The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22
WORK OF KEOKUK
IN RED CROSS
Summary Of Its Activities and Ae-
eompIishments During Last
Year Shows Some Stag.
ssrins Figures
ANNUAL MEETING HELD

Reports from Ali Departments Show
f. Hundred Per Cent In Efficiency
by All Active Workers
(! In keokuk.
| That the Keokuk Red Cross chap
ter has administered s32,270.S0 and
has balance in the treasury OF &c.
1872
It has made 1ss.3s5 gauze dress
ings, 5.4SS knitted garments, 1861
hospital garments, 1,621 kit bags and
hospital bags, and 2,031 refugee gar
ments, which gives some idea OF the
amount Of work It has done during
| the year.
These facts were stated at the
annual meeting last night In the re-
ports filed by the officers and heads
OF departments.
The meeting was held at the 7. W.
&c. A auditorium Though the at
tendance WIS small, when com pared
| with the large membership OF the
chapter, this indicated that Keokuk
is perfectly satisfied that the Red
Gross affairs here have been very
| wisely administered.
The president Of the chapter, G.. F.
Mcfarland. presided, and his was the
first report. He was given unani-
nous vote OF thanks for the work he
has done in the interest OF the Red
Cross. He said:
The whole year has been one of
| wonderful generosity and hard, self
sacrificing work by the men and
| women as well as the children of
this community. This year, which
has been the most critical in the
history of the world, new sense of
universal brotherhood has been born.
Our soldiers could never have
done the wonderful work they have
accomplished II it had not been for
7! the millions OF men who are giving
their time and their money in back
!, ing them up, and for the millions Of
women who have worked, not only
| In supplying the boys with dressings
for their wounds, and garments to
keep them warm, but who Nhave con-
stanuy kept stream Of encourage
ment and good cheer going to them
from loving hearts at home"
A Summary Of Big Work.
Mr.. Mcfarland then enumerated
the important campaigns of the year:
The Christmas, 1917, membership
drive; the Christmas package cam
paign for soldiers in this country I'M
der tho direction OF J. Albert Kie-
the leadership OF C. r. Joy, which
raised $751; 900; two tons OF clothing
collected for Belgian relief: cam
paigns for the enrolment OF nurses
under the leadership of Miss Martha
Baldwin and John W. Rovane; en-
rollment of canteen workers for over
seas by Miss inertia Mitchell; the
formation Of the Junior Red Cross
under the leadership Of Superintend-
emit William AIdrich the home serv-
ice department conducted by Miss
Laura Alton, and the present work
under the leadership of Mrs. Paul
Pechstein, that of sending Christmas
parcels overseas.
I'VE wish to thank the branch
chapter at Donnellson and the auxil-
larry chapters at Montrose, Argyle,
Primrose, Fincennes, New Boston, at
the powder works, Sugar Creek,
Charleston. Summitville, Sandusky,
Belfast, Melrose, Belmont, Franklin
and Croton, for the splendid work
they have done during the year." he
said.
I'VE wish to thank everyone who
has been drafted for work. and to
say that the willingness with which
they have responded has shown a
spirit beyond praise.
I'VE thank the directors and the
finance committee for their faithful
ness, wise council and unvarying
rfo RI thu chairman
II shall make no mention Of work
ers who are officially connected with
the organization, when so many de-
serve mention, especially certain
number OF women who. through hot
and cold, in sunshine and storm, have
led and done work at the work
rooms and to aid our boys in their
work There are few people who
have done work outside the routine
whom l must mention.
Some Who Helped Work
81 wish to thank The Gate City
and DR.. ,G. Walter Barr for the gen.
erous publicity which has been given
to all Red Cross movements during
the year. A G. Peterson gave prac-
tically three months Of his time, and
10. j. Smith is even yet working on
the finances of the war drive. J. r.
Baur, of the Keokuk National bank,
has kept the complicated books and
accounts and has done it so well that
the state auditor has said we need
no auditor in Keokuk.
I'VE are indebted to the Masons
for the use of four rooms in the Ma
sonic building, free of rent, and to
DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Gray for the use
Of his offices; and also to DR.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Fuller for the offices on
North Fifth street; also to w. G.
Howell and George Cameron for use
of buildings, and to the Elks for the
use of their hall
"St- Joseph's and Graham hospitals