The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-12
RILEY HOSPITAL TO
UPLIFT UNFORTUNATE
KIWANIANS ARE TOLD

For the Qualification of state and
nation the Riley Memorial hospital is
being built at Indianapolis for under
privileged children in order that they
might be presented with more firm
basis On which to go out 70 face the
world on an equal plane with more for
tunate children Rev. A. Dunkle, ID.
D., OF the Presbyterian church of In
dianapolis, upheld in his address be-
fore the Kiwanis club Thursday. Il
come to present the opportunities and
the claims of the state to you Kiwan-
ians," he said.
Rev. Dunkle is a member of the XII
wants club at Indianapolis and was
sent to talk to the Richmond Kiwan-
ians about the big venture of the XII
wants clubs of the state in helping
build the big Riley Memorial.
Indiana is doing what isSnot done
in any other state of the nation in act
ing Tor the relief of conditions which
face the children of today. We, as
k1wanians, taking the first step of any
kind toward the great work of helping
buHd the memorial, should visualize
This great Hoosier project for Riley.
lt is our privilege of doing big thing.
Men, we should visualize the possibil-
tiles to make for generations to come
10000 Handicapped
Walking up and down the state of
Indiana today, are 10000 children, un
der privileged and without opportunity
TO come out from under their handicap
and face the big tasks of the world
We say we will build a wing of that
great hospital and in so doing, we take
ret hi rfa .,f I
zation in Indiana toward its great
cause We are far out with big jump
ahead of other organizations in help
ing out this memorial"
Rev. Dunkle referred to the little
hlwanls club of Noblesville, which has
already handed in its quota toward the I
big Riley Memorial, as being a great
example. to- other clubs in the state. |
Il spoke to the Anderson club recent I
ly, and they answered my plea foB re-
spouse IN regard to the Riley project
IN full force and I believe that the
clubs will all get behind and push with
all their might.
Breaks Into Tears
The intensity of the feeling among
big men of the state about the big
matter of caring for the under-privi-
eged children is emphasized by re-
cent happening at Indianapolis. Mr..
Ball. of the Anderson Kiwanis club,
spoke before the club of the capital
city in a most pleading manner. The
speaker asked the members of the
hub for full realization of the import
inee OF relief for the children, to such
IN extent that he broke into tears and
'eached such a stage that he could do
nothing but extend his hands to the
<iwanians, speechlessly, in his great
'ry for realization of the matter
In memory of Riley, for the chill
lren's part, men, we must realize the
,hallenge throughout the state" Rev.
)unkle said. I'VE as Kiwanians are
,oing to build and build well. We
AVE the reputation and intend to up /,
lold it.
Must Help Children :
You men helped your boys of Rich
nond by giving them a summer camp :
nd we in Indianapolis did the same :
or our boys. 1t is extending them the :
to get back to nature :
where they prosper. AS we build the 4
memorial we extend to the children a l.
nance for them to face the worlds b
roblems on a more firm basis. h
The interest of business men is +
realty needed. Men, your business
viii continue to run after you are II
one. Others will do things a bit bet n
er than you have done. Tell your q
usiness to take another track for a il
ime and look into the big thing of "
elping humanity .-... c
When we begin to move together Ii
re will function. That is what we n
re calling for"
illustrates Point --. Q
Rev. Dunkle used for his illustration
ne following story:
"A drummer and a darby were tray
ling through the country. The darby
bowed his ability with the whip byl
ipping bees off the horse as they o.
ode along. The ability of the darky ,
as evident to the drummer, but the "
tier said nothing. They finally o
ime to a tree on which was a large az
est of bees. The drummer said, o!
Why don't you nip those bees?' In Ie
ply the darby snapped back mo, q
r, ! don't bother them; they is or ~
IN
Therefore" said Rev. Dunkle. "be- OF
g organized into unit, we will be ct
lie to put the big project across for pc
e children of Indiana" A big parade IN
as going down the street of a big a'
ty. A little girl stood behind the CT
rongs, which lined the streets, but -
e could not see the event which was Il
king place Finally a big express
an lifted the child to his shoulders
ID from there the child cried out, 81
e, see" After the parade was over
e child was let to the ground, from FL
here she soon was lost in the large az
OVID. That man gave the child a -
art in this world. ~,
Need United Effort. ~
the importance of unit 40
effort in the Riley venture the u"
eaker illustrated with this story: pr l
n architect was being questioned we We
out the durability of the bridge TO III u.
built. One man asked him how Oh
my locomotives could be placed on co
2 bridge with safety Where upon ci.
? architect declared that the bridge al
nld be filled with locomotives and IN
? locomotives with persons, but it
'uld hold up under the strain. Street Y
IS and other great weights could also
packed onto the bridge without dan Al
But one asked the builder if there si,,
IS anything which the bridge would ;l IS
I stand up under. In reply, the a. sbi
ltect declared, There is one thing go
Itch II Will not stand nm under ard -