Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
CAMPAIGN FOR
RED CROSS IS
BIG SUCCESS
Many More Become Mem
bers Today-Much Inter
est Taken in the Work.

The Red Cross membership cam
patgn which opened wednesday
morning IL swinging along at q good
rate today. and solicitors in the var
ued the turning in Of large number
of names, and good substantial sums
for the treasury Of the local chapter,
which marked the first day Of the
campaign.
There have been but few refusals
to the requests for membership made
by canvassers, and those were due
probably to q misunderstanding re-
gardinE what is required Of Red Cross
members. When it is thoroushly Re.
allied that no WAr service Is required
OF those Joining. probably h big ma
jority OF men and women In n city
will have signed up. and proved Them
selves willing to do this small share
toward carrying on h work ~htcn Is
necessary not only during war times.
but in unlocked for disasters during
peace times omcta's ana anvassers
have Threatened to send a "nyinx
out after these people who
have been approached and have not
been willing to have their names add
ed I the growing list OF members. and
they propos to get them all. even X
it dces require a little strenuous enort.
Especially good returns have come
in from h business districts OF the
city, and there are a number OF good
sized checks Flor memberships being
gent in from smaller towns through
this district There are six classes OF
memberships. ranging from one to one
hundred dollars. and though n Of
these will be gladly taken. the local
cam%paigners are striving for a big
membership Of workers. and for that
eason Are making more effort to Sc
~,,pA thA Ar0t fu.a N0oQQoo nj ma and
two dollars each. q subscription to
the Red Cross Monthly magazine &C
complaining the latter. In addition
to the individual memberships, It ts
possible for a club or any organized
society to take out an organization
membership.
That there is 4 good bit of senti-
mental appeal about the little certt-
1cates that for a small consideration
in the great relief work being carried
on by the Red Cross association. has
been evidenced in q number Of in
stances since the campaign opened.
A well known member Of the Univer-
sity OF North Dakota faculty today
took out in addition to his own sub
scribing membership. n for eac Of
his three small children, saying that
he felt in years to come. when h
i "sA ~N WA -
thing Of the historic vast. his children
would be proud Of the fact that they
had been Red Cross members, and
had shared in the relief work that
formed so important a part Of the
struggle.
A large Red Cross flag. made by
women Of the local chapter from ma
terials donated by Mrs. ]. B. Wine
man has been placed over the en-
trance to the headquarters which have
been established for the time being in
the building on Third street. formerly
occupied by The Woolworth company.
The quarters are beine fitted up COM
fortably for rest, as we'll as work
rooms. and it is expected that mate
rials for the making Of supplies will
be on hand by the first # the week
SO that work may be started at that
time.
Glasses in the making Of surgical
dressings will be started in the COM
mittee rooms adjoining the auditor
ium Of the city hall. on Monday by a
group Of twelve women, who will
work daily for two or three weeks.
and then in turn start other classes.