The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-31
WHAT RED CROSS
Did LAST YEAR VI Az
Report of War Council Surely
VIII Thrill the Hearts Of
All Americans.
WOMEN GIVEN HIGH TRIBUTE
Contributions Of Materials and Time
Have Been Practically Unendinq
Figures I ell Of Work Done
by the Various Chapters.

October % the 1854 chapters of the
Red Cross held their annual meetings
to elect officers and make reports. To
De read at all these meetings through
out the United States, the Red Cross
war council sent the following an
hual message covering the work of
the lied Cross for the past year:
10 the Chapters Of the American Red
Cross:
The War Council sends greetings to
the chapters of the American Red
Gross on the occasion of their annual
meetings for 1918.
With these greetings 60 cOngratula-
lions on the great work Of the chapters
during the past year and, above all
things, on the wonderful spirit of sac
r1f1ce 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 sinew. They supply it's funds,
| they supply its men and women, they
supply its enthusiasm. Let US, then,
review together the Red Cross story
of the past year.
Red Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On May !, 1917, just before the APP
pointlient Of the War Council, the
American Rec Cross had 1876. 1914 men,
bers working through 562 chapters.
On July 81. 1918, the organization
numbered 2O.64S.lO3 annual members,
besides 100000 members of the
Junior Red CroSs-G total enrolment
Of over One-fourth the population Of
he 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.OOO.OOO. The sub
script;cDs TO the second war fund
amounted TO upwards of $1T6, 900.
From membership dues the cOllec-
tons nave amounted 10 approximately
&24. 800. 900.
Splendid Work Done OF Women.
To the foregoing must be added that
very large contribution Of materials
and time given by the millions of wom-
en- throughout the country in surgical
dressings. IL knitted articles, in hos
pital aud refEgee garments, in canteen
work, and the ether activities the chap
tiers have been called upon TO perform.
It Is esti;,:x:eJ that approximately
q
teen work and the production of relief
supplies through the chapters.
For the period up to July l. 1918.
American Red Cross chapters, through
their workrooms, had produced:
400. 12O refugee garments.
1925 hospital supplies.
1O,7SA4a9 hospital garments.
1OlSAec1 knitted articles.
1o2.7Ae,:OT surgical dressings.
A total Of 221 1872 ,986 ardc1es--of an
estimated aggregate value OF at least
$44. 0O.ON.
These articles were largely the
nro,lucs Of wome0'S hands. and, by the
same token. Infinitely more precious
than coulc have been the output Of
fs.tOrtoe o. machines. These articles
going ca the operating room OF The hos
11tala, 70 homeless or needy refugees,
ard Carrying co=fc-t 70 our OWE boys
IL +ha field ccA-ey q message OF love
From the >vomen @: this country entire
" dtsIinc: from the great money value
attaching T.. their handiwork.
Marcy Spcn. in Work.
Rv the terms under which the first
Red Cross war fund was raised, the
chapters were entitled to retain 25 per
cent of the amount collected, in order
deffay local expenses, to carry on their
home service work. to purchase ma
ter.als Il: be utilized n chapter produc-
ton and otherwise 20 meet the numer-
Gus calls made upon them The chap
ters were thus entitled to retain nearly
500 900, 600 AS a matter OF fact, their
actual retentions amounted to only
about So. Oo0. 900.
Our OF collections from annual mem
berships, the chapters have retained
abou, Sill 100000.
From .t'a total sum, therefore,, OF $685.
OOO.OOc retained by the chapters, they
hove not. ~ Chg oftentimes very heavy
loco: d.-nusads upon them, and IN add
ton have provided for use by national
headouarters products valued, as
stated above, ut upwards Of $4,000
GOO.
The chapters have in effect returned
+o rho war Council. not alone the $685.
900 900 retained out Of the war 1und
membership dues but, in value OF
actnaI product, an additional contriDu-
Ioo oP or ieast S11 ,OOO,OUO.
II vii. thus been seen that curing
the eighteen months which nave
elapsed aimee the United States en-
torao the war, the. American people
win have either paid in or pledged to
the American Red Cross for its work
ol,Ap throughout the world, in