Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-26
PROUD RECORD
OF RED CROSS
War Council Tells Chapters of
Wonderful Work Done in
the Past Year.
LARGE SUMS WELL EXPENDED
In the Eighteen Months Since This
Country Entered the War the I'M
mense Amount of S325, 100000
Has Been Accounted For.

fas Been Accounted For.
Annual meetings of the 1854 chap
tiers OF the Red Cross were held Octo-
Der %. The War Council OF the or
ganization sent the following message,
covering the work 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 go congratula-
tons on the great work of the chapters
during the past year and, above all
things, on the wonderful spirit of sac
ritice and patriotism which has per-
vaded that work.
The strength Of the Red Cross rests
upon its chapters. They are its bone
and sinew. They supply its funds
they supply its men and women, they
supply its enthusiasm. Let us, then,
review together the Red Cross story
of the past year.
Some idea of the size to which your
Red Cross family has grown may be
gathered from the following facts:
On May /, 1917, just before the APP
pointment of the War Council, the
American Red Cross had 4S6, 1914 mem
bers working through J62 chapters.
On July 81, 1918, the organization
numbered 2064S,103 annual members,
besides 100000 members of the
Junior Red CrOSS-a total enrolment
of over one-fourth 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 Oh behalf
OF the Junior Red Cross.
The total actual collections TO date
from the first war fund have amounted
to more than $l15o00,O0O The sub
scriptions to the second war fund
amounted to upwards Of S176,0O0,0OO.
From membership dues the collec-
tons have amounted to approximately
S24500,000
Splendid Work Done by Women.
TO the forcing INST he added that
very large contribution of materials
and time given by the millions of wom-
en- throughout the country in surgical
dressings. in ,nitted articles in hos
pital and refugee garments in canteen
work. ana the other activities the chan
tiers have been called mon tn ncrforn
1t is estimated that apnroyinatelv
100000 women are engaged in caJ.
teen work and the production of relief
supplies through the chapterS.
For the period up to july |. 1919.
American He'd Cross charters. through
their workrooms. had produced
49O12U refugee garments
7123G2I hospital SUPPLIES
1O.7SG1Sg hoNuifal garments.
1013I501 knitted articles.
l92.74S.1 400 surgical DRESSINGS.
A total of 221. 2e2. S}S articleS-of an
estimated aggregate value of nj least
S44O000O0
These articles were largely the
product of women's hands. ana. by the
same token. infinitely more nrecious
than could have been the output Of
factories or machines. These articles
going to the operaifne room of the hos
pitfalls 70 homeless or needy refugees
and CARRYING comfort to our own bows
in the field. convey a message Of love
from the women Of this country entire-
" distinct from the oreat money ,..t,..