The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-02


dren's Home Finder says:
The period of the year from Thanks
giving day till New Years lis the har-
vest time for the North Dakota Chill
drens Home society and in spite of
poor crops, in many sections OF the
state, the homes harvest has been
splendid The offerings from the pub
lie schools and from churches at
Thanksgiving day services have been
the principal matters of interest since
the last issue Of The Home Finder,
while the offerings from Sunday
schools and lodges are for the most
part yet to come
For many years past Fargo's public
schools have, on a day shortly pre-
ceding Thanksgiving holidays, made a
practice of donating groceries and pro-
visions clothing and toys for the sport
and enjoyment of children under the
protection OF the Children Home
society. Owing to certain regulations
of the school board, donations are linn
tied to such supplies, rather than
money; but the value of such gifts
has generally been large, and the help
given is of very substantial sort
Owing to the ease with which such
goods can be turned over to the Home,
Fargo generally sends in the largest
amount of such gifts, and every school
in the city this year made large do
nations of this character, while more
or less cash in small amounts was
handed in from several of the schools
and will be found credited in the sub
joined list. We also received many
boxes and barrels of similar goods and
of vegetables and fruit, and from
schools all over the eastern half of the
state. Most of the schools in the west
ern half of the state sent cash offer
ings only.
"Children's Home Day. as it has
come to be known, was this year set
for Wednesday, Nov. 16, in order not
to conflict with any other organization
that might be expecting donations,
and that the offerings might be prop
erly cared for before Thanksgiving day.
A provisional programme of exercises
suitable for such an occasion was sent
to the teachers of the state, and the
returns show that many Of the schools
had special exercises and gave the pu-
pills an opportunity to know what the
work of the society is, and thus created
an interest that in many cases brought
out parents and visitors to the exer~
cises, and helped to make the offerings
larger
Naturally the larger towns of the
state made the largest contributions
but the largest of all was from the
schools at Sherbrooke, the county seat
of Steele county, a town many miles
| off the railroad. An entertainment
and basket social was given by the
| school, with Children's Home exercises
and the whole community shared in
the occasion. The proceeds amounted
to $66.5O. Jamestown has generally
stood at the head of the list, and this
year their offerings amounted to $56.
| City Superintendent Crane writes:
please let me know how our gifts
rank this year with the other schools
| in the state. The pupils take consid-
cradle interest in keeping up their
record" The little town of Ambrose,
| in the extreme northwest part of the
state, arranged for red-tag day on
Nov. 16 and the result showed that the
pupils all took hold with will to roll
| I'M a fine offering. Perhaps the fact
that the society has in the past year
placed three infants there in the fami-
lies of prominent business men made
| it easier for the children to sell their
tags. Their offering was S52.56. Minot
| is new recruit in taking up Children's
Home day but Superintendent Wolf
| and his corps of teachers rolled up
the handsome total of 1886 and found
great pleasure in showing the children
the way in which they could help their
homeless friends. At Finley the schools
had a programme and refreshments in
| the evening and everybody took a
hand in "helping a child to find "A
home" Several of the societys wards
are in that vicinity, and the offering
reached a total of $34.s0. Dickinson
has for several years done the hand
some thing by the work, and this year
her city schools sent in, $30.72 by
Superintendent Berg, together with
best wishes for the children.
| Bismarck is one Of the reliable
schools and this year superintendent
Root forwarded $29.71 as their offering
Rugby has a wide awake corps Of
teachers and the interest they created
resulted in Superintendent Scott send
| ing in a handsome check for $25.58.
Buxton is one Of the schools that have
this year, for the first Time sent in a
large offering, though they have usual
lily done very nicely. This year they
rolled up total of $24. Lisbon has for
years been one of the largest donners
both of money and goods, and this
year Superintendent Simcox writes:
Il am sending you check for $21.S7 the
contribution of Lisbon schools to the
home. We have also shipped you
several boxes and barrels of goods and
provisions Trusting that these will
reach you in good order, and wishing
you God speed in your work, / am
yours very truly" Hatton. Traill
4 county, always makes a nice offering,
and this year Superintendent Erickson
/ and staff of teachers corralled $3.50,
which was forwarded with best wishes
So far as cash values are concerned,
the Valley City schools. under the
| leadership of superintendent Hanna,
have always sent In the largest total
in cash and goods combined. Their
cash offering was not so great this
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