The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-11-10
FOR.
Y.M.C. A. FUND
ON NEXT WEEK
ENTIRE DISTRICT LINED UP FOR
ACTIVE WORK AND BIG RE-
SUITS ARE ASSURED
Chairman Lee Says Quota Will Be
Oversubscribed BY Handsome
Margin. School Roys to Help

physically, as when they left us, and,
in many cases, much cleaner, are the
real objects Of the Y. NJ C. A. drive
for funds which starts Monday and
will continue through all Of next
week. From the expressions heard,
from the enthusiasm which has been
manifested, we are led to the con-
clusion that this drive next week will
bring results Of incalculable good to
our. boys, our country, our homes.
Preliminary meetings We're held at
the VillarA hotel Monday and at the
Commercial Club rooms Wednesday
night. Already, have the local boost
ers been all over the district arousing
enthusiasm among the people gcncr-
ally and reports from all sections are
very favorable for a successful cam
paign. The meeting at the Commcr-
cial Club this week was one Of an
unusual nature. 1t was booster
meeting Of the executive committee
members at which plans for the drive
were entered into. E. A. Lilljbridge
presided and introduced John Orchard
as the opening speaker. Mr.. Orchard,
who served as secretary Of the Y. M.
C. A. in England fol IA years and
who was also secretary in Canada and
Fargo, stressed the importance Of the
work in this country and abroad. He
was one Of those who erected the
first tent in this state for the boys
who went to the Philippines. C. II.
Starke was the next speaker, who
stated the prime object ofs the Y. M.
C. A. was the home influence and dis
spated the general idea that Y. work
was exclusively Of a religious nature.
Judge Fred Maser, who did such vail
ant service during the Liberty Loan
drive, spoke next. Judge Maser has
been in this country for 35 years and
he told of the influence of the Y. NJ.
C. A. upon himself when he first came
to this country. George N. kennisuon,
H. L. Loomis and F. P. Lee, active
workers in the cause who had been
touring the district during the day,
arrived at this juncture and the two
former addressed the assemblage.
Mr.. Loomis stated that $4,000 was
expended annually for writing paper
for the boys at the front and that
writing was one of the strong
est influences exerted by the associa-
ton because it kept the boy in con-
stant touch with home. Mr.. Kennis-
ton, opening his talk, announced that
he had just heard that $25O,OOO had
been wired to Italy for immediate re-
lief work. He paid high tribute to
the German people while attacking
autocracy and militarism. He recited
instances where Belgian children,
passing through this country, were
observed to be mutilated-the work
of the Hun. In most cases, the young
lads were minus hands or fingers to
prevent their future participation in
the war; the breasts of the young
girls were mutilated and other afro
cities had been committed to prevent
the functions of motherhood. He
spoke of the K. of c.. and the good
work being accomplished by that body
and took occasion to remark that the
two societies were cooperating in the
big work. Mr. Remission said that
the buildings erected in foreign lands
by the Y. M. C. A. were being used
by Catholics as well as by Protest
ants. Affairs are set up in one end
of building and the Catholics may
here observe their own faith. Idle
ness is the cause Of evil, repeated Mr..
Keniston, and one Of the activities OF
the Y. M. c. A. is to keep minds and
bodies employed. Space forbids more
than a digest of the speeches deliv-
cred Wednesday night but they
touched heavily upon the thought en-
braced in our opening sentence.
Daniel Gray, Of the high school fac
ulty, has been assigned to handle tho
boys throughout the district who are
less than eighteen years old. These
boys will be organized to earn money
for the cause. They are not to be
given money but may be given the
opportunity to earn it. The adults
are earnestly urged to provide work
for these boys so that they may have
a hand in this great endeavor. The
speakers plainly pointed out that the
soldiers are representing us and that
we should maintain our representa-
tives. Many ladies attended the meet
ing.
The big drive will start Monday
morning and the various committees
have been assigned to their districts.
This district, composed Of Stark, Bill
ings, Dunn and Golden Valley, are to
raise $1,000, proportioned as follows:
Stark $500; Billings, $500; Dunn.
$1700; Golden Valley $17OO. In this
county, the following allotments have
been made: Dickinson, $1500; Ante
lope, $1O0; Zenith, $1OO; Belfeld,
$7OO; Richardton, $400; Taylor, $500;
South Heart, 5000. These are ap-
proximate amounts and each place
mentioned has signified it's intention
Of "going over the top"
e. P. Lee is serving as district
chairman, Roy Butler as district sec
retary and W. L. Richards is the dis
trict treasurer. E. A. Lillibridge is
county chairman for Stark county and
Leroy Baird is the county treasurer.
Lewis Crawford, president of the
Board Of Regents, is serving as
county chairman in Golden Valley
county; Tom johnson is acting in a
like capacity for Dunn county; G. E..
Burgess is looking after Medora's in
terests and A. o. Christensen will
boost as chairman at Fryburg. Mr..
johnson has selected G. K. Meredith,
c.. E. Paterson, D. J. Price, M. w.
Power and E. w. Jones to assist in
Dunn county. q
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