Show WHAT RED CROSS LAST YEAR report of war council surely will thrill the hearts of all americans WOMEN GIVEN HIGH TRIBUTE contributions of materials material and time have been practically unending figures 1 belt I ell of work done by the various chapters october 23 the Amp of the led cross held their annual meeting 4 to elect officer and inake rel reports to be read nt at nil all thee meetings throughout tile the united static stat tin tile lied cross war council sent the following annual message lu Alige coveting tile the work of ft the red lied cross for tin tilt past year to llie file chapters of the lie american red fled crom tile the war council send greetings t to the chapters of the american red cross on oil tile the occasion of their annual meetings for 1018 1918 with these greetings go congratulations on the preat great mork of the chapters during the pit PI t year find and above till nil things thing on oil the life wonderful spirit of sacrifice nc end which has bas per boiled roiled that work the strength of the red lied cross rests upon its chapters th apters they are its bone and sinew they supply its funds fund they supply Us its men inen unit Avo women illen they supply its enthusiasm let us then review together r the red lied CIOK CIO K of tile the past year some idt idria a of lie hie size bombich your red cross family lias hils grown may he gathered gathe reil from the following facts ou on may 1 1917 jut just before the tit ap of tile war council the hie american red lied cross lin ha mew mem hers working through chapters on july 31 1918 the cred annual anini il members besides members of the junior kudlor red cross a total enrollment of oer 01 er one fourth the ilie of I 1 lie he united stifles states since the llie beginning of the war you of llie life chapters ch apters have operated cooperated co with the war council in two to war fund arles and otte one drive in ill addition to the comp algil on oil behalf of the junior tied lied cross tile the tola filial actual collections to date from froin the first war fund have aul amounted to more ilore tit than DD the subscriptions script ions to lite ali second war fund t to upwards ot of front from azu membership ibea filp dues tile the collections have to splendid work done by bomea to fi tilt alio for foraging orr gine eging must be added hat chat A ery large laike contribution of unit little phen ly by the of ioni pi en throughout tile hie country in ili surgical dle die Angs ans in ill knitted gilted Orti articles cles in ill I 1 hospital anti refugee ants in ili canteen aih tidd nud theother the other the clotill cli chapters till line been called upon to per perform forni it is eflina estimated ted that approximately women nomen fire are engaged in ili clin can beell work ond 1110 the lie production of relief supplies up plies through li tile the ch apters bior life die period up to july 1 1018 1919 Atner american lenn it d crosa chapters through their workrooms wor krooms flad had produced I 1 frugee garments 7 diac 1 X 1 1 2 1 1 hospital to spital supplies I 1 0 g io 1 pital gar garments knitted articles s surgical dressings f atonal A total of sl S JS articles of nil fill estimated aggregate value of at least these articles article were largely the viaduct or of AVOID ans hands und by the time same token infinitely more precious hall could have been llie lite output of factories or machines nia lilues these artl clea going to ill opp room of the hospitals to s or needy refugees and carril carrying ng comfort to our own oin boys in tit alie nall corney cooley it 11 message of love front from tile AN omen of this country entirely front from the great money value attaching att achinK achill to their handiwork money spent in work ry by the terms under which ich the first lied led croba war fund was raised tile the hap chapters were entitled to retain 23 25 per cent of tile amount collected in order defray local eapen expenses es I 1 to 0 carry on their colne holne service work to purchase material to be utilized in chapter product prodoc tiou und anti otherwise to meet tile alie numerous calls made upon them thein the chapters were eliuk to 1 retain nearly As u matter of fact actual amounted to only about out of t brinn annual went roem br bor hiilis allas tile chapter have retained about 1 I r from born tilts this total sum sulu therefore of M OW Xii retained by the lie h they have met diet fill all tile the oftentimes very beav heava local demands upon cneill and in ill at addition alive prin provided klell arr use lise by national nat tonal rs prod CIA valued its as stated above at al upwards up yards of the chapt cli ertI hav in effect return returned eil TO 10 tile war council not 1101 alone the 33 artal retained out of the war fund full aps billin value or of actual product an all unit lion or of rl pi lebit rt it at ill thus brn seen that during aich hove have the n elapsed since tile united knitt d states entend tile wil tin tilt american people allf leivo in ill or r pled gIvA to to ilie die AM ambric PrIc cited cros crons for it its work reller the llie world io 11 in 1 nf 1 f or in ill material values value it u nt loyol j atul egl of tit i this outpouring of generosity in m ins aerial things has been accompanied by a in the giving ng by nn an oni eni thu lasin and a devotion in the th doing aich which otter after all ore are greater nit and b bigger gr r than could be anything measured in terras terms of time pr dollora dollars it has been because of this spirit AV which has arts pervaded al 01 american red cross effort in this war mar hi chrt t the governor of one of the stricken tr icken and bit buttered tiered provinces of france stated not long since that though france had long known of americas greatness streng strength th and enterprise it remained fur for the american red ked cross in tills war to reveal americas heart in ili tills this country tit at this moment the workers of the red cross through its ili chapters ore are helping to add to the comfort and health of the millions 0 of our soldiers in camps and canton ments its as welt well its as of those traveling on railroad trains or embarking on ships for duty over overseas the homo hoino service of the red ked cross with its now more than workers or kers Is extending its ministrations of sympathy YI and counsel each month to upwards of families left behind bel ilnI by soldiers fit t the front a 11 number ever growing with lite of our men under arms but of course the heart of the fie red ked cross find and Us its money molley and attention always move toward find and focus thein in E europe drope where abere the american red cross crosa us as truly the greatest mother in the world Is seeking to draw a vast net of mercy through till an ocean of unspeakable maln red cross crom worth recognized nothing Is fit withheld that hint can be given oner there to supplement tile efforts of our army and navy in caring for our 0 own it boys the tied red cross does not pretend to do do the work of the lite medical corps of 0 the arn arny arny y or the die navy its purpose Is 1 to help find ami to supplement nor does the red lied cross spek seek to lo glorify want alint it does docs or thore ha mho do 10 it our satisfaction Is 19 in the lie result which no ale are assured ny secretary linker 0 beneral pershing ral ireland and all our leaders Is of inestimable value and of 0 indispensable importance by the hie first of january your 14 lied d cross ill have working in prance france upwards of aw americans ii vivid contrast to lite die little group of eighteen wen men and ami women which as the first rod ked cross commission to 1 france batice ra tice sailed about jun 1 1 0 1017 1917 to initiate our efforts e f in fit hurole under your lon to france ranee the aik oik lias has been carefully organized facilities have been provided find and effective efforts Il made little to so co with the army as to curry carry out tile the de terminal ion of the lie american people anti and especially of tle the members of I 1 lite lie tied cross that our boys over there hall lack for g which may fully add to their safety comfort find and happiness your red lied cross now flow has active op commissions in france in england in italy in beighl liel gium in switzerland in palestine po lestine find and in ili greece goreee e you have sent bent a bill shipload of otrell bellef ef sup supplies lilles aind till a group of devoted workers Or kers to northern Itu sila you have dispatched it sion to work bork behind our armies lu ili eastern Si siberia berla you have sent special representatives represent ii lives to Denin fIrk to melbla anil and to tile maud of madeira la delra carries carrie of hope your R ross Is thus extending relief to the armies til inks and navies ot of our allies soil and you sue file carrying car rIng a practical message of hope anti bellef to hie file friendly peoples of U drope and asia indeed wu we are told lold by those best informed in ili the coun countries trie s of our fillies that tile efforts ot of your red ked cross to alii aid the soldiers find and to sustain lite lu orille tit rf the chilian populations left ni it home hoine especially in france and italy hive constituted avery real factor in ili tile war anar the veil ailts lilts jil leally begun tf tc lift the defection of nt bulgaria which ballich by the time tills nies message sale ell ann cnn be read may have been followed by events still etli I 1 more inore portentous may point the ity to yet greater red cro cros cross m s opportunity find and obligation alio cry from macedonia to come and help will probably prove one of the most appealing messages to which litch the world has ever listened what the red lied cross way may be called upon to do in ili the further course of tilt war ar or with tho the coming ot of bictory pence peace and it would be idle to attempt to prophesy but your great organization jr in very truth the mobilized heart oil and 1 spirit ralie rj lie whole american people lias lift shown itself equal to tiny any call ready to respond to tiny any emergency spirit of 0 all best and highest the american cited closs lias 1119 bee become me not so much an organization as S a great movement tient seeking to ein eill boily bollY in organized form the spirit of service tee the splint of in short nit all that la Is best and highest in the ideals ideal and aspirations pi rations of our country indeed we ane cannot but belleve believe that ibis wonderful spirit which service ner vicc ID and for the red cross baa evo evoked ked it iii tills wor war Is de defined tined to become in our national life an all element of perin allent value at Christi nag time we shelf ask the aiole american people to answer wOr it the tied ked cross roll call it will constitute a unique appeal to every man woman and 11 nit child in ili tills this 91 groat land of ours to become enro enrolled tied in our army of mercy it Is the hope of the war council that tills christmas membership member hIP roll rol call shall con constitute it of the whole Ainer american lenn people fin an in ill reassertion to mankind that in ill ills 1111 hour of world tragedy not to con quer but it t serve Is aderkas Aw erkas alin WAR C col vernoi afie AMER ICA acan etue fliess henry 1 davison Pa vison chairman washington D C oct lop 10 als |