South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-31
THIRTY TEAMS To
CANVASS CITY FOR
CONNIE ROE BODY
WhirIWind Membership Drive
Beginning April 7 Out
lined in Detail.

"Leeper day OF a week ago. sort Of
lost itself Monday. discussion Of
good roads legislation and who
put IL over" taking second place 20
the launching OF a membership cam
paign for the cha mbcr. hich prom
ises 20 be the biggest and most ac-
tive Of any in the history OF the or
ganization. The principal speaker
on the hold-Over program was Rep
Arthur ". Barnard. followed by a.
q Graham, lawyer, whose interest
IN road building In 81. Joseph county
IS proverbiaL
Due 90 the mem uerShip campaign
10 De launched next week. the lunch
cor Monday wiz De held at the
Chamber Of Commerce bat after
that the meetings will adjourn TO
the Rotary room at the Oliver hotel
as crowds are expected that the
Chamber OF Commerce VIII De un-
a0lo 10 accommodate. Complete
plans were announced Jy H.. l.
Burch assistant 10 the president.
and We're received with hearty en-
thusiasm.
Plan Thirty Canvass Teams
The plans include the forming Of
30 canvassiug teams. manned by one
captain and three Heutenants each.
The team captains are to bee APP
pointed by the Chamber Of com
merce president and they i'm turn
VIII appoint the Ieutenants the APP
Dointments having the approval Of
the organizations president
Efforts are 30 be made. according
20 the announcement 80 get the
Ivest men possible for captains. one
requisite being their ability to con
vince the public Jan general its obH-
cations 10 the Community
Flying Squadron Planned.
In addition TO the 30 canvassinc
teams. there is to be a flying squa-
dron" OF five teams. consisting Of
three members on each team. Eff
forts will be made 90 pick the most
influential men in the community.
This flying squadron" win be en-
pioyed 20 visit the leading manu-
facturers and merchants of Ia, city
who either fail 20 subscribe TO mem
berships at az, or who DO not take
a sufficient number TO satisfy the or
ganization
All OF the subscriptions obtained
by this flying squadron" viii De
credited 90 the team which the pros
pect has been assigned Each cap
tain and his hcutenants will sign a
pledge Dr. which they wiz agree to
work ON their team during the entire
week OF the CAMPAIGN and they will
De bound by their pledges Of honor
Co complete 1ll Of The work assigned
20 them. and that it viii be- done
during tine campaign week and that
they VIII work Immediately upon
the opening of The campaign
To y-ovidc Ammunition.
The teams VIII be supplied with
certain stock Dhrase" arguments to
use tu case u Be- necessary for them
10 convinc@ prospect Workers
VIII be Instr ,cici not to promise amy
accomphshmens through the cham
Der or commerce except to state the
Chamber of Commerce win work TO
its utmost ability for The general
welfare OF the community in carry
ing out all that II is necessary i'm
rANAt wen tAiF ~ Iistrl0iOl Oh the
city.
Each captain VIII wear white
ribbon. indicating his position and
suitably worded 10 designate his ac-
tivity in the campaign. Each lieu
tenant will wear q red ribbon, also
suitably worded Each prospect sub
scribed 10 membership viii be given
one blue ribbon. With appropriate
wording, FOR each membership taken.
All three ribbons are 90 be worn
continuously from morning until
night. during the campaign week.
To Obtain Payment
The solicitors will endCavor 20 oh
tain payment Of dues together with
the subscription, for as great q
period as 10 Is possible 10 secure. As
20 assignment OF prospects to the
teams IL is Thought il miCht be a
good plan 20 number an prospects.
ana have each captain draw bv LOT
his rata quantity OF numbers. sn6
IN this wav no team viii he given
arbitrarily any advantage over any
Of the other teams II is proposed
rha. recognition 10 the three Teams
obtaini1E tne HIGHEST rurober of