South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
SOUTHBEND'S
RELIEF FUND
TO AID BOYS
American Youths in Trenches
of France viii Remember
the Sacrifice Made by
Local Citizens.

40 movement in South Bend has
received such universal endorsement
and developed so much genuine i'm
petus in so short a time as the cam
paisn Of the Patriotic ard Civic Re-
lief fund. the collection of which
VIII start March 81. Under the di-
rcctiOn OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, "a comprehensive organiza-
ton is being perfected that will LOOK
after the educational. publicity and
business details.
POpularly known elsewhere as
the War chest. people in all walks
OF life have given literally to this
one fund that takes care Of all war
relief funds for the entire year IN
south Bend the benehciaries of the
Federation for Social Service will
also be included combining the civic
with the war reliefs.
The idea is to have but one solicit
tatiOn and one fund, doing away
with duplication OF efforts and con-
tributions and permitting every in
dividual. regardless of his or her
position. or income. TO do their
share toward supporting this great
work.
Many Cities Adopt Plan.
Many cities in the United States
have adopted similar plans. These
have been investigated and the best
features Of all Of them have Deen
selected for the south Bend war
chest plan. In Rome. n. Y, a city
of $4,000. the sum of S346,OOO was
sr-ff In nrrer a
800 0G0 was secured from a pOpu-
lation Of 25O.0OO. In Syracuse. y.
S.. they set out to raise $500, 600
and secured $1159,00O. This city.
with a population OF 10000 had
over $1,000 subscriptions, or "en-
Iistments" as they are called. 25.-
600 OF them being 81 per month. or
% cents per week and most of these
from the factory employees.
This plan viii be adopted for
south Bend Instead Of few hun
dred supporting a number of funds.
5s has been done in the past every
man. woman and youth viii be eN-
pected TO help We are i'm the war
to win and each one must DO all
they possibly can.
soldiers VIII Remember.
To quote one patriotic citizen:
You viii forget the money you
give. the boys over there never
Will That is the keynote of the
whole business.
All of us viii get along just as
well as we would get along if We
didn't give anything We shall for
-et an about IL; none of US Will hs-
.lre I'm the years 10 come that things
would have been different with us IL
we hadn't given anything. But so
long as time lasts, so long as peo-
ole make sacrifices. so long as men
are willing TO die for their country
people wiz remember this war
chest and the relief that came from
it You viii forset; the boys will
not forget
-If giving hurts az all it hurts
but for the moment Time bin is
mp whatever wound is made through
sacrifice In the days 10 come. in
stead of sitting down and siEhing
about what YOU gave, you are more
likely 20 take the little children up
on your knee and boast having Civ
en- more than YOU really gave-and
any man who boasts OF giving more
than he gave. admits thereby that
ne gave less than he ought 20 have
given"
Up To individual
The matter OF personal donations
10 south Bends war chest Will rest
-ouareIy upon each individuals
shoulders and their own conscience.
It is believed that If every citizen
will sensibly reason IL out with their
own good judgment. they viii real
re that they cannot aford not TO
give.
The people OF south Bend must
give 10 keep their self-respect.
Their contribution OF money cannot
compare with many "a mothers con-
t~ibution OF her only son-with many
"a child's contribution OF her daddy
-canuot compare with many
brides contribution OF her husband
Rut the contribution OF money wiz
keep husbands. fathers and sons
happy while they are hshtine South
Bends hght keep them Veu when
enemies wish them sick heal their
wounds and bring them home.
Tho south Send war chest is tho
one big effort that viii be made 20