Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-10-25

Relief suppies-vast Sums Elk
| Red Cross chapters throughout the
country held their annual meetings
| October %, at which the following
message from the War Council was
| read:
To the Chapters of the American Red
| Cross:
The War Council sends greetings to
the chapters of the American Red
Cross on the occasion of their annual
meetings for 1918.
| With these greetings go congratula-
tons on the great work of the chapters
| during the past year and, above all
| things, on the wonderful spirit of sac
| rifce and patriotism which has per-
vaded that work.
| The strength Of the Red Cross rests
| upon it's chapters. They are it's bone
and sinew. They supply it's funds,
| they supply it's men and women, they
| supply it's enthusiasm. Let us, then,
review together the Red Cross story
| OF the past year.
Some idea Of the size to which your
Red Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On May l, 1917, just before the APP
| pointment of the War Council, the
| American Red Cross had 496, 1914 mem
bers working through 562 chapters.
! On July 81, 1918, the organization
numbered 2O,64S, 1913 annual members,
besides 100000 members of the
Junior Red Cross-a total enrolment
Of over one-fOurth the population of
the United States.
Since the beginning Of the war you
of the chapters have co-operated with
the War Council in conducting two war
in addition to the campaign on behalf
! OF the Junior Red Cross.
The total actual collections to date
from the first war fund have amounted
to more than $115,000,O0O. The sub
scriptions to the second war fund
amounted to upwards of $176,0OO,0OO.
From membership dues the collec-
tons have amounted to approximately
| $24, 100000.
Splendid Work Done by Women.
To the FORGING must DE added that
very large contribution Of materials
and time given by the millions of wom-
en- throughout the country in surgical
dressings, in knitted articles, in hos
| pital and refugee garments in canteen
work, and the other activities the chap
tiers have been called upon to perform.
| 1t is estimated that approximately
| 100000 women are engaged in can
| teen work and the production of relief
supplies through the chapters.
For the period up to July 1, 1918,
| American Red Cross chapters, through
their workrooms, had produced:
| 49O,12O refugee garments.
7,123,621 hospital supplies.
10,7S6,4S3 hospital garments.
| 10,134,50 knitted articles.
| 192,74S,1O7 surgical dressings.
A total of 221 ,2S2, S3S articles-of an
| estimated aggregate value of at least
| $44,OOO,0OO.
These articles were largely the
| product of women's hands, and, by the
| same token, infinitely more precious
| than could have. been the output of
| factories or machines. These articles
| going to the operating room of the hos
| pitfalls, to homeless or needy refugees,
and carrying comfort to our own boys
| in the field, convey message of love
| from the women of this country entire
| ly distinct from the great money value
attaching to their handiwork.
Money Spent in Work.
BY the terms under which the first
| Red Cross war fund was raised, the
| chapters were entitled to retain % per
| cent of the amount collected, in order
| defray local expenses, to carry on their
| home service work, to purchase ma
! ter1als to be utilized in chapter produc-
| ton and otherwise to meet the numer-
| Gus calls made upon them. The chap
tiers were thus entitled to retain nearly
| $29,0O0,000. AS a matter of fact, their
actual retentions amounted to only
about S22,O00,O00.
| Out of collections from annual MEM
| berships. the chapters have retained
about $11,000,000.
| From this total sum, therefore, of $685.
| 100000 retained by the chapters, they
have met all the oftentimes very heavy
| local demands upon them, and in addi-
| ton have provided for use by national
| headquarters products valued, as
stated above. at upwards of 4,00O.
| 600.
| The chapters have in effect returned
to the War Council, not alone the $685.
| 100000 retained out of the war fund
membership dues but, in value of
sctusl product, an additional contribu.
WHY FED CROSS is LOVED.