South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-22
OUTLINE PLANS
FOR BIC WAR
FUND DRIVE
Sliding Scale Should Apply to
Contributions, States c. R.
Montgomery Before
Speakers Meeting.

At a meeting or the speakers
committee OF the war chest fund
held last night on the second floor
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, Dr..
James L. Gardiner. acting as chair
man OF that committee, gave a de-
tailed outline OF the plans for the
campaign which will be put on in
south Bend from March 81 TO April
inclusive.
In order that the chairman may
be constantly in touch with each
mem Der a.. the speakers committee.
all those present signed a card upon
which they gave their name. address
and telephone number in case that
an urgent call for a speaker might
arise.
There are several different points
which must be brought 10 the atten-
ton OF those people who are TO con-
tribute" said DR.. Gardiner, first
among which Is the necessity of Civ
ing. Impress firmly upon their
minds that giving is the essence Of
patriotism. The highest form of pa
triotism is exhibited by those young
men who are giving themselves. and
] would hate TO have a relative or
friend Of mine fighting overseas who
did not feel perfectly sure that j
was hacking him by giving cheerful
Is of my substance.
All Should Join Hands.
Another point is 10 call attention
10 the fact that this fund, when
completed. will be known as the
Patriotic and Civic Relief fund. Only
this afternoon / received a letter
from a minister Of the gospel, who
in answer 20 a request for assistance
in this work said 4 have no time
for patriotism: my time is all taken
up with my flock That is my idea
OF an unpatrfotic aC.. In times OF
this We should forget all questions
relating To race. creed or color, AMI
join hands in this. the greatest
work which the United States has
ever undertaken. / have no sym
patty or patience with men OF that
sort.
SHOW them that this will be the
one opportunity they will have 20
contribute 20 these various charities.
Between April /. 1918, and April
]. 1919. there will be no big drives
conducted i'm South Bend. This one
will cover all those that had been
Planned and / might say that at
least 10 drives were being planned
by the different organizations. both
national and local. For instance. the
Red Cross were planning to pu,
across two big drives. the Y. NJ.
G.. A. had planned one and the X.
-
organizations planning on a drive
for their main support. Now. all
This is eliminated; in one big drive
ne shall take care of all these chart
ties. and do II in a better way than
they could have done by individual
campaigns.
Used for War Needs.
People ask what is this war
chest fund p The answer is simple:
IL Is a patriotic and civil relief fund;
patriotic because part of the fund
Is 10 be used directly for purposes
Of war; civic because our local insti-
tutions shall have share i'm its dis
fributioH. Some Of the patriotic or
carnations which are 10 be bene-
fitted are the Red Cross the Knights
q Columbus, y. NJ. G. A. Y W.
a. A. Armenian relief fund. while
among the civic organizations are
numb ered the two South Bend hos
pitfalls. Salvation army. and all other
local charities.
These drives are all combined
g. one because By SO doing we are
able 10 reduce the time and energy
Spent in this work. and at the same
time do 10 better and secure more
favorable results Factories will
open for this one great drive. but
under no circumstances would they
be open for 10 as had been planned.
This drive will reach all classes II
people. both rich and poor. and Will
give each wage Garner an ample on
portunity 10 do his bit. Each sui
scriber viii put down opposite his
name the amount which he will give
FOR the ensuing year. then payments
guay be made in different ways-ail
az once. monthly or in some like
manner. This encourages syste-
matte giving Men will not be able
20 SAY that they are waiting for this
drive or that but on the contrary.
they must seize this one chance and
give. I'm this manner he viii display
the quality Of his citizenship.
might add that Syracuse recently
conducted campaign similar 90 the
one which We are undertaking, and
it proved highly successful.
The question as Co how and by
whom this money is TO be disbursed
has been taken up by the executive
committee OF the Chamber OF Com
merce. consisting OF Messrs. SmoEa-
Frank. HGmmerschmidt. Carson and
Holland These men viii inv esti-
gate and nominate a board OF di-
reCtOrs fo- the war chest fund who
viii De -iven authority for the eV-
penditure OF this money. The mOnes
will De diebursed a. follows Each
national organization viii apportioy
the amount expected OF their Soutf
Bend branch. and after these larEt'
Organizations are taken care Of TN,
needs OF ,he smaller ones viii Do,
looked after.
1T is "A difficult question 90 solve
this one Or telling man how mu-i
20 give. One thing Is certain eacl
wage Garner should give"
Plan OF Contribution.
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