The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21
RED CROSS
NEWS NOTES

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Home service committees in the
various Red Cross organizations
throughout the division are urged, in
q message from Frank j. Bruno, di-
vision director, to get in touch with
drafted men eligible to service on the
second draft call.
1t is part of the duty of the COM
mittee members, Mr.. Bruno declares,
to see that every man takes advantage
of the insurance laws recently enact
ed for the benefit of soldiers and sail
ors. Although each man has 12O
days from the time of his enlistment
in which to take advantage of the
law, the earlier that detail is attend
ed to the better.
A second service which members of
the home service committees can rem
der to the drafted men, according to
Mr.. Bruno, is the assistance they can
give to those men in closing their
business affairs, arranging for pro-
lection of their property while they
are away, giving legal advice and as
sisting in the execution of wills and
such other legal documents as the
men may wish to make.
A third, and the most important
service Of all, Mr.. Bruno says, is to
impress on the minds of all the men
that the Red Cross will be a friend
to their friends and relatives at home
while they are away; will see that
there is nothing needed by those left
behind that can be supplied from Red
Cross financial assistance or comfort.
The famous old Parkin Ranch House
at Solen, N. D., scene of many social
gaieties in the pioneer days of the
COW country, was the setting for a
brilliant Red Cross ball recently, CIV
en- by Miss Lucille Van Solen for the
benefit of the Sioux county chapter.
At the village of Belle Plain, Mimi,
last week a Red Cross auction Melted
more than $500. Farmers donated
pigs and chickens which were sold
and resold. At the close of the auc-
ton a supper was served by women
Red Cross workers.
Housewives at Hibbing, Mimi, held
a pie auction for the Red Cross re-
Gently at which "A pies were sold and
enough money raised to purchase two
electric sewing machines which were
installed in the work room.
T All city mail carriers at Saltwater,
Mimi, have taken up knitting for the
Red Cross.
Eye wipes and shoulder wraps are
no longer needed for shipment abroad,
according to a letter received from
Washington by the women's bureau
of the Northern Division. Workers
are urged by Mrs. F. L. Fridley, d.
vision director, to bend their ener-
gies toward making other articles
that will be available for shipment
abroad. Surgical dressings, sweat
ers, socks and helmets are needed in
immense quantities.
Governor J. A. Burnquist of Mime
sofa today added his endorsement to
those of public men in all walks of
life who are heartily supporting the
Junior Red Cross movement in the
schools.
The intensive drive to enroll every
boy and girl in the schools of the
United States in the Junior Red Cross
1--.-- M1-Ia1, orl will continue until
Washington's birthday, Feb. 22nd.
At a meeting in Washington, a
month ago, prominent educators and
child welfare workers from all parts
of the country endorsed the Junior
Red Cross as the single agency thru
which patriotic school activities might
be expressed. At this conference all
other child activities in support of the
nation in the present crisis were
merged into the Junior Red Cross
movement and plans were made for
a nationwide crusade to bring every
child in America into the ranks.
President Wilson signfied his hear
ty approval of such an action. The
Junior Red Cross, he declared, was
the place for every boy and girl in
America to join in service of their
country. Other endorsements follow
ed. Members Of the United States
Bureau of Education, the National
Educational association, the War Saw
ings Stamps committee, the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the United
States Food administration sent let
tiers urging activity in the campaign.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, issued
q statement heartily approving Of the
campaign. His Emminence, James
Cardinal Gibbins urged all Catholics