South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-28
LABOR IS MASSLNG
FORCES FOR GREAT
OFFENSIVE SOON
START WELFARE
DRIVE IN CITY
Announce Plans for Conduct
ing 100000 Campaign
at Dinner.

Every man, woman ana CnllQ IN
South Bend is to be given an oppor-
tunity To contribute to the aid OF
the city's dependable institutions in
the Welfare association drive TO be
launched Oct. ID, according to an
announcement by Warde L. Mack.
chairman OF the campaign, at "A
luncheon OF various committee
chairman at the Oliver hotel Satur-
day noon.
Complete plans for conducting the
campaign for the $4,000 fund.
which is TO take the place Of the
War Chest, were outlined at the
luncheon by Chairman Mack and
Fred L. Dennis. who presented a
chart
The city Is TO be divided into sec
lions under charge Of vice chairmen
who in turn VIII appoint captains
and assistants The city is 10 be
thoroughly organized and cam
paign of education is 10 be conducted
before the actual drive for funds is
launched Oct. 13.
Committee Meets.
There will be another meeting Of
the committee chairmen at the
Chamber Of Commerce Tuesday
night, it was announced by Chair
man Mack at the Saturday luncheon.
Speakers will explain the purpose
Of the drive during the two weeks
preceding the launching of the cam
paign. Short talks will be made at
the various theaters of the city and
at the schools. The aid OF the school
children is 10 be enlisted in raising
the fund.
At the luncheon Saturday Chair
man Mack explained the apportion-
ment Of the fund to be raised. He
said that the apportionments meet
the budgets OF the various institu
tons to be benefited for the year.
The Anti-Tuberculosis league is TO
receive $2,39S, the Associated Char
tiles, $500; Children's Dispensary.
S6,5lS; Day Nursery, $1,925.20; Ep-
worth hospital, $4,000; Florence
/ Crittenden society. $1.506; Humane
/ society, S1,1O0; Orphans home,
$4,000; St Joseph hospital, $4,000;
Salvation army $4,000; Visiting
/ Nurse association, 5000; y. ". 9.
A, $6.639.7S; Federation fund, 81
/ 600; American Jewish Relief fund,
| $4,000; Armenian and Syrian Re
! lief fund, $4,000; Salvation army,
national, $4,000; Red Cross roll call,
$4,000: Miscellaneous {und. SIS. 900;
/ ST. Joseph and Epworth hospitals,
100000 each
New System.
Instead Of merely alIoting certain
territory TO the various chairmen
as was done in former drives, those
at the head Of the present campaign
have designated certain stores, man
ufacturing plants and other institu-
tons 10 certain OF the chairmen,
completely covering the city in this
manner.
The payment of the pledges in
the Welfare association drive is 70
be similar 20 the plan used by the
I War Chest committee except that a
few minor changes VIII be made.
This is 70 be worked out at future
meeting Of Chairman Mack and his
assistants.
Chairman Mack Saturday also an
nounced the appointment Of the
chairman who will assist him in con-
Quoting the campaign, and who viii
have under them in the neighbor-
hood Of 5000 volunteer workers.
They are: Fred Wiedman. secretary;
IF. A Bryan, treasurer; T. ".
Grouse. director Of sales; ". o.
Davies. director OF the speakers
I bureau: r G. Sackett. director OF
publicity: Mrs. ". G Crabill, chair
man Of the womans division; Otto
Scherman, chairman Of the trans
portation committee; David L. Gull
foyle, chairman % the public and
parochial schools.