The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-07
RED CROSS !. !.
ROLL CALL
OPENS OCT. 1.
Officials and Local Chairmen
Meet at Luncheon Monday
to Conclude Plans
VERAL SPE A X
Bradley Says No Need For
Community Ch4t-Use
Old Method

Plan. for conducting the Seventh
Annual Red Cross Roll Call which
VII be held Oct. to IL were do
cussed at the meeting Of the Execu-.
tive session Of the Burleigh county
Red Cross committee last evening.
At noon day luncheon ct the
County Club Monday tho chairmen Of
the two districts, Philip Elliott Of
Bismarck and C. F. Kelsh Of handan
of this part Of the state and a mum.
Der Of officials, including J. P. Har-
dy of Fargo, director Of the Seventh
Annual Red Cross Roll Call in North
Dakota, A. l.. Schafer, director Of
the Junior Red Cross, Chicago. Wal
ter Wesselius, field director for the
Red Cross in North Dakota, Mics
Isabel Carruthers, director Of the
Red Cross Nursing. in North Dakota,
and members Of the local Red CROSS
board, officials from various organ
izations will be present, and conclude
final plans for the drive.
The best methods Of conducting
the present drive in Bismarck and
the outlying towns Of Burleigh, Nc
Lean. and Kidder counties included
in this district, were considered and
various committees named.
DR.. A. A. Whtttemore, state health
officer, discussed the significance Of
the Shepard. Towner Bill, explaining
the methods by means Of which the
counties or cities might obtain an
amount equal to that which they
would raise from the Federal gov.
eminent in the carrying on public
health work.
Judge w. L. Nuessle pointed out
that the acceptance Of this federal
aid" would tend to increase the cen
tralizntion of the Federal government
at Washington and to weaken local
independence.
DR.. F. r. Smyth spoke on public
health and its relation TO the COM
munity. -,
Mr.. Elliott, district chairman Of
the Red Gross Roll Call, presented
his plan for the Roll Call which was
discussed by members Of the Bur-
leigh county Red Cross board.
The vice chairmen Of the various
sections Of the, counties Who will
have charge Of tho Roll Call include
the following: ,t..,, a..,.....G, 4.
Mrs. VIM. Luke. Apple Creek; Mrs.
w. H. Scott, Arena; Mt,. C.pJ, Rue.
Baldwin; Mrs. N. 6, Ohes, Brittin;
Mrs. E. A. Green, Burnt Creek; H
Knudson. Driscoll; Mrs.. +. Prater
Lcin; Mrs. Cora Paul, Mckenzie:
Fred WEIGH, Menokeni Miss lear
Darmody, Motif; Mrs. Grant Palms
North East BurleiEh; Mrs, f.. F
Dimond, Regain. H. e. Wildfans;
Sterling;. Mrs. Herman Nsiman:: Dfis.
coll; Mrs. Geo. Hedrix, Stewsrtdale;
Mrs. Victor Anderson, Wilton; Mr.
Catherine Edgerton, Wing.
A. F. Bradley. secretary Of the A..
sociation Of Commerce, stated 1t thu
meeting that after = conference with
Miss Mary Csshel, social. worker, i,
had been decided that II would b
unnecessary to have a: Community
Chest drive. that sufficient none,
for emergency relief could Be OBJ
tanned out Of the civilisn relief funt
for the Red Cross - in the past.
Mr. Bradley commended the worl
which Miss Cashel was doing, EN-
phasizing the fact that she had re
lieved the city and county by seeing
that proper organizations took charg,
of needy cases. In number Of in
stances of relief cases different coun
ties or states have taken over thei
care as a result Of her efforts.
The registration bureau which Ia
been established at the Red Cros
offices as a result Of cooperation o
the Association Of Commerce, Was re
ported to be functionins efficisntl,