The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-25
report Of War Council Surely
Will Thrill the Hearts Of
All Americans.
WOMEN GIVEN HIGH TRIBUTE
contributions OF Materials and Time
nave Been Practically Unendina
Figures Tell Of Work Done
by the Various Chapters.

hed Cross held their annual meetings |
70 eject officers and make reports. To |
ue read ut all these meetings through |
OUT the United States. the Red Cross |
war council sent the following an
'luai message covering the work Of |
liie 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
cross Oh the occasion of their annual
meetings Tor 1918.
WIN these greetings go congratula-
tions ON the great work of the chapters
durihg the past year and, above all
Things, on the wonderful spirit Of sac
ritice and patriotism which has per-
vaded that work
The strength of the Red Cross rests
upon its chapters. They are its bone
ana sinew. They supply its funds,
they supply its men and women. they
supply its enthusiasm. Let us, then,
review together the Red Cross story
of the past year.
| Some idea of the size to which your
hed Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On May l, 1917, just before the APP
pointment of the War Council, the
American Red Cross had 4S6, 1914 mem
bers working through 562 chapters.
On July 81, 1918, the organization
numbered 20,64S.lO3 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
1 of the Junior Red Cross.
The tota! actual collections to date
from the first war fund have amounted
to more than $l15,000,Oo0. The sub
amounted to upwards of $176,000,OO0.
From membership dues the collec-
tons have amounted to approximately
g $24, 100000.
j Splendid Work Done by Women.
To the FORGING must be added that
' very large contribution of materials
and time given by the millions of WON
4 en- throughout the country in surgical
dressings, in knitted articles, in hos
I ptal and refugee garments, in canteer
y work, and the other activities the chap
tcrs have been called upon to perform
1t is estimated that approximate.
100000 women are engaged in can
teen work and the production of relie'
# supplies through the chapters.
For the period up to July l, 1918
American Red Cross chapters, through
their workrooms, had produced:
49012O refugee garments.
7,123,621 hospital supplies.
\ 10,7S64S9 hospital garments.
10,13450l knitted articles.
192,74S,107 surgical dressings.
y A total of 221 ,2S2 .S3S artieles-of al
K estimated aggregate value of at leas
~ S44 100000.
is product of womens hands, and. by tn
e. same token, infinitely more preciou
al than could have been the output q
&c factories or machines. These article
going to the operating room of the hos
!. pitals, to homeless or needy refugees
or and carrying comfort To orr own boy
a in the field convey n message of lov
RS from the women of this country entire
IN ly distinct from the great money valn
:, attaching To their handiwork.
of Money Spent in Work.
nv the terms under which the fir'
AZ Red Cross war fund was rnised, III
" chapters were entitled 10 retain - p'
ri cont of the amount collected, in ord'
al defray local expenses To carry on the
y, home service work, 10 purchase III
IT. teriaIs To he utilized in chapter produ
'N ton and otherwise 10 meet the hume
of ous calls made upon them The cha
Is, tors we're thus entitled 70 retain near
no 500 0o0,0 600 As matter Of fact me
=, actual retentions amounted 70 on
about So ,oOOWD
out of collections from annual mel
,orShips. The chapters have retain'
n. lbout S11.00e.oop.
he From this total sum therefore, Of -
NO 900 retained by the chapters ~
have mel all the oftentines very hea'
local demands upon them, aud IN ado
w. tion have provided for use by nation
re headquarters products valued
stated above. mt upwards Of >44ey
ono.
Ice The chapters have in effect return
nj. IN tbe War Council not alone the =
pooppo retained out of the war iul
membership dues but, in value
:. actual product. an additional contrib
a. a. lion az nj least s1l, eooVu.
i II will thus been seen that dnrI
tho eighteen months which ha
aIonsea since the United States