Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-22
a PAGE FOR WOMEN
Inspiring Address
on Red Cross Work

w are In the war. and the very
best way to get ioat is for all OF us to
get in. heart, soul and body" said
Prof. James Davies yesterday after.
noon, to a company Of women who.
had assembled at the public library
to hear his message on the Red Cross
and Its work.
Prof. Davies is from the department
OF Romance languages, OF the Mime
sofa university. and he proved an in
tensely interesting speaker. He Is so
enthusiastic about our opportunities
to do big things in the war, that he
fairly carries his audience away with
him, and certainly the little group q
Red QDoss workers who heard him
yesterday went away inspired to do
even better than the best they have
been doing.
An Englishman by birth. and train
ing, and for seven yeaIs a resident of
Germany, Prof. Davies from his know
ledge Of conditions in those and other
countries affected by the war, 10 able
to deal competently with his subject.
He told of the many big and splendid
things the Red Cross is doing, parti-
cularly in France, where he drew q
very real picture Of the horrors and
ISIlOI6 Vi SA0 WdE SOuU1S1OAAos I10
drew attention to the. schools that are
being established by the Red Cross
for the orphaned boys and girls, and
the fight that 10 being made to control
and prevent tuberculosis, and of the
houses that r being established o
the comfort. of the fighting men, when
they are released from the trenches
for a time. He drew attention to the
fact that our American mon are In
fine shape SO far, but that it is the
French who r in desperate need of
the help that only h American Red
Cross can give. He urged every wo-
man present to do her utmos for the
Red Cross. and in this connection,
he said, that they would have to keep
on doing and giving to their very last
bit, until q complete victory was o
Investing in a Liberty Bond, to help
the government in the struggle, wa
not to be referred to as buying" but
giving" something that we must con-
tnue to do just so long as 1t was
necessary. E
! The WESLEYAN Epworth league Of
the Scandinavian Methodist church
will meet Friday evening at the
church, and h program will begin
promptly at 8 o'clock. The following
program has been arranged:
Opening, Mr.. Jurgens.
November, Clifford Neraas.
A Child's Thanksgiving, Laura
Weber.
Ted's Thanksgiving, Bjarne Lo-
rentz.
Song, class Of girls.
Sorenson. =.
Thanksgiving Day, Morris Olson.
Violin solo, Helen Sundby.
Thanksgiving on the Farm, Myrtle
Sorenson.
Thanks, Bertha Olson. "
Reading; Helen Olson.
Grandmother's Pies, Ethel Haugan.
Thanksgiving on the Farm, Frances
Smith.
Thanksgiving is Near, Alice soren-
son.
Piano solo. "Rhodora," Esther OIL
Thanks, Frances Smith.
The American Flag, Anna Weber.
Song, class of girls. +.
Following the program, h captains
of the red and blue contest, Misses
Stella Efeugan and Helen Olson, re-
specttvely, will announce the amounts
that their respective sides have col
lected and the losing side will make,
arrangements for a good time to be
given to the winning side in about a
week. This contest has aroused much
Interest and the money raised in this
way goes toward finishing payments
lon the piano which the Epworth
league purchased this After
announcements have been made con-
corning he contest, refreshments will
be served and a social time enjoyed. A
good attendance is desired.
The STANDARD Bearers Of the First
Methodist church have postponed the
regular meeting from Friday of this
week until Friday evening of the fol-
lowing week.
District 2 Of the Methodist Aid so.
ciety met yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H. W. Simms, North
Sixth street, with Is members pres
ent. The afternoon was devoted to
sewing and planning for the bazaar
which Is to be held on December 6,
Yand there was an unusually busy and
interesting session. During the aft
ernoon Mrs. Earl F. Sims sang. and
Miss Annum gave q reading. Mrs,
Annum assisted Mrs. Sims as hostess,
and they served refreshment at the
cloe of the %afternoo.
X a.
The Elks will give an informal
dance in their club rooms on Friday
night.