The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-09

boys also assisted in the mailing up of
boxes for shipment to the Red Cross
warehouses. i
More than $4,000 was subscribed
in the first and second war fund drives
The result of the first war fund cam
paign in 1917 was $32,15S.65 in sub
scrptions, of which amount $31,47103
was collected, or 97SG per cent. OF
the amount collected the fund was
distributed as follows: National Red
Cross war fund-$23,6 03.27, or IS per |
cent; Wayne county chapter American !
Red Cross-$7, S67.76, or % per cent;
from the chapters share-$1, 398,2S, or /
4.44 per cent as campaign expenses.
seo,es1.4a Subscribed
Although the apportionment for the
Wayne county chapter was only $685.
900 in the second war fund drive.
campaign was launched for the rails
ing of $4,000. it being understood that
all over $4,000 was to be used for the
work of the chapter. Subscriptions
amounting to $60,691 .43 were received,
the collections to May l, 1919 being
$59,5525 81 or 9S.12 per cent of the sub
scriptions. The following distribution
was made of the fund: National Red
Cross war fund-S2S,500. or 70 per
cent of the quota of $4,000; Wayne
county chapter, American Red Cross
$31 .052.51, or % per cent of the $3S,-
900 quota; $1,075 was paid for the ex-
penses of the campaign or $50 per
cent of the amount collected.
Women's Work
The Christmas membership commit
tee of 1917 anA the roll call commit
tee of 1918 were composed entirely of
women of the county. The 1917 cam
paign enrolled 1919 new members.
which number added to the previous
membership of 1,160, made a total
| membership of 13,349.
Mrs. Ebert w. Shirk was the gen.
| eral chairman of the drive which was
systematically planned, the city being
divided into sections. each Of which
! was headed by captain who had the
necessary number of assistants.
! There was similar organization in
the county. Every home. business
house and factory was visited. the re-
ports for each days work being turn
ed in each evening at the campaign
Headquarters, located in the Mcclure
building, near Eleventh and Main
streets.
Sing Christmas Carols
| The drive closed with a celebration
on Christmas eve when large num-
Der Of musical folk toured the city in
automobiles, singing Christmas carols
in front of many residences where
! burned in the windows candles illum-
mating service flags.
The singers returned to Ninth and
North A street where they sang car
OILS from the postoffice steps. The
| spirit of Christmas and the spirit of
the Red Cross were one and all had
a common interest in the organization
which went everywhere with the boys
of the United States and the allied
nations.
Mrs Frank Druit was chairman Of
the 1918 Christmas roll call when
123SS persons renewed their mem
bership in the American Red COS,
in addition to As persons who sub
scribed to the Red Cross magazine.
celebration, similar to that held at
the close of the previous campaign.
took place. The total membership at
the close Of the drive was 12,433
Thirty-two annual members and )
magazine members were enrolled from
January 1919 to May 1, 1919. One
hundred and twenty-three Red Cross
magazines were sent to the school
: teachers Of the city and county by the
chapter, the work Of the Red Cross
: thus being put before the school chill
dren by the school instructors
Relief for BeIeians
Although every department Of the
: Wayne county chapter of tho Amcri
can Red Crt-s was busily engaged
= / ho
, times when help was needed across
the seas and when mothers. fathers
and children of Belgium were in need
tof clothing. 1t was at such times as
these that not only the Wayne county
chapter was called to assist. but every
chapter throughout the United States
was asked to come to the rescue
Three shipments Of clothing were
made by the local chapter, the first
shipment being sent on April 3. 1918
containing 13 boxes, weighing All!
pounds. Another shipment of SO boxes
weighing 1887 pounds was made or
October Is. 1913. Mrs. Will Morgan
was chairman of the 1918 campaign
The 1919 campaign for clothing 70,
l Belgian relief was managed by Mrs
r. P. Whistler. A shipment of 50 bags
and boxes, weighing $3.50 pounds
! was sent on March 81. 1919.
| Work During Epidemic
During the influenza epidemic O
! the winter OF 1918 the chapter opened
! an emergency hospital in the Da!
Nursery on North Twelfth street. Here
thirty-one patients were cared for
nine nurses were employed. the pat
tents receiving a total of 239 days
treatment. The expenses of operat
ing the hospital was s2so.92. nurses
salary-$147.70, making a total o
| S42S62 spent by the chapter. The
sum repaid by patients and the town
ship trustees was $4,000, leaving ;
net expense to the chapter of s15S.62
Interesting among the chapter!
activities in the county was thu
nurses survey, which showed tina
there were five Red Cross nurses, I:
graduate nurses, ungraduated nurs
attendant QG Yprcoc