The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22

ly been classed among honor chap
| tiers at district and state headQuar-
| tors. Keokuk may congratulate her
self upon this proud record, that in
this year of the worlds greatest dis
tress her Red Cross workers have
done their full duty for the boys over
there and for the homeless women
and children OF our allied countries. |"
Howard w Woods report gave the
number of regular and called meet
ings held and a brief resume OF the
transactions.
The Finances In Detail.
John A. Dunlap. treasurer. reported
as follows:
Balance on hand Oct 1,
iSl1 .....~..& 3,S44.2b
Membership dues .......-. 2,539. 90
Ion@tiouS ......-. I,l4f.l6
Miscellaneous income -. 2,9o6. 80
Red Cross war fund quota. 10,S425s
Drive donations =. ., .. :. :. IL, 600 90
Total ...--.............$ $50, 27s 80
Disbursements
Military relief supplies J. ..$16, 214.01
Postage, stationery and
printing ..a-.............. 205.80
Kent, light and heat ..-- 5S1 OF
Salaries ................ 1855
Miscellaneous expense . 2,799.26
Belgian relief ............. 471.53
Relief OF dependents OF sol
diers and sailors ..... $4,000
Foreign war relief. hospital
supplies ..--............ 939.51
RENTED to national head
quarters, account dues :. 1,371.75
Total 81, 13O.3s
Balance on hand Nov. p,
1919 $1O, 14S.4Z
Charles ]. Smith, of the account
ing department OF the second Red
Gross campaign, reported total war
fund subscriptions of S31,473.60, all
Of which has been paid except $90S.25.
The total amount subscribed to the
local chapter was $19,O1248.
Miss Meigs. chairman of the sur
gtcal dressings department, reported
a total of 168,395 dressings made
during the year. She reported also
that a school OF instruction Of super
visors had been held, with an enroll
ment OF fifty five, and that Mrs. Paul
PechStein, Mrs. Frank Anderson and
Miss Mary Irwin were qualified to
the red veil.
The executive committee. which
worked early and late, was composed
OF Mrs. C. F. Mcfarland, Mrs r. M.
Lapsley, Mrs. B. B. Hobbs and Miss
Mary Irwin
Some Staggering Statistics.
Mrs. Joseph J. O'Brien, chairman
of the department of hospital gar
ments, reported on the various lines
OF work done, which included 1870
articles made. The excellent quality
Of the sewing done in this depart
men Is well known.
Mrs. L. A. Hamill reported for the
knitting committee. giving the grand
total Of articles as 5,46S. She espe-
cia1ly thanked Mrs. S. e. Hancock for
acting as chairman of the department
during the summer.
Mrs +. l.. S. Scadding reported
the total personal donations of
money to the wool fund as $16S.61.
superintendent William Aldric!l re-
ported as chairman OF the chapter
school committee. He said that ev-
cry room in the public and parocaial
schools in Keokuk, the public schools
in Donnellson. and twelve rural
schools in southern Lee county had
been enrolled on a one hundred per
cent basis. The manual training de-
partment Is now at work on quota
of forty bedside tables. The children
Of the schools responded splendidly
to the request to collect nut shells
and fruit pits. The total amount de-
posted from the Junior Red Cross is
81, f28.1O.
The CIosest to the Homes.
Miss Laura Alton, is chairman OF
the home service department, which
does a great service in maintaining
the morale of the soldier by looking
after the dependents he has left at
home. The work began here in Feb
ruary, 1918. The nature OF the work
is absolutely confidential, and there
fore not subject to a report as are
other branches OF the Red Cross.
Miss Alton reported that the number
of families reached by the depart
ment during the year was 300, and |
that the total money expended was
$367.51
Mrs. J. II. D. Chenowith reported |
the work done by the rural auxili- |
aries, the totals Of which are: Hos