The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-10
Hospital Supplies Made
By Fargo Women Used on
Battlefields Of France


formally organized on April "a, 1915,
ana held its first work meeting in the
7. w. G. A. gymnasium on Nav ia.
The association is still meeting In that
gymnasium on Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons Of every week. The
present officers Of the association are:
resident Mrs. G. G. Dalrymple: first
vice president, Mrs. III. L. Bolley; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. J. H. Cooper.
ana secretary-treasurer. Mrs. H. w.
Gearey.
In addition to these officers there are
various supervisors and committees
directing the activities of the associa
ton. Mrs. r. B. Blakemore is SUPER
visor Tor the Wednesday meetings and
mrs. II. ID. Baker for the SATURDAY.
meetings. The purchasing COMMITTEES
consists Of Mrs Harry e. MapiII. and
the present inspector Of work is Mrs.
clarence McCulloch. There are two
cutting committees. one consisting of
TITS; Burton Harris. chairman, with
Mesoames J. III. Grady. Aubrey Law
renee, C. e. Nugent, w. J. Howe and
falph Beard as her assistants. The
other cutting committee is Comprised
OF MRS. y. ID. Farrand, chairman. with
Mesdames f. e. Whiting, J. H Cooper.
+. =. Dibley. N. A. Lewis, A. C. Bur-
ton, j. II. Degnan, and e. D. Baker as
her assistants.
There is at present contributing
membership (meaning by that those
VINO nave paid association dues vary
whatever additional sum individuals
wish or feel able to give), of nearly
hundred people, both men and worn
en-. out there is working" member
snip or only about thirty. Consider
ing the small number really engaged
IN active work in the association. and
the often-l1mited finances to swing the
WORK, the contribution of over 600
articles in only little over a year is
Justly proud.
There are few faithful members
VINO report at the work meetings every
week. but good many others go only
at irregular intervals, SO that there is
an average attendance of ONLY from
WE'VE TO fifteen on Wednesdays. and
on saturdays, an unusually busy day
with many housewives, an average of
only from eight to ten workers. There
= IS more need at present than ever be-
Iore Tor more regular workers. al
though the assistance of those who can
so only occasionally, is no less well
come. Occasionally several rion-mem-
pers or the association assist, and this
Is much appreciated by the association.
Benefit Teas Successful.
since its inception. the local assoc
citation has raised further funds for its
work by holding three pleasant social
anairs In the form of benefit teas. The
nrst or these teas was held at the
III. e. Magill home last October, the
proceeds, which netted about sos. be-
Ing used for making ready thirty
Christmas boxes tha% were sent
through the New York Headquarters
to soldiers in the field hospitals in
Europe. In each Of these Christmas
boxes was placed stamped envelope
addressed to one of the most active
as indisputable evidence that the
boxes reached their intended destina-
tons. there have come I'VE letters of
appreciation from soldiers, to as many
local workers. Those receiving these
letters, most OF which were written in
French, were Mrs. G. C. Dalrymple,
Mrs. A.. w. McNair, Mrs H. L. Bolley,
Mrs. e. d. Baker. Mrs. j. s. Watson
and Mrs. H, F. Kloman. The letters,
though characterized by the individual
tty or their senders. were much alike in
the deep sincerity Of their appreciation
Of the Christmas boxes. which not
only contained useful articles. but sew
eral luxuries that lent the Christmas
touch so pitifully lacking in war
stricken Europe. The translated let
ter received by Mrs. Baker follows:
i am writing to thank you from
the bottom of my heart for your nice,
splendid package which / received yes
terday. 1t gave me the more pleasure
that had received no news from my
parents for q long time.
Il had not been able to give a COM
plete address on account of frequent
changes. The sox, napkin and nechtie
please me intensely, without forget
ting the candles, which are excellent,
and the good American cigarets and
the splendid writing paper.
Am deeply touched by your kind
ness and / thank you very much for
everything. It is only right that /
should make personal acknowledge
ment OF this. For the time being, DUR
ing this war. am with the ambulance
corps. That is my mission. to care
for the poor wounded, for the poor
soldiers who fight for France. and God
only knows how many I've seen on my
bed of suffering. / bring to 1t all my
devotion, to appease their suffering
and since yesterday am in an ann
bulance not far from the 'front.' i'm
stalled In a CASTLE The wounded are
very comfortable In every respect. We
have had very few for several days
but perhaps III will not always be SO.
n was forgetting to thank you for
the PRAYER OF His Holiness Benedict