South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-08
Nominations in Contest to
Send Local Girl on Tour of
France Free to Open Today

Trip down the seine 20 81 cloud
and Sevres
From Paris q five DAY automobile
"trip o. cover the three bltue fronts.
america n-Eelleau Wood. Nerdun
ami Chateau The.rry where the
American boys made their never-to.-
be-forg Jt.en stand which turned the
tide IN favor or the allies. Metz. Mon.
s.. Mihiel. Romagne and the Ar
gonne forest
rench-Rheims-here is the Old
Hindenburg line and al that remains
OF the old Fort Pompelle. LaOn, the
Chemin des Danes. scissors. 81
Quentin.
BritIsh-Perrone, BaUpaUme Ar
rec. Vimy Ridge. Lens. Lille and
Ypres - Ypres. where ruins are TO
be left as q permanent heritage for
all civilized peoples.
And 80 on. over many historic
points OF interest which some OF Us
have been and others will be forte-
nate enough 10 see.
Tour Carefully Planned.
II Is pointed out that this tour is
not 20 be a haphazard affair. but 4
carefully planned tour. conducted
under the auspices OF the American
Committee for Devasted France.
Little do the women OF this city
and vicinity realize the signal honor
which will be conferred upon the
successful candidate in being the
representative OF South Bend in this
pilgrimage to the devastated regions
OF France. She Will be one OF 90
similarly honored young women
from as many cities IN the United
States. who viii make the trip 10
Paris and the battlehelds, the mecca
OF the world at this time. The party
Is TO be chaperoned from the time
1t Is first assembled until the young
women return 70 their homes Miss
Anne Morgan. executive chairman Of
the American committee. is person
ally arranging the tour and nothing
is TO be left undone by the commit
tee in charge OF arrangements OF de-
tails
One Of the details which can be
mentioned now is that the delegation
Is 10 be the official guests OF the
French government. and will be
taken from point 10 point under the
careful guidance Of specially ap-
pointed governmental representa-
tives.
AS the south Bend campaign pro-
crosses. the Good Will Editor will
explain the many phases of the work
that has been and is being done by
the American Committee for De
wasted France. The one thing TO
understand about this committee is
that II is not giving money TO France
itself but Is spending its funds III
relief and rehabilitations work:
teaching the French peasants and
refugees 10 find themselves, bolster
ing the fallen morale and acting as
humanitarian agents. The commit
tee began its labors long before the
signing Of the armistice. and Will
continue in its work Of mercy for
years 10 come
For that reason Good Wit cam
paigns ana elections are being con-
Quoted in 80 cities OF the United
States, money raised TO be spent in
the furtherance of this work. South
Bend is going to do its share.
Those of doubtful natures have
only TO look at cities like Fail River.
Springfield. Newark. Paterson Lo-
we'll schenectady Troy. Dallas,
Louisville, Dayton and others where,
in some cases. not only one but three
delegates were elected to represent
their respective cities. Perhaps
South Bend can do the same.
Steps To Follow.
As that Is a futurity the point TO
consider now is how rhe girls and
women Of South Bend are going to
enter the race A perusal of the
\ following successive steps wilr en-
tighten them:
First. clip and NIL out the nOmina-
+ ton coupon which appears in this
/ paper today. and will appear every
day this week. Fill il out for your
/ self or for some girl or woman
whom you would like 10 see repre-
sent south Bend
Setond-Mail send or bring II 20
the Good VIII Editor. who Will be
found at his desk on the second floor
OF the News-Ti ines building any day
or evening.
Third-Visit the Good Will Editor
when you have been nominated and
let him explain the plan in detail
Fourth - study the literature
which the Good Will Editor will give
you. together with aids as on how 70
conduct your individual campaign
Fifth-Distribute the ballot books
which will be given YOU. among YOUR
friends, neighiGrs acquaintsnCes
business associates or wherever YOU
may find a sale. These ballot books
will be numbered. each containing