South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-21
INITIAL WEEK OF
GOOD WILL RACE
A REAL SUCCESS
People of City Solidly Behind
Humanitarian MOve-Miss
Decker Leading.

The close Of the first weeks voting
in the Good VIII contest IN South
Bend. the purpose OF which is to
raise funds 70 aid in the restoration
of the devastated regions of France
and TO select one South Bend woman
as a member of the delegation OF
90 Americans who will visit the dew
astated regions in France. has
brought out several important IA cts.
The one fact that stands out before
all others is that the people Of South
Bend and vicinity are soHdly behind
the movement, and are giving IL
their heartiest support The move
ment TO contribute funds 10 help re-
store those parts OF France ravaged
by the fury of the World war. and
at the same time to choose one of its
own woman citizens 10 visit the war
ravaged country and see just what
Americans are doing in the way Of
bringing about pre-war conditions.
has struck a most sympathetic chord
in the hearts OF South Bends cit-
zens. and the response is evidenced
In the votes given the various can
didates for the honor of being South
Bends representative.
Miss Decker Leads.
At the close of the weeks voting
last night. Miss Josephine Decker,
who has been a leading worker since
the opening of the contest. was again
lin the lead. her total Of votes being
1900 Miss Helen Gregory was sec
ond with 1872 votes. Miss Mary Nc
Kibbin. third with 1.17O votes and
Miss Louise SuIdebaker was fourth
with 1,I30 votes.
The candidates. some Of whom
may have been doubtful at first OF
the support that would be accorded
them by the people of the city, are
fully satisfied that they have taken
up a movement which has the fullest
Endorsement OF the people of South
Bend Though the conditions Of the
contest are that only one person Will
be chosen from the city 20 accom-
pany the American delegation 20
France. and that. consequently. there
can be only one winner in the con-
test. the candidates are throwing
themselves whoIe-heartedly into the
work. each with the feeling that il
she IS not the winner of the honor
TO be a member OF the delegation,
she has enlisted IN work which Is
patriotic in the highest degree. As
candidate in the contest she feels
she is a worker for the people Of the
city who are so interested in seeing
the friendship between America and
France more thoroughly cemented
by the work which this country Is
doing now and viii continue TO do in
helping France regain her pre-war
prosperity.
The contest which is being car. ed
on in South Bend is similar 20 one
being carried on in 50 other cities in
the United States The purpose in
every case is the same-to raise
funds 20 restore the devastated re-
gions in France. and 20 choose one
woman from each CITY as the per
sonaI representative II that city 20
20 20 France 90 see he work which
ALREADY has been ccomplshed. ard
the work that still remains 20 be &C
complished before the French peo-
pie will be able % look back peace
fully OF the horrors OF the way which
pauper!zed them and destroyed every
vest.ge Of the means ~ living they
had.
Already Spent Fabulous sums.
The restoration work IS being car
RED OF under The auspices Of the
American Committee for Devastated
France OF which Miss Anne Morgan
OF New York city. one OF is found
ers Is executice chairman This
committee has been active IN restor-
ing France since the signing o. the
arm.st!ce in 1918 The committee
already has spent hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars IN !ts labors most
OF which was secured by voluntary
subscriptions As It's work progress
ed the American corh mittee feeling
that the restoration work should be
more thoroughly representative OF
the entire American people adopted
the plan OF instituting Good VIII
con- tests in % cities in the United
States. in each Of which az inten-
sive campaign should be waged 10
raise funds for the work II was
this plan which resulted IN a Good
VIII contest being inaugurated IN
South Bend The funds secured
through the contest 90 70 help the
work that has been going on for
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