The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-19
ter Barr. Joseph L. Brady and Mrs.

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Organization was perfected with a
large number of enthusiastic workers
in this city and in the surrounding
country. A large amount of publicity
was given to the movement by The
Gate City and the county papers.
Meetings were held and q large
amount Of educational and advertis-
| ing matter was put out with the re-
suit that the canvass in Keokuk,
Montrose, Charleston, Argyle, Vim
cennes. Donnellson. Summitville, San.
! dusky, Mooar, New Boston, Croton
and Belfast. and the districts ada
cent to these towns, resulted in q
subscription amounting to almost
| $35 900, 900. OF this amount there
has been deposited in the bank up
to October Is, $29,5S6.S6; paid but
not deposited, $500, making total
payments $31,O86S8, far ahead of the
average the country over. The ex-
pense connected with the raising of
, this fund was $567.07.
The clerical work connected with
the handling of the receipts was
done during Red Cross week by j.
H. Bissell, Charles Deters and G. w.
Dickinson, who through the kindness
Electric company were enabled to
give practically full week of their
time to this important work, and who
were ably assisted by a number Of
stenographers and clerks in handling
the detail work.
After the conclusion of Red Cross
week this work was taken up by Mr..
c.. ]. Smith, who has had entire
charge of collections and records
since that time, with the recent as
sistance of Mr. J. N. Collier, who
kindly volunteered to receive pay
ments at his store. Mr.. Smith gave
up his summer vacation of two
months to the work, and has handled
it in most able manner.
The faithfulness and accuracy of
his work, and of that of the other
accountants mentioned above is evi-
denced by the report of the auditors,
which is made part of this report,
and which shows that In a total OF
$35,005.55 the accounts checked out
within Csc, and even this slight dis
crepancy has since been reconciled.
A full and complete list of the
number of subscribers has been made
which shows that 1.446 people gave
$500 or more, and 2,130 people gave
81 90 each, with small number of
subscriptions of less than one dollar.
The Keokuk chapter and its auxili-
aries therefore has 1876 regular
members OF this mum Der all those
who paid two dollars or more will
be entitled to the Red. Cross maya
zine, and list Of their names has
been sent in to the publishers.
There has been paid out of the war
fund subscriptions 100000 to hos
pital unit r, which is now ready to
70 to France upon call of the govern
ment.
There has been received from the
national chapter refund OF $4,624.43.
We shall be entitled in addition to
this to s1,78S,0o refund on account of
memberships, and to rs percent OF
deposits on which allowance has not
been made, so that the amount of
money which will be available for
the use of our local chapter and
auxiliaries will be approximately ST.
10000, this amount being available
for supplies and war relief purposes
upon requisition of the local chapter.
and approval of the national chapter.
The work of collecting the unpaid
balance of the pledges is being car
ried on steadily. and 1t is believed
that the shrinkage will be very small.
In reviewing such work as this
one is tempted to express special
gratitude for the work of certain in
dividuals, but in this instance we be-
lieve it to be unwise to attempt to
make such list, as it would include
vast number Of people. The com
munity knows who the people are
who have made sacrifice in this
splendid movement, and they may
rest assured that their work is fully
appreciated.
Personally wish to thank all the
people who helped in this campaign,
and who so splendid1y supported me
in all the work / assigned to them.
l am glad the fund raised is such n
generous one. and / am sure that the
workers of the Keokuk chapter who
will use this fund will make such
use of it that it will be blessing