The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-21

olson and she q assigned various
Red Cross members to write at least
once q week to men gone from the
county.
Brentford, S. D., has a population
of only about 100 persons, yet at a
Red Cross auction held there last
week o than $1,000 was realized
for the local branch. One knitted
scarf alone brought $3.50. Everything.
from canned fruit to livestock was
placed on sale.
At Havre, Mont, in the last fort
night men have done as much work
in the surgical dressings department
of Red Cross work as the women.
President Wilson has announced the
appointement of Harvey D. Gibson,
general manager Of the American
Red Cross, as a member Of the War
council Of that organization to sue
coed Major Grayson M. p. Murphy,
who resigned from the war council
recently to become a member of Cen
eral Pershing's staff. MI. Gibson
will retain his position as general
manager of the American Red Cross.
Two hundred registered nurses
presented themselves for Red Cross
service examinations at st. Paul,
Mimi, last week, when the state board
held a special session to expediate re-
cruiting for the service. Miss Lydia
Kellar was in charge. Candidates
were addressed by Miss Edith Barber,
Northern Division director Of nurs-
ing.
A "superfluity shop" to aid the
Red Cross has been opened in a de-
partment store at Watertown, S. D.
Here contributors may bring articles
of household furnishing, wearing ap-
parel, or anything that is saleable.
All proceeds are turned over to the
Red Cross. Persons entering goods
at the shop may fix the price to be
charged. .
In the future all knitted articles
Northern division will be shipped to
the soldiers in France, according to
the announcement made by Coler
Campbell, director of military relief.
Red Cross authorities at Washington
and field directors at the various
camps and cantonments in this coun-
try have been supplied with knitted
articles but that there is a scarcity
of such garments in France. The fact
that our troops here have been sup
piled does not mean that there should
be any let-up in production, Mr.
Campbell warns, but on the contrary
the demand from abroad is SO i'm
perative that production should be in
creased.
Red Cross workers in an Ohio town
devised a unique method of raising
funds for their organization. They
have established a game called "Swat
the Kaiser" 1t is similar to the
"Nigger baby" booth of street car
nival days. Dolls, made in the like
ness of the Kaiser, the Crown, Prince,
Won Hindenberg and others, r ar
ranged in a booth and baseballs are
furnished at the rate of three for a
quarter, to those who care to "Swat
the Kaiser"
At Albert Lee, Mimi, Red Cross
workers declare Miss Johanna Jensen
is the swiftest knitter in the land.
She completed a sweater in just 10
hours of knitting. The Albert Lee
newspapers challenge any chapter or
branch to produce a better record for
speed. .
Mrs. Mary E. Kennedy, Aneta, N.
D., "a years old, has the amazing
record of having knitted IS pairs Of
socks for the Red Cross since the war
began.
In the first six weeks of its exist
nee the travelling dispensary service
from Nancy, France, established un-
der the direction Of the children's bur-
eau Of the American Red Cross, car
ed for 100 persons, according to a
message received at the Northern Di-
vision Red Cross headquarters.
Clinics are held in schools, town
halls or factories in six villages. At
Christmas time the travelling dispen-
sary carried a Christmas tree in adj
dition to it's medicines.
"From what / hear" the letter con-
tinues, 'tthe women Of the United
States are getting real busy. With
all you are going though you have it
very easy compared with the women
here in France. Only old men, wo-
me- and children are left to produce
for France and it is pretty hard for
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