Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-11-01


pended.
Red Cross chapters throughout the
country held their annual meetings
October %. ut which the following
message from the War Council was
rend:
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 yenr and. above all
things, on the wonderful spirit Of sac
rltice and patriotism which has per-
vndcd that work.
The strength Of the Red Cross rests
upon It's chapters. They are It's i, ne
and slnew. They supply Its funds,
hey supply It's men aud 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 Mny l, 1917, just before the APP
poIntment Of the War Council, the
American Red Cross had ~" lO4 mem
bcrs working through 562 chapters.
On July 81, 1918, the organization
numbered 20,G4S. 103 annual members,
besides s.0U0.000 members Of the
Junior Red CrOss-a total enrolment
of over one-fourth the population Of
The United Suites.
Since the beginning of the war you
II 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 wal fund have amounted
To more than $115,000,000. The sub
scriptions to the second war fund
amounted to upwards Of $1T0,000,000,
. From membership dues the collec-
tons have amounted TO approximately
$24,5OO,000
Splendid Work Done by Women.
I To the foregoing must be added that
very large contribution OF materials
q ond time given by the millions Of won
2 en- throughout the country In surgical
dressings, IN knitted articles, In hos
pltal aud refugee garments, In canteer
work, aud the other activities the chip
> tiers have been called upon to perform
. II Is estimated that approximate!
S.OO0.OO0 women are engaged In can
8 teen work and the production of relic
@ supplies through the chapters.
For the period up TO July /, 1913
II American Red Cross chapters, through
their w%orkrooms. had produced:
400, 100 refugee garments.
7,i23,021 hospital supplies.
Q l0,7S0,lS0 hospital garments.
1O,13i,b01 knitted articles.
1872, 7iS. l0T surgical dressings.
A total of 221 ,2S2. S3S artlcles-of nj
I estimated aggregate value OF at lens
S%4iOO0,OO0.
These articles were largely IN
A. product OF women's hands. and, by III
same token, infinitely more preclou
\. than could have been the output O
factories or machines. These article
going 10 the operating room OF the hos
pitfalls. to homeless or needy refugees
D and carrying comfort 10 our own boy
; In the field, convey Il message OF low
T. from the women OF this country entlr,
ly distinct from the great money valu
A. attaching to their handlwo-k.
IL Money Spent In Work.
a. by the terms under which the frs
,e Red Cross van fund was rulsed. IN
chapters were entitled 20 retain 20 pc
cent OF the amount collected, In orde
~ defrBy local expenses, to carry on the
N home service work, TO purchase mi
- terials 10 be utilized In chapter produI
y, ton and otherwise to meet the hume
TX Gus calls made upon them. The chnI
ters were thus entitled to retain nearl
m S%2O,OO0.0O0. As a matter Of fact. the
ly actual retentlons amounted TO onl
!" about 500. 900, O0O.
le Out OF collections from annual meu
n. h%ershlps. the chapters have retalnc
nbout S11 100000.
From this total sum, therefore. OF S3s
IL UDO.OO0 retained by the chapters. the
es have met NIL the oftentlmes very heaN
local demands upon them, ana In add
of ton hive provided for use by nntlonI
ar headquarters products valued. I
I'd stnted above, at upwards OF S4l,OO,
jr. 900.
~. The chapters have In effect return,
ha 10 the War Council, not alone the 81;
100000 retained ont OF the war fur
membership dues but. IN value