Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-26
American Red Cross Reveals
the Heart of America, Says
Governor of French Provinces

behalf of the Junior Red Cross, The
total actual collections to date from
the first war fund have amounted to
more than $4,000, 400. The subscrip-
tions to the second war fund amounted
to upwards of $l75,O00,000. From
membership dues the collections have
amounted 10 approximately $24,jO0,-
900.
ITO the foregoing must he added
that very large contribution of ma
terials and time given by the millions
of women throughout. the country,
For the period up to July /, 1918,
American Red Cross chapters,
through their workrooms had pro-
duced: 40, 120 refugees garments;
7,12S,62i hospital supplies; 10,7S6,4S
hospital garments; 10,134,50l knitted
articles, 192,74S, 107 surgical dressings;
a total of 221,2S2,SSS articles-of an
estimated aggregate value OF at least
$44, 900, 900.
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 rooms of the
hospitals, to homeless or needy refu-
gees, and carrying comfort to our own
boys in the field, convey a message
of love fro mthe women of this coun-
try entirely distinct from the great
money value attaching to their handi-
work.
by the terms under which the first
Red Cross war fund was raised the
chapters were entitled to retain rs per
cent of the amount collected in order
t0 1nfr1y Local aSpapcay 10 naprt on
their home service work, to purchase
materials to be utilized in chapter pro-
duetion and otherwise to meet the
numerous calls made upon them. The
chapters were thus entitled TO retain
$29,0O0,000. As matter of fact, their
actual retentions amounted to only
about $22 600, 900. Out of collections
from annual memberships. the chap
tiers have retained about $11, 1000, 900.
From this total sum, therefore, of
$33,000,000 retained by the chapters
they have met oftentimes very heavy
local demands upon them, and in ad-
dition have provided for use by ma
tional headquarters products valued at
upwSrds of $44,000,000.
The chapters have in effect re-
turnd to the war council, not alone
the S33,000,000 retained out of the war
fund ana membership dues but, in
value of actual product, an additional
contribution Of at least $11, 100000.
"It will thus be seen that during the
eighteen months which have elapsed
since the United States entered the
war, the American people will have
either paid in or pledged to the
American Red Cross for its work OF
relief throughout the world in money
or in material values, net total of at
least 1926, 100000.
This outpouring Of generosity in
material things has been accompanied
by spontaneity in the giving, by an
enthusiasm and a devotion in the do
ing, which, after all, are greater and
bigger than could he anything meas
ured in terms of time or dollars.
Reveals Americas Heart.
at has been because OF this spirit
which has pervaded all American Red
Cross effort in this war that the aged
governor of one of the stricken and
battered provinces of France stated,
not long since, that. though France
had long known of Americas great
ness, strength and enterprise, it re-
manned for the American Red Cross in
this war to reveal Americas heart.
In this country at this moment,
the workers of the Red Cross through