South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-20
WILL ORGANIZE
ONE DRIVE HERE
Organization to Succeed War
Chest Approved at Meet
ing of Business Men.

An organization 70 succeed tho
War Chest. on a basis which will
elinirate the criticism Of the latter,
viii oe formed 70 conduct one gen
eral campaign for funds to support
local and outside relief in St Joseph
county This fall
Enforcement OF this project was
given AZ a meeting Of manufacturers
and other business men in the Ro-
tary room Of the oliver hotel Fri
day noon.
Tentative Budget.
The tentative budget, 20 which
there may be additions. for which
the campaign will be waged totals
S265. 600, divided as follows.
Special fund 70 increase hospital
facilities 100000. divided equally
between Epworth and ST Joseph.
Federation for social service, for
local relief bodies. 100000.
Jewish relief fund. $4,000.
Red Cross. $4,000.
Armenian and Syrian relief, t15,-
600.
Salvation Army home service (due
last May). $4,000
Miscellaneous, S25, 900.
Plan OF Organization.
The plan OF organization drawn up
by the Federation for Social service
and approved at Fridays meeting
follows:
Each approved organization" in
the county is 10 be entitled 20 one
member on the board OF representa-
tives. Each association participating
in the fund to be raised shall also
be entitled 70 one representative.
These representatives are 10 elect
officers Of the association annually.
The name proposed is South Bend
Welfare association
Promoters Of this plan believe II
will eliminate the criticism OF "au-
tocracy" and the charges that it was
a closed corporation" which result
ed In the abandonment OF the War
Chest. after it's first year They
point out that the present plan is
purely representative.
Proposed by Federation.
The meeting was called at the in
stance Of the Federation for Social
service. which was planning a cam
paign for local relief work begin
ming the week OF Oct Is. The Jew
ish relief society, IN the meantime,
was planning a drive for $4,000 in
St Joseph county TO begin Sept. %.
The threatened conflict OF campaigns
reOpened the question Of the desir-
ability OF one general campaign to
care for all relief matters.
The combined campaign will be
waged beginning Oct. 10.
DR.. C. A. Lippincott. Of the We'll
fare department OF the Studebaker
corporation presented the subject at
Fridays meeting following a short
talk by l. r. Slaughter, chairman.
Manufacturers called upon at the
meeting gave evidence OF their will
ingness TO cooperate It was agreed
that the plan should be so presented
that workmen in the various estab-
Iishments would be thoroughly &C
quainted with the objects OF the
drive so they might contribute vol
UNFAIRLY, without seemingly
undue pressure on the part
OF the employers. The op-
inion was expressed that the re-
spouse would be generous If left TO
the workers conscience, provided he
was approached in the proper man
ner, and sufficiently acquainted with
the purposes and Importance OF the
campaign.
Following discussion q the pro-
posed plan Of organization Fred l.
Dennis moved its endorsement, and
there were no dissenting votes. In
accordance with this expression steps
toward perfectng the organization
viii be taken