Republican farmer., 1918-10-25


 The American Red Cross has a total 1 of 20,648,103 and, in addition, 8,0OO,- 900 members in the Junior Red Cross; total enrolment of more than one fourth the population of the United 1 States
 Americaa Red Cross workers pro- duced up to July 1 last a total of ] 221,282,S36 articles of an estimated value of $44,OU0, ,O00..
 About S,OO0,OO0 women are engaged in canteen. work and the production of relief supplies.
 The American Red Cross is dis tributing aid in ten countries-the United States, England, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Palestine, 1 Greece, Russia and Siberia. Besides it has sent representatives to Serbia, ] Denmark and Madeira.
 More than 5000 Americans will be working under the Red Cross in France by Jan. 1, next.
 These facts were laid before the l 3,S54 chapters of the Red Cross in the annual message of the War Coun- cil of the Red Cross when the chap ters throughout the country today held their annual meetings. to elect | officers.
 | Announcement was made in ths message that every man, woman and child in the United States would be asked at Christmas time to enroll in the American Red Cross.
 The message, signed by Henry P. Davison. chairman of the war coun- cil, said in part:
 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 mem bership drive in addition to the cam paign on behalf of the Junior Red Cross. The total actual collections to date from the first war fund have amounted to more than S115, coo The subscriptions to the second war fund amounted to upwards of $176,- OO0,OOO From membership dues the collections have amounted to approx imately 4,500,O GOO.
 "To the foregoing must be added that very large contribution of mate rials and time given by the millions of women throughout the country. For the period up to July 1, 1918,
 
 their workrooms had produced: 49O 120 refugee garments: 7.123.621 hospital supplies; 1O,786.4S9 hospital garments; l1O.134.5O1 knitted articles 192, 74S 107 surgical dressings; a total of 221, ,282, S38 tarticles---of an estimated aggregate value of at least $44. 000, GOO.
 "These articles were largely the product of w0men's hands. and, by
 
 Icious than could have been the output of factories or machines. These arti- lcIes going to the operating rooms of the hospitals. to homeless or needy refugees, and carrying comfort to our own boys in the field, convey mes sage of love from the women of this country entirely distinct from the great money value attaching to their handiwork.
 By the terms under which the first ; Red Cross war fund was raised, the 7 chapters were entitled to retain 25 per cent, of the amount collected, in order to drefray local expense, to carry on their home service work, tc purchase materials to be utilized ir 1 chapter production and otherwise tc
 meet the numerous calls made upon
 them. The chapters were thus en- titled to retain nearly $29,O0G,OO0. As = 8 matter of fact, their actual reten- s lions amounted 10 only about $22,- = 100000. Out of collections from an t nual memberships, the chapters have 8 retained about $11,000.0J0. c "From this total sum, therefore, O. t $33,OO0,OO0 retained by the chapter! 6 they have met all the oftentimes very l. heavy local demands upon them, ant t in addition have provided for use bl ;- National headquarters products val
 ued at upwards of S44,o0O,OOG. if "The chapters have in effect re a turned to the War Council, not alcnt n the $33,000,OO0 retained out of .h' war fund and membership dues but e ir value of actual product, an sddi l. tional contribution of at least $11, J. GOO, 900.
 ,s Ut will thus be seen that durini a the IS months which have e1apset ,g since the United States entered tn is war, the American people will hay II either paid in or pledged to tn
 American Red Cross for it's work o
 relief throughout the world i'll none, n or in material values, net total of a ,- least $325, 5,OO0.OO0.
 s "This outpouring of generosity il "a material. things has been accompan |. fed by spontaneity in the giving, b !. an enthusiasm, and a devotion in tn "a doing, which, after all, are greate a and bigger than could be anythin !, measured in terms of time or dollars F. "It has been because of this spiri n, which has pervaded all American Re ,F Cross effort in this war that the age
 eA--ernor of one of the stricken an a battered provinces of France stated not long since. that, though Franc had long known of Americas great ,o ness. strength and enterprise, it re I mained for the American Red Cros : in this war to reveal Americas hear "a "In this country. at this momen 'N the workers of the Red Cross throug
 its chapters, are helping to add to tn Ie comfort and health of the millions C !" our, soldiers in 102 camps and canton H. ments, as well as of those travelin " on railroad trains or embarking 0 m ships for duty overseas. at 'Vrha FJonoa cer,,ica of tho Pc h. Cross. with it's now more than 40,O( lie workers, is extending it's ministre ITS tions of sympathy and counsel eac V month to upwards of 100000 familie SC left behind by soldiers at the front
 a number ever growing with the ir en crease of our men under arms. CT But of course, the heart of the Re st Cross and its money and attention a ,ft ways move toward and focus then h. selves in Europe. Nothing is witt
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