South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-18
LIST OF THE TOWERS CHRISTMAS FUND
CONTRIBUTORS

The board OF directors OF the
] City Rescue Mission will give $500
toward The Tower OF Babers fund
! 20 make Christmas worth while for
/ needy folks-the money 10 be spent
| on a magnificent turkey dinner for
| 500 children.
Besides paying for the dinner
I the directors OF the Mission, all OF
| them dignified, leading business
men of South Bend. will serve the.
/ dinner 20 the children themselves!
Can you beat Il?
All South Bend seems to be
wrapped up in giving the unfortu-
nate wards of Ray Birds little Res
! cue Mission, down on Lafayette
blvd, the greatest Christmas they
ever dreamed Of. The donation OF
| the Mission board. besides the con-
/ tributions Saturday. sends The
Tower fund up 10 $1,7ST99.
We're tlckled 10 death TO make
this announcement today. and
tickled 10 death the way the fund
is growing from day to day-but.
Tower readers, we're facing one
danger. It's just this-that some
Of you folks who have not kicked IN.
will yawn, shrug your shoulders and
say,
"Oh, well. they've got enough 20
take care of everybody. They won't
need my contribution"
That's just where you are ali
/ a
raised IS needed and will be utilized
TO good advantage.
But TO return TO this banquet for
the 500 poor kids-lt'u be served
! in she gymnasium of the y. NJ. G.
A. next Saturday afternoon at .
o'clock. The mob Of kidlets will be
urged to gorge themselves on turkey
and all the trimmings. There'u be
a Christmas tree. loaded with pres
ents and things TO wear and therell
be a real live, nest-to-gOodness
Santa Claus.
And these men, members OF the
board Of directors of the Rescue
Mission, are those who have raised
equally between them the $500 for
the big feed. and will serve the din
ner themselves:
L J. OTHer. chairman; c. c.
Shafer, A. L. Hubbard L. p.
| Hardy. w W Austin, George A.
Robertson. F. A. Stephenson. J. c..
Bowsher. John r. Haughton. w o.
Davies. Fred A. Bryan, 9. F. Cum
ningham. c. w. Hyde. Charles
Sreth. II. NJ. Sanders. c. L. Mill
house, G.. NJ Studebaker. Jr., I.
Ciralsky. J. J. Shafer and Ray A.
Bird.
And this Is the menu TO be pre-
pared BE- James ". Cookeae, chief
cook and manager Of the Y. VI. c.
A. cafeteria:
Relishes
Kalamazoo Spiced Sweet
Celery Hearts Pickles
Roast Indiana Turkey
Stuffed Chestnut Dressing
Cranberry Jelly
Dreamed Mashed Potatoes
Hot Crescent Creamery
Rolls Butter
Ice Cream with Chocolate
Special Bottle MIX
Candies Mixed Nuts Fruit
How's that. folks for a menu?
And now listen to what Mr.. Oh
Her, who is chairman Of the banquet
plans, has 70 say with reference to
the poor little urchins who are go
ing TO eat It:
ct want every child there 20
come with the expectation OF
fairly gorging themselves. The
directors want to see these poor
kids come down there and eat
and eat and eat-and If they
want TO take home a half turkey
in their pockets it's perfectly all
right with US I believe that an
affair OF this kind can be made a
real inspiration TO little folks who
have been deprived Of many OF
the everyday comforts OF life
and we are laboring hard with
this end in view"
Inspiration is right
Why. Jesse James would probably
go out and try 70 get into the min
istry. after finishing such a meali
Interesting letters continue 10
flow IN. with checks for the MIS-
sion Vandalia railroad employees
keep sending In more and more
money: in fact, II begins 10 look
as II the Vandalia was going over
100 percent
Here's the latest from the Van
dalia yards:
DEAR BILL TOWER:
We Just called a fellows hand
for two more dollars and won,
so we hereby kick in with the said
amount for the good cause. hor-
ing the fund goes over the $4,000
mark We also want TO extend
our compliments 70 II. 7. Brooks
Of Healthwin hospital for his in
/ terest in the Xmas fund. and our
best wishes that ne fully regains
hts health and strength in the
near future. We remain
Yours for success.
G. H W
P. G. P.
| DEAR BILL:
Permit me TO help along your
eOod work. OF course YOU will
succeed IN raising the $4,000 YOU