El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-21

@HE strenuous four day campaign
III the local American Red
Cross closed Thursday evening
with an approximate total OF 1900
now members added. an excess OF the
required quota Of 1880 new mem
hers allotted. The finish Of the cam
paisn was celebrated with a parade
and demonstration Thursday evening
oH the downtown streets.
Or. ". l. Brown. campaign man
ager. came TO headquarters at the
sheldon Friday morning and began
the work Of closing up the mass Of
detail matter connected with the
campaign.
In regard to the expenditure Of
money by the Red Cross ooun1ittee
DIT. Brown cove out the following
statement Friday morning;
Employees Are Few.
"a great many questions have been
asked during the campaign about how
much OF the money collected really
went TO relief work There has been
many conflicting reports in regard 10
This matter and iL IS Information 70
which all mem bers Of the Red Cross
are entitled The local chapter has
only one regularly employed worker
on salary. she being q combination
stenographer and accountant who
gives her services for SIS a month.
There are occasionally times during
q campaign for a few days when some
extra accountants and stenOgraphers
must be employed Immediately fol-
lowing the war fund campaign last
June, an additional accountant was
employed who gave his services for
$50 month until after the fund was
practically collected During the fl
nance campaign and membership
csmpaign nearly all the advertising
was donated. Consequently. almost
100 percent goes TO the purposes for
which il Is given
Local Chapter Feeds Soldiers.
There has been some criticism OF
the work done at the union depot by
The refreshment unit for the troops
passing through here. We wish 10
state that none Of the war funEl that
was raised last June can be spent for
rhat purpose Whatever is spent there
has TO come OUT OF the funds of the
local chapter and not from any OF the
money that was pledged OF given for
the war relief work All OF the ac-
counts CT she local chapter and the
1vsr fund were audited by the Thurs
ION Audit company in November and
q copy Of that report has been sent
10 HEADQUARTERS 90 be filed with the
war oeuc rtmenL II is propose by :
the officers of the local chapter TO /
have the accounts audited once year Z
l.v regularly established auditing 7
firm for their own protection and also /
as a record TO be kept at local head (
quarters. accessible at all times 10 /
subscribers and members. There are I
hone OF the higher officials OF the i
national organization OF the 3 d. I
vision officers. who draw any salar- ]
e. D. ..ess.H eos ira. % 81 rr
hest business in the country and are /
giving their entire time and right +.
business Judgment free TO the Red
ross During the past month bills
for surgical supplies and hospital
garments have been between $1,000
ewes Buffalo Meat.
The Quality market. through its
mana ger g. 2. Armstrong. has
d buEsI for the benefit Of
me Red Gross Tt viii be placed on
sale SATURDAY and the entire proceeds +
onated TO the Red Cross. The Of
'iceTS Of Che local chapter thanked
W. Armstrong for the gift.
Gives Her Services
one OF the hardest and most eutnu-
7iastlc workers back OF the scenes
was bliss = 9th Cruucher who donated
her services as stenosrapher for the
1ast two weeks. She has not hest
ated 20 works nights and Sundays
1fficers said c. Y. Bassett, auditor.
viii have a hard Job for the next two
weeks oudiriug the 1900 cards. Mrs
2 2 jenkins secretary. has been
iividinE her time between the two
HEADQUARTERS. and has also been a
-ery hard worker
Complimentary mention was given
20 DR. T. T. Miller. chairman or the
.peaEers committee. for his work in
occurring speakers and arranging their
pea king places.
Miss Katherine Muselwhite and
Kiss Naomi Eellar VINO aided at head
uarters in various ways were spec.
ally thanked by Dr. Brown
Wants Service Flags
Service flags are wanted by Dr..
Brown. who said Friday we are
avinE many urgent calls al head
uarters for zervice flags for win I
lows and we ask il is d special favor
4 all those who have any extras TO
end them at once TO the Sheldon !