The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-23
RED CROSS WORK
TOLD TO CHAPTERS
Report of War Council Laid
Before Local Bodies
Throughout Land
ANNUAL MEETINGS
SCHEDULED TODAY
American People Have Pledged $685.
100000 for Relief Work Throughout
the 100000 Women Are En-
gagged in Canteen and Supply Work.

NEW YORK, Oct 23.--The Ameri-
can people have either paid in or
pledged to the American Red Cross for
its work of relief throughout the world
in money or values, net total OF at
least $325.OO0, 900
The American Red Cross has total
membership of 20,64S,l03 and, in adj
dition, 100000 members in the Jun
Tor Red Cross; total enrolment OF
more than one-fourth the population
of the United States.
American Red Cross workers pro
duced up to July last total OF
POI .2S2. S3S articles of an estimated
value of $44 100000.
About 100000 women are engaged
in eanteen work and the production OF
relief supplies.
The American Red Cross is distribut
| ing aid in ten countries Rthe United
States, England, France, Italy, Belgium
| Switzerland, Palestine, Greece, Russia
and Siberia. Besides it has sent rep
resentatives to Serbia, Denmark and
Madeira.
More than 5000 Americans will be
working under the Red Cross in France
by Jan. /, next.
These facts were laid before the
1854 chapters of the Red Cross in thu
annual message of the war council OF
the Red Cross when the chapters
throughout the country today held theiI
annual meetings to elect officers.
Announcement was made in the mes
sage that every man, woman and chile
in the United States would be aske,
at Christmas time to enroll i'll TIN
American Red Cross.
The message, signed by Henry I
Dawson. chairman of the war council
said in part
4 Since the beginning of the war, yol
of the chapters have eo-operated wit
the war council in conducting two wa
fund drives and one membership drive
in addition to the campaign on behal
of the Junior Red Cross. The tota
actual collections to date from the frs
war fund have amounted to more tina
. $ll5,0 900. The subscriptions to tn
: second war fund amounted to upward
dues the collections have amounted {
approximately $24,500.0 600.
.'To the foregoing must be adde
that very large contribution of III;
terials and time given by millions q
women throughout the country for til
!. period up to July ] 1918, America
Red Cross chapters, through their worl
rooms had produced: 400 100 refugee
garments; 7,l23,62l hospital supple.
l07S6,4S9 hospital garments; l0l34
sol knitted articles, l92,74S,l07 surg
: cal dressings; total of 22l.2S2, s.
: articles-of an estimated aggregat
!. value of at least $44000.0O0.
= These articles were largely II
: product of women s hands, and. bv IL
same token, infinitely more precio,
y than could have been the output
= factories or machines These artiel,
II going to the operating rooms of II
q hospitals, to homeless or needy ref
!. gees, and carrying comfort to our ow
r. boys in the field, convey a message
: love from the women of this counti
= entirely distinct from the great none
is value attaching to their handiwork.
"By the terms under which the fir
Red Cross war fund was raised, Il
chapters were entitled to retain % y
= cent of the amount collected. in ord
= to defray local expenses, to carry
their home service work, to purcha
materials TO he utilized in chapter pr
E. duction and otherwise to meet the n
o merous calls made upon them The cha
i tiers were thus entitled to retain near
4.