Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-25
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 1925, 100000
Has Been Accounted For.


ters of the Red Cross were held Oeto-
Der %. The War Council of the Or
ganization sent the following message,
covering the work 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-
tiOns on the great work of the chapters
during the past year and, above all
things, on the wonderful spirit of sac
rihce and patriotism which has per-
vaded that work
The strength of the Red Cross rests
upon its chapters. They are its bone
and sinew. They supply its funds,
they supply its 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 1, 1917, just before the ap-
pointment Sf the War Council, the
American Red Cross had 1856, 1914 mem
bers working through 562 chapters,
On July 81, 1918. the organization
numbered 20,64S,103 annual members,
besides 100000 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 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 $115,000,OOO The sub
scriptions to the second war fund
amounted to upwards of $176,000,0O0.
From membership dues the collec-
tons have amounted to approximately
| S24, 100000.
Splendid Work Done by Women.
TO 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
pital and refugee garments, in canteer
work, and the other activities the chap
ters have been called upon to perform
1t is estimated that approximate.
| 100000 women are engaged in can
teen work and the production of relic
supplies through the chapters.
For the period up to July /. 1918
American Red Cross chapters, through
their workrooms, had produced:
490,120 refugee garments.
7,123,621 hospital supplies,
10,7S6,4S9 hospital garments.
1O,134,501 knitted articles.
1872, ,74S.107 surgical dressings.
A total of 221, ,282, ,S38 articles-of a
estimated aggregate value of at leas
$44,0O0,000.
These articles were largely tn
product of women's hands, and, by tn
same token, infinitely more preciou
than could have been the output G
factories or machines. These article
going to the operating room of the no;
pitals, to homeless or needy refugee
and carrying comfort to our own boy
in the field, convey message of lov
from the women of this country entir,
~ distinct from the great money valu
attaching to their handiwork.
Money Spent in Work.
oh
Red Cross war fund was raised, th
chapters were entitled to retain % pc
cent of the amount collected, in ordt
defray local expenses, to carry on the
home service work, to purchase mi
!, terials to be utilized in chapter produ
, ton and, otherwise to meet the hume
, Gus calls made upon them. The cha
ters were thus entitled to retain near
$29,000,000. AS a matter of fact, the
. actual retentiors amounted to on
!. about S22,000,O00.
@ Out of collections from annual mer
:. berships, the chapters have retaine
a about $11, 100000.
: From this total sum, therefore, of $3s
= 100000 retained by the chapters, the
have met all the oftentimes very heaN
;. local demands upon them, and In ado
n ton have provided for use by nation
: headquarters products valued,
stated above, at upwards of $44,0N
; 00O
. The chapters have in effect returnt
!, 10 the War Council, not alone the So;
4 100000 retained out of the war ful
n membership dues but, in value
r. actual product, an additional contrib