The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-10-24
PROUD RECORD
OF RED CROSS
War Council Tells Chapters Of
Wonderful Work Done in
the Past Year.
LARGE SUMS WELL EXPENDED
In the Eighteen Months Since This
Country Entered the War the I'm.
mense Amount Of 1926, 100000
Has Been Accounted For.

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Annual meetings of the 1854 chap.
ters Of the Red Cross were held Oct0,
Der %. The War Council Of the or.
ganizatlon sent the following message
covering the work for the past year:
To the Chapters OF the American Red
Cross:
The War Council sends greetings ia
the chapters OF the American Red
Cross on the occasion OF their annual
meetings for 1918.
with these greetings go congratula-
tlons on the great work Of the chapters
during the pnst year and, above all
things, on the wonderful spirit OF sac
riiice and patriotism which has per-
vaded that work.
The strength OF the Red Cross rests
upon It's chapters. They are It's bone
and slnew. They supply It's funds,
they supply It's men and women, they
supply Its enthusiasm. Let US, then,
review together the Red Cross story
OF the pnst year.
Some idea OF the size to which your
Red Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On Mny !, 1917, Just before the ap-
polntment OF the War Council, the
American Red Cross had 4S8, 1914 mem.
bers working through 562 chapters.
On July 81, 1918, the organization
numbered 2O,6iS, 1903 annual members
besides S,OOO,OOO members OF the
Junior Red CrOss-a total enrolment
OF over one-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 anu 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 Sll500O,0OO The sub
scriptlons 10 the second war fund
amounted to upwards Of $l76,0OO,OOO.
From membership dues the collec-
tons have amounted to approximately
$24,5OO.OOO.
Splendid Work Done by Women.
70 the foreging must be added that
very large contribution OF materials
and time given by the millions of won.
en- throughout the country in surgical
dressings. In knitted articles. In hos
pltal and refugee garments, In canteen
work, ana the other activities the chap
! ters have been called upon to 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'1. 1918,
American Red Cross chapters, through
their w0rkrooms, had produced
400, 100 refugee garments.
7,123,62l hospital supplies.
10,7SG,IS9 hospital garments.
10,13i,50l knitted articles.
1927iS,l07 surgical dressings.
A total of 22l .2S2, ,S3S articles-Of an
estimated aggregate value Of at least
SIiOO00OO.
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 10 the operating room Of the hos
pltns, To homeless or needy refugees,
and carrying comfort to our own boys
In the field, convey message of love
from the women of this country entire
ly 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 to 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-
tlon and otherwise to meet the numer-
ous calls made upon them. The chap
ters were thus entitled to retain nearly
$20.000,0O0. As a matter Of fact. their
actual retentions amounted to only
about S22.OOOO00.
Out OF collections from annual mem
bershlps, the chapters have retained
about $l1OO0,000.
From this total sum, therefore, Of $685.
100000 retained by the chapters. they
have met nl the oftentlmes very heavy
local demands upon them, and in add.
tion have provided for use by national
headquarters products valued, as
stated above, at upwards OF $4,000
600.
The chapters have In effect returned
10 the War Council, not alone the S33,-
100000 retained out Of the war fund
membership dues but, In value Of
octuol nroduct. mn additional contrlbi.