South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-25


South Bend was so enthusiastic over
the contest and its purpose. In
Cleveland. the home city of Myron
T. E-errick ambassador 10 France
and "A prime sponsor of the commit
tee. Wood said the contest had
proved a wonderful success.
The immense scope of the work
undertaken Twill be made more clear
at the dinner tonight as DR.. Wood
is aptly fitted through her long ex-
periGnce TO explain the original pur-.
pose Of tine committee. IN a short
account Of the work being done. last
night she said that perhaps the
greatest thing accomplished thus far
was the installation Of an adequate
nursing system in France. something
unknown. French girls are being in
struCted in the Florepce Nightingale
nursing school al Bordeaux. the
on Standard school of its kind in
all France. and in addition the COM
mittse has 25 trained nurses per
forming yeoman work in the Depart
ment OF the Eisne.
She. will fully outline at the dinner
tonight the obstacles yet 70 be over
come before the country has been
put on pre-war basis. One OF the
param cunt needs. she says is ade-
auate housing. as there are many
| places. in stricken districts where
four or five families are compelled TO
| live in one house At Tou -de-Niles.
more than 4S0 families are living to-
| gether in large enclosure, while
the committee has already taken
many steps-to provide for their COM
l fort
DR.. Wood also told Of the coopera-
tion furnished bY the Red Cross in
! the work and said that the commit
! tee had already supplied the unfor-
| tuna1e people with houses. furni-
ture. farm implements Ind had even
/ brought in large shipments of do
/ nestle animals She humorously
described the shipment of large
\ shipment of goats from Corsica by
the committee.
The dinner this evening will be
| held I'm the Turkish room and is
| scheduled 10 start al : O'Clock.
Every candidate in the Good Will
contest is urged TO attend tonights
dinner While Dr. Ward viii be in
south Bend for several days. her
time at the Good VIII headquarters
i'm The News-Times building will he
taken ur 10 the extent that the cav
didaEes who do not hear her meA-
sag go this evening may not have on
/ othe- opportunity.
Yesterdays record in the local
( test was unusual and , served 10
cement proof that the candidates
+ are working Miss Hazel G Harris
. vocal teacher who several days ago
announced that she would donate
voca7 scholarships 10 any person Sc
curling SOC votes for her. yesterday
/ experienced a very successful day.
T Another successful candidate was
I Miss Margaret Mcknight who
tagged" patrons of the Blackstone
+ theater last night and materially
/ added 20 her standing in the race
Miss Louise Contate. South Bend
/ Young lady who was born in France
bur has been Twins here since 1907,
Is a candidate who threatens" %
make things interesting for all Other
entrants From her post of duty az
I Livingston Miss Coutate IL wagins
her daily campaign with the words:
Il want 20 win in this race. be-
cause L feel the uree 20 return %
the country Of my birth for Just a
vFit. know south Bend people
VIII help ne realize this ambition. -
Dance Saturday Night.
One OF the most talked-of CAM
pa!En stunts" 90 Good VIII candi-
dates is the dance. bridge and 500
party 20 be given Saturday evening
IN the Orver hotei by Mrs L a. s.
Wood, one Of the leading entrants.
The dance VIII be held IN the Rotary
nom and the card Sames III the
Turkish room Many valuable prizes
have been donated by leading stores
and merchants. including Nakie-ski's
Art shop. Ellsworjh's Spiro's and
Charh1s 2. SAY The general public
is inVSted - these festivities.
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