Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-20
COMPANY FUND
GROWS SLOWLY.
TIME IS SHORT I
Boys of Two Grand Forks
Companies Watching
List Eagerly.
One Member Writes Letter,
Showing Imperative
Need. J

Contributions to the COMPANY M
and Machine Gun company funds
continued to come in yesterday. but q
much more liberal response is needed
if the fund is to be secured in the
short time remaining. The boys are
watching the columns Of The Herald
eagerly for news Of the fund.
Letters from members Of the local
companies of the First North Dakota
1t nov Is known as the l64th U. 8,
Infantry. but to the boys in service
n n folks at home it still is the
First North Dakota-tell of the urg-
ent need Of an adequate fund, il the
Gun company and M COM
pany are to do their Share in provid-
ing little Injuries for the boys.
No knows just when he call tn
embark will come. but there are
vague rumors as to sailing very soon.
1t is imperative, therefore, that the
fund be completed as quickly as pos
sible. ~
To show the need, a few extracts
from a letter written by a member of
M company to a local friend will suf-
flee:
When orders were received for us
to entrain we knew that it meant ov-
erseas service, and many things have
to be thought of when you consider
that how long a time we will spend
out OF this country would only be a
conjecture. Capt. Sprague is in
exchange and 1t was his idea to buy
tobacco. cigarettes. and other COM
forts for the men that cannot be sup-
piled over there. In the six weeks
that we have been running the ex-
change something like $4,000 net pro.
fit has been made. This is to be di-
lvided among the different companies
but it vas decided t o put all we could
raise on the credit of the regiment
a fund to buy stock to take aboard
with us. Interest at the rate of Ia
per cent is to be paid on the loans
from each company, sc that it really
is an investment that will bring re.
turns in more than one way. But
Company M has not the $1,000 to in.
vest.
ut may seem as if we were beg.
ging for something, but has Grand
Forks done the right thing for the
only organization that really repre-
sent the city in the great military
forces that are being modified in
this country. I know taht every 9th.
err organization in our regiment out
side of those from Grand Forks, left
home with substantial funds for any
contingency hat might. arise, such az
this one. They. without question OF
criticism. arr doing their share to.
wards all war activities, but should
they neglect their own boys?
1T will not be the men in tt, gu
lar army, navy and natio: Il. ny
that Grand Forks will be able + .ook
back on and be proud of, but it will
be their representatives IN the Firs,
North Dakota. 1t is still the First,
whether they call us the 164th OF
anything else, and every man in it ii
regiment and that he represents
North Dakota and the vicinity or 10.
cality that he comes from in thai
state. ID.
lust to show a few of the things
that our company has done in g
financial way, besides Offering the
dearest thing in the world, their lives
for their country. When subscrip.
tons were. asked for the Second Lib.
erty Loan, they subscribed $4,000
This is ar average Of $50 for each
man in the company. Today insur.
anee applications were signed by the
men in Company NJ for $1,000, 900, ar
average of $4,000 by each man. Doe!
this not show that they are thinking
Of the folks at home?"
This is an appeal that must be an.
swered. Company NJ and the Ma.
organizations and they have given the
city just cause for pride. They will
continue to do so, SO why not a liber'
al fund-a fund, for instance. much
larger than the $1,000 needed al
once?