. The bread for our Ben
/ ton Harbor and Elkhart stores is
furnished by the Kuss bakery Of
! Mishawaka and we think that is a
pretty good boost for the town in
which We have a ten cent store and
/ Kiwanis club too"
Read kiwanis Greed.
/ Following the roll call, which
opened the meeting. John Schind-
/ Ter read the Kiwanis creed. The
/ Kiwanis creed consists of u rules by
which the Kiwanis members agree
TO abide as business men. Pres't J.
Fred Bingham presided over the
meeting, during which he named a
membership committee. The mem
! bership committee Is composed of
/ .. f. Lang, Alferd Lawjer. Orlie
+ Gamble. Fred Hnlett, Charles Roy.
I Mayor Ralph ". GaylOr. c. Ellsas-
\ ser. Harry Clark. DR.. Henry era
ham. Fred Freuh. Glen Taylor and
\ Frank Case
\ There were 80 men present at the
Y Wednesday luncheon. Several new
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