The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-31
Aged Indian Women
Knit for Red Cross

In box OF knitted goods received
at the Northern division headquarters
this week were two pairs Of socks and
six sets of wristlets knitted by two
full-bloOd Sioux women on tie reserVa.
ton near Kenel, s. D.
In letter that accompanied the
box Miss Fannie Williams, teacher
at the Indian agency, told Of the activ-
ity OF the Indians. She had told them,
she said, of the need OF the Red Cross
and these two women had Immediate
~ begun to knit and to teach other
women and children Of the tribe to use
the knitting needles.
The two women who finished the
socks and WHISTLES she said were both
old. They had been taught to knit
years before by Benedictine nuns.
Other Red Cross Notes.
The S!lriners of Butte, Mont, have
turned over to the local chapter Of the
Red Cross $7,359, proceeds from the
sack of flour first sold by Islam Tenn
pie at San francisco and which is on
it's way around the United States to
be sold and resold for the benefit of
different chapters.
After being sold by Islam Temple,
the sack went to Honolulu where 1t
brought 81 ,036 at Aloha Temple. Alo'l ia
Temple agreed to double the amount
any other temple raised if it exceed
ed that secured by the Honolulu sale.
Algeria Temple at Helena took up the
challenge and raised $4,159. 1t was
then enclosed in a bcarskin and sent
TO Butte, where Baglad Temple out
did the generosity of Helena mobiles.
The Boys Work department of the
St. Paul Y. NJ. C. A. is organizing a
second Red Cross class for boys.
Youths between the ages of 16 and
20 are to be admitted and the work
will be making OF surgical supplies at
which boys have been found fully as
capable as girls. They will specialize
on the making of pads.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
funds to purchase Red Cross am.
bulance as memorial to Robert War
rem, son of President Warren of Yank
ton college, who died in the ambulance
service in France.
In order that he might be "just
like papa" Rupert Hauser, Junior son
of Captain Hauser, field instructor at
Camp Dodge, paid his own dollar and
demanded a Red Cross button, recent
ly in st. Paul He is years old.
Dance Most Successful.
Nearly 200 guests attended the dan
cling party Wednesday evening in Pat
terson hall given by the Daughters OF
Isabella as q benefit to raise 1Inds
for carrying on charity work in the
CITY,. Dancing was enjoyed from 8
o'clock until and O'Connors orches-
ira furnished the music. Many novel
aprons were worn by the guests. Mem
bers Of the entertainment committee
and other members Of the orgariza-
ton, wish to extend their appreciation
for the cooperation given by the peo-
pie of the city.
Childrcn's Party.
The children of the dancing classes
of Miss Ruth Arnold will entertain
their friends at party Saturday af-
ternoon, February 8, in Patterson's
hall. The hours will be from 8 o'clock
to 5. Miss Arnold has extended an in
vitatiol in behalf Of the children to
the parents and other relatives of
the young hostesses. A program OF
dance numbers will be given as the en-
tertainment feature. Members of the
high school will begin a dancing class
in ball room dancing Friday evening
at the hall.
Class to Produce Play.
No better subject for a play than
"The Man Without Country" could
have been chosen by the Freshmen
class of the high school for bene-
fit for the Red Cross. This work of
Mr.. Hale was written during the dark.
est days of the Civil war, when
America threatened to be split in two.
The thread OF loyalty running through
the play is the thing uppermost in the
minds of American people today and
is as timely as when it left the press
back in the sixties. None of the late
screen shows have received more
flattering press notices than this
work. The class is having the cooper
alton of the leading residents OF the
city. 1t will be produced under the d.
rection of Miss Hinkley, teacher of
English, who has done more for the
development of the dramatic talent of
the boys and girls of Bismarck than
any former instructor The young
people have gomez into this whole.
hearledly and are devoting all their
recreation hours to rehearsals. Prom
inent men and women of the city will
be patrons and patronesses for the at
fair and the management of the Audi
forum has been liberal in donating
the use of the playhouse.