The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-30

OF n. D. FUND
is EXPLAINED

Bismarck, n. d.. March 50-Ths
| North Dakota companies in France
have been so divided that at the
| present time there are only three or
four companies Of the Second North
| Dakota which have any BembIance
| OF the personnel they started out
| with, according 10 a letter Governor
Frazier has received from Lieut..
Herbert @. Markley, chaplain of the
Smashing Second, previous to its
| acknowledgment, and now the 1l6th
| engineers.
AS ! write / have in my Office
| about 500 boxes Of tobacco which
| cost at the very least so cents per
box and about 5000 worth of tobacco
| in cans and cartons which was sent
from at least six different states.
This tobacco will be given to the
men free Of charge. Since our dis
Indignation Ii would be difficult 10
tell you all that has transpired. but
will endeavor TO explain TO you and
the people OF North Dakota what has
been accomplished with the funds
entrusted to me for the boys who
have sacrificed and laid their all on
the affairs Of our country.
You will readily understand that
owing TO the act that We were split
up into so many units, the disburse-
ment OF the funds TO each company
or unit was a physical imposEibility,
So acting upon the authority Of those
who gave me the fund, TO use IL
wherever IL would do the most good.
have tried very faithfully TO use
this money for the amelioratIon OF
the needs Of ali teh boys, regard
less of whether they were from
North Dakota or some other state
g. -
help you and the people or our state
to know Just how the money is being
expended, ] collected in the different
towns which / visited $500. This
money since coming to France las
been exchanged into French money
and into what is called francs. one
American dollar equals FIVE francs
and so confines.
For travelling expenses I'm raising
fund, car fare, hotel and auto travel
for myself and Rev. Mr.. Reed, who
assisted me. including my transpor-
tatton from Bismarck to Charlotte
N. c., 5000 in American money or
!, 100 francs.
Small loans to soldiers for items
such as laundry, tobacco, etc, these
loans outstanding-56O francs sf0o.
Gifts to former Second North fla-
kota infantry companies as follows
Francs
Harvey Company ....,.... 500
Bismarck Company .. 500
Darlington Company ... 500
Glendale Company .... 500
Beach Company ...s......r.. 500
Other gifts:
Francs
Third regiment field inhrmary
hospital .......... - 500
147th Machine Gun battalion. 500
Christmas treat for 1000
soldiers ease. ......as...s.. 600
Eggs, milk, etc, for sick soldiers 272
Emergency fund for band.....I14s
Captain Rouse. formerly or the
Crosby Company ...... 7I8
Song books for regiment. ...... Bo4
SaKophone for band ... 4As
Miscellaneous expenses:
Travelling expenses to Paris for
purpose Of establishing T. nj. 6. "A.
at camp. somewhere in France. and
expenses incurred while visiting sick
IN base hospitals, infirmaries, etc
500 francs.
Flowers, tobacco typewriter. re-
pairs and supplies, index to facilitate
distribution Of mail, money given 10
soldiers sent home, etc.-49s francs.
Total expenses, l0.330 francs; total
dollars. &l,S44.36.
$500.
Balance on hand s2.s55.s4; 1859
francs.
After expanding the sum OF ST.
e44.s4. which lis the exact equivalent
or 1880 francs. / have a balance on
hand OK sz.650.S4 or 1869 francs.