Rebekah Assembly Opens in Grand Forks with State Leaders
The Rebekah assembly convened in its annual session in Grand Forks with a morning joint session with the Odd Fellows in their lodge. Mrs Myrtie Muir presided and addressed Mayor H M Wheeler's welcome. State officers and past presidents arrived, including D Burrill, F Cannon, F Brown, G Buckingham, and Mrs Crossthwaite. The gathering draws many Rebekahs from across the state for programs and fundraising for an orphans home.
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Myrtie Muir
H. M. Wheeler
Martie Muir Oter
State Assembly
Mra D. Burrill
Towner
Frances Cannon
Binford
Florence Brown
Jamestown
George Buckingham
Paolo Conte
J. R. Buchholz
Sophie Burke
Joseph E. Nye
Heppner
Ore
Portland
University of North Dakton
State-Normal School
Valley City
William C. Muir
Hunter
Odd Fellows’ Grand Lodge
Muir
Army and Navy Appeal for Many Nurses
A wartime appeal urges trained nurses to enlist for army and navy service. Preliminary enrollment is via the American Red Cross, with officers authorized to accept civil assistance. The drive opens June 3 to recruit graduates eligible for war service, including married nurses and students, plus public campaigns to shift care from private to hospital and visiting nursing.
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American aid letters and Red Cross auction items noted
A letter from Belgian children thanks Americans for footballs dominoes and checkers sent. A Red Cross auction in Lanesboro Minnesota netted 2.3 for an all American flag 6 by 10 feet with bidders’ names embroidered. Local residents travel or host visitors while community events continue in Fargo Duluth and Semidju.
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Red Cross
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Hebberatad
Lanesboro
Thousands of Women Sought for Red Cross Nurses
Red Cross seeks thousands of women to serve as nurses for wounded soldiers in Europe. Minneapolis and district headquarters launch aggressive recruitment in Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota. Married women and ineligible helpers may train for roles to relieve base troops abroad. Campaign spreads to all counties as coordinators solicit families to enable enlistment.
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Hospian
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More Poultry Push in South Dakota Survey
South Dakota poultry officials report a 25 percent rise in planned chicks for this year and 80 percent of farmers surveyed expect to increase poultry. Ed Mayee of the state college extension division notes early hatch progress and advises shade, growing mash with buttermilk, and careful chick separation to boost fall egg production.
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England weighs intervention in Russia as Cadets resist German aid
London reports the British government weighing allied intervention in Russia while Moscow factions, notably the Cadet Party, resist German assistance. Officials foresee no clear regime yet and stress informal ties with Bolsheviks, maintaining cautious, watchful waiting amid uncertain prospects. The piece notes potential shifts toward Mexico in related policy signals.
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Roller skates shipped from Minnesota to China for Chinese women
A Minnesota effort plans to send roller skates to China this fall for the first open skating program among Chinese women. High school girls from Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska and Jewish communities will organize a corpament of skates and equipment for distribution as part of the goodwill project.
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China
Plan for Miss Edith Helmer Aids Chinese YWCA Girls
An informal meeting of North Central field secretaries led by Miss Edith Helmer discussed offering a privilege to high school girls in the region. The Chinese YWCA associations’ daughters, learning skating and tennis, come from families where mothers wear bound feet.
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Étorie North Central Feld
W. C
Abby Shaw Mayhew
Grace Coppock
China
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Helmer
North Central
Scarcity Of Clothing In Germany Stirs Ration Rules
New York reports a Berlin Tageblatt note on severe clothing shortages in Germany. Municipalities may not obtain cloth and linen for city children sent to the country, and the imperial clothing board restricts sale of worn footwear and leather goods to approved recipients.
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