South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-14
ORGANIZATION IS
ALMOST COMPLETE
Intensive Plans Laid For Red
Cross Drive to Start
May 20.

An intensive plan is being worked
cut to the smallest detail as a
means Of expediting the second Red
Cross war fund drive which will
start Monday morning. May 20. on
that morning hundreds of men and
women Red Cross workers Of
Mishawaka, Penn, Madison and
Harris townships will start by the
wrist watch in the morning and at
II o'clock the whole chapter will
be "over the top in country and
city. The motto set upon by the
committee as the watchword Of the
campaign. is "Over the top with
$4,000 by II o'clock"
The campaign will follow out the
plan Of Individual touch in the So
licitation of pledges. A chairman
has been appointed for each fac
tory, who will appoint his own
committee. These committees will
organize the work so that not later
than 8 o'clock Monday morning, all
forces will start work and the drive
will be completed at II o'clock when
the whistle blows.
A chairman has been named for
the business district, who will in
turn appoint his own committees.
and the business district will be So
mapped out. that when the bust
ness men. selected start over the
top at not later than O'Clock Mon
day morning. they will be over by
noon.
Divide City into Districts.
The city has been broken up into
Il logical districts and each Red
Cross auxiliary has been assigned
a district To work. The chairmen OF
the auxiliaries will plan their work
and assign the workers so that there
will be a block woman" for every
full block in the territory assigned
each auxiliary. Each block worker
will start Monday morning not later
than 9 o'clock, and at noon all the
Red Cross auXiliaries are expected
to be "o-er the top" Everyone in
the hOm's who wishes TO donate to
the Red Cross war fund besides the
sum given by the male wage Garner.
who wiz be seen at his place OF
business, will be given an oppor-
tunity 10 contribute TO the Red Cross
war work All saIaried workers will
be canvassed at their places or
business. but the block canvassers
are to ascertain that all such per
sons will be seen.
In the three townships. Penn,
Harris and Madison, either mem
Der of the council of defense for
the township or the chairman OF the
local Red Cross auxiliary is 70 act
as chairman for the section assign
ed. These chairmen are associating
with themselves the township cOun-
ell of defense and the members of
the Red Cross auxiliary. The chair
man will appoint a small committee,
and this committee will serve as an
executive committee to appoint a
strong worker for every square mile
CT territory in the district. so that
there will be a square mile man.
or a square mile woman FOR
every block Of country. At not later
than s O'Clock this first line of coun-
try workers will start "over the
top" and by noon they will go over
with the remainder Of the Misha-
waka chapter. with the motto II
mind. over the top with 100000
BY II O'Clock"
The following chairmen have al
ready been appointed and assigned
their territories: Fred Frueh Tor
the business district, G. B. Williams
for the Mishawaka Wooden MfG.
Co. d. ]. Campbell for the Dodge
Mfg. Co. W. w. Dodge. National
Veneer Co: Robert Knoblock,
Rubber Regenerating Co. Harry
Beamer. Premier Bed CO.
AuxiIiaries Organized.
The Red Cross auXiliaries are be
inc organized by their chairmen as
follows: Burnett auxiliary, Mrs. w.
p Rabcock; Methodist auxiliary,
Mrs. Susie Beiger; East End aux
iliary. Mrs. a. ]. Gernhart; South
side Neighborhood, Mrs. George
Moon: St. PauTs auxiliary. Mrs.
7. c. Rogers. Christian Church So
cietv Mrs. c. +. McCollum: Evan
gelicaI auxiliary. Mrs. Carter; I'm
manuel Baptists auxiliary, Mrs.
Frank Love: st. Joseph's society.
Anna HUNS: Tri Kappa auxiliary
Mrs Henrietta Pelton; st. Monicas
society. Mrs. BOSNIAN.
The townships are in charge OF
the following chairmen: osceola'
Loren Crull: Tamarack. Marcus
Rachtel: Twin Branch VIII Martini
ralbush. Mrs. Clarence Fulmer;
Madison township. ]. II. Easterday'
Harris township. Frank Schemer-
horn OF Granger.
A speakers bureau is in charge OF
DR.. 7. A. Burnett who will provide
sneakers for all occasions and the
various meetings 70 be held in the
rural districts. The headquarters IN
the Fberhart store TT 121 Lincoln
wav E. will be in charge OF COM
uittee consisting OF secretary
clerk and cashier, and a patriouc
committee. which will pass upon all
hedges and the amount Of each'
and especially upon those who re-
Fuse 70 contribute TO the Red Cross