South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-21
CHARITY DRIVE TO
OPEN WITH DINNER
IN COMMERCE HALL
Workers to Assemble Monday
Night For Campaign
Instructions.

Good VIII Week" conducted for
the raising OF funds for the charit-
able organizations of the city viii
be opened at 6 o'clock Monday night
with a supper at the Chamber Of
Commerce. More than 100 prom
In mt business and professional men
and women, who have pledged
themselves to give one days work
during the campaign, VIII attend
to discuss plans and to be assigned
to their work.
Otis ROmine, who is in charge Of
the work for the Federation OF
Social Service, will give instructions
TO the workers and VIII outline the
plan Of the campaign Representa-
tives from the different charities
viii give short talks on the nature
OF the work their organizations are
doing.
Those in charge of the coming
appeals for funds do not appear
undaunted Icy the task OF raising
100000 during the week OF Nov.
z2-DeC. 1. They feel that all the
charities which are asking for q
measure of partial support during
the coming year are doing such
mcritorious work for the city that
the task will be an easy one.
Each charity points with pride TO
the work they are doing for the
poor and the sick, the unfortunate
and the manned. The Children Of
Mercy Day \ursey takes care of
the ever increasing number of babies
whose mothers must work as bread
] i.fH ff
/ ily without such an institution.
many families would have TO appeal
/ for aid TO charity for their entire
support. AS now conducted, children
| are given the best care during the
! time the mother is at work, and the
mothers of foreign birth gets les
/ sons in the care of children from
/ the nurses in charge.
Organizations Are Busy.
The Anti-tuberculosis society aims
! to prevent ravages of the dreaded
/ white plague, and furnishes care
/ and help to victims and their famll-
/ les. Examinations of suspects are
| made at periodic intervals, lessons in
/ sanitation and care OF the sick are
given 10 mothers, and Heaithwin al
I ways contains a mum Der OF patients
/ whose expenses are paid by the So
Ciety.
Tho Associated Charities. known
/ nationally for their benehcient
/ work. is one OF the busiest charities
/ organizations in the city. TheJ
/ make innumerable calls and Iuves
/ LEGATIONS during the year, bring aid
and comfort 10 many who are with
( out funds. and put families who are
in want back 20 the class Of wage
] pqruarc and fndpupndaufq
Children without parents are
sheltered and educated at the or
/ phans' home Most OF them are
without funds to pay for any OF th'
/ advantages that they receive, which
. would be impossible for most o,
1 them to get in the environment from
which they are taken TO the home
Epworth and St Joseph hospitals
I are asked TO take jn charity case.
I every week during the year. Partia
I expenses of these are borne BY th'
/ hospital authorities themselves, ans
. public spirited men and women vii
be asked during the coming driv
I 10 contribute 10 the care OF the sicl
who receive medical and sgrgica
attention at the two hospitals.
supplies Are Ready.
The Children's Dispensary. frs
eign population in the cOngeste'
districts. has branched out in &c
work and aims They examin
babies for possible defects and 81.
ness, give instructions in care o
children and in household santa
ton, and act as a clearing house 70
the best ideas OF nurses and physi
z ! clans in the care OF the family.
The Florence CrittentOn circle
the salvation Army the Nisitin
Nurse association and the HOun
Womens Christian association ais
: do work which gives them a plac
among the organizations which ar
appealing for funds.
r Tags, supplies and blanks FOR IN
workers are ready for the campaig
r which starts Tuesday mOrninl
2 Workers who have already offere
P their services viii be assigned theI
districts Monday night at the lunch
e con. and others who viii wO-k IN
. latter part OF the week may receIv
3 instruction by calling the federati0
n secre tary at the Chanbe OF CON
merce.