East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

front whore its maximum was felt" \
survey made in July shows that up TO
that time relief had been distributed
TO nearly four hundred thousand
needy families OF soldiers. At last re-
ports the American Red Cross had in
operation I'M Italy a kitchens with a
capacity Of l3U. 000 rations weekly.
These were contributing To- the COM
fort and support OF $4,000 families.
II is maintaining - work rooms where
nearly three thousand women are em-
ploYed in producing an average of
so. 900 garments. There are 50 nurser-
les caring FOR 1900 children. There
Iare nineteen health centers containing
S.04G children There are twelve ad-
/ ult health centers caring for nm aver
age OF 500 persons weekly. All this
character of work done up to July /,
7 IlgIN. was accomplished at "a cost of
Work among the sol
diers az the front up to July !, 191S,
cost 82,S44,C02.00. A special emer-
Eency fund was expended during the
same period taking care of thousands
of refugees. This WAS done al a cost
Iof s1Ta. 10000. Another item Of eX-
ponse during the early days was that
Of transportation. This amounted to
g200. .4G2.00. Operating expenses for
this period amounted 90 sl65,537.00.
In connection with the foregoing there
are two things worthy Of note. The
first l that the purchasing lower 81
every dollar contributed Go the Amer
lean Red Cross because of its vast
field of voluntary endeavor and sup
ply.is Si.5g. The other b the strict
economy observed in all branches Of
work.
The following cnblegram from Hem
Try T.. Davidson, chairman of the War
Council TO Colonel Perkins, Italian
commissioner. a. the close of the
Second War Fund camHnign will be
0f general interest.
American Red Cnass drive has
been oFeryg heiiniIrf. success not alone
ia amount raised but ln Spirit shown +
throughout country. VIII cable you /.
shortly final figures. ~. are now sn
position 10 carry out such work as /
your commission recommend and up- H
on consideration of War Council u I
viii be- approved an Go the end iu the ]
spirit which sou and your associates /
are perfectly understood. n b. vitality II
important that amy program adopted /
hy the American Red Cross Boa any 1
part ~ the world should De- carried /
out ln such manner that everyone can
Justly feet that each dollar has been
treated na though b were the parlicu-
lar dollar given by the person max
lnN greatest sacrifioes in order 60
give
As stated a. tho beninninR, fNpen-
iitures authorized by the War t0un-
roo Tor the six months endins bn-
sember. 1slE. amounts 10 2le.tss.-
1850 The orisinal estimate Has one
million dollars lrss. buf the Battle ~
he f'iaVe white "a great victory wac
lfgrrfhelesH attended Niih iussra that
.nfalird expenditure of another Wii-
300 ln caring Tor the sounded, in so
ar HF thf amount ~ money o. tr exc
lruded lH concerned the usW - fur.
ilHhlur fpad 90 refugees and families
4 soidlrrs pa ihe front H given nrai
,iaee Boz the mork nos beinH done.
'hia service hn0Hn as CHnteeu SER
lce consists of fYrulahiuH nfifru
hnHsaHd rafions daiF ahirh aiil ihEe
ourieen thousand toHa ~ food hnm
hs United HfatrH each month and aIil
~ served from more fhnn ono hun-
rcd fifehenr THE service sill r8at
= IH"H fH"Na Hf NfHN fNfHNtff % NAtf
mpiotfneut ~ those Nhu ure uhlr 90
20 Some post lu fnf Har Tsrui -ffHht
.nrEFhuuH base bsrn ers'tsd boo Farl-
ua uaFfF ~ ifaI IhrF rte suI.
iotmenf tn 5000 Homfu who nfr ua-
lN lsI nrainN mHrhiHfn ApIropu
iloua fDr fhia branch of American
I'D Gfosa ariiflig Hwauufa 90 as.H44.-
fH. oainng fof fsfHnrfH fraH fa
ofla ueur ifaa h rarnH fuf gHnD prf.
lnH and before winter Ihir .Ii prnh-
lIf b. lncrfHard %. $4,000 more. 1lr
3rf ~ che eafahliahmtuf of thn roi-
lig an4ounfa 20 fit5a.129. ~ tho
.orale ~ fhe mon Ht fhr front Del t1
. maintained fhor fmIIIra nuHt hr
-srrrif cared for aud UeiHiiH provided
~ shops. shoe fHfinueH. HrrN hE
,rsea aud financial aasisfanue 81 the
allan lnHnfufioua ENGAGED iH thlH
90. For fhla purpose fi.nao. 200 has
80 appropriated. There aFr many
her activities which Will cost heavily