South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-01
Closeness of Race Marks Be-
ginning of Last Three Days
In Good Will Contest.
STANDING OF
ENTRANTS IN GOOD
WILL CONTEST


The final three days OF balloting
in the Good VIII election for the i'm
portant position OF delegate TO the
devastated district OF France will be
under the direct supervision OF the
local sponsoring committee.
So intense an interest has been
taken in this election and so close IS
the margin between all the candi-
dates that arrangements have been
made for the personal supervision
Of q committee consisting of Mrs.
Richard Elbel. president OF the Prog
ress club Mrs Granville Ziegler.
president of the South Bend Won
ans club anS Miss D. Harrison.
president of tn. Woman's Chamber
of Commerce. 10 act as tellers in the
final voting.
Under the rules formulated. bal
lots viii be received on Thursday
and Friday evening between the
hours of Z and o'clock. on Satur-
day the ballots Will be received be
tween / o'clock and 6o'clock, when
the voting will stop and the ballot
boxes trurned over to the judges for
a count and the declaring Of the re-
suit.
Guarantee Fairness.
Under this arrangement all can
didates and their friends Will pre-
sent their votes to these women who
represent the organized women's &C
tivities of the city and they will care
frrTr q x~a ~ D "a
that might be gained through knowl-
edge Of any votes withheld. The ar
rangemenr Is a guaranty OF absolute
fairness TO every contestant and to
every contributor TO this election.
When the voting was completed
on Wednesday evening. Miss Helen
Gregory had taken a lead over the
contestants. followed by Miss Mary
MacKibbin in second place, with Miss
Josephine Decker in third place and
Miss Louise Studebaker in the fourth
position.
1t is an open secret that these
standings do not record the com
plete vote obtained by any candidate
and that several who are lower il
the lists have votes which have not
yet been reported and which would
bring them 10 at least an even stand
ing with those reported by the lead
ers.
In the final drive for votes. the
friends OF some of the candidates
have advised them to refrain from
showing their full strength and it is
quite possible that Thursday evening
and Friday will again shift the stand
ings and leave thte result very much
in doubt.
CIOseness a Feature.
One Of the outstanding features Of
the election has been the evenness
| between all Of the candidates. 1t ha:
also been marked by a most friendly
spirit Of rivalry and without bitter
ness. The candidates have UNIVERSAL
~ turned their attention towards the
swelling Of the total vote and have
shown quite as much interest in the
fund which is 10 be devoted TO tbs
restoration of the battlehelds as they
have 10 their own success in win
ming
The contest, conducted through
( the cooperation of the News-Cime'
( is one OF 90 being conducted in tina
number o. cities and the winner vii
sail on July % for France. as th'
guest Of the American Committee 70,
/ Devastated France, of which Mis-
Ann Morgan is the directing head
and OF which L. S. Ambassador My
ron T Herrick is the honorary presi
/ dent
! The American Good VIII delega
/ ton of 90 winners Of these contest
! will be received at the American EN-
bassy in Paris. They will be con
iducted 10 the districts devastated b!
battle and viii carry the message o
Iunbroken friendship and interest o
/ the American people for the forlorr
land needy q the sister republic.
Thursday evening, DR.. Edna Ward
/ a represen tative Of the national com
imittee who spent three years work
ling among the people OF this distric
/ will speak 10 the thousands Of radio
enthusiasts who cut IN on the broad
casting from the local station at tn
~. NJ. g A
Her address will tell OF the need
I-of that district. Of the condition.
which prevail there and OF the urg
/ ent necessity Of this delegation q
restore the old feeling OF friendship
OF a people who feel themselves som'
ubat dasarted in victory