South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19


Well. the Elks responsible. in a great measure.
E1ks seemed hear more about the salvation Army
and its work from the than public
One reason was imagine. that the crowded tho
Elks of house home so Thoroughly They gave
their clubhouses and their ledge the Red
Cross all the country you know
Sometimes they kept room big building for
their meetings; sometimes they Just borrowed
when they have it.
The EIks a cornwall lot They knock around a
good deal. And they the who have tap.
always a good deal of sympathy for the under dog.
They couldn't help seeing good deal Of what
being done for war relief AMI they seem to have
the salvation Army a Cinderella. So.
here and there quite spontaneously local lodges o. tho
Elks began getting touch with salvation Army
leaders.
see here" the Elks would say. effect You PEG
pie doing mighty good work. You need money.
We want to help. We can't go there and bake
douhnuts for the boys in the trenches,
help you to get the money you need! How
about it?"
''THEY SAW us THROUGH"
II HEN the time came in the spring of 1915, when tie
L Salvation Army needed 100000 and simply had
to make get BY betyveea
the Elks and the Salvatonists was pretty well esab-
Reports had been coming in to Salvation Army head
quarters about the help the Eks giving Ana
the leaders of the drive were They dijn't
much about raising money a wholesale basil.
They'd always managed 10 paddle their own canoe.
They didn't great publicity department They
didn't have any of the machinery the Red Cross anI
Y NJ. c. A
So they went to the Grand Lodge o. the ElkG. Al
EIks 7vko hearing lodge
greeted them with enthusiasm. In more than so cities
the Elks complete charge that drive-nOtably
Milwaukee, Minneapolis. City. and St Louis.
They paraded the streets; they up circuses
left the salvation Army people, who really had enough
to work. free and guaranteed tho
money.
They through" Col W. A McIntyrc,
who the head of the army's New York ofce.
Were still little dazed 10y all they did for W.
could have got the money did without then.
We couldn't ask them for anything they didn't g..s
us Usually we didn't a chance to ask The
took hold of drive magBihcently. There aren't
words strong enough in praise OF the EIzs.
They're a wonderful lot. It's quite a thin-
for them to help I remember, once, years ago.
they held their Grand Lodge IN Buffalo And at tho
same time having festival. and trying 70
raise We had a hurdy-gurdy, amOns
things Well a lot of those Elks just took that
hurdy-gurdy away from They kept it going for
three days-and nights! They charged dollar nie.
and every Elk have ridden a dozen times They
went all town in It. Wed never as much
money as they handed US"
WHAT THE EIKS CAN DO
TT ISN'T a thing for the Eks in and HELM
l in an emergency, either. Back in 1906 when the
news of the san Francisco was flashed over
the wires Bob" of Louisville Grand Ezalt-
ed Ruler OF the order. He caught the train for
Chicago wiring Fred Robinson, then now grand
rotary $1,000 in cash tickets the over
land Limited ready for him. Robinson gave him ten
thousand and beat all records in reaching the
coast
More money, IN cash, kept coming him. stayei
out there weeks and for a time the Elks were ira
only people who had cash all for relief work
the banks being closed
Brown tells one story that time. he and q lot &
other relief workers representing various orgauiz--
tons into little town on the peninsula that had
been left an utter wreck spoke last AZ
ing that organized.
'The others passed around slips on which peops
could down what they needed Brown says. IT
was hne-and all they could do. But when g
was my turn opened satchel had and slapped
down $4,000 in bills"
There's what the Elks do. Mayor said.
we happen have the cash. Go TO It"
The Elks contributed 400 carloads OF fool
20 san Francisco. And they raised much money
that Brown couldn't spend ALL and or the
plus established that the Elks have used
ever since give quick relief in OF disaster.
They helped in the way az the time Of the Da.-
ton floods 1913 and after the forest fires in Mn-
nesota
And at Christmas no soldiers children lacked Christ
mas cheer House-t house investigations by the local
lodges Of EIks care OF that. Christmas hos
been great Elk time always. Every lodge has sent
members around. hunting kids santa Claus vas
pretty sure overlook. And Christmas morning
thered a basket. with dolls and sleds oranges
and candy. After Christmas there would be rule.
too more permanent help-something insure the
But the Eks think kids ought 10 have good