Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-08-21
Red Cross History
In Sioux County
Organized August 18th, 1917,
Local Chapter Has Had
Glorious Career

regulations governing the organiza.
tion OF chapters, representative citi.
zens of Sioux county assembled in
the Agency hall at Fort Yates on
August Is, 1917, for the purpose of
organizing our chapter. The temp.
orary committee on organization
drew up the petition for authority
to form chapter with the follow
ing names: Frank Fiske, chairman; {;
j. M. Carignan, jr., secretary and
P. j. jacobson, M. A. Berg, G..
w. Hokanson, ]. NJ. Carignan, sr., &,
o. U. Schubert, G. E. Fiske, James
B. Kitch and E. G. Witzleben.
The petition was approved by
State Director N G. Young, and
authority was issued to form our
chapter. This authority contains
the same names Us appeared upon
the petition to organize.
Following a brief explanation by
Frank Fiske, at the same meeting,
Of the plans for Red Cross activi.
ties and the powers and duties ves-
ted in the chapter, the official BY
laws were adopted as the bylaws of
our chapter.
Pursuant to the provisions of the
by laws these persons were elected
directors: Frank Fiske, G. w. Hok-
anson, John Grass, P. j jacobson.
James B. Kitch, J. NJ. Carignan,
sr., E. G. Witzleben, Rev. FIR. Ber-
nard, A. w. Merchant and E. s.
johnson.
Thechairmanathen appointed q
committee Of Red Cross ladies to
extend the work in such a way az
they should elect: Mrs. Gus Hok-
anson, chairman, Mrs. N. Seippel,
Mrs. j. M. CariRnan, Mrs. j. N.
Carignan, Mrs. M. A. Berg, Mrs.
Il. E. Fiske, Mrs. G. w. Hokan-
son, Mrs. Lockwood and Mrs. P ]
jacobson. This committee had in
structions to call upon all other Red
Cross women for help as the work
progressed, and all members were
asked to cooperate in swelling the
membership of the chapter.
Mr.. W. A. Allway, of Harvey,
N. D., then gave a talk after which
the meeting was adjourned.
Immediately following the ad-
journment, the Board of Directors
met and perfected the chapter or.
ganization by electing permanent
officers according to Article 3 OF the
bylaws. Frank Fiske was elected
chairman, with Chief John Grass,
vice. chairman, p. j. jacobson,
treasurer and ]. M. Carignan, jr.,
secretary. Certificate of organiza-
tion and election Of officers was
completed and sent to the State
Director at Fargo, stating that the
chapter was fully organized and had
for its jurisdiction all of Sioux couu-
ty, North Dakota, excepting such
parts Of this territory as were or
may hereafter be organized under
separate chapters, and to have it's
headquarters at Fort Yates, the
county seat.
Under provisions of Article 4,
the chairman then appointed Direc-
tors J. B. Kitch, Fort Yates, f 8.
johnson, Solen and A. w. Mer-
chant, Selfridge to serve with him
as the Executive Committee of the
chapter and the appointments were
confirmed by the unanimous vote
Of the directors.
Under date of August ~, 1917,
letter Of recognition was sent our
chapter by the State Executive
Secretary advising that papers had
been forwarded to Washington, d.
G. and that a formal charter would
be issued by National Headquarters
and stating further as follows: II
am directed BY Hon. N. G. Young,
Director for North Dakota, to ad.
wise you that the Sioux county,
North Dakota Chapter, American