The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
Red Cross Notes.

Campaign is over, all solicitors hav-
ing turned in their reports to the
membership committee with the fol-
loving result:
Decatur County Chapter now has
Which, iefa' 8 ,0S sns are new members. sss
renewals and $50 are hold-oyers--
by that we mean those who joined
last summer and did not renew dur.
ing the Christmas drive. Lamont
CHAPTER reports a membership OF
1858 giving the county, total OF
A74 and making us "a per cent
nty, and puts us "Over the Top
Red Cross members.
We will have complete report
I0f our financial standing ready for
next weeks paper.
We are already seeing the results
Of our increased membership in our
found necessary to put in the new
tables in the surgical dressing work
room: The largest attendance we
have had at any time was out Mon
day afternoon and a great deal of
work accomplished, but as the de-
mand for this work is so urgent, we
wish everyone that can give it some
time would come and help.
Garden Grove began surgical
class this week with Mrs. Leighty
from Harris-Emery' work room as
teacher.
Eden Auxiliary has also started a
Asurgical dressing class with Mrs. j..
Caster as teacher.
Other branches will start classes
the same work soon.
We are in receipt of letter from
adquarters with the following re-
est:
s'In so far as possible have your
luc., greater demand for them than
!cr the other knitted articles from
4 the ract that they are worn in sum-
mer AS well as winter and ), n ns;r
viii Loot only obput week. I'M; Inns
garments are not needed, or that
you shall stop knitting them, but
calls attention to the great need for
socks, and those who can knit them
are urged to do so.
oI Decatur list on ast Re a BOAT aa Se if sse
them heg f ha snag sam of ws s5 netsd
an increase in their already large
membership. They viii soon start
"a class in surgical dressings.
The packing committee works
every Monday afternoon and the
goods in for shipment not later than
Monday forenoon.
1t seems there is still misunder-
standing among some OF our branch
es in regard to what may or may
not be done with Red Cross money.
We thought we had made it clear. to
all, that we are positively forbidden
to make individual gifts with money
raised in the name of the Red Cross;
For the benefit of those who do not
understand, let us reiterate that it
cannot be done. AS officers, we are
held responsible for what the CHAP
part OF the Chapter and not lnde-
pendent organizations. All articles
bought with Red Cross money must
go directly to headquarters to be
distributed from there. We hope we
have set the branches right on this
matter and that there will be no re- !
currenoe of this trouble.
letter recently received from Joseph
F. Dillman, director of the Bureau
of Accounting of Central DIVISION
1.-The Central Division holds the |
Chapter responsible and insists upon
reports showing the entire amount
contributed to the Red Cross and
the. entire amount expended by the |
In order that this information may |
be available to the Chapter it is
nee essary that the branches report |
regularly to the Chapter headquar-
tiers, showing their entire receipts |
and expenditures on Form No. 2O4.
ton to the Chanter as the Chapter
requests in order that the proper
rerort may be sent into the division
office
y Regardless of what the relations
are in connection with retaining or
extending funds by the branch, the
must nevertheless know the
branches entire income.
American National Red Cross So
ciety is an organization belonging
primarily to the government of the
United States, receiving it's charter
directly from congress, and that all
of its business matters pertaining to
the collection and disbursement OF
audited by the War Department OF
The u s. government and must pass
through the treasury OF the U. s.;
hat the Chapter is a county organ1.
Iation and each branch is unit OF
he CHAPTER with the same rank,
luties and obligations, and that the
shapter is only organized, in such
orm for the purpose of being re-
ponsibIe and reporting directly to
ational headquarters, being impos-
ibIe SO to do through the numerous
ranches. ANY branch that does not
ave a full and complete understand
ia Of the relations of the branch 70
,e Chapter and the Chapter to the |, c
ranch may, If they so desire, call
ION v. r. McGinnis, who will De Il
eased to visit them and make fuil y
of the same. !!
p ''. : - ii
The Woodland branch has receiy- 8,
80 fhOSQ who vi