The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-05-22
DEPARTMENT ADVISES ON
PLUMBING AND CURTAINS
New Bureau Opens in Y. w. C.
A. Overseas Office.

A new department OF finance has
been organized by the Y. w. G. A. for
its work In France. Miss Constance
Clark of Pasadena, Cal, is the execu-
tive. Miss Clark before her recent
coming to France was director of the
big Y. w. G. A. Hostess House at Camp
Lewis, Washington.
All contracts. leases and rentals for
new buildings will be handled by
Miss Edith Austin of New York City,
an experienced architect and builder,
who vii: work through this newly Gre
ated section.
Plans for rem0de!ing and decorat-
ing rooms, clubs and hostess houses
taken over by the Y. w. c. A. will be
ih the hands of Miss Mary Buchanan,
an interior decorator, who comes orig
inally from Scotland, but who has been
working in France for the American
Y. W. G. A. since the beginning of its
war work there.
In addition, the department 10 COM
piling lists, suggestions and general
shopping guides for all the buying of
the Association in France, including
all kinds of building equipment from
crettnne curtains to plumbing sup
plies.
A cafeteria expert will have a place
in the department to act as general ld-
visor on restaurant and cafeteria prof.
ects of the Association throughout
France
In short. the department. is to be
more than finance alone. 1t is to he
kind of general advisory department.
and clearing house for all other de-
partments in the French association
department where dollars will he
measured up against deeds end needs.
Targo.-Mr. and Mrs. George W..
Shook Of Pretty Rock, Grant county,
this state, are anXiously seeking in
formation regarding their son, Private
Shook of Company II, Goth U. S. in
fantry, who was reported missing in
action on July % and whose where
abOuts is not yet accounted fOf. The
young man was about 1S years old.
Fargo.-Half the cream and 20 per
cent of the milk sold by Fargo deal
ers and in Fargo restaurants during
the month Of April fell below the
legally required test, according to re-
cent statement given out by DIR. j. w.
Dunllam, milk and meat, inspector.
Warming has been issued that dealers
found guilty hereafter will be prose-
cuted.
Dawson.-A statewide campaign
against "Bolsllevism" is to be put OH
by North Dakota churches, during the
next six weeks, according to Rev. C.
w. Davis of this city, who has been
named as state field worker for the
campaign. Rev. Davis announces that
the work will be interdenominational
and that 1t Is not aimed At any of the
recognized political organizations now
working in the state.
Bismarck.-State Insurance Commits
sioner S. A. Olsness gives it out that
the new state bonding law has already
saved the state approximately $45OOO,
the amount of premium fees that have
been turned in. Up to the present
time there has been no default for
which repayment has been required to
be made from the fund and the ex-
pense Of operation of the department
is said to be exceedingly small.
Bismarck.-United States Senator
Thomas 2. Gore is one Of the distin-
guished national speakers announced
for the meeting OF farmers to be held
on June 16, at which time tho federal
boaFd of farm organizations will hold.
4 meeting with representatives of
Nopth Dakota farming organizations.
CLIFFORD Pinclsot, Milo ID. Campbell, j.
~ ana B Other prominent
il1etons SpsAk keFs ~ alssoDs announced.