The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09

100 workers who will participate. The
keynote of the campaign will then be
sounded by prominent speakers of
Fargo and Moorhead. On the follow
ing morning, Tuesday, June 20. the
campaign proper or the actual solicit
tation Of funds starts and will con-
tinue until Wednesday evening, June
2S when the curtain will be rung
down.
"Watch Fargo Speed" ...
On the top of the speedometer will
be the words: Watch Fargo Speed,
A large indicator 6xS feet in size,
Illuminated nightly by myriads of
electric lights and days by the chari-
table rays of Old Sol, will show the
amount registered by the campaign
captains and their teams in the last
"a hours and the total amount SUBJ
scribed to date. 1t will be the most
up to- date speedometer of it's kind in
the world. Just where the speed
ometer will be located was not defin-
1t will undoubtedly be on some build
ing between Northern Pacific avenue
and Front street.
Moorhead Has Team of Workers.
1t was announced this afternoon at
the campaign headquarters that a.
/ team of workers will be organized in
| Moorhead to consist of nine promin-
| Mrs. Thomas Curran, well-known in
social and church circles of that city.
| Moorhead people, it was stated. are
showing enthusiasm since the first
announcement of the proposed cam
| paign was made and are going to
boost and lend a helping hand" to
the project.
Mother Tells Story. ..
Mother Madeline of ST. Johns hos
pttal last night told of just one of the
many incidents in which charity and
justice are brought to play joint
role in the operation of a hospital.
1t was the plight of a young man. 81
years, old, who two years ago was
struck by an automobile during the
| North Dakota state fair and was TAX
en- to ST Johns paralyzed. ~s..
| Nurses and physicians labored day
after day and night after night in an
| effort to get a word or two from the
motionless lips. None came. He was
known as the transient patient" The
g., county authorities did not want to
care for him. That was done through
| Little Ray of Light.
Months passed and finally a year
passed and then four more months
when one day a little ray of light
entered the case. 1t brought hope to
the nurses. 1t pierced the black cloud
| Wnlch Tor sixteen months had yelled
him. 1t was learned that the young
man had brother. He was employed
at the Waldorf hotel as an engineer
it was said.
| Brother Meets Brother.
And then came another chapter into
the case. The brother called. Brother
recognized brother. The black cloud
slowly lifted. The motionless lips
wavered. The transient patient
was claimed. He was taken from the
hospital. Not one word of apprecia.
tion was spoken. to the Sisters fol
their time, their labor and their care
"ln the Closed Book"
| Mother Madeline stopped a second
when she got this far in her story
She then looked at the reporter seated
a short distance from her. ..-
THAT was just one case in the
closed book" said the Mother. The
reporter understood, and then he asked
himself the question: ..
rs Fargo going to show her appre.
citation for this kind of philanthropy
which Is being daily given to patient.
at st. Johns for the good of mankind
and humanity?" Then he happened t.
think of one of the many enthusiasm
breeders which hang in the head.
quarters of the st. Johns campaign
organization in the Knights of Colum
bus hall. 1t reads: Fargo Can Dc
If"