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Show War Activities Detailed in I Complete Red Cross Report ; Made by Chapter Officers r Services Rendered Nation by Utah Men and j Women During Periods of Stress ; Are Recounted. 4 r 1 'IE report: rooi-nWy isnr-i of the I aotivitii.'fi of the 't;th bnmoh of 1 J tlw; jlcil Ctuhh from its inception to the pn-MMit time shows in do-tail do-tail tho sMi-vicn r.'mlon-.l tho n.-itinn in I wai: "Jp h-v the oi-Kninzution. The report re-port follow a; Th.; ypjirnsh-Aniftrir-nn war r.f 13is i bnniKh t out ( h, first U,1 Cro,H v.ork in j UK- slate l I . tad. J'ViowinK the flerH.'.rallon of war, Prr-si-lMit M'TinI-y call,.,, for vol u n t .-.ts, ;m.l tn vHi.onso two roinpn nii-s of ravalrv an-1 ; thrro battel. vs of artillery, known as A, B and C hatf.rl-H. wen; or-aniz.1 nr,e i-Nm.lay ail.M-noun, May If, 1 s S a j company pf cavalry, undo.- command ' of Joha Q ( annon. left Salt Lake for Fort iA A. RusHfdl, near Chftvnnnfi, "Vvo.( to join the Second United Stales volunteer Rivalry under Colonel John L. Torrv known as "Torry's Kou-li Uidc-s." Thes. ooya, ahout one hundred .strong, had gathered gath-ered from all parts of the state and enlisted en-listed for Herviee in the war. Friends and j state otflclaln wore at the rlupot to peed tliem on their -way and say the parting worfiH, but there was no rlemnnstration. I his was the first contingent to leave the state and a numher of those present at their departure resolved then and there j that no more Utah bovs should leave without public recognition. A few davs la t nr. on .May 21, representative women j were invited to meet at tho office of Mrs I TOmmeline H. Wells to di.scuss the ques- tion of a Red frotia organization. Follow-!l Follow-!l inff this meeting a puldio call was issued. , stMned by twenty women representing the I I different women's organizations of the l cit,'. loro than one huudi'ed women re-; re-; sponded to the rail. The meeting was held In tiie Templetrm building. Mrs. "Wells called the meeting to order and asked Mrs. W. V. Kiter to preside. Mrs. ; Annie 'ell.s Cannon acted as secretary. Talks relative to the subject were made by Mrs. Cannon and by I )r. F.llen D. Fer- fiuson. who ha-1 been with Miss Uarton during tho terrible forest fires in Michigan. Michi-gan. Organization Effected. i A temporary organization was effected. ; Mrs. Av w. Kiter was made president, ; Mrs. Rachel U. SioKel, first vice president presi-dent ; Mrs. Annie Adams, the sister of i Governor Thomaw, second vice president; Mrs, Annie Sears Young, secretary; An-nU; An-nU; Wells Cannon, cor responding secretary, secre-tary, and Mrs. S. Lavler, press representative. represen-tative. 1 , At tho next, meeting the temporary or- i pani'ation was made permanent, "with I ; Governor Wells as honorary president, i Stcpp were immediately taken to obtain I f recognition by the National Red Cross at t Washington and to work in harmony with the Red Cross organizations of other j states. j Workrooms in tho I'rogress building were tendered the Red Cross by. the Auer- bach Rrothers. Mrs. Marian Brooks and Mrs. Julia Sutherland were placed in i charge and most ablv managed the work rooms. S-wing ina'-hinp. were loaned by S. (;. Hall of the Sing.-r S.ewirig M:u-ii:ne (on:;jaii'. The palming an. I renovating was done by .lames Anb-rHon, the printing by the Star Priming company, and chairs and tables were loaned by the I-dnwoudi-y Furnit u re company. I'rai.-iical worlc'was begun at once and It was astonishing to see huw liberal tiie People of the community were. The first boxes of supplies sent away contained nurses' aprons, pajamas, pillow ca.'-es and hospital supplies. Th'-se boxes were sent to Stephen Harton iti .New York and were forwarded by him to Clara Harton in Cuba. Iater. when the local organization had been accepted as an auxiliary to the National lied f'ross, all simvlies were s'Mit to San Francisco anil forwarded f rnm there, to the men in tiie service, orders having been received from Washington lu-adtjimrtf-rs -to forward - all supplies through tiie San Francisco department. Utah Batteries Entrain. May 24 A and V, batteries of the Utah artillery, under Captain Richard W. Young and Captain F. A. Grant, entrained for San Francisco. Hefore leaving they were supplied by the women of tiie Red Cross witii all necessary articles for their comfort. com-fort. Coffee, cake and sandwiches were served to the officers and men, and t he cars were decorated with flags, hunting and spring flowers. May 26, when A troop of the First Utah cavalry, under Captain Joseph K. Came, left Fort Douglas for San Francisco, the women of the Red Cross accompanied -the troop to Ogden, serving a delightful canteen luncheon. This was repeated when C battery, under Captain Cap-tain Frank W. Jennings, left July 31. No troops were allowed to leave or pass through the city without attention and gifts from the Red Cross. Kvery Utah eidisted man was furnished with a comfort-bag and bandages; in addition, C battery bat-tery was supplied with twenty-six blankets, three dozen pairs of socks and twenty-one pairs of shoes. An identification identifi-cation card was furnished to every Utah soldier. Under the supervision of Mrs. J. W. Farrell. lunches were served to all soldiers sol-diers who passed through the city, to the number of about three thousand. The most pretentious affairs given were the suppers at Fort Douglas on the return of the gallant Twenty-fourth infantry and the barbeme at Calder's park. Mrs. Anna Sells Richards was the chairman of the committee on entertainment. The funds required for these expenses, besides the voluntary donations, were raised by giving giv-ing teas, concerts and excursions by the different women of the committee. Guidons Presented. The CI eo fan. whose members were all members of the Red Cross, desired to present pre-sent the two cavalry troops and the Utah batteries with silk guidons, and when permission per-mission wa.s granted these guidons were made at the home of tiie president, Mrs. IUter, and were presented to . the soldiers sol-diers at Fort Douglas. The Red Cross did not limit its work Mrs. R. H. Hawley. Miss Ella Wicklund, former Governor John C. Cutler. ' The administrative committee was composed com-posed of H. N. Bvrne, E. O. Howard, Mrs. W. Mont Ferry, Mrs. F. S. Richards, J. H. Scholefield, Miss Kate Williams, Mrs. ' C. C. Worthington, Robert J. Shields. Officials Named. The members of the executive committee commit-tee December 4, WIS, to October 10, lSl'J, was as follows: E. O. Howard, H. N. Byrne, A. H. Boxrud, Mrs. Mary Brandon, Bran-don, Miss Hazel Bourgard, Mrs. W. C. Cleiand, F. B. Cook, Mrs. W. Mont Kerry, Mrs. J. L. Franken, Mrs. R. C. Gemmell, W. Mont Ferry, Miss Alma Karlsson, Mrs. George Milter, Mrs. F. S. Richards, August Reeves, J. B. Scholefield, Mrs. Simon Bamberger, Miss Kate Williams, Mrs. Union Worthington, Mrs. Sol Siegel, A. D. Smith, Mrs. D. L. Underwood, John C. 1 Cutler, Mrs. Ruth May Fox, C. E. Gaufin, Mrs. Jeanette Hvde, J. R. Jarvis, J. H. Johnson, A. N. McKav. Mrs. R. W. Pal-lanch, Pal-lanch, B. F. Redman, Mrs. W. W. Riter, Robert J. Shields, W. R. Wallace. The secretaries of Salt Lake county chapter and their terms of office were as follows: Miss Daniaris Bocman, October 4, 1910, to May 10, 1917; J. Fred Anderson, May 10.. 1917, to September 1, 1917; Miss Ella Wicklund, September 1, 1917, to December De-cember 15, 1917; Miss E. A. Jjaughlin, December la,' 1917, to January 25, 1918; Mrs. O. W. Cleiand, January 25, 1918, still in office. The following were the managers of the chapter: F.' B. Cook, appointed November Novem-ber 23, 1917, to January 30, 191S; the Rev. John Malick, January 30, 1918, to August 1, 191S; Robert J. Shields, August 13, Wis, still in office. At the request of tho National Red to furnishing the soldiers with comfort kits and refreshments and giving them a hearty send-off, but continued the work after they were gone In caring for the wives and mothers and families of the soldiers sol-diers from one end of the state to the olher. Mrs. Riter and Mrs. Siegel gave suecial attention to this part of the work, in addition to supervising the other departments. de-partments. The Red Cross opened its workrooms in May and from then until the end of September Sep-tember the rooms were kept open daily, and manv hundreds of boxes of supplies and clothing were sent to the men in the service. ' Tto'the presMent, Mrs. Riter, more credit is due than to anyone else for the splendid splen-did showing made. In louking back over the achievements of this small Red Cross organization, one is surprised to note tile similarity of the work as compared with the work of the present dav, and to wonder how these women became inspired to start on even so small a scale. Reception to Men. In closing the report of the first activities activi-ties of the Red Cross in Utah, we must not fail to mention the wonderful reception given our men on their return from the Philippines, the Red Cross joining with the state in giving the soldiers a banquet at Liberty park. The trains were met at the stations with bands, flowers and banners, ban-ners, the children forming lines two miles in length, through which our brave boys marched from their trains to the park, and tears, songs and laughter mingled that God had caused peace to reign once more. After the close of tho Spanish-American war headquarters was closed and most of the equipment given to hospitals, needy families and charity organizations, and the Red Cross remained practically inactive inac-tive until the outbreak of the world's war in August, 1914. Following the outbreak Governor Spry, acting on instructions from Washington, appointed a state committee of the Red Cross for Utah, with State Senator W. N, Cross at Washington, the canteen service, a surgical dressing department and a supplies sup-plies department for the knitting- of woolen socks, sweaters, scarfs and hel mets and the sewing of c 11 refugees were oriranized. (Continued on roUomi; : L Williams as chairman and Mrs. W. W. Riter as executive chairman. This committee com-mittee was still in charge when the United States entered the war, upon which an active and an enlarged Ked Cross became imperative. The .Salt Iike chapter of the American Red Cross was reorganized October 15, 1914. at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the direction of S. P. Morris, director of mountain division, American Red Cross. At a regular meeting the following officers offi-cers were elected: W. N. Williams, chairman; chair-man; Mrs. T. W. Boyer, vice chairman; Professor Toronto, treasurer; Miss D. A. Beeman, secretary. At a later date, owing to the failure of Mr. Toronto to be present at any meetings, meet-ings, John C. Cutler was appointed treasurer. treas-urer. Funds Raised. November 1, 1!14, a tea dance was given at the Hotel Utah for the purpose of raising rais-ing funds, at which ?SO0 net was realized. real-ized. On November 13, 14 and 15, 1914, the chapter gave a sale of flowers donated bv local florists, which netted ?3-!3. November 1, 1914. the first shipment of five boxes of clothing was sent. November Novem-ber IS five more were shipped; December 3 six more, and on December 31 seven more were shipped to headquarters. A funds committee was organized for the purpose of handling chapter funds. This committee consister of Dr. G. W. Middle-ton, Middle-ton, Mrs. T. W. Boyer, Mrs. W. W. Riter, Dr. E. V. Silver, Ernest Gayford, A. Reeeves, Hugh Cannon. Joseph Geoghe-gan, Geoghe-gan, N. Li. Morris and W. McLachhan. A purchasing committee was appointed by the chairman. This committee com sisted of Ernest Gayford and A. Reeves, who had the power to add more members if deemed necessary. These members purchased provisions amounting to S1S67.20, or two carloads, and shipped them to the poverty-stricken Belgians. Miss Kate Williams was appointed chairman of the supplies committee, Mrs. Siegel chairman of the membership committee, com-mittee, and Mrs. C. W. Whitley secretary of the Chirstmas seals committee. October 4, 1916, at an anuual meeting held at the office of the Charity Organization Organi-zation society, the following officers were elected: Mayor W. Mont Kerry, chairman; Miss Kate Williams, vice chairman; John C. Cutler, treasurer; Miss D. A. Becman, secretary. New Committees Formed. March 14, 1917, "new committees were formed. Mrs. R. B. Harkness was appointed ap-pointed chairman of the supplies committee. commit-tee. Mrs. W. W. Riter was appointed chairman of the extension committee for the purpose of organizing branches and auxiliaries throughout the county, thus increasing the number of workers. H. N. Byrne was appointed chairman of the finance committee; Mrs. W. Mont Ferry was appointed chairman of the membership member-ship committee; Mrs. W. W. Riter was appointed ap-pointed chairman of the canteen committee; commit-tee; Joy H. Johnson was appointed chairman chair-man of the civilian relief committee; Mrs. R. C. Gemmed was appointed chairman of the Instruction committee. May 10, 1917. J. J .Fred Anderson was employed as the executive secretary. A committee was appointed to secure larger headquarters, and the chapter moved to ."8 Fast Broadway. Mrs. Worthington was elected chairman of the supplies committee. commit-tee. An administrative committee was formed with the following members: Miss Kate Williams, Mrs. W. Mont Ferry, H. X. B'yrne, F. O. Howard, Mrs. C. C. "Worthington, Mrs. F. S. Richards and W. J. Deeney. ! The chapter officers elected on October ! 4. L916. as shown above, have been con-i con-i tinued from the In-ginning, with the exception ex-ception of the secretary, who has been changed from time to time as noted elsewhere. else-where. The membership of the prewar executive execu-tive committee was as follows: Governor William Spry, former Governor H. M. Wells, former Governor A. L. Thomas, P. C. Park, If. N. Byrne, Ernest Gayford, YV. N. Williams, R." W. "Young, M's. E. B. Wells. Miss R. Korous. Mrs. T. W. Boyer, the Rev. P. A. tfimpkin. Mrs. C. W. Whitk-v, A. Reeve?. Miss Kate Williams. Wil-liams. Mrs. Sol Si. 'gel, Mrs. W. W. Riter. The membership of the fxecutive committee com-mittee on Am-il Cf 1917, to October 10, 1917. was as follows: E. O. Howard, Mrs. Y Mont Ferry, Mrs. W. W. Rtter, Mrs. F, S. Richards. Mrs.. Union Worthington, Mrs. It. B. 1 Iarkn-p3, Mrs. R. C. ' lern-mcl!, lern-mcl!, John Malick. V. F. Redman. H. N. Hvrii", J- B. Scholefield. John H nry Evans, Ev-ans, "A". Mont Ferry. John C. Cutler. Miss Kate Williams. Miss D. A. Becman, J. Fred Anderson. The membership of the ex-ntlve commute com-mute Oe toiler 1 , 19 1 7. to December 4 , 1915, was as follows: E. O. Howard. Miss Kale Williams. Miss Alma Karlson, H. N. Berne. Y. Mont Ferry, Mrs. W. Mont Feirv, Mrs. R. i Gemmc-n. A. N. McKay. tlm i'.v. John Malick, B. F .Redman, Mr. : F. S. Richards. Mrs. W. V. Riter, J. H. Schulelk-id, Mrs. Sol Sle-.d. Mrs. Union Worthington, J. H. Johnson, Mr?.; J. E. Franken, W. R. WalLc-, frank K. Cook. John D. Spencer. Paul S. RatUe, J. R. Jarvis, Mrs. Marv Urandon. Mrs. R. A. Palhinch, C. E. Gnufm, J.-W. McHenry, i MADE BY OFFICERS Ifr . . (Continued from Preceding Page.) vorthington was appointed chairman of he supplies department, and Mrs. J. L. ranken supervisor of the surreal dresa- t n?" department. Mrs W. W. Riter, chairman of extortion extort-ion work, organized 152 auxiliaries for 1 he rurpove of sf-winj? rcfutwa jiarmcnts , T.i knitting. There, were twenty-seven I s uxHirics organized to do gauze work in i h- city There wore, besides, twenty- , s-:' tlree gauze and thirty-five Hewing aux- , ; j .tries organized in the branches. j --T"1 From then on work moved forward -unldlv and great quantities of supplies 'i -.-re made and received at headquarters, i'" -h'ch were forwarded-either to division. ? .-idnuarters at Denver or delivered to r- -ort Douglsis. on orders. The magnitude ; c - f the work turned out by the Halt Lake - mirtv chapter and its branches wid be xalizd from the report which follows: surgical Dressings Report. ' " In October. 1M7, there were four gauze oorns in the Salt Lake county chapter, '"hv were: Headquarters, women's serv-unit, serv-unit, Oarfieid branch and the students f the University of L'tah. In June, laiS, t- here were forty-seven gauze rooms in he county. There were four branches in - lie county with twenty gauze rooms, Oar- t.-i.i Murray, Midvale and Magna. The Tparity of all the rooms throughout the v ounty was 2076 workers. During the eer 2S7 pupil's cards were issued for - ourses in surgical dressings and 103 were v sued for certified instructors. Classes i surgical dressings have been con-?;: con-?;: urtfd bv instructors from the chapters n Murrav, Garfield, Magna, River ton, :aiidy- Lehi, Price, Tooele and Grants-illc Grants-illc and women came to this chapter - pr instruction in surgical dressings from i ly and McGill, Nev., and from Rexburg, rhino Falls, Pocatello and Blackfoot, riaho. and Park City, Heber-Clty, Center-Hie. Center-Hie. Marion, Oakley, Kamas and Peoa,. ;tnh. v The grand total of surgical dressings nade by the Salt Lake county chapter to December 10, 1918, is 1,178.39"). The dress-nffs dress-nffs were distributed through the base iospital, evacuation hospital and Hed abel front line parcels. : i ? Surgical dressings were also sent to ..he armv hospital at Fort Douglas and lro the Red Cross Emergency hospital V:vhich the chapter conducted during the .nfiuenza, epidemic. : supply Rtport. Tne report of the spplies committee of ;?'he ialt Lake chapter of the American -. ted Cross from April fi, l!H7, to August 1919, on supplies shipped to the moun- .am division and to Fort Douglas is as .ol lows: Surgical dressings 1,178,395 total surgi-. surgi-. :al dressings, 204 splints. f Muslin bandages 7315 triangular ban-la ban-la os 5925 T bandages, 92fl0 abdominal c.-iandages. 10,447 four-tailed head ban-l.-icres. '1075 many-tailed bandages, 155 new --nodel scnltctus. 7R knitted eye bandages, -t a total of 37,793 muslin- bandages. - Hosnitai garments 16, 24 bed shirts, ,c.. ;21C pajamas, 625 bed jackets, 741 con-l con-l alescent gowns, 2523 shoulder wraps, 3634 i airs of bed socks, 2025 helpless case hh-ts (P.), 2955 helpless case shirts (A), r K.i) pairs of bandaged foot socks, 24.214 (institute handkerchiefs, 72 pairs of slip-,-ers. 2'M cotton socks, pr a total of 69,-v-Jii hospital garments. ". Knitted gnods and comforts 996 af-Uians, af-Uians, 1!) aviation jackets, 216S comfort i "jits, about half of which were filled; 245 aterproof emergency kits, 50 helmets, 100 mufflers, 2891 pains of wristlets, 9 135 - ieivs sweaters, 571 children's sweaters. 2S omen's shawls. 2 trench caps, 1425 ohil-ren's ohil-ren's st oekinps, pairs of men's kTVclis, 31S9 pints of jelly and jam sent to i W :imrs Lewis ,ind Kearny, or ft toral of XV, 122 knitted goods and comforts. Refugee, garments 3220 girls' chemise, S. ID and 1G years; 3171 women's cne-dse. cne-dse. 1374 boys' suits, 6 and 8 years; 165 iris' capes. 700 women's drawers. 1 120 Xpt'oy-s' underdraivers, 1-150 girls' drawers, 4 . nd 6. years; 2363 girls' dresses, 4, 6 and ttlUi years; f23 women's wrappers, 402 com-"Iftte com-"Iftte lnyettos, 5 girls' undersllps. 605 DC. lorning jacket., 1114 children's night owns, three .sizes; 1871 pinafores, 6 and 8 pars: 571S children's petticoats, 2 and 4 jars; 1205 women's petticoats, larse size; 14 Itoys' shirts, 1034 women's skirts, 1005 eao: ten's whirls, r miscellaneous articles. nsily for infants, such as caps, bootees id shirts, or a total of 29,944 refugee gar-. gar-. jcnts. of donations Listed. pd. Hospital supplies 2T.95 opernting gowns, ".I1 operallnt; caps. 210 operating helmets, )W1T.;'51 upnrating sheets, 7675 operating -weK 1700 operating masks, 2112 operat-g operat-g legging.",, 442 hot-water bag covers, 3S?S h'c-liag cover?. ?B chin bandages, 12:t illts. 70 table cloths, 6124 napkins, -J463 :iy cloths. 12.0SU hand towels. 242 bath l weN, 13!5 bed sheets, 1505 draw sheets, I 1 dish tnwols. ion (lusters. 22.S4S wash i Dtius. 5192 pillow casfa. W dish cloths. 10 1 ml fracture cushions. 6120 comfort pil- lown, 122 pnoumonla jackets, or a total of hot-puni .sj;ipiies. iHniHtions to ho'p:t;ifl and rhfiritable In-miimiuns In-miimiuns wero ;is lulk-w.: Two thousuiifl, two hunrlrcd anrl thirty-six sutituie harullferchiI'.s. K....0 hand tow.rl.s l.n". bath towols, 17ii0 napkins. 510 sheots, 102 pillow pil-low capes, 20 blankets, fi3 tiuiits. !:." pairs of pajamas. -IT. pairs of hod socks, help-h'.--.s case shirts, S) lied slilrts, 1 1ST pounds of ceiluloifl cation, Sim pDiinds of asbestos cotton, I3u0 yarris of khu?.h and tlie same amount in cut k'111'. pounds of yarn in balls, and ail left-over nations. Aside from the above; donations the prand total of supplies made and shipped was .47o,jSO. Thanksgiving day. 1017, Red Cross head' luari nrs was moved to the commodious commo-dious st rue tu re known as the Amelia pAlace. on Ihe corner of East South Temple Tem-ple and .State streets. The luiildinir is owned by Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes, who generously donated its use to the Rod Crns for the period of the war. The taking over of the handing- was formally celebrated by a reception. Speeches were made and a band was in attendance, playing patriotic airs and other music appropriate ap-propriate to the occasion. This splendidly appointed buildlnrr, with its three stories and basement, comprising compris-ing twenty-three rooms, together with a larpe art galiery which was used as a gauze room, was filled from cellar to garret gar-ret with buy workers, cut tine material for use in the many auxiliaries and branches, and for shipping out finished articles. A school for knitters vas established at Red Cross headquarters and when the students stu-dents had proved proficient there was issued is-sued to them approved knit tens' cards, upon the presentation of which yarn -was Issued to the holders. Tlie teachers . of these knitting classes were faithful in j their devotion to the work and are en- I titled to special mention. As the result of ; their work several thousands of pairs of perfectly knitted socks were turned out for use by the soldiers. Enthusiasm Grows. When war was first declared by the United States, while . the country was : agreed as to entering the war, enthusiasm for the production of the necessary articles ar-ticles needed by the army and navy was not high, but as the time went on, enthusiasm enthu-siasm grew by leaps and bounds. Illustrative Illus-trative of this, the first mass meeting of the Red Cross to arouse the interest of the people in the making of surgical dressings dress-ings and garments needed by the army was called in October, 1017. Although such national characters as Harvey J. Gibson, chairman of tlie National Red Cross, and Henry P. Davison, chairman of the war council, were announced as speakers, and the meeting was held at the Salt Lake theater, only about four hundred were present, while in June, 191S, when a second mass meeting was held, this time in the tabernacle, 10,000 people were in attendance, and the enthusiasm and spirit of everyone to do his or her part was unbounded. At the meeting hundreds of Red Cross women in uniform were in attendance. May 21, 1U18, a monster parade was held in connection with the second war fund drive. It was estimated there were 2500 Red Cross women in uniform in the parade. A feature of the parade was the formation of a Maltese cross by the women wearing the red veils of the supervisors su-pervisors and the white veils of the Red Cross workers. During the canning seasons of 1917 and 1918 the faithful Red Cross women of the chapter canned and contributed thousands thou-sands of jars of jams and jellies for use by the Utah soldiers. There were sent to Camps Lewis and Kearny 3109 jars of fruit. The balance was sent to the soldiers stationed at Fort Douglas and to the Red Cross emergency hospital. Civilian Relief Department. The work of the civilian relief committee commit-tee dates back to the summer of 1916, when the United States troops were sent to the Mexican border. At that time the Red Cross chapter here was asked by-Red by-Red Cross national headquarters to appoint ap-point two committees, one on civilian relief and one on military relief. The civilian relief was to look after the families fam-ilies of soldiers and sailors stationed on the border. The chapter was asked not to raise funds for this purpose unless it was necessary, but to co-operate with any other agencies which had funds on hand. Mr. Deeney, then secretarv of the charity organization society, was made chairman of the committee. The Rotary club had raised some funds for this purpose, pur-pose, so that the committee at that time was not called upon to do any extensive work. Shortly after our entry into the war, early in the summer of 1917, Joy H. Johnson John-son was appointed chairman of the civilian ci-vilian relief committee, and, in accordance accord-ance with instructions from national headquarters, the committee prepared to do home service work hero. For a while the work was done in the office of the charity organization society. The first applications for aid came in May, 1917, when two appeals for assistance were made. The applicants were families whose husbands were in service on the Mexican border. In June there were four more, and gradually the number increased until in January of 1918 the volume of the work became so great that it was necessary to have a separate office. When the Red Cross secured the use of the Amelia palace the nome service, as a part of the Red Cross, moved into the same building. Information Bureau Established. In January of 1918 the information bureau bu-reau was established as a part of the home service section, to give information informa-tion to families, to help them write letters let-ters and to te'l them where to write in regard m delayed allotments and allowances; allow-ances; to help them locate missing relatives, rela-tives, and to give information on a wide variety nf subjects to families needing services of this kind only. This department depart-ment has given information to thousands thou-sands of soldiers and sailors and their families. In addition to information given, the home service section has from its organization organ-ization to the present date cared for approximately 2900 families. Relief has been given to the amount of S19.396.15. It is a significant fact that 1200 of the j 2900 applications have been made since January, 1919. Immediately after the signing of the armistice and for a few-months few-months after there was a noticeable decrease de-crease in the applications for assistance, but beginning about February of 1919 the work has increased steadily. In the month of July. 1919, the imme service section sec-tion bad under its care 75-1 fa milies. Durinc the war and fur a few months after the signing of tlie armistice, the home service dealt with the families of soldiers and sailors in service, in cases where there was a delay in the receipt of allot men ts and allowances or where medical at tent Ion or services of other kinds wore needed. While there is still a largo number of this kind of cases, the work is, to a large extent, with the families fam-ilies of returned soldiers and sailors, some of them disabled and some in good physical physi-cal condition but needing assistance in making the change from military to civilian ci-vilian 1 ifo. According to the peace program pro-gram as out lined by national headquarters, headquar-ters, tlie homo service is planning to organize on a larger basis for continued service during the reconstruction period. As the volume of home service work Increased it became necessary to inereasu the working force, and, in view of tlie special problems which the reconstruction reconstruc-tion period have brought, it was found essential to have a number of workers with some training- Special training courses have been he'd throughout the country and two of these courses ha vr been hUi in Suit Lake. The first insr j-tute j-tute he-ran February 10, 1919, lasting for six weeks, and the second began April 21. lasting six weeks. In all. thirty-five students were enrolled. A large part of tlusc have given considerable time to home service work, the majority of them as voiunt eery. The home service now has a staff of seven paid workers with a large force of volunteers, some giving regular time, others ready to respond to any call. Instruction Department. The instruction department was under I the jurisdiction of Mrs. It. C. Gemmeil. ; a graduat e physicia n, and was organ -ized for the purpose of giving instruction to classes in elementary hygiene and home care of the s;rk. dietetics and f;rst aid. There were fifty-two students in t'-e first named, with thirty-seven graduates, under four instructors. in the dietetics classes there were thirty -six student??, thirty-three of whom graduated and from whom four instructors were appoint ed. ) Tn the first aid classes eight students i wore enrolled, seven of whom graduated, j From tht-se six instructors were up- ' pointed. j Canteen Service. j The canteen service of the Salt T.ak ; county chapter w a s fo r m e d . " r e ' i u e s t i from the national American Hed Cr -!-s j in April, 1!U7. The oncinal offi.-ers wro: Mrs. V. Vv. Kit or, chairman; ?!rs. Pimon ' Hambcrgor, vice chairman; Mrs. U. C I (".emmeii. Miss Anna M.n.'orniek, I-h'iu-st (Jay ford and W. i. i ovosy. ( n-i'inaliy ten units of can t er:n women workers were formed. ctinip:a-i from j fifteen to twenty members in c.ch unit, t in eh::-.;e of a lieutenant. Th, i ; reprt-se:.',' d t'-.e diff-'renr rei: prions and so- : eiai activities of the c::y. They w-:,. all! rV.:iy pworn in ar.d took t:i-- o;h r..-e, s- j sary to o.ualify for th e work, A r, uo;- I I'it:n;r t t a larii nunib'.'r nf men in ; trai'sit ir.iiiht have to be sr-rvd with! remiiar mea'.s. a caiiteen ki;e'.;en -,a r-y- i tahlsshed n.?;ir the Oregon. Siiort 3 .me 1 depot. Tiiis kitcnon was ful'.y equipped for tlie preparation of hot mals, and was I in charge of one paid woriier, all oth.er wori; reing don. by o".ui;toMS. I:r;med!-at,.i" I:r;med!-at,.i" alter the form-aiion of tiie ean',c-:i, i'i Lra.n-; ;i;;s-:n-; inrou--"h tlie city carry-rr-j. : v.-.-'-e :m t V.y eanre.'ti nienii ers. the men s.:"rd with rt-fresiiment-s and ;.u.. ;a".y en; -vtainr-'i whenever j os"i;Je. Ti:e Prst impnrt'.nt function of x'-'.c canteen can-teen was t'r.r- fay. -well on tert ainmen: of t':.e ofncfrs and men of the !'ield nr- t'i'n'ry. comprising entirely l'tah. men demobilized de-mobilized for war service fr..m the slate m '. : i t i.i.. o n tin? eve n i n g of t : i r-: r e n : rail i -nier.t for camp. 'y 'orniiss:on of the ci;y ' reiimis;.'.r:e!-s t '-, is e:u rta:nnv.;nt was heid a.t the city ami county buidng. Early found th::t due to ;;ur fact t'n tt pra-;- e.-.-vi ; ions d :d no; v.-nrran t the expense of furthe- eo. il- t..e ,.nt-t--; k;- .a-a. ('oun'y c'":a;.-r t:1'- 'U re d nde i to n'.m-iien n'.m-iien t ie kit'-mm and to ro:i!::i.' ti e activities activi-ties of tlie cu:ia'i-;i to t.'.e inciting of trooD trains at the depots upon call and at- f omdn;g to the wants of the men at tlie E j trains. L Canteen Reorganized. t For the purpose of reorganization, the!! executive committee of tiie c.ante'-n in j ' FeuruO-ry. ten-Jcred its resigim ion to i thy Salt Lake County chapter. The re- I I oraniz.'d executive committer consisted of I'aui Kartle, ci'.airman; A. Iteeves. vice rhairman; Mrs. John Q. Cannon and Kr-nest Kr-nest Gayford. Tiie uni's were increased from t(n to i t'nirtf "n. These units were, given numb.'rs. and wr-re railed out to meet troop trains I in rot a t;on. so t'na t the activities of the j canteen :-hoi;id he as ev.;niy d.stri'oute'l f as possiV'U-. pi November, 1!'1;', owing to ; ho pr- ssuro of other Rd Crops work-, I';',';! i;a'.:le r'-s:r-eq as r-airman of th-, 'anU.-'-n s-.-r'.i'e, Mr. Reeves 1 e!nq an-: P'.i:.t-d to i"..s piai . v. it.h Mrs. John Q. , C'pnnoti as ice .-hairman. ij The caat'-'H s.-r:ce hav'n? covered ajc (Continued on Page Sixtccn-i 1 'er. iy IS, and resulted in receipts ot . The Junior Eed Cross was organized d'.:ri!i the las: month of the spring ot , 1J1S, hut stands on record as beins or- ; cu n !zed p ; em r 1 , It' IS. Up to the. prest :u tune t':iere ft re 1 . 2tw nieir.oers; . ti.ere are thirtv eUy schools enrolled. , twenty -live Granite d ; si rid schools, four . Murray and tour Jordan schools, making ; a total of sixty-three schools enrolled. J The schuol committee has received . ?5i.s4 6'i, and out of that expenditures , amounting to Slu92.12 have been deducted, j leuvincr a total of J-lSt'L'.-iS on hand Feh- ; ruarv S. l'.'ty. The se'r.ools did a greai , drttl of work alomf the lines of suiieal ! dressings, hospital supplies, hospital gar- j ments and refugee garments lietore be- I cominp Junior Ked Cross members. Since that time they have made f0" mufflers, also ten mss, six quilts and 50 bedside tables. The L- V. . university cut and assembled th.e tables, and th.e West hii,'h, Jordan htch and the Granite hlh schools , put them together and polished them. ; These tables were sent to the hospital ; at Fort Douglas. One thousand dollars ; was donated to tho National Children's fund for work among children abroad. Operate Hospital. Early in October. 191S, following the close of tho state fair, we were overtaken by Influenza, an epidemic that was spreading spread-ing throughout the country. We had previously pre-viously been warned to expect an outbreak out-break of the epidemic, and were notified that tho war department had advanced $:75.000 with which to combat the epidemic epi-demic by employing nurses and furnishing medical" supplies, yo that when the epidemic epi-demic reached us we were more or less prepared to take action. At the suggestion sugges-tion of B. F. Redman, one of the active members of our executive committee, we applied to Bishop Joseph S. Class of the Catholic church for the use of the vacant Judge Mercy hospital as a Red Cross emergency hospital for influenza patients. The use of the building was immediately and graciously tendered. In three days the hospital, which had not been used for some years, was renovated and equipped and patients were received. The hospital was conducted for thirty-one days when the epidemic, abating somewhat, it -was deemed advisable by those in charge to close the institution. Hundreds of patients pa-tients were treated and undoubtedly many lives were saved by getting quick service which could not have been rendered otherwise. other-wise. We had a maximum of eighty-five patients in the hospital at one time. The hospital was operated entirely by volunteer help. . J. Fred Anderson, one of the principals of the public schools, was placed in charge as house manager, and he was assisted by scores of teachers teach-ers from the public schools which had been closed because of the epidemic. Women Respond. In addition to the operation of the hospital, hos-pital, Red Cross headquarters took the lead In handling the influenza epidemic and acted as a clearing house for nurses. Hundreds of women, including most of the teachers of the public schools, private schools and universities, department store clerks and women In private life, in response re-sponse to the Red Cross appeal for nurses, came forward and volunteered their services. serv-ices. These women did most heroic service. serv-ice. Most of them were young and inexperienced, inex-perienced, and in many cases, when going into houses that were most unsanitary and without conveniences, in which whole families were stricken by the disease, many of them at first crumpled up when confronted by the conditions they found, but afterwards braced up and did splendid splen-did service and undoubtedly saved hundreds hun-dreds of lives and relieved untold suffering. suffer-ing. Iater on in the epidemic the teachers teach-ers were withdrawn by the school authorities, authori-ties, although they did not all retire. After that we had to depend on the department de-partment store clerks and those in private pri-vate life. The stores showed a very patriotic pa-triotic spirit in allowing the Red Cross to draw upon their clerks, and continued their1 pay even when some of them were taken sick and had to be cared for by- us in the hospital. During. the epidemic the Red Cross employed em-ployed thirty-eight trained nurses and 463 practical nurses and nurses' aides. Thousands Thou-sands of homes were supplied with nurses, and in hundreds of cases accommodations were so poor that we had to send cots and bedding not only for patients but also for the nurses. We supplied hundreds of nurses' aprons and thousands of bottles of . disinfectant. The nurses were transported to and from their cases by the volunteer motor corps. Scores of cars were used in this splendid work, beginning early in the morning and working sometimes into the small hours of the following day. The total expense of the chapter in handling the epidemic was approximately SlU.OOU. Too much cannot be said in praise of the splendid work of the school teachers, clerks and young women from the best homes, who heroically volunteered their services and risked their lives In the effort ef-fort to relieve the suffering. The heartfelt heart-felt thanks we received from the afflicted people are adequate reward for tasks undertaken. un-dertaken. Service Badges. Early in January, upon instructions from Washington that all Red Cross workers work-ers who had devoted S0Q hours or more to Red Cross work, would be entitled to a service badge and honor certificate, a badge committee was appointed, consisting consist-ing of Mrs. Jeanette Hyde, chairman; Mrs. J. S. Robinson, Mrs. Clarissa Cleg-horn, Cleg-horn, Mrs. C. W. Hawley, Mrs. C. F. Jennings, Mrs. F. A. Pyke, Mrs. Louis Simon and Mrs. Fred Davidson. This committee worked out a form card covering all Red Cross activities. These were distributed to all who had worked the necessary 800 hours or more, and who wished to apply for the service badges or certificates. These were to be filled in and from them an index file made. Up to date we have received 768 applications for certificates and 536 orders for badges. In looking hack over the workof the chapter for the last two and a half years, with the numerous instances of devotion and sacrifice, if each case were to be described de-scribed it would take volumes to contain con-tain them. The work the Red Cross has done could not have been accomplished without the heartiest co-operation and harmony on the part of the citizens of the chapter. People of every faith, high and low, rich and poor, worked together as one body in doing their utmost to make less the horrors of war and provide comforts for our soldiers at the front. Thousands of- silent knitters plied their needles month In and month out; almost as many women worked on garments for the relief of refugees in devastated countries. coun-tries. Hundreds of women, without any experience, volunteered their services, and took their lives in their hands to nurse the patients of the influenza epidemic when that dreaded scourge swept over the country, their only thought of reward being the knowledge that they had contributed con-tributed their part in this humanitarian work. The unstinted generosity of all the daily papers In giving the widest publicity, without charge, to the Red Cross activities, activi-ties, assisted very largely in the results accomplished. We regret that space will permit the naming only of officials and committees, for equally to every one of the thousands of workers in our chapter, who have so freely given of their time and energy, is due the splendid accomplishments of this chapter. (Signed) W. MOXT FERRY. Chairman of Chapter. F. O. HOWARD, Chairman Executive Committee R. J. SHIELDS. Chairman History Committee. arrived lo he slati' i;c-d tho Fort D'.ue-la.i D'.ue-la.i reconstruction hospital. The eanu-en j lii'lir-s served them with fruit. ciKrets I arid other tieiicaei'-s. In addition lo the foreoin' special service, the booths were in operation daiiv. serving the casual ' xtrai-jji.-rs. ' The figures on the denot service follow: -N'urii'uer of men served. Approximate Quantities of supplies furnished fur-nished free: one hundred and thirty pnllons of cof-fe. cof-fe. 5"f) .sandwh-hes, :.'U"fj packages of n-.atehes. twenty dozen paper toweis, three bunches bananas. o'JO cgarets, fifteen fif-teen pounds of tobaeeo. chocolate bars, 1,-jO pounds wrapped molasses candv, l.'Mj postcards, fourteen boxes of apples, ten dozen oranses. Two telegrams were sent. Twelve b.xes of apples were furnished by request re-quest at cord. The total value of supplies furnished free la J715.-J. Special Activities. Amonir the special activities of the c :nteen might be mentioned the following: follow-ing: Kntertainment with refreshments and vaudeville attractions to leCO 'men at Fort Iout;las on Christmas eve, li'17. To exemplify the scope of the work it mipht be mentioned that on the same evening a troop train carrying between fiOn and Goo men was taken rare of bv two units. A reception was k'iven aL the railroad ptation to General Pau and the French military commission. Two hundred hun-dred and fifty members of the canteen were in the Liberty loan parade. An excursion was made to Lnpm to welcome home the MOth Utah field artillery, and the men were served with box lunches a. id -soda water. The canteen gave a i Red Cross drive parade. ! Tho lieutenants of the various ranteen ! units are as follows: Mrs. W. C. MrOon-1 MrOon-1 aid, Delta Kpsilon. sorority, University of Utah; Miss Mae -ulderson, Primary association; Mrs. John T. White, sur-ceeded sur-ceeded by Mrs. Genevieve Van Derek, Catholic Women's league; Mrs. C. W. Boyd, Daughters of the American Revolution: Revo-lution: Miss Anna MeCornick, succeeded by Mrs. L,. L. Dagron, (rauze workers' unit; Miss rtulh May Fox, Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement association; Mrs. Gould B. Blakely, City Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Louis Simon, Jewish Jew-ish Relief society; Mrs. F. K. Murey, succeeded suc-ceeded by Mrs. Samuel Xeel, Ladies' guilds of Episcopal church; Mrs. Ij. W. Snow, Ladies' Literary club; Mrs. Emma Kmpev, Women's Relief society; Mrs. Charles It. Wells, The Cleofan. Mrs. Wells is also the secretary of the canteen. can-teen. Miss Dorothy Bamberger's unit, known as the quick service girls, disbanded dis-banded and was succeeded by Mrs. George EUerbeck with the War Mothers of Utah. The canteen committee must not overlook over-look the assistance and co-operation given giv-en it by the officials and employees of the railroads, without which It would not have been possible to have systematized and carried out successfully the work. Acknowledgment and thanks is also given to the city commissioners for the use of the city and county building, the Warm Springs baths and the swimming pool at .the public safety building, the Sanitarium Baths company, the theaters and many other concerns which have contributed generously to our appeals. Red Cross Shop. Early in May, 191S, following a movement move-ment that was fast becoming popular over the United States, the Salt Lake county chapter organized a committee for the purpose of starting a Red Cross shop. The Rev. John Mallck, then manager of the Red Cross chapter, appointed a committee of thirty women to take hold of the work. Of this committee Mra. Lester D. Freed was appointed chairman, Mrs. George M. Miller, manager, and Mrs. George S. Gannett, Gan-nett, secretary. At tho first meeting of the shop committee A. H. Boxrud was appointed assistant manager and Mrs. J. L. Haves was named cashier. June 1, 1918, the shop was opened on Regent street. This shop consisted of one small room and a basement, for which $.?0 a month rental was paid. The furnishings were four tables, two showcases, one bookcase book-case and a few broken chairs, all loaned that were found in cellars and woodsheds. wood-sheds. By means of an endless chain of telephone tele-phone calls and the untiling efforts of the women of the committee, who stimulated the spirit of donation among the people of tho community, the merchandise and stock of the store was gathered. Since there was no motor corps in the city at that time, material for the shop was collected col-lected by a few ardent workers. Special credit for this labor in furnishing machines ma-chines and gasoline is due to Mrs. W. S. McLeod, A. H. Boxrud, Miss Elsa Bamberger, Bam-berger, Miss Anna MeCornick and Miss Enid Miller. Rich and poor alike donated as wed as purchased from the Red Cross shop. The wares ranged from the elaborate to the simple, from massive furniture to the smallest tovs, jewelry, bric-a-brac, paintings paint-ings bv local and foreign artists, clothing, hats, shoes, kitchen utensils, and even fresh cut flowers and potted plants nothing noth-ing was missing. As one woman, the mother of eight children, declared everything every-thing she and her children wore, and even tiie furniture, curtains and dishes in her home, were purchased in the shop. The shop was run on strictly business terms, all goods were marked in plain figures, terms were strictly cash, and no salary was paid to 'any of the workers. The only expenses beside the rent were for telephone and electric lights. Property Owners Aid. The following property owners on Regent Re-gent street, on which the shop was located lo-cated G. S. Holmee, Herman Bamberger, Capital Electric company, Nicholas Schneider and P. W. Madsen, desiring to help the women of the shop, donated 50 cents per front foot of their property to help defray the expenses of the shop. This donation amounted to $S4. After four months, Increasing business demanded larger Quarters and it was found necessary to move. A pleasant room was found at 113 South Main street, a most desirable location, loca-tion, which was rented for $150 per month. Including heat. After moving to the new location business Increased more rapidly than ever. Aside from the activities of the daily routine of the shop, during the state fair week earlv in October special lunches were served in the fair grounds and also in the shop. The materials entering Into the lunches were very largely contributed. Flnley G. Brooks supplied nil the macaroni and spaghetti, as well as the coffee, and the Rotisserie Inn cooked all of the food. Salt Lake bakeries donated the bread and pies creameries and dairies supplied the butter, milk nnd cream, and the packing houses and butchers donated the meat. The women worked hard and faithrully, both at the fair grounds and in the shoo, serving meals netting S12S3 for the week. Four hundred meals were served free of charge to soldiers and sailors passing through the city. The salvage department handled articles not suitable for sale through the shop, such as junk and newspapers, and was conducted as absolutely separate from the Red Cross shop, therehy lessening the receipts re-ceipts of the shop, while in other cities It was customary to run these two departments depart-ments as one. Returning soldiers who were without funds were supplied with civilian clothes from the shoo and many were clothed en-tire'y en-tire'y and all without charge. The shop also gave generously for the second Belgian Bel-gian drive for old clothes. Following the cessation of hostilities. Interest in the shop on the part of donators lessened and. while the demand for goods continued, the stocks were depleted and finally, on February Feb-ruary l"i. lf'lii. it was decided to close the shop The proceeds from the shop during dur-ing the eight months totaled $15,051.72. Altogether it was felt that the Red Cross ihon was one of the most successful and profitable enterprises of the Salt Lake county chapter. In addition to this, the shop collected over Sl.'.iO for the united war worker."' campaign in 1918. and 1130 was realized for the Red Cross roll call. Special thanks nre due the local newspapers, which gave such splendid and helpful advertising and assisted materially in the success of the shop. Merchants as well as individuals everywhere were magnanimous in their donations. Mrs. Frank podge had charge of the paper bag department, which proved very popular and from which was realized a very handsome sum. Special praise and thanks are also due to Mrs. George M. .Miter, manager; A. It. Boxrud, assistant manager; Mrs. J. L. I (ayes, caMiier. and Mrs. P. C. Roberts, who proved conscicnt ious workers. Mrs. Miller spent her entire time in the work j without remuneration, taking full super- red gross report MaDE by officers (Continued from Page Seven.) period of about twenty-seven months. It would be Impossible to give a detailed account of all its activities. In general, the method pursued in laying out the work was that the licutenanta of each unit received instructions from the chairman chair-man of the impending arrival of a iroop train. The lieutenant would then get her unit together, havc it at the depot in time to prepare the supplies and serve them to the men on -their arrival. Tho men were furnshed with fruits in season, candy, cigareta and stationery. Sick or wounded men were given special attention, atten-tion, nurses or doctors being in attendance attend-ance when necessary. After the signing of the armistice, and when the government started lo demobilize demobil-ize training camps and the men on active duty began to return, it was found that tho previous method of meeting troop trnina had to be reinforced .from the fact that men were coming in in small groups and on regular trains. Many of them had lo stay here some hours, and occasionally overnight, requiring special attention. By the permission and with the assistance of tho railroads, canteen booths were established es-tablished at the two principal depots. These booths were put in charge of a lieutenant of a unit for each day, members mem-bers of her special unit taking charge of trie booths for that day. working in relays. re-lays. At the Oregon Short ,ine depot the booth was kept open twelve hours per day, and at the Denver & Rio Grande six hours. Coffee, doughnuts, candy, apples ap-ples and clgarets were the principal items of refreshment, and were available to soldiers sol-diers and .sailors at all times. The establishment estab-lishment of these booths was a pronounced pro-nounced success. It brought the canteen workers into more intimate contact with the men than heretofore, and they served a really important part in welcoming home many of the men who otherwise might have felt neglected ' had they arrived ar-rived in Walt- Lake with no one to attend to their special wants. Mrs. Harriet L'overt was appointed assistant to Mr. Reeves, the canteen service chairman, and for some months was on duty in direct charge of canteen activities at both depots. As a sample of the activities of the canteen, a resume of the services rendered during one month Is as follows: Troops Cared For. February 4 One hundred and fifty soldiers sol-diers came in . on the Western Pacific at 1 o'clock, en route to California. They were met by the women of the canteen, who served them with doughnuts and coffee, apples, candy and cigarets. The boys seemed very hungry and enjoyed the refreshments very much. In return they gave the women a can of beef hash and some samples of hard tack such as the government supplies them while in the service. They printed on the side of their car, "We Like Salt Lake," and left cheering cheer-ing wildly. February 7 Forty-two men arrived and were met at the tiain by women belonging belong-ing to Mrs. Fmpey's unit. They served doughnuts and coffee, apples, candy and cigarets. February S Twenty-five wounded soldiers, sol-diers, with four attendants, arrived, en route to the Fort Douglas reconstruction hospital. They were served with oranges, apples, candy and cigarets. February 13 A special troop train of ten oars arrived about 12:45 p. m.( carrying carry-ing 372 men of the Fifty-first division, light field artillery. Special arrangements were made to supply them with hot coffee, doughnuts, apples, candy and cigarets. About twenty women of the canteen were present and the boys were given an ample supply of everything. The soldiers were cheering wildly for the Red Cross as the train pulled out of the station". They had come directly from France, some of them wearing three gold strip.es on their sleeves. The train remained about one hour and they were marched up town for exercise before leaving. February 17 A special train carrying 450 men of the Twenty-first infantrv, from San Diesro, en route to Fort D. A. Russell, Rus-sell, Wyoming, - arrived at the Oregon .Short Line station at 6:50 a. m. Preparations Prepara-tions were made to give them a light breakfast in the large waiting-room of the station. Tables were arranged so that the men could pass in line on either side and receive their refreshments. The men were given coffee, doughnuts, bananas, candy, cigarets, matches, post cards and stationery, a very enjoyable time was had by the men and the women, and the men left the s tat ion cheering. Most of the women arrived before the street cars were running to arrange for these refreshments. refresh-ments. February 19 A special train carrying 250 sailors arrived at about 3 a. m. and remained until 7:30 o'clock. Canteen women arrived at 5:45 a. m. and arranged ar-ranged tables in the large waiting room for a light breakfast. Tables were arranged ar-ranged so that the men could priss by in line on either side, where they received re-ceived coffee wth cream and sugar, doughnuts, apples, candy and cigarets". The ladies alto gave them useful articles! such as handkerchiefs, postcards and pencils. There was plenty for everybody, every-body, so that many of the boys had a second helping, and a general good time was had. The women responded enthusiastically, en-thusiastically, many of them having to walk a mile and a half to the station, as it was too early for the street cars. February 1?0 One hundred and thirtv men arrived from Newark, X. J. They I were served wi th coffee, doughnuts, apples, ap-ples, candy and cigarets. as well as some ! i knick-knacks. Two units were out and I duplicate tables were set so that four i i men could be served at once. While it was at first reported that th.e train would be here only twelve minutes, it actually remained about forty-five minutes, so that finite an enjoyable time was had, and the mon left cheering wildly. February 21 Kleven cars, carrying 225 men of the Fifty-fifth coast artillery, arrived at 7 o'clork in the nmrning. One unit was out and served coffee, doughnuts, dough-nuts, candy, apples, cigarets and knick-knacks. knick-knacks. The nit-n were d'-lighted and rode out of the station cheering. February Twu hundred and nineteen nine-teen nvn came into Salt Lake on a special spe-cial train at H a. m. They w ere mot by Mrs. L. W. Snow's unit and Mrs. W. (.'. Mr Donald's unit and doughnuts, apples, candy, cigarets and other things were served. February 27 Thirty-nine wounded men vision, and to her untiring efforts is largely large-ly due the success of the shop. , The following letter from the auditor shows the wonderful efficiency of the shop management: "Mr. R. J. Shields. Manager, Fait Lake Countv Chapter, A. R. C Salt Lake City, Utah: "I have audited the books of the Red Cross shop from the commencement of activities. June 1, 1!US, to September 30, 1918. and attach hereto financial statements state-ments covering that period according to the books. "The books leave nothing to be desired and are accurate and complete. "I feel that the shop committee is to be warmly congratulated upon the success suc-cess of its efforts and the completeness of its system. On gross receipts of ?5 185.57 the expenses total $214.15, or 3.9 per cent a very remarkable showing. No salaries are paid or chargeable. "Yours very truly, (Signed) "J. B. SCTTOLE-FIE-LD," "Chartered Accountant, Auditor, Salt Lake County' Chapter, A. R. C." Salvage Department. The salvage department was created for the purposeof collecting and disposing of material that could not well be handled through the Red Cross shop. The material ma-terial consisted of old iron, rubber, bottles bot-tles and magazines. The work commenced com-menced September 1, 1P1S, with A. D. Smith as chairman. Thirty thousand handbills were sent throughout the city through the courtesy of the Utah Power & Light company, which Inclosed them in envelopes with monthly statements, announcing an-nouncing the location of the salvage department de-partment warehouse on South Fourhh West street, kindly donated by B. F. Redman, and soliciting such articles as they wished to donate. Before the work was actually under wav the influenza epidemic practically put a stop to all activities of this character. charac-ter. However, Mr. Smith, the chairman, succeeded in gathering up a carload of tin cans, with the assistance of the boy; scouts under Captain John F. Taylor, i which was disposed of at a fair profit. I Paper and magazines which were col-1 col-1 lected afforded a good revenue. The salvage department also took charge of the collection and storage of fruit pits which were requested by the government for the purpose of making carbon for use in gas masks. At the time of the signing of the armistice nearly three carloads of fruit pits had been collected col-lected readv for shipment. Had it not been for the influenza epidemic epi-demic which continued throughout the winter, the salvage department undoubtedly undoubt-edly would have netted handsome returns, and thanks are due the efficient manager for his intelligent conduct of that department. depart-ment. Old Clothes Campaign. An appeal from our division headquarters headquar-ters to make a drive for old clothes for the relief of the Belgians was the incentive incen-tive for a campaign running from March I 18 to March 25, 1918. The drive was in j charge of A. H. Boxrud, Frank Harris and Mrs. Louise Robinson. The publicity was in charge of A. C. Rees and George E Hale. The public responded generous-Iv, generous-Iv, with the result that 47,000 pounds ot clothes and shoes were received and ; shipped to New York. A second appeal for old clothes to carry the destitute war sufferers through the winter was conducted In October, 191S, with James K. Jennings as chairman. He was assisted by Mrs. Louise Robinson, Fred Williams, George M. Bacon, Joseph Nibley'and Ralph Zwicky, with L. S. Gill-ham Gill-ham as publicity manager. The use of ! two store rooms at 14 and 16 West Sec-! Sec-! ond South street was donated by the I Walker estate, and a large warehouse i near the tracks on South Third West i street was secured by Mr. Jennings, j Again the response was most generous by the people. Our volunteer motor corps organization, which had recently been organized, or-ganized, did splendid work in collecting thousands of bundles in all parts of the city. Schoolhouses were used as depots for collection centers from which clothes were brought in in trucks. As in the case of the first drive, the clothing was pressed into bales. Nearly three carloads were collected, amounting to 68,000 pounds. The third drive for old clothes was con- ! ducted beginning March 24, 101?. Mrs. ! George M. Miller was chairman and was assisted by Mrs. J. C. Rooklidge. Mrs. Simon Bamberger, Mrs. Ezra Thompson, Mrs. W. A. Zimmerman, Mrs. J. A. Beless, Sam Samuels. Max Weil and Dr. John H. Tavlor, the latter representing the boy scouts. In this drive 77.900 pounds of clothes were collected over three large cars. Special mention should be given to the tire department for its work in arousing the enthusiasm of the public by going through the streets with fire wagons, ringing gongs to attract the people peo-ple to their doors, and also to the police department in furnishing aid in baling the clothes, and to the scores of women who worked from morning till night sorting sort-ing the clothes. Salt T-ake County chapter is proud of its record in the amount of clothing and shoes collected for the poor of Europe, having In each drive collected a greater quantity of garments and shoes than any other chapter in the Mountain division. Membership Drives. The first drive was held in April, 1917, and was called the Tag day membership drive, from which approximately T'OOO was netted. The first war fund drive was heid in June, 1917, in connection with which was the monster Red Cross parade previously referred to. Ar a result re-sult of this drive S-.iO.uiiO was received by the Salt Iake Cmtnty chapt'-r. In December. De-cember. 1917. a Christmas membership j campaign was held, at which approxi-! approxi-! matelv ?3i.r.o0 was received. The second war fund drive was held in .June, 9IS. from which ?413,211 was netted. The Christmas mllr-nll for the purpose of se-' se-' curing new members was held in Decern- |