South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

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dairymen in which they are CLASH
fed according 20 their ratings as de-
termined by laboratory tests and in
vestigations; reports on sanitation,
analysis Of ice cream SAMPLES; and
restaurants graded along lines OF
sanitation and cleanliness.
The following story illustrates the
spirit Of mutual helpfulness with
which these bulletins meet. Mrs. y
noticed that her milkman's standing
was not as high one month as usual.
She mentioned the matter 70 him.
other customers did likewise The
milkman did more than explain! He
set TO work 10 improve his rating,
and the next month his name headed
the list. In giving poor service he
lost trade; in giving his best he gain
ed business. Housewives and food
handlers know and study these bull
letins for information.
Rccrcauonal Work.
Time and service and money have
been expended by individuals to de-
velop the city's recreational facili-
ties. The money. perhaps. has been
given by q few public-sp spirited men
I and women who have presented the
! city with parks and Fairgrounds and
vacation homes. Time and service
I have been bestowed by them and by
others. Clubwomen act as volunteer
lchaperones at the Saturday night
! dances arranged through the sum-
mer months at the community coun-
try clubs. Younger girls work 10
feed and entertain tho underfed va
I cationists selected 10 spend a much
needed outing on the vacation farm.
I Even the woodsy little camps speak
for the spirit OF cooperation. There
| are 10 of these-au of them open TO
the picnickers, with the latter coop
Grating in their upkeep by cleaning
up before their departure.
! Every community has its fairy
godmotherl Usually the mythical
character is of masculine variety!
Once in a while, of the true sex.
For instance, the name of George
| Eastman stands out in connection
| with Rochester, y. Y. At present
/ Mr.. Eastman is paying the expenses
Of a clinic at which thousands Of
school children are having their ade-
noids removed. with Mr.. Eastman
paying the bills. He appropriated
a large sum TO erect chamber OF
commerce building. He gave his
city a college of music; and has join
Led the Rockefeller foundation so
that Rochester might enjoy the ben
| efits of q college of medicine and
surgery.
Samuel Mather is one OF Cleve-
I lands fairy god-fathers. He was
the philanthropist who organized the
first community chest-a project
which Dayton was one Of the first
cities to adopt.
Developing BouIevards.
Robert Z. Speer loaned Denver
the helping hand. Mr.. Speer is dead
now, but it was during his term as
mayor that he developed that keen
sense of responsibility in Denver
residents which transformed a city
of ordinary appearance into beau
tiful and desirable place to live.
Col. Nelson was responsible for
much of Kansas Clty's park and
boulevard system; and TO Charles
Wacker, president of the Chicago
Plan commission. the windy city
owes much of its lake frontage i'm
provement and the widening Of nu-
merous streets.
In Dayton, the Lord Bountiful" is
John II. Patterson. Mr.. Patterson
has fulfilled his municipal obligation
far more extensively than the aver
age rich man. He presented the city
with more than half of its $50 acres
Of park land. He gave it tow com
nunity country clubs. He establish
ed FIVE of the 10 picnicking camps,
and he made possible a community
golf course, urging the playing OF
golf as the healthiest form OF exer-
else.
Patterson organized garden work
in 1894 and provided q plot OF
ground, tools, seed and an instructor
for boy gardeners. His scheme 10
turn vacant lots into flower or vege-
table gardens met with cooperation
and il is estimated that nearly $500
children have gardens. Every year
which prizes are distributed. The
movement not only yielded produce
valued at $4,000 last year, but has
helped TO beautify the city
Good Places For Money.
Once upon a time Miss Belle
Eaker lived in an fashioned
square house in the heart of Dayton
Her father had made a fortune in
the city, starting as a general store
keeper when it was little more thar
a village.
\ what does she do with her
, money!" qUeried her friends. But
; her financial plans were never re-
vealed until she died, when her vii
stated that her wealth was to gC
toward the founding of Younr
Mems Christian association, and Z
boarding-home for working girls
, now run by the Y. w. c. A. Sh,
had paid the debt TO the city which
had represented the field for he1
fathers endeavors.
In the same town where Miss
Eaker lived, q band Of public spirit
: ed women united 10 start a lunch
room % years ago. The Young Wo-
mans league was not a money-mak-
ing corporation. It's object was tC
Iprovide a nourishing MONDAY meal
for the store clerk and the office en-
ploye at low cost Some Of the or
GAMERS have grown white haired in
the service, but they still continue
10 volunteer. making possible that
hot. appetizing luncheon for the
|toilers of the weekly pay envelope.