The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-10-31
PROUD RECORD. !.
7 OF RED CROSS
Var Council Tells Chapters Of
Wonderful Work Done in
the Past Year.
LARGE SUMS WELL EXPENDED

LARGE SUMS WELL EXPENDED
In the Eighteen Months Since This
Country Entered the War the I'm
mense Amount Of $685., 0oo, 900
Has Been Accounted For. T.
Annual meetings Of the 1854 chap
tiers Of the Red Cross were held Octo-
ber %. The War Council Of the or
yanization sent the following message,
covering the work for the past year:
To the Chapters Of the American Red
Cross: E.g.s@re~
The War Council sends greetings to
the chapters Of the American Red
Cross on the occasion Of their annual
meetings for 1913. '.~
With these greetings 60 congratula-
lions on the great work Of the chapters
during the past year and, above all
things, on the wonderful spirit Of sac.
rtfice and patriotism which has per:
vaded that work.
The strength Of the Red Cross rests
upon its chapters. They are its bone
and 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
Red Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On May /, 1917. Just before the ap-
p0lntment Of the War Council, the
American Red Cross had 1874 men,
bers working through 582 chapters.
On July 81, 1913, the organization
numbered 20,648.103 annual members,
besides 100000 members Of the
Junior Red Closs-a total enrolment
Of over one-fourth the population Of
tho United States.
Since the beginning Of tho 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
Of the Junior Red Cross.
The total actual collections to date
from the first war fund have amounted
to more than $115,O00,O00. The SUBJ
scriptions to the second war fund
amounted to upwards Of $4,000. 900.
From membership dues the collec-
tons have amounted to approximately
s24. 900. y
Splendid Work Done by Women.
10 the FORGING must be added that
very large contribution of materials
and time given by the millions Of won.
en- throughout the country in surgical
dressings, in knitted articles, in hos
pital and refugee garments, in canteen
work, and the other activities the chap
ters have been called upon to perform.
It is estimated that approximately
100000 women are engaged In can
teen work and the production Of relief
supplies through the chapters.
Fer the period up to July 1. 1913,
American Red Cross chapters, through
their workrooms, had produced:
49O,12O refugee garments.
7,123.621 hospital supplies.
1O,786,4S9 hospital garments.
1O,134,5O1 knitted articles.
1872, 743. 1O7 surgical dressings.
A total of 221 ,2S2 S3S articles-of an
estimated aggregate value Of at least
$44.0O0.O00.
These articles were largely the
product of women's hands. and, by the
same token. infinitely more precious
than could have been the output Of
factories or machines. These articles
going to the operating room Of the hos.
pitfalls, to homeless or needy refugees,
and carrying comfort to our own boys
In the field. convey message Of love
from the women of this country entire
" distinct from the great money value
attaching to their handiwork.
Money Spent In Work.
By the terms under which the nrst
Red Cross war fund was raised. the
chapters were entitled to retain Is pei
cent Of the amount collected, in order
defray local expenses, to carry on their
home service work, to purchase ma
terials to be utilized in chapter produc
zion anu 0t0efW1SG u uSSS IAe uu"SA
Gus calls made upon them. The chap
tiers were thus entitled to retain nearly
$40, OOO, 900. Al q matter Of fact. theil
actual retentions amounted to only
about So. 100000. =
Out Of collections from annual mem
berships, the chapters have retained
about 100000.
From this total sum, therefore. Of $3S.
600 600 retained by the chapters. the1
have met all the oftentimes very heav,
local demands upon them, and in add
ton have provided for use by nationa
headquarters products valued. q,
stated above, at upwards Of $4,000.
600. ~.
The chapters have In effect returned
70 the War Council, not alone the SO.
600, 900 retained out Of the war funs
membership dues but, In value O
actual product. IN additional contribu