Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11
COST OF RAISING
funds IS SMALL

Eight dollars month Is the maxi
mum payroll of the Boise chapters
American Red Cross.
Money expended by the Liberty
Loan state headquarters during the
third Liberty loan drive will total
about $500, to which expenses in
Cured at the Lewiston office for the
northern part of the state will have
to be added. The gross total, II is
thought, will not reach $500.
Collection expenses for the Christ
mas Red Cross membership drive
totaled $2S8.02. Three counties
have not yet been heard from official
ly, but 1880 memberships have
been listed
State headquarters expenses for
the 500, 100000 Red Cross War
Fund drive have totaled $99s.08.
Subscriptions amounted to $496,000,
of which approximately $475,000 has
been collected.
This, In brief was the information
given to The Statesman Wednesday
about the handling of some OF the
war funds and campaign expenses in
Idaho.
THE Boise chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross is not ON the defen
sive," said Mrs. c. G. Anderson,
chairman of the chapter, Wednesday
afternoon, but, nevertheless, | am
glad to avail myself of this oppor-
tunity to let the public know how
our affairs are managed and how we
expend the funds which have been
donated for war relief
I'm the first place, our payroll Is
exactly IS per month. We pay that
sum to the janitor who takes care of
our rooms at headquarters. This pay
we consider absurdly small and we
fel that this janitor is making sub
stantial donation to the cause by
working for so little cash compensa-
ton.
| 1.-The rooms are scrubbed by two
mem bers, each Ofawhom has a son in
the war. They do this hard work
for nothing, giving their time as their
donations to the Red Cross, and the
hours these working women spend
scrubbing for us are equivalent to a
big donation.
Several services which we re-
ceive are paid for by individuals
For instance we have telephone,
but that is a gift from a Boise indi-
yidual, and the monthly fees does not
come out of the chapter funds.
| I'VE have 200 sewing machines in
our workrooms. They are all either
loaned or donated. No one of them
is rented nor paid for.
Our boxes and crates are made by
the Junior Red Cross members at the
Boise high school. Owing to their
cooperation, we have no carpentry
bills to pay.
"All of the stenographic work, and
all of the bookkeeping for the Boise
chapter is done free of charge, COM
petent stenographers and bookkeep-
ers donating their services. The In
structiors, cutters and workers also
all work without charge.
aside from the $8 paid to the
janitor every month, all of our
money, without exception, Is paid
out under four heads: purchase of
supplies, freight, drayage and exs
press. The drayage is done for us
at special rates, and on express
shipments we get two-thirds rate.
There are no freight rate discrimin-
atoms In favor TO Red Cross ship
ments.
Most of our supplies are pur-
chased from the division headquarters
at Seattle, at exceptionally low prices.
What we cannot get there we buy In
the open market"
d. w. Davis, state Liberty Loan
chairman, when called by long dis
lance telephone Wednesday at Ameri-
can Falls, stated that he received no
compensation for his services.
mo member of the state commit
tee received pay" said Mr.. Davis,
except e. M. Hoover Of Boise, the
secretary. Mr. Hoover, by agree
ment, gets $500 for the month OF
the drive, and 500 a month there
after as long as the Office is main
tanned. A stenographer lis also en-
ployed at $75 month. There are
no other salaries"
f. e. Johnson, who Is treasurer Of
the state Liberty Loan organization
treasurer of the Red Cross War Fund
for Idaho, and treasurer for the cen
trail organization of the Christmas
lRed Cross membership drive, gave
out three statements Wednesday
| afternoon.
1.-The federal reserve bank a.
! Washington, said Mr.. Johnson