The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-01
YEARS WORK
SURVEYED AT
re, MEETING
Soldier Work and Social Serv-
ice Program Summarized
BY Executive Secretary
OFFICERS REELECTED
Red Cross Function TO Apply
Scientific Methods to Re-
lief, J. p. Hardy Says
OFFICERS REELECTED

The years activities in soldier
work and in social service. including
city poor relief, county welfare, Ju-
venile court, and general community
service. were surveyed yesterday al
ternoon at the annual meeting Of
the Burleigh County Chapter of the
American ned cross held IN the AS
ISOLATION Of Commerce rooms.
Mrs. Fred l.. Conkin presiding,
presented the chairman S report, en-
phasizing the policy of the Red Cross
TO be an agency TOR bringing giver
and receiver together, rather than a
bureau for the disbursement of
funds. j. l.. Bell. secretary -treasur.-
"r. followed with a financial report
for the year ending March 81. 1925.
Summarizing the activities of the
Chapter under two heads, soldier
work and the social service program.
Miss Mary Cashel. Executive Secre-
tary, reported on the variety of cases
handed by the local office.
Soldier work." snc stated, econ
tinues to be the paramount obllga-
ton of the Red Cross. While it is
gradually adjusting itself through
the operation of new legislation and
closer contact with the Veterans
Bureau, there still remain many pro-
blems too complex for the unframed
to work out. having the only avail
able office for this service we have
in the past year handled cases from
zen counties IN tins section"
Many problems incident to claims
for compensation, reinstatement OF
insurance, disqualification, bonus,
medical treatment, and adjusted com
pensation are involved in Red Cross
soldier work.
Speaking of the social service as
pect of city poor relief, county wei
tare, juvenile court, and general com
munity service work, Miss Cashe
stated:
IN all our problems we have been
ably assisted by both city and coun-
W officials, by clergy, by school Off
Gals, and by every group, philanthro-
pic, social. or fraternal. whose as
sistance has been sought, and all
have given generously IN time ano
money in all efforts to help the less
fortunate among u.s."
she declared, organized with the
tion to all community effort in thu
strated its value in eliminating waste
roth IN service and IN money, by
bringing about the cooperation of al
agencies oolng cnarity work.
MSS CASHIER spoke also of tn
mothers pensions, of the State Chill
dren's Bureau and Child Welfar
boaIu, ana OF the special service CIV
en- in disaster relief at Dickinson Il
the time OF the tornado last June.
The report and work of the exc
cuLIve-secI etary was commended ant
the program and policies of the Re-
Cross discussed by various members
}. +. Hardy. OF Fargo, State Re-
Cross Roll Call Director, who wa
present, spoke on the general func
tion OF the Red Cross, of applyini
scientific methods to relief, whicl
cannot be done by any other agency
"The province of the Red Cross.
he declared, us to create agencie
and then send them to the countle
and the cities. The Red Cross SHOULD
not go any further than that if i
can help it. Chapter funds woul,
be quickly exhausted If they are US
ed purely for relief work. The DE
partment at Washington expects tn
local chapters to sell ideas to tn
community, leaving funds for dis
aster relief
An election of officers was helc
Mrs. Fred l.. Conkiin, chairman, ID
l.. A. Schipfer, vice chairman, and !
L. Bell, secretary treasurer. being re
elected. The Advisory Council as a
present constituted includes: DR..
II. Smyth, Geo. d. Mann, Hon. w.
Nuessle. G. II. Russ, Jr.. H. E. WILD
fang, and Mrs. H. c. Edgerton.