The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-24
RED CROSS HEAD .
TO HANDLE LOAN
!. FOR NORTHWEST
Secretary McAdoo Borrows Arth'
ur R. Rodgers, Successful
in Chapter Work
NINTH DISTRICT RESERVE
BANK TO BE RESPONSIBLE
Eoard Members in Each State
Il Will Act as thurman Of Ex-
ecutive Committee

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 24.-UpOn
the personal request Of Secretary Will
lam G. McAdoO of the treasury de.
partment to Henry P. Davidson and
Harvey d. Gibson, chief executive Of
the American Red Cross, Arthur r.
Rogers, manager of the northern d.
vision of that organization, has been
temporarily released from service, and
will tomorrow take charge of an Or
ganization which is beng formed to
handle and control the participation
of the northwestern states in the Sec
ond liberty loan Of 1917. Mr.. Rogers
will be chairman OF the general eXecu-
tive committee in charge of all the
states in the Ninth federal reserve
district, including Minnesota, Mon
tana, North and South Dakota, the
northern one-third Of Wisconsin and
northern Michigan,
Under him will be an organization
OF several thousand men working in
every city, village, county and town.
ship in the greatest money raising
campaign the northwest has ever
seen. 1t is expected that the Ninth
reserve district will be called upon
to buy not less than $125,00O,OO0 of
war bonds of the second liberty loan
issue. The definite amount will await
receipt of official announcement from
Washington, where the consideration
Of the apportiOnments to be made to
each of the northwestern states is now
being discussed with the federal re-
serve board and treasury department
by Governor Theodore Void Of the
Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis.
t. Helped in First Campaign.
Chairman Rogers saw service in the
first liberty loan campaign last May
! and June, during which the Ninth
| federal reserve district bought war
| bonds to the extent Of more tnan
s72. 900 900. He was drafted into serv-
ice by Chairman John Fl. Rich OF the
central liberty loan committe to act
.as advisor to the committee. with par
ticular reference to the problems aris-
ing in connection with state and local
organization work. Upon the rear
rangement of the Red Cross work
! In the northwest he was made man.
aqer of the northern division in charge
| of Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and Montana, and since September !
has built up an efficient organization
for that important work. Negotiations
with the American Red Cross for Mr..
! Ropers' release, which was suggested
; tv the Federal Reserve bank OF Min
reapolis, in conference with the lead
ing bankers OF st. Paul, Minneapolis
and duluth, have been in progress for
, 10 days. ~
The work of distributing the ne"
liberty loan bonds of the second issue
to the people of the northwest VIII
begin shortly after Oct. l. The amour,
and rate of interest on the second
liberty loan have not yet been an
nounced by the treasury department
which will have control of the sale o.
the bonds over the whole Unltec
states. and acting under its authority
the Federal Reserve bank OF Mime
anolis will be officially responsible fo1
the campaign in the Ninth federal re
serve district, but has delegated tht
active work to General Chairman Rog
ers and his organization.
The Executive Committee.
Under the general chairman will h'
Ia central executive committee com
nosed of State Chairman John w
black of the northern Michigan ibert!
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