Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-25
WHAT RED CROSS
DID LAST YEAR
Report OF War Council Surely
WilI Thrill the Hearts OF
All Americans.
WOMEN GIVEN HIGH TRIBUTE
Contributions Of Materials and Time
Have Been Practically unendin9
Figures ] ell Of Work Done
by the Various Chapters.

October % The 1851 chapters OF the
Red Cross held their annual meetings
to elect officers aud make reports To
be read at all these meetings through
out the United States. the Red Cross
War Council sent the following an
nual message covering the work OF
the Red Cross for the past year:
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-
lions on the great work OF the chapters
during the past year and, above all
things. on the wonderful spirit Of sac
rifice and patriotism which has per-
vaded that work.
The strength Of the Red Cross rests
upon rs chapters. They are its bone
and slnew. 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 /, 1917. Just before the APP
pointnent of the War Council. the
American Red Cross ha. 4S6.194 mem
bers working through 5G2 chapters.
On July 81. 1918. the organization
numbered 2064s.1O3 annual members,
besides s,o00.00o members of the
Junior Red Cross-a total enrolment
Of over 0ne-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
fund drives and one membership drive,
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 $1l5.000O00. The sub
scriptions to the sec@,d war fund
amounted 10 upwards OF $176000.000.
From membership dues the collec- |
lions have amounted to approximately |
S24.5OO.OO0.
Splendid Work Done by Women
To the foregoing must be added that |
very large contribution Of materials
and time given by the millions of wom-
on 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 10 perform
II 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 l, 1918,
American Red Cross chapters. through
their workrooms, had produced:
490,l20 refugee garments.
7.f23.62l hospital supplies.
i0.TS6,4S9 hospital garments.
l0.l3150l knitted articles.
l92.7IS. i0I surgical dressings.
A total Of 22f. 2S2. S3S articles-of an
estimated aggregate value of at least
St4 100000
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. 20 humelcss or needy refugees.
and carrying comfort to our own boys
In the field, convey u message OF love
from the women of this country entire
~ 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 10 retain % per
cent OF the amount collected. In order
defray local expenses. To carry ON their
home service work. TO purchase ma
terials to be utilized In chapter produc-
ton and otherwise to meet the numer-
Gus calls made upon them. The chap
lers Mere thus entitled Ia retain nearly
s2n.ooo. 0oe. As matter of fact. their
actual retentions amounted to only
about S22.OooOO0.
out OF collections from annual mem
berShipS. tbs chapters have retained
about Sll 100000
From this total sum. therefore. OF $685.
100000 retained by the chapters they
have met all the oftentimes very heavy
ocal demands upon them. and In addi-
lion have provided fur use by national
headquarters rrods cts valued. as
stated above. nj upwards of $4,000.
NO.
The chapters hav,- IN effect returned
10 the War Council not alone the $;,3.
100000 retained out OF the war fund
n,cmhershiu dues but. in value Of
ictaal product, an additional contrihu-
lion OF az least SllOOo.OO0.
II will thus been seen that during
he eighteen munthS which have
elapsed since the nised States en-
tered the war. the American people
win have either paid in or pledged 10
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