The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10
Legion Emphasizes
Ball Is Informal
Veterans Say Persons Attend.
ing Not Expected to Wear
Formal Dress
DECORATIONS ARE PUT UP
Unemployed Men Assisted BY
open Your Heart Drive
Help With Work

Reiteration that the "Open Your
Heart" charity ball will be strictly
informal" was made Thursday by
American Legion officials as the
hour for the social function, a fea-
ture of the Legion's relief campaign
drew near.
The ball will be held Friday night
in the auditorium of the World War
Memorial building.
Men and women who attend the
ball are not expected to be attired
in formal dress, Frayne Baker, chair.
man of the committee in charge,
said Thursday. Baker made this
announcement since headquarters
has received numerous inquiries
from residents in regard to whether
or not the function will be formal.
Dignitaries to Attend
Featuring the party will be a
galaxy of state and local dignitaries
including, among many others, Gov.
ernor and Mrs. George F. Shafer
Joseph Rabinovitch, Grand Forks,
state commander of the American
Legion, and Mrs. A. G. Porter
Edgeley, state head Of the American
Legion Auxiliary. Governor and
Mrs. Shafer will lead the grane
march.
Decoration of the huge auditorium
for the dancing affair neared com.
pletion Thursday, with unemployed
men who have received aid from the
"Open Your Heart" headquarters
assistaing Legionnaires in the work
Green and red Christmas ropes
have been spread from balcony tt
balcony in the memorial building
Dangling from the decorative ropes
are large red paper bells. Paper
Christmas decorations drop from thu
balconies on either side. At the
eastern end Of the auditorium, where
the orchestra will be seated, white
lattice work has been set up.
Party Expenses Low
Despite the elaborate decorations
expenses for the huge affair will no
exceed $50, Baker said. All none,
realized from the ball over expense!
will 60 toward the "Open You1
Heart" fund to furnish clothing
food, and other necessities fol
needy families.
Milton Rue, general campaign
chairman said Thursday that the re-
lief campaign is being operated
without overhead expense. The
headquarters office, from where thu
drive is being directed, has been fur.
nished to the Legion free of charge
by the Hedden Real Estate Agency
Light is furnished by the North Da-
kota Power and Light company anc
the telephone by the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company.
A total Of 260 donations of cloth
ing, money, and other articles of use
have been received so far, Rue said
Applicants up until Thursday noon
totaled 239, which represents about
1,434 persons since the average
size Of needy families is about six
members, according to the chair
man.
Stores Donate Material
Merchandise Wednesday and
Thursday was donated by the Dahl
Clothing Store, the Burg Store and
the F. w. Woolworth COMPANY. In
addition, the Chris Yegen Dairy has
offered to furnish free milk to two
needy families during the winter.
A carload of coal, donated by the
1-nife River Coal Mining company
and the North Dakota Power and
Light company, has arrived here and
is being distributed. Unemployed
men who own teams have been dele
s-..ed to deliver the coal to needy
families.
The cash donation fund reached
319.1- Thursday, it was announced
at headquarters. New donations