South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12
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some of the workers. The prompt
ness with which the injustice of the
criticism was established served not
only 20 sweep away the excuse but
was 81 striking illustration Of Red
/ Cross relief methods as we'll
one OF the Red Cross officials.
seeking an enrolment. was rebuffed
with the statement by one man that
I he would not support an Organiza-
I tiou which refused help 20 a certain
destitute family OF motor tourists
stranded in the city A regular Red
I Cross visitor was Immediately Tut
f ou the case and developed the face
that the tourists were I'm need OF
assistance. but no appeal had been
made 20 the Red Cross and mas
much as the party were transieEts.
. arriving in South Bend only We'd
nesday evening. the local orga MIA
/ ton had no means Of knowing their
! plight.
Learn Facts.
When the facts in the case were
/ learned boy the Red Cross visitor on
Thursday morning and IL was es-
Itablished that the man in the party
I was an cX-servlce man and there
/ fore especially entitled 10 Red Gross
aid prompt measures were taken 10
give the needed help.
The party consisted Of a man ana
/ wife. a grown daughter and q small
/ Ter girl. They had sold their house
/ hold goods in California. spent part
! Of the proceeds for r secondhand
sedan car and started overland IT
the machine for Buffalo. where they
intended 20 locate with the wife's
brother. Bad luck and delays on the
way exhausted their funds ana
when they arrived ina South Bend
| Wednesday evening they were not
only penniless but the car was In
such state that further progress
was impossible
For lack of any other place the
family spent the night in the car,
which was parked on Division ST.
/ one citizen said he intended to re-
/ Tort the case TO the Red Cross but
did not get in touch with any OF the
executives or workers in the Local
lChapter and the first knowledge the
Red Cross gained was through the
efforts Of it's own visitor.
The Red Cross Immediately found
quarters for the woman at the \
tW. c. A., obtained medical atten-
ton for the youngest girl. who was
IN. loaned the money to replace two
tires on the car. provided their i'm
mediate necessities and arranged for
n loan TO finance the rest of the
Journey 20 Buffalo, where the family
will find relatives.
Give All Aid.
All OF these financial arrange
mcnts were made after an investi
cation by telegraph developed th'
fact that the family is worthy. tina
Their present destitute condition 81
only the result OF an unusual ruI
: Of bad luck and that they will b'
able and willing 10 repay the pres
eut loans as soon as they are agaiI
estab lished The facts about tn
r mans period OF service were verified
e and every detail Of the case reveal
% ed itself as one for Red Cross as
8 slstanCe which was therefore givei
e without stint
b After all these facts had been de
% veloped one man of some promi
Z nenCe. who had been spreadinl
what ne admitted 20 be mere gOssi'
about the elleged failure OF the Re,
r. Cross 10 handle this case. was give
? warning TO stop his SANDER an
7 agreed also TO spread the denial OF
a the basis of the facts as they wer
20 presented TO him among the "a m
e people TO whom he had given tn
initial rumOr
e Red Cross Spirit
q The Red Cross never refuses al
To- lin any instance without a very goo
o reason and If aid is refused we ar
70 not ashamed TO tell the reason why.
T said Miss Irma Collmer. eXecuuv
= secretary. Persons who use Sian
= derous misstatements like the on
u circulated this morning 10 evad
70 giving a dollar 10 the Red Cross ar
really giving the work a stab in tn
q back. II they do not wish 20 en-
u roll the Red Cross viii apLreciat
: 60 If they will say 50 frankly-the
y will not be unduly urged. But the
ought az least 10 refrain from pois
: oninC the minds OF others who ar
o more favorably inclined 20 IN
work we ara doing. The peopl
helped by the Red Cross are CRATE
full beyond expression. which is IN
iuvariabIe rule with Red Cross eli