The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-27

B. c. Marks, chairman OF the Bur
leigh county Red Cross chapter today
issued the following statement OF the
work accomplished together with a
general financial statement:
There are about 1000 members OF
the American Red Cross in l'urlelgh
county and it would entail great
amount of work and expense to print
and mail financial report to each
member; and since our newspapers
have been generous enough to publish
the information, we are taking this
means Of giving you an account OF our
stewardship.
Appreciate Responsibility.
The officers and committee OF your
chapter fully appreciated the RESPONSE
bility placed in our hands when we
were elected or appointed to carry on
this great work for humanity, and we
are proud of the results made posi-
bile by the support and cooperation
of the good people Of this county 1t
has been our aim to operate under
the least expense possible, with the
result that practically all of our mon,
ey has been spent for materials, relief
OF soldiers families or forwarded to
the national headquarters at Wash
ington. This light expense OF manage
ment is due to the generous support
Of our business men who have donated
service and articles needed for carry
ing on the business Of the chapter
Headquarters. No officer or assistant
in the chapter headquarters or produc'
ton department has received one pen
ny for any service rendered, and the
value of their services represented by
manufactured articles amounts to
thousands of dollars. We always pro-
duced the money, materials and serv-
ices allotted to us by the national as
sociation. and we can we'll feel proud
of our accomplishments. Hospital gar
ments and knit goods have been manu-
featured in quantities that a good
sized factory may we'll be proud Of;
and the value of this merchandise can
be- figured in thousands OF dollars.
This chapter has the reputation at
headquarters for turning in work or
the highest class. ! wish that every
member of the chapter could see our
production department on the day
when we are ready to ship. Knit socks,
sweaters, finished hospital garments
and refugee garments are piled up in
surprising quantities. The surgical
dressing section has met the large de-
mands made for special dressings to
care for the wounded, and have pro-
duced over 1000 dressings of 80 differ
ent varieties. We have been unusual
ly fortunate in having our production
departments in the hands Of ladies OF
exceptionable ability. +
$1,000 Contributed.
In order that the people of the coun.
ty may know what money we have re-
ceived and from what sources and how
it has been spent we submit the fol-
lowing statement from January |, 1918
to June 80, 1918. Our sources OF in
come are donations. refunds from war
fund collections and PARTON of the
membership dues collected. Our reve-
nue. for this six months was largely
through donations, about $4,000 or
which was contributed by the bust
ness men of Bismarck in fixed month"
ly payments. The blance Of over $4,-
900 was received from Red Cross ben
efits given by various societies and in
dividuals The branches have raised
funds for their own use and have dis
hursed it for supplies on the approval
CT the chapter, and reports to the chap
ter Headquarters showed that they