The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-22

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Montour, with 176 members.
] Sweet, with 1853 members.
Ola, with 80 members.
Alpha, with so members.
Brownlee, with 20 members.
Smiths Ferry, with 81 members.
Cascade, with 81 members.
Donnelly, with 16 members.
Roseberrv, with 119 members.
Mccall, with 1913 members.
Emmett, with 200 members.
A total Of 1928 members.
The chapter furnishes the supplies
and instructions to all these branches
inspects and checks and packs all
finished articles sent in by them. We
have conducted two war fund cam
paigns for money, collecting on the
first $4847, and here last May $9053.
One of the most pleasing sights was
the rising of the Emmett people on
Red Cross Sunday and pressing for
ward en- masse to make their contri-
buttons to this war fund, doubling
our allotment, done with practically
no solicitation, everybody doing his
share, thus making it no burden OIL
anyone. This is as it should be, was
bound to be, when everyone awak-
ened to the fact that it is your Red
Cross. Gem county had but $500 i'll
pledges. Let me say to you, if you
signed one Of those pledge cards, that
the last installment is due Septemt err
/, and the cards should all be taken
up at that date and the books closed.
Will you not estep into the Bank Of
Emmett and pay that pledge without
someone having to hunt up and col
lect it. You will feel ever so much
better IL you do it, and so will we.
The Chapter will retain its rs per
cent Of the last $9063 for working |
fund. This will give us 1926, which
will pay for our $1,000 allotment of
yarn we are now working on and all
needed up to October 1. Ev-
cry cent of our indebtedness to the
best Of my knowledge is now paid up
and there is balance of $1543 in the
treasury to begin next years work on.
Since the time Of organization
little over year ago we have col
ected for Red Cross purposes total
If $21,416, the two war funds Of
I'll 1893 being sent direct to Washing
on, the balance being spent by the
.hapter for materials to be made up
md sent to the supply house at Seat
le Not one cent of this has ever
een spaid out in salary to myself.
or to Mrs. Stokesbery, nor to Mrs. !
'raig, nor to Mrs. Dean, nor to Mrs.
iaxfield, nor to any other officer of
MS chapter, as has been frequently
sported. The janitor being the only
alaried officer in the chapter.
We have made in all 36,140 surgi- a
Il dressings, 2l05 hospital garments,
,22 knitted pieces, and the latest re-
,rt from the knitting being that we a
i'll have our $40 pairs Of sox by II
,ptember 1. The materials for this tt
ork have cost about $8,878. This, n
ough furnished us by the supply G
use Mt wholesale rates, is paid for Ia
us from your donations and not by d.
e government.
Just what we will be asked to make
e next six months no one knows.
lr latest official bulletin says indi- a
tons are to the effect that there sc
II be less surgical dressing and a. a..
IRE requests for hospital garments W.
d refugee garments, especially the DC
ter. Our next assignment is 200 WI
Ick sateen aprons for girls 8 years gi
age. The material for them has o.
IN shipped, but is slow in arriving. TT
A new policy is to be adopted this lo'
ming year, that of controlled pro- ~ ~
.tion." This means that the COM 7 i;
,sions in France and Italy will tell
ional headquarters just what they
ID. Headquarters will determine 20,
number and kind of articles to be wo
igned each division. The division pie
ce will give each chapter its allot- INT
Mt and furnish the materials for u we,
king it. ici
production is vitality onl
essary for two reasons: First, op'
.ain articles have been produced the
greater quantity than necessary, pre-
lie certain other articles are the
My needed in definite quantity. oe
ond, raw materials are becoming vii
rec and are being controlled by the our
industries board. This board con- knc
rs the needs of the Red Cross next gre
he needs of the government itself, 80 ~.
asing the materials TO the heo pub
SIS only after definite and partic- be
: showing of need for certain ar fort
IS. Divisions and chapters are zen
'efore under obligation to produce and
;e articles and those only and to +
for them the materials released arr