Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21
D. C.. CHAPTER OF RED CROSS
"ACCOUNTS FOR STEWARDSHIP
Illuminating Report of Miss Boardman.
Second Vice President, Tells of Expendi-
ture OF Funds and Details Work Done.

! Out of the $1.526,324 raised in the
District of Columbia for the war fund
! of Columbia chapter was permitted
to retain for it's work s442,6o7. Spe-
cial donations and contributions for
/ the purchase of materials brought the
| local funds up to S59S,26I. How ana
! where and why and with wnat re- re-
suits the chapter spent the So64,S3o
! Of this total amount that it did spend
J forms the b:.siS of one of the most
! comprehensive, readable ana mana
| somely gotten-up annual reports tha'
Washington has seen in long time
This document. the "Rcport OF az
! Relief Activities of the District OF
Columbia Chapter of the American
Red Cross" written by Miss Mabel L.
I,oardman. second vice chairman OF
the chapter. was issued yesterday X
is, in effect. Il long-anticlpated ms
tory of all the war relief work OF the
local Red Cross. from 1917 to 1919.
! IN other words. in publishing the re-
port the 5000 members of the chap
ter through Miss Boardman. give AN
account OF their stewardship.
Report Well illustrated.
; The exhaustive report covers 129
pages and is frequently and inter
estingly illustrated. In 1t are IN
Guided numerous succint sub-reports
by various chapter officers and heads
of sections, many of whom are women
of prominence in official and social
life in the National Capital The
final portion is composed of detailed
statements of some 100 auNiliaries and
of the supply service. In an inter
view yesterday Miss Boardman point
ed to certain of the more outstanding
e., hnt- let
among the larger items of eX-
penditure' Miss Boardman comment
ed. the report shows that no less
than $23o.046 was spent for the pur-
chase OF materials for hospital gar
ments linen. surgical dressings.
refugee garments, knitting wool and
similar purposes. For the aid of
soldiers families there has been eX-
pended $103,02i: for the canteen,
$67,1S3: ambulances, $4,000: motor
corps. including cost of garage, ST.
gao: for comforts of many sorts,
SIG. 9O9, for the training camp club,
$6.470; for holiday house for con-
valeScent woman war workers. utliIz-
red by over 800 women. $4,000; for
widows and orphans of French
epidemic. $3.50. and for the Junior
Red Cross fund for refugee children,
$4,000.
DOhatCu'
The report shows farther that
thirty-three automobiles, including
twenty-five ambulances, were donated
10 the chapter.
I'm the department of instructions,
3,0S1 have taken the first aid course
and 1886 the course in home hygiene
and care of the sick, dietetics and
surgical dressings Under the home
service section, 5,267 families have
been assisted and there have been
1879 cases for which desired in
formation has been secured
The Women's Volunteer Aid, of
which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was
honorary chairman. reports that 342,-
2l9 articles of hospital linen and gar
ments and 2,o13,47S surgical dressings
were made. The comfort section has
distributed some 1000 articles, pro-
vided picnics for the boys from ST.
Elizabeth's and is providing equip
mentS and supplies for the women.
The Red Cross kitchen put up and
distributed 50,661 glasses or jars of
preserves, 9,45S of which We're shipped
overseas and the rest utilized in local
military hospitals.
The clerical corps of about 100
women, who give their services after
office hours, have addressed and sent
out $1,000 circulars and helped file
many thousands of membership cards.
Twenty-Five of its members have be-
come expert braille transcribers for
the blind soldiers, have produced books
comprising between 1000 and 3, 900 pages
of braille, and have producer two issues
of braille magazine prepared by hand.
Served 2,432.17O Men.
1.-THE canteen service served 2,432-
40 men, including 10,940 wounded
men on hospital trains. Luncheons
have also been provided for Walter
Reed and st. Elizabeth patients and for
travelling soldiers. In to- hospital room
in the switch yards canteen TAO cases
were cared for. and in the one in the
station 1.409 cases.
THE motor corps members, whose
varied and valuable services are fresh
own cars, meeting the expenses them
| selves, the chapter providing for the
ambulances and trucks.
THE Junior Red Cross, which will
carry on the work of the Red Cross in
/ the next generation, with more than
| $4,000 members. raised a total of $27,-
| $50, and made 6S,S25 articles.
Aided I'm Influenza Epidemic.
| During the influenza epidemic the
| chapter established kitchens in the
| four zones into which the health au-
| thorties divided the city, where
! broths were provided for the sick and
hot luncheons for the overworked doc
| tors and nurses. At the recruiting sta
| ton about 1000 persons were recruit
! ed as nurses. practical nurses, nurses
aids, household helpers. physicians,
! etc. The supply service provided g.
| 900 masks and many gowns. caps,
! bags, convalescent robes, pajamas,
ment emergency hospitals. The chap
! ter al "a h ich fxtrn 10,