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terials and time given by the millions
of women throughout the country. For
the period up to July /, 1918, Aneri-
cen Red Cross chapters, through their
workrooms had produced: 4s0,120
refugees garments; 7,12S,621 hospital
supplies; 10.7S6,4S9 hospital garments;
10.134,501 knitted articles, 192,74S ,107
surgical dressings; a total Of Z21, 2S2,-
S3S articles-of an estimated aggre-
gate value OF at least $44,000,000
Chapters Do Not Take Share.
by the terms under which the first
Red Cross war fund was raised, the
chapters were entitled to retain Is
per cent of the amount collected, in
order to defray local expenses, to car
ry on their home service work, to pur-
chase materials to be utilized in chap
ter production and otherwise to meet
the numerous calls made upon them
The chapters were thus entitled to re.
tain nearly $29.0C0,o00 AS matter
Of fact, their actual retentiens amount.
ed to only about $2s,0O0,o00 Out Of
collections from annual memberships,
the chapters have retained about SILL
100000.
From this total sum, therefore, Of
100000 retained by the chapters
they have met all the oftentimes very
heavy local demands upon them, and
Ia addition have provided for use by
National Headquarters products val
ued at upwards of S44,0000,6o0.
THE chapters have in effect re
turned to the War Council, not along
the $33,000,000 retained out Of the wal
fund and membership dues, but IN
! value Of actual product( an additions,
| contribution Of at least ST., 100000
| 1925 .0co, COO In Three Years.
1T will thus be seen that during the
eighteen months which have elapsed
since the United States entered tht
war, the American people viii have
either paid in or pledged to the Amer
lean Red Cross for its work OF relic
throughout the world in money OF il
material values, net total OF at leas
1925, 00o, Geo.
This outpouring OF generosity il
/ material things has been accompanies
by a spontanefty in the giving, by al
enthusiasm and a devotion in the do
ing, which, after all, are greater AMI
bigger than could anything measured
in terms of time OF dollars
in this country at this moment
the workers Of the Red Cross through
its chapters, are helping to add to til,
comfort and health Of the millions D
our soldiers in aa2 camps and canton
] ments, as well as OF those travelling
on railroad trains or einbarking OF
/ ships for duty overseas
/ Horne Service Work.
THE Home Service OF the Red eros,
with its now more than 100000 workers
lis extending its ministrations of sym
pathy and counsel each month to up
wards of 100000 families left behint
by soldiers at the front-a nunabe1
ever growing with the increase of oul
mon under arms
But of course. the heart OF the Rel
Cross and its money and attention al
ways move toward and focus them
selves in Europe. Nothing is withheld
that can be given over there to sup
plement the efforts OF our Army ant
Navy caring for our own boys. Our
satisfaction is in the result, which
we are assured by Secretary Baker
| General Pershing, General Ireland anc
all our leaders, is Of inestimable value
and OF Indispensable Importance.
by the first of January, your Rec
Cross will have working in France up
wards Of 5000 Americans, a vivid con
trast to the little group OF eighteen
men and women, which, as the first
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