Evening star., 1918-05-19
Growth of a Year.

100000 adult Numbers and a junior
membership comprising a large pro-
portion Of the school children of the
land.
Here are some of the principal activi-
ties of the Red Cross, which suggest the
importance and scope of its work:
Organization of base hospitals and
ambulance companies; recruiting and
training of nursing personnel for serv-
ice in the Army and Navy Medical
Corps: production of surgical dressings,
hospital garments. refugee clothing,
Knitted goods, emergency supply service
for our Army and Navy at home and
abroad, sanitary service around can
tonments: care Of dependent families OF
soldiers and sailors; study of the prob
lem Of crippled soldiers and sailors:
canteen service for troops en- route.
feeding of American prisoners in enemy
countries; casualty information; service
to convalescents: disaster relief.
And there may be mentioned relief for
the allies, including canteen work, tu-
bercular work, hospital supply service,
ambulance and hospital service. dispen-
sartes. recreation centers, reconstruct
tion Of homes and villages, maternity
work. repatriation Of refugees. rehabili-
forms Of service.
Strengthened by Cooperation.
4ho khcu STOSS SuppieIIlentS In0 WOrk
Of the Army and Navy. The Red Cross
war council is endeavoring in every
way to increase the effectiveness of the
whole program Of relief by the utmost
cooperation with the commission on
training camp activities. the Y. NJ c.
7. NJ. H. A. and other great patriotic
agencies.
Red Cross affairs are economically
administered. Every penny has been
spent under an appropriation by the
war council after careful study. Mem
bership dues pay the entire cost Of
operation. with q large balance for the
handling Of disaster relief and other
work
In. all the volunteer service of Red
Cross none Is more notable for devo-
tion. none 50 notable for extent as that
which the women OF America are CIV
ing in their chapter work, 1t is de-
clared- 1t IL estimated that there are
100000 Of these women. many giving
most OF their time to this work, all
giving unstintingly. 1t is they who do
the handiwork Of Red Cross-its surgi-
cal dressings. hospital garments, knit
ted garments. To meet the demand for
these articles appropriations of s11.-
100000 for raw materials have been
necessary SO far.
Work Done by Women
During the month Of April. 1918, the
women Of the country produced ap-
proximately 25.000.000 surgical Dress
1ngs. 100000 hospital garments. 500, 900
knitted garments. 100000 pieces of
clothing for refugees and many other
1mportant and useful articles.
The chapters are performing other
great tasks They are helping depend
ent families of soldiers and sailors. II
Is estimated that 100000 such families
are receiving help from the Red Cross
at the present day.
Red Cross commissions operate in
France. Belgium, Italy. Greece, Serbia,
Russia, Rumania. Palestine and Great
Britain. The commissions and their
STATS are in tho theaters of war. co.
operating with the Army and Nayy
forces and with the military and civil
authorities Of the allied countries: CO.
operating also with other relief aeen-
cies, avoiding duplication of effort and
confusion of purpose. assisting other
agencies and assisted by them.