The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02
RED CROSS
NEWS NOTES

Martha Nelson, Rochester, Mimi.
who is only nine years old, has set a
new record for the work of the child
rem in the interest Of the Red Cross.
She has completed a soldiers sweater
and did the work entirely herself. She
was taught how to knit and after
starting on the sweater, she feared
that others of the household might
take up the task and help her along
while she was at school. To Offset
this possibility, she hid the sweater
before leaving and on n would see
it until she unearthed it on her return.
She was at her task three weeks.
A Red Cross BASEBALL league with
Little Falls, Brainerd, Crosby, Iron
ton, Staples and Walker-all Mime
sofa towns-represented, all players
donating their services, all travelling
by automobiles donated, and all re-
ceipts to go to the Red Cross is the
plan preached by Fred C. Cook, veter-
an baseball player, and supported by
several Brainerd men.
The citizens of Bradley, S. d., are
loyal supporters Of the Red Cross,
judging from an auction sale held
there recently. With a population of
only a few hundred, they managed to
raise $1,1O0 for the Red Cross.
Enid V~andenoever, a twelve year
old Minot, N. D., girl, has just COM
pleted her fifth sweater for the Red
Cross. She has also knitted a scarf
and a pair of socks, a sweater for her.
self and one for doll.
A basketball game was played be-
tween married men and single men in
Berwick, N. D., recently. The pro-
ceeds Of the game, as we'll as Of the
lunch served afterwards, were turned
rel to the local Red Cross.
Thompson, N. D., a town with a
population of less than 200, has gain
ed the reputation of "being behind
their boys over there" since the Red
Cross drive last Saturday, when ST.
300 was raised. The sum of $1,000
was realized from an auction and the
remainder, from a dinner and cash
donations.
: A large angle food cake was sold
for SIS at a Red Cross auction sale
held in Chisago, Mimi, on March 8.
Many other articles and farm pro-
duce brought large amounts. "Swat
the Kaiser" a game originated in
Ohio, was played, and added consid-
,erably to the fund. The proceeds for
the day amounted to $1,000.
,. Everything from live stock to mer-
chandise, was donated by farmers and
business men of Elkton, S. D., to be
sold at an auction there on March
16. Business places were closed dur
ing the sale, which totalled $2,10O.
A "white elephant" sale held by
Red Cross workers in Park City, Mon
tana recently brought $863.91 for the
local branch. Live stock, chickens,
furniture and musical instruments
were among the numerous things do
mated.
A feature of the Red Cross sale held
at Edinburg. N. d.. recently was the
"service flag pledge" The flag was
made by Red Cross workers, and the
names of the eighteen enlisted men of
Edinburg were stamped IN white rib
bons which were suspended from the
center of each star. White stream
ers on each side of the flag were for
the purpose of writing names of
pledged supporters to the boys who
are in the service and also to those
who will go in the future. After a
large number of anne were written
on the streamers, the flag was placed
in the post office so that everyone
will have an opportunity to pledge.
The proceeds of the day amounted to
$17OO.
At a sale of registered cattle, held
at Murda, S. D., Mr.. P. l.. Sherman,
Mt. Vernon, S. D., the owner, donated
the best one to be sold for the Red
Cross. The animal brought $3.50
which will be divided among the Red
Cross chapters Of Jones, Jackson and
Haakon-all South Dakota counties.
Montana was the banner state in
the Northern division in production of
Red Cross goods during January and
February, according to figures COM
piled at Northern Division headquar-
tiers. While Minnesota, with it's
greater population, produced more
goods than Montana, the western
state of the division led in the per
capita valuation Of goods sent in to
the division headquarters, averaged
by chapters. In per capita county
valuation Of Red Cross work done,
Montana averaged % cents a person