The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-16

don was assured. A capable STAFF Of
secretaries is in charge Of the club,
which marks the first establishment
OF the K. of G.. in Great Britain.
Work Planned for Switzerland
Simultaneously with the announce
ment of the opening of this *. Of 9.
| club in London comes the advice that
the K. of c.. committee on war activt-
ties, realizing the great necessity OF
| special attention to caring for Amert-
| can soldiers who, through the mishap
| Of war. may become informed IN
Switzerland. Soldiers of the allied ma
tons unfortunate enough to hnd
! themselves captured in neutral terri
tory have experienced some difficulty
in obtaining either communication
with their folks at home or the crea-
ture comforts they received through
war relief agencies while in active
service. AS fighting men, their status
in neutral country Is similar to that
of a prisoner of war in an enemy
country. Thus, especial effort is nee
and comfort to which every fighting
man is entitled. So the Knights OF
Columbus will establish recreation
huts for them abroad and operate an
ploY various other means to relieve
the tedium of their internment and to
keep them in touch with the. folks at
home, as well as provide to Catholic
5oio1S1s AIe0hS sAo4' PA@NNAOAAi9 % ~
- *. of c. Lost Soldier Bureau.
Already the K Of C. have proved
invaluable in locating soldiers whose
parents and relatives had lost track
Of them, and this lost soldier bureau
Service has been rendered not only in
France, but at home to q, great extent.
The mail racks in every <. Of c. camp
building at home are receptacles for
an immense amount of mail addressed
~ ~ Nd nv
friends and. relatives situated in all
parts of the country, and friends and
relatives knowing, from all the re
ports they have read and heard, that
there are no more popular resorts in
any encampnent than the K. Of c.
buildings, and that a letter addressed
to q soldier in care of the Knights of
Columbus will quickly find its 'desti--
the K. Of c. secretaries has to do with
hunting up information concerning
men requested by their friends back
home, and the case has yet to be re-
or a secretary have failed to bring
eagerly awaited news to those who
desire It,
johnny Evers Sails With Party.
A party Of K, of c. workers con
tanning 20 secretaries and number
of achaplains sailed for France recent
ly. Johnny Evers, the famous major
league ball player, was included in
the party. The national pastime never
is anywhere more popular than it is
among these American boys thousands
Of miles away from the corner lots
where they built up the sinews that
are now standing democracy in such
good, stead. From the outset the
especial efforts to furnish large guam
titles of athletic materials to the boys
over there, and particularly of base
ball materials Evers' talents as a
diamond star are bound to make 9. big
hit with the boys among whom he is
assigned to work.
Already the campaign to recruit
secretaries for the K. Of G. is bearing
fruit, applications from the four cor
ners Of the country finding their way
to K. of G. headquarters. The foreign
department OF the K. Of C. committee
on war activities at the Wahnetah
building, 461 Fourth avenue, New
York city. -@s-.~ 81. go p. s15--
More Men Wanted.
But the appeal for more men capa-
BILE of meeting the K. of c. standard,
men between 40 and 80, skilled ma
chinists, traffic managers, bookkeep-
ers, stenographers, etc, who are eager
to work and work hard for the boys
with the colors, has the same urgency
as when it was first issued.
A further development of the z. Of
G. war work is the consolidation of all
activity in the home field under the
direction Of William ]. Mckinley, SUI
preme secretary of the Knights OF
Columbus. From the orders head