Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-11-01
WHAT RED CROSS
DID LAST YEAR.
Report Of War Council Surely
Will Thrill the Hearts Of
All Americans.
WOMEN GIVEN HIGH TRIBUTE
Contributions Of Materials and Time
Have Been Practically Intending
Figures Tell Of Work Done
by the Various chaptera

by the Various Chapters.
October % the 1851 chapters of the
Red Cross held their annual meetings
to elect officers and make reports. To
be read at all these meetings through.
out the United States, the Red Cross
War Council sent the following an
llnal message covering the work of
the Red Cross for the past year:
To the Chapters Of the American Red
Cross:
The War Council sends greetings to
the chapters Of the American Red
Cross on the occasion Of their annual
meetings for 1918.
with these greetings 90 congratula-
tions on the great work Of the chapters
during the past year and, above all
things. on the wonderful spirit Of sac
rhcs and patriotism which has per
vsded thst work.
The strength OF the Red Cross rests
upon lis chapters. They are It's bone
and sinew. They supply its funds.
they supply lis men and women, they
supply lis enthusiasm. Let us, then,
review together the Red Cross story
OF the past yesr,
Some idea Of The size to which your
Red Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On MGy |. 1917, just before the ap.
pointn"nt Of the War Council, the
American Red Cross had 1856, 1874 mem.
bers working through 562 chapters.
On July 81. 1918, the organization
numbered 20,64S.l 1903 annual members,
besides S,@O,0m members Of the
Junior Red Cross--s total enrolment
OF over onefourth the population Of
The United States.
Since the beginning Of the 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 sli5,000.000. The sub
scrlpticns to the second war fund
tmounted 20 upwards OF slI8000,0O0.
From membership dues The colec-
tons have announced 10 approximately
ga .5pO.WO.
Splendid Work Done oy Women.
To the forging must be added that
very large contribution OF materials
and time giYer by ;he millions OF won.
en- throughout The country in surgical
dressings. IL knitted articles. In hos
pltal and reil:gee garments. In canteen
work, and :he other activities the chap
tiers have been called upon TO perform.
II Is estimated hat approximately
S,0oO0oo women are engaged In can.
teen work and the production Of relief
supplies through the chapters.
For The period up TO July |. 1918,
American Red ross cispters. through
their workrooms, had produced
4e0lao refugee garments.
7.i27.d2l hospital supplies.
a.+s9 hospital garments.
10 1874 tnI knitted articles.
1872 7As. ;0T surgical dressings.
A to,sl 81 221 .2s2 s9s articles of an
estimated .rgr.ga:s value OF at least
S44,HO.OD.
Thsss articles were largely the
product II vonisDr haads. and, by the
same .osep. Infinitely more precious
,bsn coulc hsv, t.eu the output OF
factories o. nachioss. These articles
gotus 70 the operating room Of ;hs hos.
,!tsis, 10 homeless or needy refugees.
snd carrying cs,,tc-t to our o.r boys
e .bs a.ld. eos,-y message Of love
ircm the women o. this country entire
y dlstlnc: 'ccp n. great money value
attaching /. thei' bandivork.
Marcy spsr. In Work.
BY the terms snde. which the first
Red Cross war fund was raised. the
were snt!tled 10 retain IS per
rent Of he amount collected. In order
iefray local expenses, to carry ON their
hous service work, 10 purchase ma
ter!sls 10 be utilized IN chapter produc-
ton snd Otherwise 10 meet the numer-
Gus calls made upon them The chap
ters ware thus entitled to retain nearly
s2e, 000,on As matter Of fact, their
sctusi retentiOns amounted to only
about s22.OoO. 900.
Out ot collections from annual mem.
berships. the chapters have retained
abou, Sill ooo,0
From ,h's total sum, therefore. Of S33,.
D0o. Ooc -e.sinet by the chapters. they
have Dci y! n. oftentlmes very heavy
locs ieini,ds npon them. and In add
flon have provided for use by national
eadqusrter. products valued, az
stated aho7s. at upwards Of $4,000
900.
The chapters have 10 sffecr returned
to the War Council. not alone the $685.
ao0,1oo retained out Of the war fund
dues but, In value OF
actual product, an additional contr.bu-
don Of at least 81. 000. 900,
II vii, thus been seen that during
the eighteen months which have
elapsed aimee the United States en-
tered the war. the American people
will have either paid 10 Or pledged to
the American Rcd Cross for its work
II RELIEF throughout the world. 10
money Or IN material valves. . As
total Of at least Ss2b, 700 900