The sun., 1919-10-20
RED CROSS HOME
RECORD PROUD ONE
Report Shows That Workers
Here Did Their Part in
Winning War.
$94,OOO,OV0 IN SUPPLIES
More Than 100000 Relief
Articles Forwarded
Overseas.
specio, Despatch to The Sun.

WASHINGTON, Oct 10. - Twenty
months activity of the American Red
Cross in the United States is summarized
in the second instalment of the report
of the organizations war council made
public to-day by Chairman Henry p.
Davidson. The work of every depart
ment during the twenty months prior
to March /, 1919, is summarized.
Local chapter members. who numbered
over 100000. produced more than S71,-
100000 articles classified as relief sup
Plies. including surgical dressings, hos
pital garments and supplies, refugee gar
ments and additions to the regulation
outfits of soldiers and sailors. Ten per
cent. of this production was the work
Of the Junior Members of the Red Cross.
and the total value of the supplies fur
Rushed was in excess of $94 ,000, 900.
The Home Service handled the widest
variety of the multitude of problems
presented to the Red Cross and was able
to assist directly nearly 100000 families,
either with direct financial aid or by
settling one or other OF nearly every
problem that could possibly arise. rang
ing all the way from the relief of dire
want to the furnishing of information.
Due to the want of trained workers
At the beginning of this phase of Red
Cross activities, a large number of work.
ers had to be especially trained in the
home service institutes organized for
the purpose.
what Canteen Service Did.
On November /, 1918, just before
The arnnicfiOa mn
teen workers and 700 canteens,
During the twenty months ending
February 2s. 1919, more than $4,000
men who were sick or injured received
medical aid that enabled them to pro-
coed on their journey, while 800 men
who were too i'll to travel were trans
ferred to hospitals. In the same period.
refreshments were served 10000, 900
times.
Tho Motor Corps. although begun
early in the war, did not grow to i'm
portance until the summer and fall of
1918, when 1t rendered important supple
mentary aid to the army and navy in
transporting troops and supplies and
to other departments OF the Red Cross
in conducting various relief activities.
By November 1. 1918. there were more
than 1900 motor corps workers en-
rolled. most OF whom were donating not
only their own time but the use of their
cars as we'll.
The Nursing Service. always one of
the most important branches OF Red
Cross work, was greatly strengthened
and increased during the war. A total
of 23.S22 nurses were enrolled OF whom
1891 were assigned to active duty
with the army, navy. Public Health Ser
vice and the Red Cross Overseas Ser
vice. Eighty per cent. OF the Army
Nurse Corps and 60 per cent OF the
Navy Nurse Corps were modified by
the Red Cross. There were also en-
rolled 2,24s nurses aides. 2.55S die
ticians and l,17S nurses unable to volun-
teer for overseas service, and approx
mately $3,500,000 was appropriated to
this branch OF the work
Record of Camp Service.
1t is believed that through its Camp
Service the Red Cross helped in some
way practically every soldier. sailor and
marine in the service of the United
States.
The operations of the Camp Service
have extended to 500 camps. hospitals
and other military and naval establish
ments in the United States.
Throughout the war the Bureau o.
Communication at national headquarters
answered requests for information con-
corning American soldiers and sailors
sent in by relations and friends from
over 600. 900 American homes. 1t had
400 searchers in France. one with every
division. and one at every American
base hospital.
other activities included the organiza'
ton of fifty-eight base hospitals and
forty-seven ambulance companies fol
the army and navy and the securing Of
contributions for several hundred am
balances and sending the machines over
seas for use in supplementing the army
ambulance service.
Purchased goods shipped overseas VI
10 February 2s, 1919, aggregate NOR,
than 101 900 sons or approximately
5O55 freight car loads Their value
was approximately $S1,200,OOO. II tn
value Of cheaper produced articles were
added the amount would be increased
nv more than s50,O00,000, so that over
seas shipments exceeded sS0,0o0,oOo.