South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-21
EXPECT FACTORY
REPORTS TO PILE
UP MEMBERSHIPS
Accurate Figures on Annual
Roll Call Expected
Next Week.

with a number Of the large in
dustrial plants OF the city still 10
be heard from and reports from q
number of the wards YET incomplete
announcement was made at Ped
Cross headquarters Saturday night
that the total number Of members
OF the local Red Cross chapter had
reached 1900 in the annual roll call
NOW being conducted.
The Studebaker corporation. Will
son Bros, Singers and the South
Bend Lathe company have not re
ported TO Red Cross headquarters as
10 the number of members enrolled.
but are expected TO make complete
reports by Monday or Tuesday, 1t
was said. This information was
gathered Saturday when Red Cross
workers made the rounds OF the
factories in an attempt to secure
final figures. It is expected that the
members signed up in the factories
Will aggregate several thousand.
a numb of the outlying districts
also have failed TO make reports and
IL is expected at headquarters that
when these sections are heard from
together with the final reports from
the wards and the factories, the en-
rollment I'm the Red Cross chapter
will swell TO approximately 1900
members. Persons who have not
( been Nb-eaChed by workers or who
have failed 10 enlist are asked To
call at the Red Cross Office at the
court house and enroll. The office
will be kept open until Thanksgiv-
ing day for that purpose.
schools 100 Per Cent.
Public schools Of the city are 100
percent perfect in their response 70
the Red Cross roll call, with a totaI
/ OF 1875 memberships The junior
Red Cross mem berships were not
involved I'm this campaign. SO this
includes only the teaching Staffs OF
I the various buildings. The detailed
repoE follows:
, Junior high school So; high schoo
Z IS: ColfaN 10; CoQuillard 10; Elder
/ is; Franklin Is. Haley 21; Lafay.
I cite IS. Laurel %, Lincoln Is; Lin
\ den IS; Madison 10; Michigan port
I able 8: Muessel -. oliver 2S: Per.
. ley IA. River Park is: tudebakel
20: Washington %: Division port
able 8 Foster av. portable 8; SChoO
administration building %; voCa
tional department I .: music depart
ment 8. household department rs
art department 8 school nurses 8.
Reports from the smaller towns
are incomplete. but the canvass Il
still going forward. Walkerton ha
turned in 1855 and North Libert,
$50. The totals are expected 70 b,
raised considerably before the en'
1 OF the drive.
Colored citizens of the city hav,
been interested in the Red eros
. drive during the past week. beint
organized under the direction OF Mr.
Hill. A good report is expected from
them at the end OF next week.
Rural Response Pleasing.
Workers are now covering som
OF the outlying sections OF the cit
that were missed during the frs
few days of the drive. Persons VIII
have not been asked for a subsCrip
Jiou are urged 10 bring their dona
lions 90 the Red Cross rooms in IN
court house.
Farmers are responding in grea
uumb ers TO the direct mail appea
OF the workers. An indication O
the friendly and helpful feeling eN
listing between the Red Cross an
the rural population is contained d
the following letter. In which wa
enclosed the membership fee.
Dear Sir: Enclosed is my mem
bership subscription. 1 feel. n
were able like giving about $500 {
the Red Cross. considering what III
soldier boys say for your organiZa
tion"