The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-08

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paign was scheduled to last until
Washington's birthday. However, un-
expected difficulties were encount-
cred. There are approximately 100000
schools in the four states of the North
ern Division. Nearly 81 IL per cent
of these schools are in rural districts,
extremely difficult to reach in winter
weather and worse in the spring when
country roads become seas of mud
Therefore, instead Of ending, the
campaign for Juniors was really just
begun on Washington's Birthday. To-
day Miss Helen Harrison, Junior men,
bership director for the division, re.
ported to Washington on the work &C
complished thus far by her depart
ment., Many of the schools, she re-
ported had not yet sent in returns
from their enrolment campaigns.
These totals are expected to swell con-
siderably the record already made by
the division.
= Based on the reports, that are. al
ready at hand, $3.50 schools in Tie
four states have organized Junior aux
iliaries with a total membership of
3A9,968 pupils. The. coming of" settled
weather, permitting a more thorough
canvass Of the country districts, Miss
Harrison declares, will double that cn-
rollment. In addition to organizing.
the Northern Division Juniors have
completed 100000 garments for the
shipment to the refugee children in
France, and Belgium. With the COM
ing of spring all are planning war
dens 10 help avert food shortage in
this country when supplies are rushed
across the ocean to our allies this
summer. ..>.;' ...
The best records for Junior member
ship enrolment were achieved by
Norman, Wright and Big Stone coun-
ties in Minnesota, Grand Forks, North
Dakota, and Lawrence, South Dakota.
These counties are all credited with
100 per cent, enrolment, every pu-,
pill in every school having become
a Led Cross member and worker.
Three ecOunties in South Dakota, !
SanbOrn and Minnehaha have
obtained so per cent enrolment. Muir
ray Steele and Lac qui Parle coun-
ties, Minnesota and Walworth county
South Dakota, obtained 80 per cent
Next in line are Mower,
Meeker and Mcleod counties in Min
nesota, Griggs, North Dakota, Cooling
ton, Grant, Brown and Hamlin, in
South Dakota and Yellowstone cOun-
ty, Montana, with 20 per cent enroll
ment
Hennepin county is in the 60 per
cent class with Douglas, Goodhue,
lKttson, Wilkin, Watonwan and
Koochiching counties, in Minnesota,
Lake, Sphinx and Turner counties,
South Dakota and Flathead, Big Horn
Ind Callatin counties, Montana.
Many other counties are expected
% land with averages in the high per-
,entage columns within few more
lays or weeks, according to Miss Har-
'ison. Report are still coming in.
Several of the larger counties, par
icularly Ramsey and St. Louis cOun-
les in Minnesota were slow getting
lnder way with the campaign and in
Montana and North .JakOta It was al
most Impossible to campaign at all be-
ore the coming Of spring s.}.
At Red Cross auction sale held
asst week in Mitchell, s: D., black
rooster sold for $3.50. Prev
Gus to this sale the rooster had been
luctioned at Emery, S. D., netting
ZIG. The total amount of the sales
It Emery was $4,000. aH
In Fort Ripley, Mimi, town with
! population of 100 persons, $616 was
'ealized from a Red Cross auction T
leld' last week. This town has a per
;apita Red Cross membership of near
y 100 per cent.
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