South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-08
STAMP DRIVE
PLANS BEGUN
FOR COUNTY
Local Committees Pledge All
of City and Country
to Help Win
War.

war 10 the hut. with brain. /
Drawn and bullion" was the un-
coined but suggested slogan for
South Bend 10 the last shot, of tho
great international struggle. at tho
War Savings luncheon at the oil
vC- hotel yesterday, At which $50
people sat down. the guests Of J. >.
Oliver. Indiana chairman Of the war
savings movement. L. l.. Herring.
vice chairman. presided, and Rev.
G. A. Lippincott delivered the key
note grafton.
other speakers were J. u. Oliver,
T.. NJ. Hutchinson of the state pub
licity bureau; Mayor Ralph w. Cay
Tor. Mishawaka; Mayor f. r. Car
son. South Bend; Judge Walter A.
Funk; Mrs. X. G.. De Rhodes, presi-
dent Of the Progress club; Mrs. J. -.
Harper. president Of the South Bend
WOman's club, and John S. Bord-
ner.
Police and Eiremcn To- Help.
Mayor Carson announced for
South Bend that the police and fire
departments were being organized
members Of either department who
disposed OF the most stamps would
get an extra week Of vacation with
pay. He also assured those present
that there was plenty of time going
10 waste in the controllers office
end that il would be converted into
= sub-stauon for the sale Of the
little certificates II was announced
that 500 agencies have already been
established in the county and that
some 200 more are needed. the
amount OF stamps sold 10 date ap-
prcximating $4,000
Rev. LippincOtt was placed on the
program 10 arouse enthusiasm and
taking the torpedOing of the Cunard
liner Tuscania. and the loss of
American lives, as his text, he
brought IL home that the war r.
already at our door. Inclined at
first 10 ind fault with the concen-
tration OF effort on the part Of the
government, and the lack Of orgaui-
zatiOn asserting an absence of arms
ana ammunition for the soldiers.
due 20 what ne called our bung-
ling" somebody must have kicked
him on the shins. for suddenly ne
changed. eschewed knocking" ad
mitted that remarkabl bic strides had
been made and demanded that ev-
erybody. men and women alike. get
1880 and make winning the war
Tneir first business.
Know Now What War Is.
we know now what death to our
soldiers mean" ssid the speaker.
calling attention TO the fact that
most OF the 2.179 men ON the Tus-
cauia were from our neighboring
states. Michigan and Wisconsin. 1T
is our first great real catastrophe in
the war Tt shows that the Hun IS
still on the rampage and suggests
what il viii mean 20 us should Hin
denburg be able To carry out his
threat and establish headquarters in
Paris in early April"
DR. Lippincott also took a little
Ting at those who lamenting injury
% their business on account of the
governments demands for popular
subscriptions TO Liberty loans. the
purchase Of Thrift stamps and its
conservation orders with reference
10 food and fuel "If those boys
sat the bottom of the Atlantic gave
their all. what manner of man are
YOU 10 complain about your little
business or your big business Can't
YOU see that Il the Hum ever comes
over and gets YOU YOU won't have
any business except TO serve the
HUMP"
Mrs Grace Fink Davis and Miss
Josephine Decker filled I'm between
speeches on several occasions. with
musical selections.
Duke" Staples also entertained
with limitations and vocal selections.
Plan 10 Committees Here.
Resolutions approving the orgaui-
zation plan worked out by the spe-
Cial executive committee were pass
ed boy the meeting. Under this res0-
luton l. committees have been
named TO take charge OF the estab-
fishing Of sales stations in South
Bend.
The special executive committee
named for the organization Of the
city. consists of j. r. Nuner chair-
man; Horace Fox. J. J. O'Brien. l.
NJ Hammerschmidt and John s
Rordner.
The regular city committee named
as a part Of the county organiza-
tion consists of j. Il. Nuuer. chair
man. Fr Patrick Carroll, Rev. G.. a
Decker. 7. II. Hammerschmidt and
Guy NcMichaeI
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