The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-23
ELKSWAY0VER !.
TOP; TWO DAYS
DRIVE |: IN ONE.
Hello Bills Put Pep Into Cam.
paign That Puts Bismarck
- On Map Once More
$3.50 FOR ARMY WAR FUND
Capital City Raises Quota of
100000 for Salvationists'
Work in France

Setting out Friday to raise in two
days $4,000. Bismarck's quota of the
$2,00O.Oc0 war fund for the Salvation
Army, the Bismarck Elks closed their
campaign at o'clock last night with
1910 to their credit. a.3tt' .> ~,..
I'VE actually had to turn one man
down and refuse. to take his money.
We set $4,000 as the limit, and We
stuck to 1t as nearly as possible" said
J. c. Oberg, chairman OF the Elks'
committee which carried the drive
furthest into the enemy trenches. -,
OF all the whirlwind campaigns yet
staged in Bismarck this was the
whirlwindest When some one propos.
ed Friday morning that they make the
drive beaner and wind her up In one
day, A. G. Hinckley bet dinners for
the bunch, 1t couldn't be done. A. G.
now knows better than to bet against
fellow Elks. Thirty dinners will dent
Mr.. Hifkley's purse this very day:
q: ~ They're Gallant, Too.
And the Hello Bills are the gallant
boys. They don't claim all the credit
for themselves-not by q long shot.
"Give the ladies' the credit--they did
nobly." said the chairman last night.
Miss Bessie Holman and her guest,
Miss Dorothy Hatch, OF Minneapolis,
and Miss White, at the Mckenzie, and.
Mrs. c. W. Paulson, Mrs: Fred Peter
son, Mrs. r. A. Tracy and Mrs:;'J. G.
Oberg, at the Grand Pacific, did Won
derful work. The ladies were organic.
ed and out at $50 in the morning to.
catch the early birds going out on the
North 500. You cant say too. much
about the, ladies'; they worked like
Trojans all day. and they; got results
big and plenty. ST.. - 49,.
; =. : > First. Over the Top: ~, !
First over the top was j. c. Oberg's
committee; which had The Tribune
Block and: other down town territory,
Mr.: Oberg, C.. w. IPaulson. and Hank
! Halvorson topped the list 'at- the end
/ of the day Next came; jeff Whites,
committee, with Tom Lee. John Pet
| erson and John Homan. L. w. Nc.
Leans suad ran third. with Henry Nv:
Richholt, A. C.. Hinkley.tI. C. Davies
and, w.. ]. .,Reibold Carl I: Pederson's
huskies, Frank" ]. Met ormick. and C:
w! McGray. were ,strong fourth, and
L. K. Thompson, general chairman
for the drive, and Christ Rertsch, Jr !;
a regiment in themselves, brought up
the list. j.! - =, - ;'"$ - e. ~
The capitol committee. headed by
Tom Hall and including Justice "A. NJ:
Christianson and H.. H. Steele, has
not completed its work.: and its quota
has been conservatfvely estimated.
Tom Hall "lows as how some Of the
boys may be s'prised when the returns
from the state house comes In" "
' :, T.. Free Lances Ill
And the free lances must not $be
overlooked. Felix Ulman; came In
from his North 500 trip Just: dripping
Salvation Army war fund money and
Oscar Hendrickson, Ed Hopperstad
and Il. R. "Bunnie" Bonnel,, who car.
ried an important sideline Of Saliva.
ton Army receipts. on their trips, are
yet to be heard from. - ,~s<>' b.. '.~
Blamed Good Time
eve had blamed good time col.
lecting this money" said Jack Oberg
last night, speaking for all of the COM
mittees. Everyone we approached
came through cheerfully. My commit
tee raked in a lot Of money selling
carnations at Webb's and Lucas de.
partment stores. Every employee and
every patron of the store bought. In
the whole town only three people
were cold to the proposition. The first
thing in the morning we walked into
the office of man whom we hal
down for $50, He pulled out his cheek
book and dipped his pen and said.
"Well, boys, how much and we just
told him and pocketed the check and
walked out. and that was the way 1t
went all day. r. - " : @'.r, -.,,'
ION behalf of the Bismarck Elks
we wish to thank everyone for their
liberal response. for their gracious
ness and sympathetic reception OF our
committees. We wish to especially
thank the Tribune for paving the way
onl ,r.Lirv our work paSv for us. ~