Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-08
CAPTAIN BOYD
SPEAKS TONIGHT
Will Tell of Red Cross Work in
Great War-Big Campaign
Begins Tomorrow.

Captain William Boyd Of Winnipeg.
who has been in France with the Ca
madam field ambulance corps. and is
now home on furlough, Is in h city
today, and will give an address on
Red Cross work. tonight at the city
hall. The~lecture will be given under
the auspices of the membership of the
@. Bacheller Is chairman. n will be
of particular interest, on the v of
the big campaign for members which
the local chapter is to begin Wednes-
day morning.
The meeting will begin promptly at
8 o'clock and Captain Boyd's address
will be supplemented by patriotic
music.
Campaign Opens "wednesday.
Officials and committees of the local
Red Cross chapter are busy today
rounding into shape for the opening
of the big membership campaign
Wednesday morning.
The city has been divided into dis
tricts, with mon and women placed
in charge. who with helpers they
have selected will canvas the entire
city thoroughly In the next four days.
It Is planned to close the campaign on
Saturday night.
Huge posters bearing the rod
cross, and making appeals for assist
ance In carrying on the relief work
of the great organization are being
posted in, plentiful quantities through
h business section. pamphlets and
other bits of literature telling concise
ly Of the work OF the Red Cross are
being distributed about, and those in
charge OF h campaign are making
a detailed effort to arouse interest in
the American Red Cross with a view
to swelling membership In the local
chapter.
Third street formerly occupied by
the Woolworth company ton con store
are being prepared today. and 1t is
expected will be open for work to-
be in charge of h headquarters,
where membership campaign workers
may report, and any information re-
quired may be given out.
At h meeting Of the board Of d.
rectors of the Commercial club held
Monday noon resolutions endorsing
and commencing the Red Cross or
%ganization, and the Retail Merchants
association has adopted resolutions
the Red Cross association.
The local chapter will work toward
a membership of 1900, which will Of
course include not only the city, but
districts throughout the county, and
nearby counties. Literature and NOM
bership blanks are being sent out par
ticularly to banks in the adjoining
towns. which have offered co-opera-
ton in the membership campaign.
Receipt books and membership
blanks have been signed by officials
Of the local chapter. have been issued
to the workers IN the campaign, in an
effort to prevent any collecting Of
subscriptions by unauthorized persons.
1t issthe aim Of the chapter to 30.
cure az many of the. 81 memberships
as possible. because Of the fact that
with this class Of membership goes an
annual subscription to the Red Cross
magazine. a periodical hat Is partic-
ularly effective in telling comprehen-
sively of the work that is being done
in this country and abroad by the Red
Cross Organizations. For those who
are interested in the making OF sup
plies h magazine is particularly use
full. and specifications and instructions
for the making in detail being given
regarding the various supplies that
are needed.