South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-03
PUBLIC RESPONSE
TO CAMPAIGN FOR
FUNDS CONTINUES
Clerks Kept Busy Receiving
Contributions for Social
Service Work.

AtA VIZ " VI ~
That south Bend is responding
nobly TO the appeal Of the Fedora
ton for Social Service Suppose
/ Nobody Cared "-is evidenced by the
/ great number OF people that swarm
I the campaign headquarters az the
Chamber OF Commerce daily 90 add
their contribution 20 the charity
/ fund which is now being collected
] by the federation.
Two clerks are kept busy each day
! receiving the contributions while
many and varied are the incidents
I which surround the subscriptions
10 the fund. Yet everyone from the
little girl who yesterday gave hfty
cents ito that s'pose nobody cared
! fund" to the cripple who asked
that someone call at his home 20
collect his subscription displayed the
same spirit or self-sacrince and joy
at giving
ROtarians Aid Again.
Last night members or the Rotary
club held forth IN the telephone
campaign at headquarters While
no complete hgUres on the drive are
available as yet. it was announced az
S O'Clock that 1850 had been pIedg-
ed during the two hours the Rotar-
ians were on duty. II was also an
nounced that great interest had been
shown in the talks IN the interests
/ OF the drive which are being given
at various theaters by local minis
ters
Pathos attended the work OF sev-
eral Of the workers yesterday.
Nights on park benches. and long
days when she did not know wheth-
er she would have food for herself
and the two little ones. one a babe
in arms-it was OF these trials that
Miss Mary Stone heard from young
Mrs. NJ. -. who sought the aid
OF the Red Cross a few weeks ago.
yesterday morning Mrs. M.-waved
good-by to the only friend she had
found in South Bend when she took
the train for Chicago on her way
to California TO the home of her
mother
The youthful husband OF Mrs.
M. --. who is only % herself.
is not a disabled soldier. He IS
morally disabled" Miss stone said.
in that he is unable TO care for his
wife and children"
Turned Out.
A year ago Mrs NJ. -. Their
/ a youthful widow with a five-year-
! old child, followed the young sol.
der to South Bend where his fam.
! lily lives. and they were married
From the first. he was unable 20
| support her. She lived with his
4 family for awhile but few months
| before her second child was born.
I they turned her out Of doors For
/ some weeks. they went from room-
| ing house TO rooming house and
after the baby came. there were
! some nights when there was no root
! 10 shelter her. Leeper park. whose
! spreading trees have sheltered and
: fotered so many romances. saw the
] expiration OF this one. There were
many nights this summer when
! Mrs. NJ Is heart ached 20 hear the
Z crying OF her baby and the COM
l plants OF her little girl. Her hus-
/ band endured Il with her for awhile.
I for he did not want 20 leave her.
/ and then he deserted his trust and
4 left her alone After a few weeks
OF vain attempt 20 hold body and
/ soul together. she appealed 20 the
/ Red Cross
IF Il weren't for the fact that we
have an additional fund which we
( can devote 20 the families OF ex-
service men, whether they are dis
abled or not" Miss stone said. I'VE
should have had 10 refer this case
20 some other member OF the Fed
/ Grafton OF Social Service. As II
was. we were able 20 buy some
4 clothes for her and the young ones.
! communicate with her people IN the
West and send her out there 20
them to make a home for herself
/ and find work"
Many Care.
/ Suppose nobody had cared.
/ But PEOPLE are caring as the PC
/ suits which are turned in 20 the
! Federation Or Social Service are
! showing day by day The total
amount which had been raised up %
noon Thursday was S61.s52.50 The
( amount which IS necessary 20 con-
tinue the work for the coming year
OF the II organizations in the fed
I Grafton IS $4,000
The amount raised in the "a hours
| previous was s21.327.75. thou
/ sand dollars less thar the amount
raised the DAY before. However 90 is
almost $4,000 more than The sum
raised on the first day r. IS neces-
sary 20 raise $50. las more by the
end Of The week.
4 Tho f0llowrs women wis work
+ Friday. Mrs Hugh Dunnahoo.
Mrs John Hunter. Mrs. Frank Boil
ton Mrs John Gehring 1Lrs. Charles
strickler Mrs James Wilson M-s
" Bleuler N-s Harry Moore Mrs
Luc.an Snyder Mrs Charles Rachel
Mrs J Jackson. Mrs. William Haup
Miss Mary Louise Snyder. Mrs ".
n Baker. Mrs Charles S-eklan.
Mrs Fred Ia Pierre Mis- Generieve
Shidler. Mrs Theodore Koehler Mrs
Sarah Lyon Mrs Shepard Crum.
packer Mrs. ]. Fred Bingham. Mrs
III clifton Kinds, Mrs W p Camp
bell. Mrs sue Perkins. Mrs. Pred
r Woodward Mrs Donald Allen Mrs
4 Frank Slower. Miss Gertrude Green
blatt. Mrs T. J. swami Mrs. r 2.
( Burner. Miss Gertrude Burner
/ These women are under the leader
shin Of Mrs. Victor Jones and Mrs
.-u--0H