The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-08
NORTH DAKOTA !
LEADS IN RED: !.
I CROSS READERS
Subscriptions Actually Exceed
Majority of Other States
in Number ii

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900 members, or better than thirty
three and one.third per cent OF It's
population, is the banner Red Cross
state in the union, is the message to
the people of the state from Harry
Curran Wilbur, executive secretary
of the state organization, on Ltoertyl
or "Win tho War Day" ... 1911 ! d. =
| Mr.. Wilbur announces that to the
first Red Cross war fund, raised last
summed, the people of North Dakota
gave total Of more than $l46,OU
Additional amounts raised since THAI
time has swelled the total to a sum
better than 100000. The total OK;
pense of conducting the state head
quarters from July /, 1917 to March
| /, 1918, was $4,342.55. Compared to
the total amount raised, It means,
that the total overhead expense OF
the state Red Cross headquarters is
only seven-tenths of one per cent. G5
A Story Of Sacrifice.
'"The story of the American Red
Cross in North Dakota, like the story
of this wonderful organization every:
where, is a story of sacrifice and
service" said Mr.. Wilbur this after,
noon. LAS the first year of Americas
participation in the world war closes,
North Dakotans have every reason to
be proud of what their Red Cross has
DONE -, - 4 = BIZ
when Judge Young and I were
drafted to take charge tof the work IN
North Dakota and establish the state
headquarters, the central, division at
Chicago, of which North Dakota
was then a part, turned over to US the
complete !, record. 1t showed that
there was not single country chap
ter organized in the state: There were
eight auxiliaries at large and seven.
teen small chapters, only half doz'
en- of which were really under head
way. The total membership In North
Dakota at that time, July !, 1917, was
about 1000.
Fifty-three Chapters.
There are now fifty-three chap
tiers. one in each county OF the state,
having their headquarters at the coun'
ty seats, bearing the name of the
counties, and having jurisdiction over
all Red Cross work within the coun.
ties. 3. Operating under the direction
and supervision of these chapters
are more than 500 branches and aux
iliaries, and there is today a Red
Cross organizatipn;i lin every city, town
and village in North Dakota and hun
.dreds that have their Headquarters at
some rural school building or. church.
"The led Cross menbe >ex-
elusive OF the Junior Red Cross, has
grown from that 10000 turned over
to the state headquarters ON the first
Of last July TO $4,000 as reported at
the close OF the Christmas member
ship drive. In other words q per
cent Of, the population Of the state,
exclusive Of the Junior Red Cross
members are today enrolled under the
Red Cross banner. ,i'@ -
IN addition to this; 500 schools
have been organized as school auxil-
iaries, with $3y,2S2 pupils enrolled as
members OF the. Junior Red Cross and
at work daily. ~ ~: t:i;>.ss ~,
Banner Red Gross state. =
;"Addin this to the figures for admits,
gives North Dakota a total Red Cross
enrolment of more than 202,0 900, or
hetetr than 33,,1-3 per cent OF its popu-
lation. This makes North Dakota the
5anner Red Cross state lOf the Union.
so far as the figures that this office
can secure show. -. y. y -:
/ everywhere it is admitted that the
Ej,orth Dakota organizat ton, for eff.
cheney, thoroughness, and quick action
is the best in the country. -.
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made direct to division headquarters
lin Minneapolis, and not to this office,
save when special reports are called
for. The figures in this office how
ever, do show the following facts;55,
$500, 900 Is Raised. ..ss''
ITO the first Red Cross war. fund.
raised last summer, the people Of
North Dakota gave a total of more
than $146O0O. The additional
amounts raised through membership
fees, donations, benefits, and auc-
lions have swelled the total, as nearly
as lnis office can estimate, to better
than $69O,8VO. This is q very con.
servativ6 estimate and is we'll with
in the actual figures, and yet 1T
makes a showing Of which every
North Dakotan has every reason to be
proud. '% '%@'.. = 10y: ~ 20
mo North Dakota money is
handled by this office, except as 1t
happens 10 be sent in here and we
forward it to the proper officers. The
total expense, Of conducting the state
headquarters from July J., 1917 to
March !, ;, 1918, was $4,342.5 5 This in
cludes the printing bills, which were
necessarily heavy during the first
two months. travelling and hotel
expenses OF the executive secretary .
and speakers sent out by the state
headquarters. rent, light. heat,
equipment telephone and telegraph
bills, express and freight, stenogra-
phic hire, postage, and In fact abso-
lutely every expenditure made by the
state headquarters. n
More Striking Figures.
Compared to the total amount
raised, 1t means that the total over.
head expense of the State Red Cross
headquarters is only seven.tenths OF
one per cent. | do not believe 1t can
be equalef anywhere, and this record
could not be made were It not for the
fact men and women everywhere do.
nate their services and their time.
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KILLS SWEETHEART,
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