The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-10
CITY'S 0. X. IS
GIVEN Times
PEACE DRIVE
Scores Pledge Aid to Move
Within Hour After
Announcement.
SLACK SIGNS BALLOT
Methodist Ministers Join in
Hearty Approval of
Campaign.

Campaign of The Times and
twenty-four other ScrippS- Howard
papers to put the Kellogg anti-war
pact through the senate by Christ
mas had gained tremendous mo-
mentum an hour after the first edi-
ton of The Times reached the
streets this morning.
Within a half hour, telephone
calls came in a flood, praising the
movement and assuring full CO =
operation of all the callers in get
ting thousands of ballots signed in
this city and vicinity.
Every club in the city will be
asked to join the movement and
pledges already have been received
from many club leaders that they
will aid in every way possible.
Several civic organizations will act
at meetings this afternoon on the
proposal.
Slack Gives Approval
Mayor L. Ert Slack, signing one
of the first ballots, gave an unqual-
flied approval to the move, declaring
that it gives the senate a great op-
portunity to take the lead in ad-
vancing the cause of world peace.
Vigorous Endorsement of the cam
paign was voted unanimously by
twenty-four Methodist Episcopal
ministers of Indianapolis today.
After the plan was outlined at
their weekly business meeting in
Roberts Park M E. church this
morning, the Rev. George S. Hen
ninger, pastor of the East Tenth
Street M. E. church, moved indorse-
ment and promptly was seconded by
the Rev. Orien w. Fifer, superin-
tendent of the Indianapolis district.
Pastors spoke in hearty agree
ment with the plan and recalled
that the Area Mems Council last
week adopted a resolution memor-
ializing the senate to ratify the
Kellogg peace pact without reserva-
tionS.
Many Pastors Sign
Methodist pastors who affixed
their signatures to The Times bal
lot for world peace" were the Rev.
Mr.. Fifer, Mr.. Henninger, L. H.
Kendall, West Washington Street
M. E. church; M. S. Marble, Irving
ton; Virgil E. Rorer, Meridian
street; j. Graham Tileson, Fifty
first street; Thomas j. Hart, Barth
place; John w. McFall, Broadway;
Lem G.. Barnes, Heath Memorial; o.
E. Badger, retired; Victor B. Har-
gift, Brightwood; Walter B. Grimes,
Bellaire; M. A. Farr, Broad Ripple;
S. L. Welker, assistant pastor,
Grace; Fred M. Stone, retired; Ed
ward P. Jewett, Madison avenue;
R. H. Toole, Grace; E. Earl Jones,
Merritt place; Clyde H. Lininger,
Speedway; Thomas P. HeSsong, B.
M. Jones, New York street; M. H
Reynolds, Hall place; M. E. Baker,
Morris street; G. N. Wilson, retired;
R. A. Ragsdale, secretary Preachers
Aid Society.
Council Promises Aid
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Council on International Relations
was promised The Times in a let
ter of commendation from Mrs. w.
S. Lockhart, executive secretary of
the council
I'm the name of the Indiana
Council on International Relations,
wish to thank you for the edi-
torial in your paper on the ratifi-
cation of the multilateral treaty
before Christmas" Mrs. Lockhart
said
IF there is any way in which the
Indiana Council can assist you, we
stand ready to do so"
Charles F. Miller, city school
superintendent said:
II am heartily in sympathy with
this movement. I am for any move
ment that will end war, although
personally I think it is impossible
to achieve this goal until we reach
a closer relationship among nations.
However, this and other similar eff
forts are a means of an end and
should be encouraged"