Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-29
American Red
Cross Assn
Grand Fork. Chapter
News. and Notes OF Women's Ac.
Throughout the Northwest.

ING the last three mOnIn0, mo the
required red tape Of getting them all
the chapters with instructions M in.
has more than likely just
'swamped'' the force at the national
headquarters. The magazine is a
very interesting and most distinctly
educating little pamphlet. and Red
Gross members cannot be blamed for
wanting. to get 1t. but IL they will be
ly receive their copies. The Red Cross
organization does everything, down to
the last detail, systematically Int
we'll, and II there is delay at the pres
time 1t must be remembered that
the organization is involved in enlist
ing and preparing to direct a huge
army Of millions for the war work.
Food Sale.
The first Of the Red Cross food sales
will he hold tomorrow afternoon at
the Ontario store. A committee was
appointed by Dr.: Campbell to take
Geist as chairman, and Mrs. e. e.
Sherman will be in charge. Of the first
one, tomorrow. Any persons who
wish to donate foods may notify Mrs.
0eist or Mrs. Sherman, or send them
early In the afternoon to the Ontario
store.
Committee Meets Tonight.
The meeting Of the executive CON-
mtttee Of the Grand Forks Rcd Cross
chapter announced for this afternoon
2 the Commercial club rooms. has
been changed to 1850 this evening,
whom It IL hoped all members Of the
committee will attend.
Plans Benefit for O.. +.
Society girls Of Mandan. members
Of the w. w. w. w. club, are ar
ranging q dancing and card party for
Friday evening in the Masonic tom
pie, as a benefit to raise money to fit
out kits for members Of Co. r. The
Misses Cecilia and Florence Connolly,
Marian Newton, Genevieve Simpson.
Clara Thorberg and Nell Dooley are
girls plan on equipping $50 kits. con-
tanning needles. thread, buttons and
other necessary articles for the COM
fort of the boys.
There will be another danger be-
sides bullets. which the fighting forces
of the United States will have to face
provide, says Henry P. Dawson, chair
man Of the Red Cross War Council,
appointed by the president to raise the
hundred million. fund, last week. Da-
vison, in a special communication to
the western committee, said:
I'VE must safeguard against dis
ease just as zealously a. we work to
complfshed II we save a mans arm
in q hospital and neglect to save him
from greater dangers? Here IL a ire
mendous work for the Red Cross.
"stop and analyze the problem. Sol
diers from England and France. on
furlough, have their wi homes to
visit. Soldiers from other countries
cannot 90 home: they have no homes
to 30 to close TO the fighting lines.
Most of them 60 to Paris. Many Of
them do not return from the French
metropolis a. efficient soldiers as they
were when they went there.
Our American soldiers must have
. home in France, somewhere to rest,
somewhere to find q friendly atmos-
phere, somewhere to 80 for recrea-
ton and wholesome amusement. These
men will be returning to this country
some day. We want to make It GER
tain that as many Al possible return
in health and strength. and not af-
flicted with disease, from which our
~forethough might have protected
them. The Red Gross must-and it
alone can-bscome q real foster par
emit Of u soldiers while they are IN
Europe.
A q result Of this persistent trench
war, tuberculosis has become preva-
lent among the fighting armies. The
sad feature is that the disease is
spreading. It will be the Red Cross
and no other agent as effective that
will save our lads from the great white
plague during their sojourn in .Eu-
! roDe'a ~batt1efronta.