The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-30

fH lhEaltia 6E1 ca1ss.
s[aGREAT ORGANIZATIONS FOR DO.
ING GOOD.
/ Chairman of the War Council TN HIS
Annual Message Tells Some Things
That Have Been Bone.
New York, Oct. 26.-The Arneri-
can people have either paid in OF
pledged to the American Red cross
/ for. It's work of relief throughout the
/ world, in money or material values
IA net total Of at least 1925, ,0O0. .00o.
The American Red Cross has q to-
fsaE membership of 20.648,10S and, in
j addition, {, 200, 900 members IN the
IJunior Red Cross; a total enrolment
OF more than one-fourth the popuia-
Ition of the United States.
American Red Cross workers Pro-
tdueed up to July 1 last "a total OF 2zl,-
I2S2.s38 articles of an estimated value
Eof. s44, 900, ,006.
About 5000, 900 women are engag-
Led in. canteen work and the production
tof relief supplies.
| The American Red Cross Is dis
tribnting aid in ten. countries-tne
iCnited. States. England. France, Italy,
Belgium, Switzerland, Palestine'
fGreece,s Russia, and Siberia. Besides
it has sent representatives to Serpaas
IDenmark and Madeira.
More than 5000 Americans will be
working under the Red Cross IN
France by January 1, next.
= These facts were laid before the
g 8b4 chapters OF the Red Cross in the
annual message OF the War; Council
iof the Red Cross when the chapters
throughout the country held their
annual meetings to elect officers
announcement Was made In the
message, that every man, woman ana
child in the United States would be
asked at Christmas time to enroll IN
the american Red Cross.
q9ie message, signed by Henry z.
Dawson, chairman Of the war council,
said ia part:
...sinces-the beginning of the war.
youofs the chapterssha have co-operated
with the War Councils in conducting
( two war fnnd drives and one meuay.
bership drive, ia addition to the cam
uaiKn iii behalf Of the junior Red
Cross The tgtaI actual cole tions to
date from the dr war fund have
[anaonnted TO 1sardss 4, ,es W
900 From nhersHip dues the col
|iectionsA have announte to- approxi-
Ernate1ys $24590 ,agtl
Ee the. feregaIng must be added
that very large con- tTihutlon of ma
terials and time igaivsnsby the Millions
Sc Hnnaen thraugh gheut the country:
For the period up. ta July p s1s,
Red Cross anters. through
tneir Worhroo1ns had pEoduced 490,s-
[l28 refugees gasnents a,62f hos
pafal snpplias a8s hospital gar
men 30 lifted articies,
eas2.74a. le7 siirg dressing gs:: e to-
fa1 snf 221.282.R R2Ss zrftc1ea-o Of am es-
Etimated agfTagate yalue oI at least
$44 500
articles Here largely the
proauet of men 81 hanEs and by
tie sasas fokan more precy
E Essoua than co1Ad have been the output
Enf factories S5r chihAs These ar
ticles goinE t6 EDonas
ZOE hosp honfsz or needy
|Aag1geeS carry1ii comfort tesosir os
~ the hesal cenRey q laaes-
=. lxsas 81 f{sElsf3 be reHneM 0f fhas
8 from the
value attaching TO theif
s. J. unde which the first
= tundsswsa raised the
titled dtSretatn q 5 per
=, nnt collected ID or:
aE expenses, to car
service work to
Is to- be utnfzed in
- 81 and otherwise to
IS calls made upon
- - = were ttlns en-
j. early s2s;eae: 900.
s. - cir actual re-
only abeat2 $22,-
= Reetionas from an
+ Ehe chapters havs
=, 600 -
lem. ar