Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-21
GREAT WORK
OF RED CROSS
Wonderfully Efficient Organiza-
ton for Hospital Work
and Relief
HUNDRED MILLIONS
WILL BE EXPENDED
War Fund Council Makes Its First
RepOrt-NeaFly All Work
Without Salary

In the six months since the War
Council Of the American Red Cross
was appointed, there have been apprO-
priated for war work upward of S37,
100000 Of which $10,969, 216.00 was for
work in the United States and $27 $50
S16.S6 for work abroad, the principal
part of which, or over twenty millions
was for use in France.
SO says the first report of the War
Council just issued.
This report is wonderful demon
StratiOn of the organized efficiency OF
the Red Cross work.
Up to date approximately SSS,000,-
600 in cash has been collected for the
War Fund The demands. however
in Europe. are increasing with great
rapidity and on the present basis of
expenditure the $100000.000 War
Fund cannot last much beyond Spring.
The total expenses of raising and
collecting the War Fund are proving
to be less than one per cent. The War
Fund is deposited locally by the chap
terS and campaign committees. About
$500 banks now hold these deposits,
in the name of William G. McAdO0,
treasurer.
Here are some of the things done:
10 army base hospital units and 5
of navy organized and equipped.
10 ambulance companies organized,
with a personnel of $3.50.
General naval hospital. Phila. Con-
valescent homes at Ft. Mcpherson and
TT. OglethOrpe, Ga.
Cooperation in sanitary service.
Field directors in So camps. canton
mentS and-navaI stations.
Rendered aid in Disaster Relief in
Ga calamities.
Enrolled 1900 Red Cross nurses.
Millions Of women have been mo-
bilized for work on surgical dressings,
hospital garments, refugee clothing,
knitting garments, and comfort kits
1t is estimated that the value of their
work during the next twelve months
will amount to nearly $40000,000.
Since April 1, 1917. the Red Cross
has sent abroad 1886 cases Of surgi-
cal dressings. hospital supplies and
clothing, containing approximately
100000 separate articles The Red
Cross has promised to send 100000
surgical dressings to France every
month for the next six months.
a 900 women completed and $4,000
women been given certificates in
courses in Home care of sick and first
aid
Work for the American Army is the
first and most important part OF the
Red Cross program III France. More
than twelve base hospitals organized
by the Red Cross. and now mustered
into the Army Medical Corps are in
service in France. The Red Cross is
also administering, under Army con-
troll. the hospital at Neuilly formerly
know as the American Ambulance, to-
gether with Dr. Joseph y. Blake's hos
pital in Paris.
The Red Cross is serving 3,423 mill
tary hospitals. both French and Amer
lean. through the Hospital Supply Ser
vice which operates sixteen ware
houses and Il motor transport system.
Approximately $4,000 tons of material
hospital and general relief supplies
are distributed monthly from these
warehouses. The Surgical Dressings
Service reaches 1000 hospitals. Amer
ican workshops III France viii manu-
facture nitrous oxide, repair hospital
apparatus. make splintS and hospital
appliances.
Relief OF refugees throughout the
dcyastcd zone has been undertaken by
The Red Cross. Relief warehouses
have been placed at strategic points
behind the lines. from which food,
clothing. household goods agricultural
implements and tools are being dis
trbutcd to the returning refugees
Over million dollars has been APP
propriated for other countries and Bel
gian relief.