Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-21
win Supervise Knitting.

young girls Of the city who are in
terested in taking up Red Cross knit
ting to be at her apartments in the
Belmont building Friday morning at
assist them in getting any of the
knitted articles started. This is work
that can be done by girls of. all ages.
and now that they are free Of school
duties, they could accomplish a good
deal in this work II they should take
1t up for the summer.
w. r.. @. Enlists.
The members of the Women's Re-
of local Red Cross workers and to-
morrow will hold their first meeting
for the new work at the home of Mrs.
l.. X. Raymond, 624 Ninth avenue.
Shipping for pillow filling and the
making OF the comfort pillows will
form the work for the afternoon, in
which all members are expected to
participate.
Cass County Organizes.
Red Cross workers of Cass county
held a conference in the 7. NJ. G. A.
building at Fargo this afternoon at
1880 o'clock for the purpose Of dis
cusstng plans for a county organiza-
ton. Delegates from all sections Of
the county attended, and a number Of
prominent citizens were on the pro-
gram for addresses.
To Give Ambulance.
The following self-explanatory let
ter from Miss Anna A. Gordon, Evan
ston. Ill, president of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, has been received at the North
Dakota w. c. T. U. headquarters in
Fargo, by Mrs. Elizabeth Preston
Anderson, state president:
IA motor ambulance at the battle-
front, inscribed as a gift from the
National ". G. T. u. and floating our
white ribbon emblem beside our glori-
Gus flag, is a hope I fondly cherish:
Such an ambulance, with its blessed
ministry to the wounded and suffering,
would emphasize in a peculiar and
powerful way the mother love of the
w. G. T. u.
MAY I affectionately entreat all
members of the w. c.. T. U. to interest
their friends outside as we'll as with
in our ranks-men as we'll as women
in speedily raising the necessary
$1,000. For this amount, a motor I'M
bulance can be purchased. equipped.
repair for a year An additional 5000
viii! provide for a driver for a year.
Il beg the privilege Of giving the
first $50 for the National w. G. T. u.
ambulance fund. Send all contribu-
tons to this fund through the local
and state treasurers to the treasurer
of the National w. G. T. u, Mrs. Mar
garet G. Munns, Evanston, ILL.,"
North Dakota contributions for this
ambulance fund are already being re-
ceived at h state headquarters. Mrs.
Elizabeth Preston Anderson heading
the list with he personal contribution
of $40, and 1t Is anticipated that as
the appeal reaches out over the state,
additional contributions will come in
rapidly.
The North Dakota w. G. T. U. will
take on its share of this ambulance
project in addition to and separate
from the effort that 10 being made to
raise q fund of $1,000 to be used in
meeting the extra calls on the organt-
cation due to the war situation. It is
trying to raise this $1,000 by contri-
buttons Of a dollar apiece from 1000
people, and hopes to have that amount
raised by the first of September. No
definite report of the progress that is
being made in this particular cam
paign will be available before the end
of the present month, 1t is stated.
Boosts Red Cross.
Frederick Ring, a distinguished
lecturer Of Chicago who is here to
give an address before the Daughters
of oldin their f~0nrfoAnth