Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-11-16
Red Cross Report

Ked cross Report
The following report Of the Nor
gan County Chapter of the Amerf-
can Red Cross has been submitted
by Mrs. Sophie Brooks, local Sec
retary:
Balance on hand July I, 1882,
s44904; receipts to July /, 1888,
s6779e; total, s1,12703. Expen-
ditures: Civilian relief, $181.03:
salary of secretary, $240; other Of
flee expense, $41.71; American Red
Cross share of membership, $685.
So. Total expenditures, $74S.29.
Balance on hand July I, 1888,
s378.74
The cases reported by secretary
Mrs. Brooks, from July /, 1882, to
July 1, 1888. were: Ex-service men
cases, 46 civilian cases, 975; office
interviews, 568. letters mailed,
654. The distribution Of govern
ment cotton, during September,
1898, was: 542 pieces of clothing,
21S pairs of hose. 4 blankets, 5
comforts, 313A yards of material.
H. addition, there were SO pieces of
donated clothing and one donated
quilt distributed.
The following government cotton
has been received by the Morgan
county chapter of Red Cross up 10
Oct. "a, 1898: 81 dozen children's
hose, 70 women's hose, 62 dozen
mems dress hose, ga dozen mems
work hose, 43 dozen children
waist suits, dozen union suits, As
dozen ladies' bloomers, "a dozen
ladies' vests, 54 dozen mems union
suits, 81 dozen boys union suits.
10 dozen infants shirts, 15k dozen
mems trousers, dozen boys knick-
ers, 80 dozen boys overalls. 36
dozen mems overalls, dozen mems
jumpers, 8 dozen boys blue shirts,
81 dozen mems blue shirts, dozen
children's play suits, 3 dozen boys
and girls sweaters, 33 dozen mems
anu WOulSll SW tdlGIS, DD pCo COiN-N
forts, $40 blankets, 1900 yards OF
print material, 500 yards light out
ing flannel, 400 yards white outing
flannel, 1904 yards dark outing
flannel, 5000 yards blue chambray,
1900 yards birdseye, 1900 yards un-
bleached muslin, 1876 yards un-
bleached sheeting. In addition to-
the above, the local chapter had ON
hand at beginning of year 81 dozen
shirts, 121A dozen dresses cut at
factory; II dozen dresses made at
factory, 81 dozen shirts made at
factory.
The distribution of government
cember, 1892, to Sept. /, 1893, was:
Bloom township-94 pieces of cloth
ing, pieces of bedding, 1 dozen
diapers, (16 pieces donated cloth
ing, one piece of bedding). BristoE
township-136 pieces clothing, 5
pieces bedding dozen diapers,
(S pieces donated clothing). Center
township-49 pieces clothing, 10
pieces bedding, / layette, 6 pieces
donated clothing 27t5 yards ma
teriaD. Deerfeld township--412
pieces clothing, l layette, 2 dozen
diapers, GA pieces donated cloth
ing). Homer Townships pieces
clothing, 1 layette, 6 pieces do
mated clothing). Malta township
-429 pieces clothing, 21a dozen
diapers, 48 is yards material, (3S
pieces donated clothing. 54 Is
yards materially. Manchester town
ship-62 pieces clothing. Marion
township-233 pieces clothing, (S
pieces clothing donated, one COM
fort). Meigsville township-13$
pieces clothing, / layette. 8 pieces
bedding, (12 pieces clothing do
nated). Morgan township-T95
pieces clothing, s pieces bedding,
layette, (17 yards materially, (66
pieces clothing donated). Penn
township-92 pieces clothing,
layette, ia pieces clothing do
nated). Union township
pieces clothing, (44 pieces cloth
ing donated). Windsor township
19O pieces clothing. l layette,
dozen diapers, (22 pieces clothing
donated, comforts) York town
ship -1S07a yards material for
whole township. Deayertown- -556
pieces clothing, layette, I'll
pieces donated, one comfortl Rose
Farm -12T6 pieces clothing, IT
pieces bedding, layettes. 3 1a dozen
diapers, (35 pieces clothing do
nated9
1t is hoped that the roll call Nov.
II to 80. will produce at least soc
for the Red Cross in Nor
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