The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-05-10
FUND AGENCIES
ARE TO HOLD
OPEN HOUSE

Edward j. JeffrieS. mayor Of De
trOit and honorary president of the De
trOit community fund, has been APP
pointed chairman of a committee COM
posed of civic leaders from Detroit
and metropolitan communities 10 SpOn-
sOr the follow your dollar days of
the fund.
Follow your dollar days" begin
ming on national hospital day, May l..
and continuing through May 13 and H.
have been SIT aside by the women )
committee uf the fund To allow De
troiters to inspect and learn more
about the work of over % of the ~
A community fund agencies. These agen-
cieS include oIphanageS. settlements
and community centerS, youth service
organizations. protective agencies and
the like. Other members of Mayor
Jeffries' committee are:
Mayor Louis W. Benin. of Wyan-
dOtte: Mayor John l.. Carey, of Dear
born; Mayor Blaine Il. COlman, of
Highland Park; President w. Newton
Hawkins Uf EcOr>e: Mayor Edmund T.
Higgins of River Rouge: Mayor Wal
ter Kanar, of HamtranHk.
DR. Leo NJ. Franklin of Temple Beth
FL, board member, Jewish Welfare
Federation: George C. Edwards. inter
national representative, UAWCIO;
Richard T. Frankensteen. international
executive board. region No. 1. director
nf ChrySler department., UAWIClO;
Richard II. Leonard, International ex-
ecutive board. region No. IA, JAW
CIO; Frank y. Martel, president. De
trOit and Wayne County Federation of
Labor; James McEvoy, president. De
trOit Board of Commerce: Most Rev
Edward Mooney. archbishop Of Detroit.
Probate Judge Arthur +. Moore. preSi-
dent. Royal Oak township Council Of
Social Agencies and DR. Marshall r.
Reed, president. Detroit Council of
Churches.
More than 1OO industries including
the major down river industries are
cooperating with the follow your dol
lar" committee in arranging tours by
which 1000 employees will represent
| their firms and departments. on COM
pany time. in inspecting the agencies
In Il public invitation, Bert Neidig
executive secretary of the WyandOtte
Trenton community fund branch said.
We are taking this opportunity both
to show the down river citizens the
activities Of their community fund
agencies and To give them chance to
see the good their dollars do for the
less fortunate citizens Of our area
The agencies of the fund. respond
ing 10 the suggestions of many inter
eSted persons, have arranged this ser
les of inspection days. They join with
the fund in a cordial invitation to
| everyone to visit ut least one agency
during thOrse three days 1t is not nee
esSary for the public TO be included in
IL special tour. The fund wOmen'S COM
mititee, which can be reached by tele-
pllOning Columbia 1000. will he glad to
inform inquirerS us To when and where
| they may visit
Follow your dollar days" is the OD-
pOrtunity taken by the agencies of the
community fund to show the citizens
of metropolitan Detroit the work that
Is being done with their contributions
Fund officials emphasized that the
days will in no sense be Il CAMPAIGN
and thai no solicitation Of funds will
lie made Guides will he furnished to
escort visitors and To answer any queS-
| tiOnS about the fund and its agencies
Mayors Proclamation
Mayor LOuiS w Benin has issued
the following proclamation regarding
the follow your dollar days
Follow your dollar days" beginning
on national hospital day. May II, and
continuing through May Il and II.
lave been set aside officially TO allow
the citizens of Wyand0tte and the 9th
or metropolitan communities to in
spect and learn more about the work
of community fund agencies.
On these days. WyandOtterS may
fisuratively follow their dollars and
see what these dollars do i'm alleviat-
ing suffering. building better citizen
ship and serving humanity Forty of
the community fund agencies serve or
less fortunate neighbors the year
around and this is an opportunity to
see the work that is made possible by
eur contributions 10 these agencies
through the community fund.
The days" will in no sense be "A
campaign and no solicitation Of funds
will he made. Arrangements for in
spectiOn tours may he made through
the community fund branch office. at
! WyandOtte 0SI6.