South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-15
RED CROSS ROOMS
HAVE BEEN OPENED.
Preparing For Drive to Raise
$4,000 in MiShaWaka
on Next Monday.

Headquarters for the second Red
Cross war fund drive were opened
Wednesday morning in the store at
l21 Lincoln way f., and were imme-
diately occupied by the directors.
Secretaries appointed from Mrs. L. T.
McCollum's committee will nave
charge of the room this week instead
Of doing Red Cross work at the city
hall. Both phones have been in
stalled The Home number is and
Bell 7O4. All supplies and mate
rails are now available, while plans
Of the campaign have been placed
on file.
The Red Cross war fund is one of
the most vital of all war funds.
other funds take care Of the recrea-
tional. moral and equipment phases.
but the Red Cross saves the very
lives Of the lighting men. The war
fund has no connection whatever
with the membership funds. and
contributing to il does not make one
member of the Red Cross. AS
soon as the fund is collected it is
placed in the bank. 70 percent of it
TO the credit of McAdoo for the use
Of the national war work, and 20
percent to the credit of the Misha-
waka chapter. Not one cent of
either Of these funds can be used
for anything except military relief.
The national fund goes for work of
nurses. ambulances and drivers,
hOspitIls. and the relief OF refugees,
and the reconstruction of devastated
lands. The local fund goes to pur-
chase materials TO be made into
military supplies. such as surgical
dressings. hospital garments, sweat
eTs. socks and other such purposes.
This fund, il is only too true with
the cost of materials. is not sufficient
for the war work of all auxiliaries,
but it is prorated so that all receive
aid from II. in their war work.
No Rules Laid Down.
Every person staying at home and
occupying a safe berth and drawing
wartime salary should contribute
20 this fund TO make 1t as safe as the
Red Cross can make il for our boys
over there What one should give
is wisely left 10 the person them
selves. and no rules are laid down
as has been done in the case of the
war chests, but 1t is clearly recog-
nized that what a man gives TO the
Red Cross is perhaps the truest
measure OF his loyalty. considering
what he is able TO give. The least
which anyone may give because il is
the smallest amount that will be ac-
cepted is one dollar. The person
who gives one dollar merely bears his
own weight in the quota, which is
/ based on one dollar per capita, and
the other factors modifying the quota
The quota for Mishawaka is $4,000,
and as that is 80 percent more than
last year. those contributing should
take that into consideration All
contributions will be published after
being reviewed by the patriotic
committee.
The plan is for the various chair
men OF workers to bring the pledges
both paid and unpaid to headquar-
tiers at the close OF their drive where
these will be checked of by the
clerk and cashier.
Meetings are being scheduled and
arrangements are now under way
I for a mass meeting at the auditorium
OF the high school next Sunday 10
hear one OF Pershing's men speak
on the work OF the Red Cross. A
meeting OF the Wyatt auxiliary will
he held Wednesday afternoon. The
I Tamarack auxiliary viii hold a meet
ing Thursday afternoon at the home
I OF Mrs. Edward Gates. A mass
meeting win be held at Granger
/ Friday evening at which DR.. ]. A
Burnett viii speak The Granger
/ auxiliary Is one OF the most en-
I thusiastic group OF workers in the
county. OF the 100 families in the
township 81 are Red Cross families
At Salem church next sunday at 1889
there will be a union service of all
I the churches in Harris township
addressed by Red Cross speaker
form Mishawaka