The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-01
RED
GROSS CAMPAIGN
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 Inyi-
tation to Address Meet
ing At jamestown
lspeciaI 10 The Forum.)

jamestown, N. D., Sept, Its
1ittIe TOO early to say what the
results will be, but we are now IN
the midst Of the most active cam
paign ever conducted in Stutsman
county,. declared w. B. DeNault,
secretary 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 tnat
county.
eve EXPECT to have the full reports
of the canvass made last ThuTsoay
at the big meeting or Red cross
rally to be held here in the armoLy
Monday evening when all the WoEh- WEs.
ers viii attend, said Mr.. DeNault.
a ttornav Tracy n. Bangs of Grand
Forks. advised the executive COM
niftee of the Red Cross work IN
stutsnan county OF which Alfred
steele Is chairman, that he has MADE
arrangements to be present and VIII
give the address. The invitation was
extended to the Grand Forks attos
ney the first of the week.
Twenty -three Districts.
stufsman county has been organ
,zea 5nfo "a distinct districts and in
aach dIstrict there is a directoT. At
Svas these directors who started out
grturadav morning with corps OF
assistarfs to canvass their respec-
tivn Iurisdfctions for members. II was
manned that so per cent OF the
nonulation Of Stutsman county
w1ich IS $4,000 would be obtained.
Secretary Default was Of the oping
ion this morning that this ngn5e
would easily1 be reached when tne
complies returns were mace ssse1
Monday evening, when represenLs.- !.
tives from all parts o1 the couA1s ;Seli
would gather to attend Lne rallys
oraanize Branches Tcnight.
rsba fvrenfv-three directors IN the
county will be assisted tonight by
sha corresponding number OF men
ana women from jamestown IN the
minultaneous organization or kea
cross branches in the county, whicn
will he the direct result OF the Dig
campaign launched last Thursday
norniug. in which every home ana
farm house will have been visited
before the organization work is TAX
en- up this evening.
Schools OF instruction will be con-
ducfed by the executive committee
~ the Sfutsman County Red Cross
orrani nization. the first school 70 open
this coming Monday and viii ex-
Tend over until Tuesday night when
full information win be given as 70
the work which is expected from
the members and what Stutsinah ~
county's role win be In the aid OF the
wounded men in the world war.
The eyes OF the Red Cross work
ers of the state have been turned 70
Stutsman county since the inaugu-
ration of the Red Cross campaign
here because OF the system which
the executive committee used IN It's
scheme to get members.
The first action on the part OF the
committed was the calling OF CEN
trail meeting which was held IN
jamestown last Tuesday, this result
ing in the naming Of the directors IN
each Of the twenty three districts IN
which the county was divided and
who were promised the support OF
twenty-three co-workers from the
city OF jamestown.
Thursday was flxed as the date
for the opening Of the whirlwlnd
campaign and it was expected that
the entire county would be covered
by that day, but some of the can
-vassers experienced delays. By to-
night the entire county viii have
been canyassed and the Red Cross
chapters will be duly instituted,
which will establish a record for or
& glnization in Red Cross circles OF
North Dakota.