Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19

urer you Will note that our total re-
ceipts to November 1. 1918, have been
sS64.212.03. There were unpaid sub
scriptions to the first war fund
amounting to $4,000, of which. during
this month. all but $4,000 has been
paid. The subscription to the second
war fund amounted to S47G000, OF
which. on November !. S363.s73.44 had
been paid. and our treasurer advises
that he confidently expects to collect
ali OF the balance due.
when the organization called upon
the first war fund campaign 1t was
stated that Richmond would equip a
base hospital and ambulance company,
raised $4,000 was reserved before
accounting to the national Red Cross
Tor Tor, Its proportion-75 per cent. You
the b&se hospital and ambulance com
pany amounts to something over $780,
900. to which should be added FUR
ther liability of $1,000. covering n let
ter OF credit given DR.. Mcclure to
take care OF any necessary expendi-
lures that might arise.
UNITS Make FINE RECORD
WHILE IN FRANCE
You will also note an item OF So
1914 credited to tho base hospital
of equipment. principally motor equip.
ment. ordered by the government, but
across when the unit sailed because OF
ship space. Your purchasing agent al
vlses that he has disposed. OF all re-
jected equipment at cost or better.
only of the splendid equipment fur
nished our hospital unit. known as
base hospital As, and our ambulance
company No. 3l9. but also of the record
made by these organizations IN France.
| A detailed report from your purcnas-
ing agent is attached TO this report.
I tkn n
ment IL will appear that our receipts
from membership dues amount 70
s65.Ss55O. and when it Is realized tna a.
! nearly $4,000 OF this money was pas.9
| an 81 memberships and S2.606 ID q
memberships. it is apparent WHAT etli :
| cient work the membership committee
"Our total membership when we or
ganized was III and our maximuin
! membership since orGanlzation oro
| 45.l87. 1t might be well TO sta r,,o me- fnr
| that there will be q national drive LOT
! members during the week endlng De.
| cember "a. and 1t is hoped that ever.
| member OF the American teu N,oss
| in Richmond will consider themselSc..
:, committees Of one to secure at least
| one new member in addition to renew
! ing their own membership.
! ALL KINDS OF DRESSINGS
MADE FOR HOSPITAL USE
! The committee having this work IN
| hand report that since organization 70
November they have supplied about
| fifty different, kinds of surgical dress
! ing, all made strictly in ACCORDANCE
| with rules and specifications; and over
| nifty varieties of hospital garments
| and supplies. All OF the surgical dress
| ing for the Richmond base hospital and
ambulance company we're er re1y'G re-.
| 1uisition from the National Red Cross
| from Camp Lee and the Westhampton
! base Hospital has been promptly nlled
/ and thousands Of garments nave oeen
| repaired at the request Of the Cami
ITO November /. this committee has
S uppgicai dressings. es7,iso: hospital
supplies. s5,25s; total, a52.4s6.
''ln addition TO the above, through
| the efforts of this committee, every de-
plies by the authorities in charge OF
| the emergency hospitPl here during the
| recent epidemic was promptly met the
physician in charge attesting the very
| great help your organization was to
him and his assistants.
| "It would appear from the report o.
this committee that this department of
| the American Red Cross has not been
| idle. It's work has progressed and de-
veloped most satisfactorily and has
| proven a great benefit to our city
| Glasses In first aid, elementary Ivy
! gicne. home dietetics. canteen cookery
| ETC., have been conducted. 4 remark
! that It's name appears in the disburse
/ tnerlt column of our financial statemen,
| for only $500, of which amount tho
| committee still has some $35 on hand
| having raised sufficient fund to carry
| on its work by charging a modest fec
The attached report of the activit les
| OF this committee will prove interest