The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-27
NEARLY ALL WAR RELIEF
FUNDS spent IN The CITY
Final Report of Committee Issued by
Mrs. Gilbert Tells of Methods of
Operation During Winters Cam
paign

OF the S12,494.97 contributed by
the public and general committee mem
bcrs of the Home and War Relief Com
mittee for relief work last winter,
s11,906.61 was spent in this city for
supplies upon which needy women
worked, and in wages for them;
s294,17 was spent in ianitor services,
freight and postage, while S294.19 was
turned over to the Red Cross.
These details are made public in the
final report of the work of the commit
tee, issued last night by Mrs. Lyman D.
Gilbert, chairman of the executive
committee, Brief explanation of the
method of operation of the committee,
together with the details of how the
funds for the work were obtained, is
given. The success of the entire under
taking is due to the cooperation of the
four divisions into which the general
committee was divided.
The report reads ia part as follows:
1.-The actual management of the
work was taken care of by the heads
of the supply division, the home relief
division, the Red Cross division and
the foreign relief division, and too
much cannot be said of the cooperation,
intelligence and faitlifulness shown by
all the members. A special feature of
special feature of the operation of
the operation of these four divisions
was the positive connection that existed
between each. one division being a
feeder to the other and so on. For in
stance. the supply division purchased
materials and prepared these materials
for sewing, the home relief division
gave the sewing out to the applicants
and the Red Cross and foreign relief
divisions received the finished articles
and packed and shipped them to the
unfortunate wounded and refugees in
Europe.
1.-The Red Cross and Foreign Relief
Divisions, in addition to taking care of
this portion of the work, prepared num-
berless bandages and other articles of
this nature, and organized sewing cir
cles to produce these supplies. AS they
furnished their own material no funds
for this purpose were taken from your
treasury
"'The work of the Home Relief Di,
VISION WAS our IloSl lnIlul bdHb DldHCH'
dealing as it did with the relief of
Harrisburg needy women; and their
organization was scientifically worked
out and so we'll executed that only de-
serving applicants were given work; !;
special investigation having been car
ried out in conjunction with the Asso-
ciated Charities to this end. Full stats
ties cards are in the files of this Divis-
ion giving the name and full history
of each applicant. This file will prove
valuable asset for the Associated
Charities, or for other relief bodies
which may be formed at some future
time.
"There was one feature connected
with this emergency work that your
committee and subcommittee feel was
productive of much good and resulted
in more efficiently carrying out the
work-and that was the broadened ac-
auaintance which it brought about
among the residents of Harrisburg, pro-
ducing a better understanding be-
tween those who were asking work and
those who were giving it out.
1.-The sincere thanks and appreci.
alton is extended to all those who by