The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04
'Put Your Pep Into
 This Drive,'' Declares
 Mayor At High School
Scores of Volunteer Workers Are Completing
 First Lap of Canvass Today

ties have tried it and have been suc- | cessful. At home we had an objec- tive of $440,O00. We received pledges Of $45S,OOO and 36,O00 people sub- scribed-
 Perhaps tomorrow you may be
 confronted with the fact that these | are hard times. You had a very | creditable number of subscribers last year, but you must have more this year; 30,000 subscribers will make it certain that you will obtain what you l have set out to secure and there will be 30.OO0 souls who have demonstrat- ed by their action in giving their in terest in this great and noble charita- ble enterprises.
 Suppose None Cared. We are full of health and strength. What are we going to do to help those in want and distress. Suppose none of you cared for those that these or ganizations are helping. Suppose the hospitals. Suppose none of you cared for the wayward boy or girl helped by some of these societies. Suppose none of you cared for the old folks. Suppose none of you cared to send the visiting nurse to the home where the white plague Is eating into the vitals of one who a few years back was full of strength ana activity but is now lying on a-cot with the angel of death near at hand. Suppose none of you cared, what would you see?
 Suppose as we sat in this great public auditorium listening to the songs so sweetly sung by the Manu- facturers' Association chorus and the words of your chief executive, suppose there were turned out on the streets of this great city the sick and the nlainied the helpless little chill dren, the old folks; suppose they went out crying for succOr, what would the people of this great. Datri- otic city do. What would be the answer to the least of these that need ed ministering unto? 1 know. You would go deep into your pockets. Every citizen would open his home to take these afflicted ones. You would respond with that magnan- imity that has characterized you in every drive that has been held in this great city.
 Tt is a great work that we are un- dertaking, because it means by doing good to others you are doing it for yourselves, and that is in a measure e the Divine law. If we give to those in need and suffering and in want, what sunshine does it not bring into our own lives and how happy we can be because of the action performed
 Ask All to Give.
 Every person in this great city should be asked to give. It makes no difference what the amount is. Let every one be a party to this great work. Let all have it to say that they took part in the results you are sure to aCnleNS putting InlS QTlN0 over the top.
 Bridgeport needs no incentive. MT Chairman. Hers is a proud history. To every drive in the war you re- sponded with magnanimity, with unity and with determination which placed you in the forefront among the cit ies of our land. Following out the ideals which have prompted you in the past, you can achieve but one re- suit on this occasion, and that is to put the drive over the top.
 "On the alter of charity you will all lay down your donations for hu- manity that we are doing our part to help our brother man. As we go on in life all of us must realize that that there are dark and stormy days ahead for each of us somewhere, but that the sunshine of friendship and broth erly love may be ours if we do unto others as we expect others to do unto us."
 pr. Graflin's Address
 InterSperSing his final appeal with witty sallies and apt anecdotes, Dr. Samuel E. Graflin, the final speaker, pointed out the elements essential to a successful drive. He asserted these were five: CD A vital principle at stake: CD Thorough preparation; (3) Persistent courage: (4) Common sense: (5) Unfailing courtesy. Ex- pressing his qualification that Mayor FftzGerald and emphasized the spirit uaI ideals underlying the Community Chest, Dr. Graf1in declared that to make fha drive ez1nnassfn1 aanh uzorl<-