Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-25
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above explained. In the course Of time
as the classes of instruction reach a re-
quired stage the enrolment blank that
goes to Washington is submitted to the
auditing committee. whereupon the name
of the individual and the class Of instruc-
ton is checked off on the day book to
safeguard against the unintentional re-
mittance to Washington for account OF
instruction for which n payment has no.
been made to the department. After
auditing memorandum Of audit (Form
1O) is approved by the auditing committee.
This goes to the treasurer with the APP
prevail for payment (Form 81 and il the
authority for a remittance to Washing
ton. 1t will be noted that this class of
payment does not go to the chairman OF
the finance committee for the reason that
the remittance Is required by the Ma
tional Headquarters at Washington, and
the approval OF the auditing committee is
considered sufficient.
Hospital Supplies Committee-This
committee has a day book similar to that
described for the military relief depart
ment, in which Is entered full information
of the amount of money collected for TIE
facture of hospital supplies. The total
receipts of each day are taken TO the
Office Of the military relief department.
with the day book itself and the receipt
of the money by the secretary Of the mill
tary relief department is written upon
the day book. This total is in turn en-
tered in the day book Of that department
and becomes a part OF the deposit by
that department with the treasurer as
above explained. The entries in the day
book of the hospital supplies committee
are supported by n form (No. III on
which is entered the details OF the ma
terial supplied. the amount received. and
other information. These forms are
numbered and made in duplicate. The
duplicate copies are checked by the aud &
ing committee against the day book Til.
number of garments OF each class manu-
featured by the workers of this commit
tee are kept track of in a memorandum
book and entered daily in the record o:
material made dorm lc). This book FRO
vides full information of the number Of
garments made and the dates on which
the work was done.
Surgical Dressings Committee-This
committee takes in no money. hence no
day book is kept by this committee.
Whatever donations it may receiv. a-e
recorded directly by the military Keller
department in its own day book A rec
ord of material made dorm 13) is kept III
the same manner as that of the hospital
supplies committee Form ~.
Civilian Relief Departnent-The ac-
counting plan for this department 10. with
one exception, the same as that for the
military relief department. The same
day book. receipts. method Of purchases,
etc. The exception Is that because OF
the liability of sudden demands for the
relief of civilians a sum of money is pro
vlded the department for easy ana
prompt use. This Is deposited In a sep
arate bank account and checked out by
the chairman. In other words II Is a
petty cash fund OF somewhat larger size
The accounts are checked weekly by the
auditing committee.
Weekly Report-The auditing COM
mittee each week prepares a statement
from the reasurer's cash book In ap-
proximately the following form: