The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-15
4O8 Requests Filled by
'ODen Your Heart Drive
Cash Donations OF $A129O Re.
ceiyed, and American Legion
Added $3.50
CASHEL PRAISES CAMPAIGN
Total OF 3,764 Items Given
Away Included Clothing,
Food, Necessities

~Thirty-three different classif1ca-
lions Of items were given away by
the American Legion in its open
Your Heart" campaign which was
conducted from Dec. 8 to "a, Milton
Rue. campaign chairman, announced
Thursday.
The Legion received $4l2.eo In cash
through solicitation through The
Tribune and contributed $3.50
from its own treasury when this
money failed to meet the need, MAX
ing q total cash expenditure Of $47l.60
In addition 40 donations Of food,
clothing, toys and other ma
terial were received. This figure does
not include toys and other material
collected by the Boy Scouts. who CO.
operated with the Legion.
40S Requests Filled
The number Of requests for aid.
filled during the campaign. totalled
4O8.
Il feel that the Legion's effort was
an outstanding achievement" said
Miss Mary Cashel, Red Cross worker,
in commenting on the campaign. 1T
fixed up many families for the win
ter and there has been q noticeable
decrease In requests for aid since the
campaign ended. I feel that the men
Of the Legion distinguished. them
selves by the efficiency with which
they conducted the campaign for
material and the manner In which
they distributed the money and goods
received"
Although most Of the Legion's
effort was directed toward relieving
distress in Bismarck and rural Bur-
leigh county, requests from 20 dit
ferent postoffices were. received and
filled. Some Of the6e were from
points outside the county and one
was from Wibaux, Montana. This
list Of such places follows: Menoken,
Mckenzie. Sterling. Driscoll, Moffit,
Glencoe. Stewartsdale, Baldwin. Will
ton, Still, Regain, Wing, Arena. Rob
inson. Turtle Lake, Painted Woods,
Washburn, Mandan, C~annonball,
Thinner. New Leipzig. Mary. and WI
baux, Mont.
Handled by Committees
mime committees functioned in
connection with the campaign" Rue
said, "and all did their work splerl-
didly. It was the excellent coordi-
nation Of these workers which made
the drive successful"
The committees and the names OF
their chairmen follow: Headquar-
tiers, Charles F. Martin; transporta-
ton, H. G. McCready; coordination.
liver Acker; publicity, DR.. George M.
Constans; secretary-treaSurer. John
Bowers: ministerial association, Rev.
Ellis Jackson. servicemen. Robert
Dohn; investigation. A. L. Fosteson:
executive committee, I. v. Miller ana
william M. Schantz.
The detailed list Of material and
service given follows:
One doctors examination OF q
child, recommended by the school
nurse, 70 aprons and srnocks. 81
blankets, II bathrobes, 70 baby lay
cites, 272 caps and hats, 1913 coats,
366 dresses, SO pairs Of gloves and
mittens, 80 jackets and blazers. 81
nightgowns and pajamas. 147 over
coats, 50 overalls. 139 pairs Of over
shoes and rubbers, II p~etticoats. 182
pairs Of pants. lis sweaters, 223 pairs
Of stockings. 8 pairs Of slippers, 478
pairs OF shoes. $50 shirts. 146 suits,
IS ties and scarfs. 100 suits OF under
wear and boomers, IS packages OF
candy and nuts, 6 requests for fuel.
81 requests for groceries, one hotel
accommodation for . family, 81 items
OF miscellaneous clothing, 163 assort-
ments Of toys given out with clothing.
ITS Christmas boxes Of toys, nuts and
candy, and one case Of direct finan-
cial aid.
Items given away totaled 3.764.