Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
LOCAL. RED CROSS
HAS FINE RECORD
FOR FIRST YEAR

Grand Forks Women Have
Been Alive to All the Op-
portunities Offered for
Service-1n Quantity and
Quality They Have Sur
passed Any Organization
in Northwest. b
Here, as we'll as elsewhere through
the country, the Red Cross leads
all other organizations in patriotic
work, and in providing not only ma
terial comforts for the men in service,
but in backing them up with a splen-
did. courageous spirit. The Grand
Forks county chapter of the Red
Cross, since its organization last year
has been briskly alive to all Of the
opportunities that are placed in the
way of the Red Cross. and probably
there is, not a chapter Of its size in the
country that has done better work.
either in quantity or quality.
The chapter numbers In it's large
membership. men, women and child
rem of the county. who all have done
not only their bit" but their very
best toward putting the Grand Forks
county chapter substantially on the
map, in its membership and financial
campaigns, and particularly in its out
put OF work. Since the first shipment
of goods to the division distributing
point the work Of the Grand Forks
county chapter has been given a high
rating. and at the division head.
quarters in Minneapolis. it has been
said that shipments from the Grand
Forks chapter always are welcome.
because it is known before hand that
everything will be as it should be. and
not n article will need any atten-
ton outside of the general inspection.
This very high standard is\ main
tained all the way through in the
work Of the Grand Forks county chap
ter, and it is due to the careful and in
defatigable work of the chapter Of
fctals and women who are in charge
OF the various departments and the
women and men who are assisting
them. The monthly output of the
chapter has grown to really" trenaeH,
doust proportions and the women
who took charge OF the various de.
rartments, when the chapter was or.
ganized last year.. have grown up
with them, so to speak, so it is due in
a very great measure to their efforts
that such fine results are being gained.
Grand Forks county has gone cover
the top" in both of its Red Cross wal
fund campaigns, both men and women
Of the chapter joining in making these
notably successful. In the first cam
paign held last June. the county wen,
over its allotment Of $4,000. and in
the war fund campaign just conclud.
ed. the city of Grand Forks alone rails.
ed approximately $4,000, more than
the original allotment for the entire
county. Full reports have not been
turned in regarding the campaign OF
the county. but it lis known that there
has been an over-subscription thru.
out the county. and final accounting
will prove that Grand Forks count,
is made up Of generous people whc
are 100 per cent loyal to the RED
Cross.
Grand Forks county chapter has q
county auxiliaries making large ship.
ments once each month. There are
E18 sewing and knitting circles in the
city. and 81 circles in the city whose
members knit weekly for the Rec
Gross. Workers at the chapter room.
.. average 25 per day.
Last June shortly, after the oreani
zation Of the chapter the shipment O,
the June work to the Headquarters
consisted of one box, containing 40
articles The shipment Of April, 1915
representing work of the city ant
county. was ~ boxes, containing NOR.
than 5000 articles. In addition t.
this Al comfort bags were given t.
enlisted and drafted men. during tn,
month Of April. Several hundred o
| fh0S0 hoOa hnr,A I,AA- ---xl- - ST.
the last year-the chapter aiming t.
provide all drafted and enlisted me,
from the county with comfort bags.
The surgical dressings department
established shortly after the orEaniza
ton OF the chapter. has branches a
Larimore. Inkster. Gilby and North
wood. During April. the city chapte,
co;npleted $500 first line packets. ant
FOOL separate dressings Tht; includ
ed the york of the stations at the Uni
versity of North Dakota, East Gran,
Forks and St. Michael's hospital. From
the county branches came a total o
1911 dressings. These figures repre-
sent the average mount of work tina
is being done each month by the de
partment.
Not the least important of the Re,
CroB work that is being done in tn,
county. is that Of the skiddies, through
the Junior Red Cross. All pupils 0
the Grand Forks citv schools ar
members and ractically all napils o
schools through the county haFe Join
ed forces with the Juniors. They ar
contributing funds and doing, excel
lent sewing and knitting, which /
credited to the Junior organization
but is sent to headquarters through
3the county chapter. The activitie
for the Junior Red Cross are not con
fined to sewing and knitting by an,
meanA. and the members not onl
follow In the footsteps Of the grown
ups, but they frequently get a pac
OF their own, and strike out within
ventures, all Of which reflect to tn
4 financial success OF the Red Cross.
The local Red Cross was Organize
on May 1, 1917, by DIR. r. p. Camp
bell, and rs evidence OF the Thorough
ness and offtcteMt manner (which h
1orgANi1ed, practically all OF the poopl
retain the fesponGble positons the
were appointed to at that time.
The Officers OF the Grand FUfh
Hcounty chapter now are: I
II President-H. b. Finch.
First vice. preadentV. LfGood
man. 6.
phy. .4.S
Trsasursr-Wa. 2. sehul.ss