The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-14
MEET IN FARGO TO
SELECT DESIGN
SILVER SERVICE COMMITTEE
PLAN a BIG BOOSTING MEET
ING HERE OCT. 27-WsA. SCOTT
ACTIVELY AT WORK COLLECT
ING cAss couNTY's SHARE.

The committee, having in charge the
matter Of raising the funds and Sc
lecting the design for the silver serv-
Ice to be presented to the battle ship
North Dakota, has called a public
meeting to be held in Fargo Oct. 27.
At this meeting the design will be
selected and the order given for the
manufacture of the memorial.
This meeting will also be for the
purpose of assisting and facilitating
the raising OF the money with which to-
purchase the service 1t will be neld
in the Commercial club rooms but the
exact time has not yet been decided
and other details OF the meeting will
be announced later.
In the letter sent out by Chairman
Frank White announcing this meeting
he says: 1.-THE presence OF a large
number at this meeting is earnestly
desired.
THE honor and prestige of North
Dakota Is involved in this enterprise
and it viii not do for the state to de-
fault in complying with a custom
states which nave been similarly hon
ored by the federal government.
w. A. Scott Local Collector.
The work Of collecting the funds ap-
portioned to Cass county has been
placed entirely in the hands of w. A.
Scott who is vice president of the sill
yer service committee and the only
Fargo man on the committee,
Mr.. Scott has already begun a sys-
tematic campaign to raise Cass coun-
tvs snare of 5000. He has forwarded
subscription blanks to every town in
the county and viii get out number
in Fargo. No difficulty is expected In
the matter of raising the share APP
portioned to the county.
The subscription blanks have been
printed by the silver service commit
tee and supplies OF them have been
forwarded to every county in the state
The person selected in each county
to nave charge OF the work Of solicit
ing in that county will then forward
them to the different towns in the
county so that every person in the
state will have an opportunity to do
nate something toward the fund.
The subscription blanks read as fol-
lows:
In accordance with an admirable
custom it has been decided to purchase
for the u S. battleship North Dakota
a silver service to be presented as
gift of the people of the state. Such
a gift should come from the whole
people. Public funds cannot be used
for this purpose, and the governor
has therefore appointed the committee
named above to secure small contri-
buttons from as many North Dakotans
as possible and to select suitable
design. ~
For the purchase of suitable tes-
timonial of public interest we, the un-
dersigned Of. ........ subscribe and
pay herewith to. collector, the
amounts set opposite our names:
Following this is blank space
where the name and amount may be
written in by the donator.
Funds Already Coming In.
Mr. Scott has already received re-
turns from some OF the county towns.
Ayr had the honor Of getting in the
first cash returns and others are ex-
pected soon. Mr.. Scott has already
received several subscriptions from
Fargo people.
Any person in Cass county who
wishes to make donation to the fund
can hand or mail their money to Mr..
Scott and they win be given credit,