The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-12-12
RED CROSS SUMMARY
OF WAR ACTIVITY
Statements Of Accomplishments Dur
Ing Seventeen Months OF
War Work

Washington, ID. c., Nov. "a, 1915
The following is authorized by the
War Council of the American Red
Cross:
During the past seventeen months
the patriotic women of the American
Red Cross have produced a total OF
291, 004, 900 necessary articles, as fol-
lows: surgical dressings, 253, 1876 900
knitted articles. 14,0S9, 000; refugee
garments. 1,464,000 hospital gar
ments and supplies, 22,255, 900.
Working with ray materials valued
at $40, 600, 900, these women produced
finished articles valued at $50, 000, 200
during the past year alone.
The American Red Cross has be-
come one Of the worlds greatest man
ufacturing concerns, having over s.
600, 900 active operatives, many of
whom have now become skilled work
ers, after months of arduous labor.
OF all the articles produced by these
patriotic women perhaps none are
more welcome than those which are
knitted, as Ia attested by the numer-
GUS letters of appreciation from the
men In khaki and navy blue. both here
and overseas.
Practically every one of Americas
soldiers who have crossed the Atlantic
in Liberty's cause has carried with
him some Of the knitted articles fur
nished by the Red Cross. These con-
| sist of socks, muflers, helmets" and
wristlets. All the men in the camps
! on this side who are in need of knitted
articles will be similarly equipped this
winter, and many soldiers of our al
lied armies and thousands of refugees
in the war-stricken districts will also
be so equipped.
That the American Red Cross mas
not forgotten our brave and yalient al
lies il shown by the following ship
, ments. made during the past year;
! france, a total of s d,064,733 surgical
dressings and refugee garments; Eng
land, 2,275,S95; Italy ~4i,393,352; Ser
bia, 200, 294; Russia, 262.23S; the Pal
estine, 40,O36; with a gross total to all
of these countries equalling 227 .236.7
54S garments of various sorts.
With only a few hundred thousand
women actively engaged In chapter
production work prior to u entry
into the war, this number soon swell
ed until today we have over eight mil
lion conscientious, Woodworking vol
unteers in the Red Cross ~organiza-
tons of America.
Under an agreement entered into
with the Medical department OF the
Army last March. the Red Cross
makes a large quantity OF surgical
dressings for the army with materials
which the Medical department fur
nishes.
Hundreds of million Of yards OF
gauze, a hundred million yards of fab
rio, and millions Of pounds Of yarn
have been made up into dressings,
| garments and knitted articles by these
5000 900 workers since America en-
tered the war.
The Red Cross department of Sup
plies recently placed orders for TWEEN
ty million buttons and 2~50,O0O,OoO
yards of thread, thus getting the very
lowest market prices.
In connection with their other du'
ties, many ONE of the chapters V
undertaken the repair of soldier uni
forms and clothing for the Reclama'
| ton Division OF the Qdartermaster's
department Of the army.
In presenting this resume of the &C
/ tivities or the American Red cross
the War Council wishes to assure the
millions of women who have thus no
bly, chosen to work for the cause o.
Freedom and our men in the Held ina
their WORK Ia fully appreciated and
that no mere words are capable OF
describing the good which they have
accomplished, both here and abroad
But as to how our nation will re
spond In the emergency-no question
need be raised. All who have come IL
contact with these loyal, patriotic
workers-their fervor, their zeal, theil
unlimited willingness to serve and la
bor-know the answer!