The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-11
FOR RED
WAR FUND
DRIVE Are MADE

The Red Cross is applied Christi
anity. 1t is the one common bond
uniting us to help those that need
our help. Through It we give our
money and unite our moral force in
support Of the men who are fight
ing for our country. our homes and
our liberty. l..-r -
1.-THE Red Cross is the Good Sa-
marian that will help to build up
again those who have been robbed
Of their all. The men and women
must work together for the common
cause. They must march forward,
side by side, as our boys are march
ing. as their hearts beat together, as
help the parents who have boys on
the fighting line Is to work for the
Red Cross. II that is not Christian
ity I don't know what Christianity
is" said Rev. J. D. Bothne, the rug
ged patriot and pastor, who is the
leader Of the people OF the Ulen
neighborhood, at the Red Cross
meeting held at the Comstock hotel
Moorhead, on Friday evening.
DR.. Bothne also announced that
Ulen had already raised the money
fund four times over. The claim
that this Is rich mans war is an
swered, he said. by the ulen banks,
each of which has contributed $500
to the Red Cross War fund.
Every branch of Moorhead chapter
was represented at the get-together
meeting that followed the luncheon
held last evening. DR.. j. A. Aas-
gard, chapter chairman, presided,
and the Norrona quartet, A. j.
Wright, v. I. Liska. w. p. Rognlie
ID Tric H.
otto songs and hymns.
Miss Lillian Thompson. Moorhead,
gave a splendid reading Of For
France" the story of the blind
French mother who gives her third
and last son for her country after
her husband and two elder sons have
laid down their lives on the field OF
battle .'s
splendid work Of the people Of Ulen
and the part the Grand Old Man,
it. He said the story, For France,
brings home to us what this war
means and what we ought to do.
Name the sum and we will get it
for you within a day." said Mr..
Marden.
w, George Hammett, Hawley, said
that his home village had been the
first in the county to lose one of
her sons on the field OF battle" II
the $4,000 asked of the county would
have saved the life of Melvin John
son. the young man killed In actlon,
we would have raised it in HaWley
over night" he said. 1--WE are now
coming to realize what the war
means and have learned to do things
within the year our country has
been in the war. Hawley has raised
and exceeded her Red Cross and
bond quotas, and at one-day auc-
ton sale raised over $500 for the !
Red Cross. We will raise our share |
and more. The county will raise |
the $4,000 allotted with practically
no effort. We are now In the har-
ness and ready for work; but the |
work of the men cannot be compared |
with that done by the hands of the
women for our boys who have gone |
over there" ...4
Senator F. H. Peterson said the
work for the Red Cross is much |
nearer to our hearts now than 1t was
six months ago and is growing near
er every day. We must continue the
work, he said. so America may re-
main free and liberty may rule |
throughout the world.
G. G. Dosland spoke of the Won
i"
and in the devastated zones by the
Red Cross. This. he said, has made
us all akin and our only business
from now on is to fight this war to
a successful end.
DIR. w. J. Hall. who has two sons
in the service. said his only regret |
was that our country did not enter
into the war. sooner. We are fight
ing now for just what our Great
Master died for. Either the world
will be free or it, will be ruled by
the grim hand Of the few under au-
tocracy. 1--WE are sure to win"
DR.. Aasgaard said the toast Of the
Germans for years had been "The
Day" The day when the blood
hounds would be loosed to slaughter,
ravish and pillage. eve are drink
ing the toast to the better day." said
DR.. Aasgaard, ''the day when free
dom will be restored to Belgium, Ser
bia. Rumania and France. There is