The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-16
URGENT RED
CROSS APPEAL
TO KNITTERS
North Dakota's Allotment
2,400 Knitted Articles,
Needed Immediately
FIRST SPECIFIC
APPEAL TO WOMEN
+" "Fihish Knitting on Hand
And Clean the Deck
For Action

A clarion call to the knitting
1 needles. as urgent as is the call to
arms issued TO the men of the United
States, comes today to the women of
Cass county and North Dakota in
the form of a telegram to State Red
Cross Director N. G. Young of Far
go, from ]. ]. O'Connor. OF Chicago.
division director, who has had
charge of the division in, which
North Dakota is placed, to date.
This telegram Of instructions is of
vital Importance, as it is the first
official and specific appeal to the
North Dakota women to respond
with their services for the Red
statement as to allotments of the
articles needed. The entire state is
notified of its allotment of knitting
work for the Red Cross through
copies of the telegram, which have
gone to every Red Cross chapter in
each North Dakota county. Definite
instructions as to the way in which
these articles must be made will be
given out all over the state in two
days, 1t was stated at state head
quarters in Fargo this morning. Too
much stress cannot be laid upon the
Importance of each knitter follow
ing these instructions implicitly, as
otherwise the work cannot be ac-
cepted.
No dificulty is anticipated in
meeting the expense involved by the
Central Red Cross division making
this requisition on North Dakota for
knitting, as the state organization
by counties is now practically COM
plete, and every county Red Cross
committee has as one of it's leading
members a banker. The purchases
of yarn will be systematically made
by the men in charge, in the various
chine is so well perfected .tlfat d
vision appeal is possible IL the wo-
men viii lend their fnmediate aid.
The telegram received BY Judge
Young for Mr.. 0'Connor states that,
conforming to Washington instruc-
tions, the following night letter has
bee sent to all chapters in North
Dakota: THE Red Cross has an
urgent call from Major Grayson
Murphy Cred Cross representative
in France), for an enormous supply
of knitted woollen articles. Here is
a cablegram from Major Murphy:
Last winter broke the records for
cold and misery among the people
here, who inexpressibly dread the
coming winter finding us without
supplies to meet the situation We
urge you to aid, on behalf of our
soldiers and those of our allies who
will suffer in their frozen trenches,
and also thousands OF French and
Belgian refugees and repatriates be-
ing turned through Switzerland to
u
America to begin shipping at once
woollen articles already requested.
They must come before the cold
weather, and in view of the short
age of fuel and other discornforts,
they will be of incredible value in
both military and civilian work We
ask your chapter to furnish a defin-
lite number of these requirements
Your allotment is 500 sweaters, 500
mufflers, 500 pairs wristlets, and 500
pairs of socks. Full instructions will
follow in two days. Ask your mem
bers to finish all the knitting work
now on hand, and clear the deck for
action. We want every chapter to
have a chance to do its part In maxi
ing good on this call for help from
France"
The allotments Of knitted articles
will be apportioned according to the
population represented by each
chapter, which means that in order
to respond to the appeal, every wo-
man who can already. knit should
give every spare minute possible to
this work Immediately.
Frank A. Bovey, of 81 South Eighth
street, Minneapolis. who Is director of
the Red Cross supply service, which
Dakota and Montana, has been re-
quested by wire by N. ID. State Dir.
N G. oYung to send circulars stating
the prices of materials to every one
OF the county chapters in this state.