The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-01
NORTH DAKOTA LOYALTY WEEK
OPENS WITH RED CROSS DAY;
FIVE BUSY DAYS ARE AHEAD
Lieut. a. H. Hill Of Canadian Army to Tell Wis
itors Tomorrow What Organization of
Mercy Is Doing in Battle Zone
WEDNESDAY, WILL BE STATE TRACTOR
EMONSTRATION DAY NEAR CAPITOL
Twenty Machines Will Compete for the Favor of
Slope Farmer Greatest Patriotic Fourth
Of July Celebration Ever Attempted

OF july CelebratlO
With Red Cross day, which dawns
bright and early tomorrow, the North
Dakota Layaltys Week, staged under
the AUSPICES Of the state council Of
defense, may be said to have gotten
uhder way. Today was one of prepa-
ration and organization for the six
big, busy days to came. .ss
Lieut.. A. H. Hill, q gallant Canadian
fighter, fires the opening gun In the
selge OF patriotic Oratory to- which
Bismarck and its thousands Of guests
are 10 be subjected this week. Lieut..
Hill, In charge OF Red Cross mission
ary work In North Dakota, arrives on;
No. 3 from the east tomorrow He
will speak dhring the noon hour on;
the work of the Red Cross, and in the
afternoon will proceed to sDiekipson,i i
where she next Il scheduled to talk.
The whole week Is Red Cross week,
for that matter. The Burleigh county
chapter has been given charge of all
concessions and other privileges In
sai st,atson: Red iy Cross @ ladies' xili drive
Nv ssri. whi4h vii, convey visitors
tS ~ asd from the canitol and "a the
traS Is emofist Ion plat, north Of.
the state house. Red CrOss ladies from
s0u0 branches I. will serve genuine
farm dinners each day Of the week
Every hit sOf money that Ii made local,
woes sinto .thes nd Cross treasury.
which shiuld IA svalied with s0me
badh needed funds
i:l.sThe Red Cross will be officially
Represented on the day you suggest,
July g. writes 1udge N. C. Young Of,
Fargo, state director for the Araericans
I Re& Cross. "a iKIssDssCs Marks ID chair
man of H1ftsit th county and stogether
vtl(hs HIS Axecttls committee, has jur-,
isdictlon 6yer all f2ad Cross activities
in that, county The chapter has AL
ready been active In cooperation, and
II am fsquestihg him today a. the
ranking Uffice 10 land all the assist
ance. hsidani In order to maks Jaly Al
s;juiccessfIt Red Gross day. MRS. r. ! G..
Remington, field secretary. has. charge,
OF all wBaAen's work aisl the counties,
az the Se6thwes past.Of the state,
Including sBurleigh comfy i am re-
0uestipg her to lend sher assistance
ana to aid the Burleigh county chap,
ter In any way that she can. She is
the ranking officer as to wOmen's
work. Trusting that the day which
Won have set aside for, the Red Cross
may be entirely successful, an
Yours respectfully, N. G. YOUNG,
state director" ,;s
Y Welne1lay. Tractor Day.
Wednesday sJnly 3. will be North
nohota Tractor davl ,At least twenty
mach;nas 4 = axnactad "a enter in the
cnntsst which VII oI,en on. virgin
half- section Of prairie land, adjoining
Thompeol,'s tree claim, Just north of
the capitol, which has been donated
FOR this purpose by g. C. Wachter.
Provisions will be made on the
grounds for the comfort and c0nven-
fence OF guests. There will be an
abundance of refreshment stands, and
Red Cross ladies' taxis will convey
visitors to and from the grounds.
Among the tractors entered will be
FOfdson. which will be seen in action
in this section OF the state for the
flrst time. s' W
The tractor committee consists of
william E. Breen and j. w. Burch,
two n Burleikh county's best known
and most successful farmers; r. ]. ..
Montgomery Of Tappen, vice chair
man ~ the North Dakota Council of
Defense and president of the North
Dakota Farmers Union; Charles M.
Whitmer of Yucca. veteran Slope
rancher and farmer and member OF
the North Dakota Council OF Defense
agricultural committee, and W. +:
Lahr, P. r. Fields. r. "A. Copelin and
A. E. Peterson. four of Bismarck's
large family of tractor representa-
tiyes.
Some Celebration.
finder tho direction OF Capt, E. G.
Wanners Bismarck On Thursday, July
/. win stage the greatest Fourth Of
July celebration the Slope has ever
seer seen 4 whole day viii he devoted to
an. old-time typically American OBJ
seryance of our national birthday,