The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-01
RED
CROSS CAMP Align
SUCCESS, GREAT
LIST SIGNED UP
Plan of Organizing Twen-
ty-three Branches, to be
Worked Out Tonight
BIG DEMONSTRATION
ON MONDAY NIGHT
Tracy Bangs Accepts Invi-
tation to Address Meet
ing At jamestown
fsnaniai Id Tha Forum.l

Jamestown. N. D., Sept. Its
little too early to say what the
results viii be. but we are now III
the midst of the most active cam
pafgn ever conducted in 6tutsman
countv.'' declared w. b DeNault,
aecrefar-y OF the Stutsman County
Red Cross organization. when inter-
viewed over the long distance tele-
phone this morning as to the sue
cess of the Red Cross work in that
county.
eve expect to have the full reports
Of the canvass made last THURSDAY
at the big meeting or Red Cross
rally to be held here in the arfnory
Monday evening when all the work :
ers will attend said Mr.. DeNaull.
Attorney Tracy r.. Bangs OF Grand
Forks, advised the executive COM
mittee of the Red Cross work IN
stutsman county OF which AiIred
steele is chairman, that he has mane
ARRANGEMENTS TO be present ana VIII
give the address. The invttatlon was
extended to the Grand Forks attor-
nev the first of the week.
Twenty three Districts.
stutaman county has been organ
ized into 2s distinct districts and IN
each district there Is a uirector. ~
wan these directors who started out
Thursday morning with a corps OF
assikfants to canvass their respee-
tive iurisdictions for members. II was
blamed that SO per cent or the
nopulatIon Of Stutsman county
ullich is $4,000 would be obtained
Secretary Default was Of the opin-
4on fhie morning that this figure
gggs,,1a easily, be reached when the
s.,rsnleia returrs we're naads next
Ny syaav avenina. when representa-
lives from ali parts Of the county
sgnslia rnther to attend the rally.
Ornanize Branches Tonight.
THE fwenty-tfiree directors in the
county will be assisted tonight by
the corresponding number or men
ana women from jamestown in the
Simultaneous organization OF Rea
Cross branches in the county, Whlch
win be the direct result OF the big
campaign launched last THURSDAY
morning, in which every home and
farm house viii have been WISHED
before the organization work IL TAX
en- up this evening.
Schools OF instruction will be con-.
Quoted by the executive coinInltlee
AZ the Gtutsman County Red Cross
ORGANIZATION, the first school 10 open
This coming Monday and viii ex-
tend over until Tuesday night when
fun information win be given as 20
the work which is expected from
the members and what stutsman
countv's role will be in the aid or the
wounded men In the world war.
The eyes of the Red Cross work
ers Of the state have been turned TO-
Stutsman county since the inaueu-
ration of the Red Cross campaign
here because Of the system whlch
the executive committee useo IN It's
scheme to get members.
The first action on the part II the
committee was the calling or a CEN
trail meeting which was held in
jamestown last Tuesday. this result
ing Ii the naming Of the directors In
each Of the twenty three districts IN
which the county WAY divided and
who were promised the support or
twenty three co-workers from the
city of Jamestown.
Thursday was fixed aG the date
for the opening Of the whirlwind
campaign and 1t was expected that
the entire county would be covered
bv that day. but some of the cam
experienced delays. BY to-
night the entire county win have
been canvassed and the Red Cross
chapters will be- duly instituted,
which will establish q record for or
Z ,lnlzation In Red Cross circles OF
North Dakota.