The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-08
RED CROSS IS
SETTING PACE
AND GROWING

Seattle has established record
for herself In Red Cross activities.
In every branch OF tho work she has
gone over the top with flying colors,
Less than a year ago the head.
quarters Of the organization were In
IA small suite Of rooms on tho ground
floor OF the Cobb building. The work
has increased 80 enormously that
practically the entire floor Of this
building and rooms IN other build.
ings are needed for tho service.
Since the declaration OF war a
year ago. the membership OF the
chapter has increased from 2.5it to
1865 .o0oi
Seattle chapter Il known as the
typical auxiliary chapter OF The Unit.
ed States. II was the first 20 carry
on It's work on large scale thru
auxlliarlen.
Four Hundred AuNiliarles
On March 20. 1913. there were ex.
actly 400 nuxiliaries. and tho work
OF organization II being pushed for,
ward steadily Seattle chapter en-.
braces most % King and kitHap
counties
The entire chapter has about 49,.
900 workers.
The Red Croaa ala not become well
organized until early last fall on
October there were but i56 auNil.
iaries. making an increase OF 90 In
six months The recent rapid growth
has been due largely 10 the fact that
tho auNiliaries are not required to
pay for materials when they are oh.
tained rom headquarters
Tho first drive was held during
three weeks OF last June About IS.
900 members were added.
The big campaign was In D~cem.
Der. Seattle headed tho list OF cities
In her class
Tho drive Melted the chapter 1873.
ssi new members and brought In
stsi.s54gs,
Tho city alone contributed more
than ITO 600 memberships
Washington. - G with $50 300
population. contributed only SO 600
Los Angeles and san Francisco add
ed only 10000 and ioi 900 now mem.
bers. respectively
spent siso.J.o.O3
Half Of the subscriptions In the
drives ar. r.nt 20 national hoadquar.
sers for overseas work. while the 9th.
er half IL turned over 20 the iocal
chapter.
Practically all tho funds received
by tho chapter are used IN furnish.
Ing military relief supplies. From
T.sfss
this work alone were tisOa75.og.
In January and February the sx.
penditures were 2s.sT1s5 and i25..
i9115. respectively.
Tho average monthly output NJ
present includes 900 900 surgical
dressings. II. 900 20 1900 hospital
garments and II 900 trench socks. In
addition 20 small articles
During tho month ending March
81. ii.i6O pairs Of socks were knitted
by the chapter. as compared with sol
pairs for tho month ending sep,ern.
bcr Is.
The greatest distinctive achieve.
rnent OF the S~a,ti. chapter has ben
lss service in supplying sphagnum
moss for surgical dressings
Base for sphaxnum
Thi. moss In several times NOR. alb
soreent than cotton. and IL much
less expensive. II IL found IN iarr.
quantities IN this country only IN
Western Washington and Oregon
Seattle has been recommended a. the
base Tor this branch Of tho Red Cross
work
Tho work % tho civilian relief Dc.
partment has Increased AZ rapidly nH
that Of tho military relief branch.
This department was established
September 1. ~ IN, end ~ n month
10 was caring for &c families Now
10 looks after go families Special
service was given 10 ssi In Febru.
arg.
Gives Legal Service
The purpose Is 70 care for the fam.
flics ofJnen In the service. The de-
partmeft furnishes free legal. mcdi
cal. surgical and dental service. The
expenditures for loans. grants and al
iowances 90 families IN February
were 'i.97i. ms compared with 1910
In September
Two six weeks lecture courses for |
students In home visiting have |
been given by the department IN con. /
junction with tho University of /
Each Institute was nj
tended BY about 20 students. who are 1
insisting in tho relief Of families