South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-23
FEDERATION IN
FOURTH DINNE 4
Civil ORGANIZATION Holds Ar
nuaI Get Together" at
Grace M. {. Church.

The South Pend Civic federation
held its fourth annual together"
banquet in the parlors OF the Grace
81 +. church Tuesday evening. F1f-
teen civic CENTER were represented
At the banquet and a program Of un-
usual merit 90 show the ability OF
the centers 20 do things harmonious
Iy and thoroughly. was presented
Mrs. Homer j. Miller and her bat
TALON Of cO-wOrkcrs prepared the
festivities Of the evening: g w.
Copp. president OF the federation,
served as acting chairman OF the
evening. and l.. vs.. Hammers hmidt.
chairman Of the municipal recrea-
tion committee. presided as toast
master Rev. O.. g.. Jordan. presi-
dent Of the Perley center. gave the
invocation
In his talk Mr. Hammerschmidt
reviewed the building of what ne
termed the greatest organization i'm
south Bend for the advancement OF
social, physical and economic well
fare which is the purpose Of the
federation Of civic clubs.
Mayor Seeks Cooperation.
Mayor r. r. Carson, the first
speaker OF the evening. asked the
cooperation OF the clubs in running
the affairs of South Bend. and in
vited them 20 pay frequent visits TO
the city hall The mayor called at
tention 20 the fact that the fedora
tions can do a great deal in solving
the garbage problem. He said that
something would have TO be done
within the next year since the state
board OF health would take action to
eliminate the evil of allowing so
much refuse lying around.
The mayor urged the people TO
visit the various departments at the
city hall. with the exception he said.
OF the police department. and study
conditions He said that the police
are in need of 20 more patrolmen
and that an effort is being made by
the present board Of public safety
10 cope with the liquor evil. We
are trying 70 stop 'bootlegging' in
south Bend. and L believe hat we
are doing as well here as they are i'm
any other cities to combat the liquor
evil" concluded the mayor.
Following the mayors talk the
members of the federation said that
action has been taken 10 aid the
city in solving the garbage problem
and that in the future more interest
will be taken in municipal affairs.
Honor u. G.. Manning.
Eli Seebirt represented the Vic
tory loan committee, and delivered a
four-minute talk on the present
bond campaign. Following the talk
OF Mr.. Seebirt it was unanimously
voted TO send a telegram to u. G..
Manning of New York. and founder
Of the civic federation movement
here. telling OF the good attendance
at the big banquet and inviting him
10 be present at the fifth gathering
next year.
c. d. Britton. president OF the
COquillard center; T.. +. Wolfe, mu-
nicipal recreation director; Mrs
Gary Kreager. chairman of the La
fayette center; Mrs. Walter Bloom
6eld. Of the Muessel center: Mrs
- NJ. Banta, of the Perley center
and II. j. Immel. OF the Washington
center, all delivered talks following
out the idea of the meeting to liken
the federation 10 a rainbow. All OF
the topics discussed were relative 20
the betterment of civic declarations.
An exceptionally fine musical pro
gram was presented. Accom- panying
the audience n the singing OF the
star Spangled Banner" was the
Lincoln center orchestra. a solo
Little Mother cf Mine" by T. w
lT,rea arcououaniod nv Mrs Morse
was given. Miss Blanche COlip rem
dered a solo, IT'LL Spring Time
Miss Ethel Ryer, with Miss Bernict
Ryer as accompanies. rendered sew
eral excellent violin solos. The ban
quet closed with the community
singing led by L. W. Morse.