Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-17


to touch the hearts Of all persons who
love little children
I'VE, in America. sometimes think we
have a gloomy outlook, with falling price
and certain amount of idleness," he
declared, "but we do not deserve the
name Of intelligent beings If we cannot
overcome this self-made handicap at
home and still do our duty abroad. We
might have some room for dependency
in America Il our situation were that of
any Of the countries of eastern or cen
tral Europe If we have only five to
seven months food supply, with the
harvest eight to ten months away; If
our children were undernourished; II we
were not possessed OF the essential food
for children; If they were UNDERGRAD ana
without the material to remedy It; and If
such care as they do receive were the
charity of foreign people, we might have
a right to complain.
IF we we're short Of coal, if we had
not one atom of national or private
credit, If our currency had broken down,
then we would have a right TO be de-
spondent. There is a weak link in the
economic or social or political system
of the world as a whole when we can
contemplate American warehouses burst
ing with food and yet people within
the midst Of starvation and suffering for
those very materials.
NO CAUSE FOR
DEsPONDENCY.
NO one in the United States has
ground for dependency. We viii have
ground for dependency when we fail
TO heed the great cause of humanity In
another section Of the world and to as
sure that a portion of our riches can be
devoted to the succor Of innocent SUI
ferers. I do not believe the excuse of
hardship, which some Of our workers
complain has made the public unrespon-
sive to their requests, has any validity
whatever So long as any person IN
America can entertain an automobile ne
can entertain an invisible guest There
are nearly 100000 automobiles In the
United States and we have only 3,5OO,OOO
invisible guests.
'The pathos of this service rests only
in our imaginative picture OF the great
tragedy that lies behind the work OF
eight American organizations. The re-
ward for the outgivings Of your hearts
and purses will come In the knowledge
that you have cared for even one OF the
least Of these of whom the Master hath
said. of such is the kingdom Of
heavenP"
There were many pathetic features OF
the black bread luncheon. A vacant high
chair on which was a lighted candle, rep
resented the invisible guest. Many city
schools contributed Of their pennies and
small savings to send a representative
to the 500 luncheon; the newsboys OF
one of the Indianapolis newspapers
raised 500 and this contribution was
represented by a vacant chair bearing q
suitable placard.
CLUB REPRESENTATIVES,
ARE PRESENT.
Representatives OF commercial clubs,
Rotary. Kiwanis, Optimists and many
other civic or semi-civic organizations
from all sections Of the State were pres
ent. Church organizations Of all faiths
and creeds were represented showing the
general unanimity behind the relief cam
paign. Altogether, il is declared this
event viii 60 down into history as the
greatest Of its kind ever known in In
diana
Mr.. Hoover held a conference during
the morning with the county cahirmen
from all over the State and later 0d-
dressed a large overflow crowd at the
English Opera House, at which the In
dianapOIis News Newsboys' Band gave d
preliminary concert. Mr.. Hoover. left
on a mid-afternOon train to return direct
10 New York.
According toCalebS Denny, State
chairman OF the Hoover campaign, to-
days meeting will undoubtedly create
such an inspiration throughout Indiana
in behalf of this great humanitarian
movement that the States quota should
be completed without further loss OF
time.
Every dollar paid for seats will go tc
the fund for relief work, Henry w. Law
renee, president Of the hotel company
donating the use Of the room, food and
paying all expenses IN connection WITH
the luncheon.
Five hundred reservations were made
for the luncheon.
Plans for an overflow mass meeting al
English's Opera House were cancelled
owing TO orders Of Mr.. Hooyer's physi.
clan forbidding him TO make more thar
one address a day. An informal recep-
ton followed the luncheon before Mr.
Hoover returned to New York at 3:0s
p. n.
PARTIAL LIST
OF RESERVATIONS.
A partial list. OF reservations follows
Miss Fredonia Allen. representing
Tudor Hall: Ransom W Akin, Mrs
Frederick Gregory Appel, Mr.. and Mrs
John H. AHfderhei6e, Miss Georgia Alex
ander. Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Ammermsn
Automobile Underwriters COmpany, JohI
J. Appel, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic N
Ayres, ". II. Avant, two reservations
American Legion. William Noble Post
represented by Smiley \. Chambers; w
H Annett, Howard County chairman
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Adams, L. S. Ayres & Co. employees
A Borinstein, L. E. Brown, Representing
Rush County Red Cross, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Baxter, Mrs. II. L. Beveridge
Hilton q. Brown, Ernest Bross, DIR. and
Mrs. Louis Burckhardt, Charles T. Bretz
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Black, Butler
College, represented by Miss Katherine
Brokenburr, A. J. Beverage, Walter G
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Baker. Mr.
and Mrs. George Buck, Charles II. Brad
shaw Charles Buschman, W. S. Blauvelt
Arthur V. Brown, Mrs Albert Brown
Mrs s. E. Berry, the Rt. Rev. Joseph
chartrand, Mr.. and Mrs. JohnsN Carey
Miss Martha Carey, Mr.. and Mrs Nilei
c. Chapman, NJ NJ. Cook, Clarence q
Crfppin, A. c. Crays, Rockville; Contra
Christian Church, Lebanon. represented
bv pastor, the Rev. Roy E. Deadman
Church Federation, represented by DR.
G. II. Winders; Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Carlin
Y Conradt, Howard County: PhiliI
Cornett. Charles Cayansugh, Prof. Clay.
pool Purdue University; Mrs. Wilmer
Christian, W. I. Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry F. Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Calci
S. Denny, Mr.. and Mrs. I. C. Day
Thomas Daily, Samuel o. DUNCAN, Duan'
DUNCAN, Louis G. Deschler, Mrs. Thomas
]. Dye, Kokomo; Henry c. Davis. Ko
komo; c. S. Dearborn, Fred c. Dickson
A. R. Erskine. South Bend; Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Elliott, Newcastle; W. K. Os
born, representing Exchange Club; Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar H Evans d. W Ed
Wards representing First Friend