The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-08
HANNA TO TALK
AT y" War WORK
CONFERENCE AT
s this EVENING
State Committee, Fargo
Business Men and r. G.
Workers to Meet
STATE REPORTS
ARE OPTIMISTIC
Success Is Seen in Fine
Reception eBing Accord
ed the Campaign

Former Governor L. B. Hanna and
Arthur B. Dale, state Y. NJ. G. A.
| secretary, who is on years leave
as director of association work at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, will be speakers
at the conference of the state "Y'
war work committee. H. w. Gearey,
Fargo, chairman. and Fargo BUSH
ness men to be held in the Fargo
Commercial club rooms at o'clock
this evening, it was announced from
state headquarters today.
Special invitations have been ex-
tended to business men and Red
Cross workers.
There will be no set program for
the conference. the object being to
talk things over and get in line
with the work" with a view to or
ganizing the city of Fargo to the last
man for the big drive next week.
Fargo's share of Cass county's
quota of $4,000 is also expected to
be fixed at the conference. The city's
share, on the basis of the county
quota, is approximately $4,000. but
there is talk in some quarters OF
boosting this amount.
State Reports Optimistic.
Reports from over the state reach
ing headquarters are very optimistic,
Dakota drive for $125.000 Of the $685.
900, 900 fund ito carry the touch of
home into the trenches" to start
next Monday and continue a week.
H. L. Loomis. Fargo, who is at
| Dickinson, wires that the Slope
country is we'll organized. and will
oversubscribe its quota
Bishop J. Poyntz Tyler, of the
Episcopal church Of North Dakota,
who is making talks in the Bis
| marck district. writes that he is con-
fident Of the success Of the cam
paign.
Mott. in Hettinger county. reports
that the county is now ready for the
campaign. and asks for speakers for
four big booster meetings next
week.
The northwestern half of the state
was never better organized for any
campaign, according to w. L. Stock
| we'll. Fargo, campaign director, who
has had personal charge Of the or
ganization work.
Grand Forks county held its con-
ference at Grand Forks Wednesday,
and set the county quota at $4,000.
Following a dinner in the CONNER
cial club rooms. the workers were ad-
dressed by w. L. Stockwell. Fargo,
after which a conference for Grand
Forks city workers was held.
T. B. Elton, Grand Forks. who is
county chairman, plans an automo-
bile speaking campaign through the
county next week.
And reports from other sections of
the state are similar.
County Conference Saturday.
The Cass county conference will
be held at Casselton Saturday after
noon, when workers will meet with
Treadwell TwicheIl, Mapleton, and
w. r. Reed, Armenia. county chair
men. /
Farao Mass Meeting Sunday.
Fargo will initiate it's drive with
big mass meeting to be held in the
Fargo auditorium Sunday evening,
E. Jackson, secretary and religious
work director, respectively, at Camp
Dodge as speakers. There will be
music by chorus Of 40 voices.
Fargo pastors have consented to
allow laymen to announce the meet
ing from their pulpits Sunday morII-
ing, and without exception have
agreed to call off evening services.
Mr. Dale and Rev. Mr.. Jackson ar
rive in Fargo over the Northern
Pacific late this afternoon, and will
fill N2eaking dates over the state for
the balance of the week.
Endorse 'fY" War Work,
Col. ]. H. Frame, Major Boyd and
164th United States infantry, for
merly the First North Dakota regi-
ment, now encamped at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. c., endorse Y.
M. C. A. war work, and in n telegram
to state headquarters over their sig
natures say:
I'VE have adjacent to camp an
army Y. NJ. C. A. building. It is used
by 700 to 1000 men every night. We
heartily endorse the work"
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