The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-08
RED CROSSES
| PRAISED HERE
I TO R0TARlANS
Purposes and Aims Explained
to Club Mem bers at
Weekly Luncheon Today
BOTHERS ON PROGRAM
Northern Pacific Represent
alive and Deputy State
a Fire Marshal Speak

on The guests at the Rotary lunch
fi,eon included Richard A. Tracy,
f., Mrs. f. l.. Conklin, and Miss Mary
ed Cashel. representative of the Bur
tn leigh County Chapter CT the Red
N; Cross; J. D. Stenson, Deputy State
% Fire Marshal, Howard II: Els
es worth of the Northern Padific,,
p, Neal Clark Of Iowa, Roy Baird
m and Fulton Burnett, and l.. Z. Sor-
3o lein of Bismarck.
H. j. Duemeland opened the pro-
-. gram with a mouth organ obligato.
- Howard Ellsworth was called up
am on and spoke Of Northern Pacific
"n conditions generally and North Da-
kota especially. He stated that not
an elevator had as yet plugged"
W. "" on their lines and that all stations
re- for the first time in eight months
~ were now showing profit.
ps AS a forerunner for the APP
o @! preaching Red Cross Roll Call,
ne Mrs. F. L. Conklin in introducing
"a Miss Cashel, said that the United
if States is one of 48 nations sup
IN porting the Red Cross under treaty.
i,t She outlined the plan now in force
ny in Burleigh County whereby the
To- county worker, chosen by the Red
ag Cross, not only does the particular
Ina Red Cross work but with financial
backing from the city and county,
Mi acts as City and County Poor
tie Commissioner. The fact that this
it worker is chosen by the Red Cross
We keeps the work out of politics and
sc in Mrs. Conkin's opinion greatly
OPP enhances the efficiency of the work.
TOT She emphasized the first duty of
an the Red Cross as the giving of
O. comfort to soldiers and their de-
pendents, and the second as nation
n al and international aid in case of
disaster. Miss Cashel, defined the
~ three departments of her work,
soldiers, city poor relief, and coun-
ty relief, stating that the work
of the last two classes was direct
ly the work of city and county,
the Red Cross itself giving finan-
~ cial aid in these only in case of
N emergency. She said that only
eight families in Bismarck are be-
ing aided by the poor fund at the
present time and of these seven
are aged people, while IA are re.
Or ceiving aid through the mothers
ior pension.
ma Another Activity
so, Another activity of the Burleigi
n, CoUr..- worker is the Bureau OF
70. Social Registration whereby al
;es aid and charity is registered ir
order to coordinate charity anc
,.s prevent duplication. Miss Cashe
49,: stated that the North Dakota
o.. Childrens' Bureau cleared through
o. the Red Cross Office, this ACTIVITY
-. dealing with cases of desertion
llo truancy and delinquency. Hel
SCI work with ex-soldiers has increased
~. considerably with the passing G.
'fi the Federal Bonus Law and the
sci law extending the time for submis
sion for claims to the government
n At the beginning of the year III
soldier cases were open in thu
files. Of these over 100 have beer
closed and in addition q new case:
nave been added.
m, J. L. Bell, treasurer of the Bur
IS. leigh County Chapter, gave a shor
lii analysis of the National Red Cros:
Budget of SIG, 100000 showing tha
u only 2A% Of che money was re-
" quired for administrative expense
He also gave brief summary o.
the Burleigh County work which
entailed the expenditure of $2,55s
: the past year. He said that 81 ,68!
'ei was raised through the Roll Cal
III last fall. Dick Tracy, chairma,
ri of the Roll Call for Burleigh Coun
ty in short talk bore on his de-
I sire, not for amount of individual
" subscriptions, but for membership
it OF each individual in the County t
10 the Red Cross.
no Fire Prevention
Mr.. j. D. Stenson closed the
es program with an able talk on Fire
ir Prevention. He called attention
Inc to the fact that October 9th is the
53rd anniversary of the Chicago
= Fire. He st'.ted that the total
% lcsses for the past year in The