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, as :s. ~rt rs ~ td ty 1e tt, le, h. In X, te m r- 11, n, [)r 'Y· d- Edltor·s· note : Tbe following article la the · aeventh of a aeries relating to the funcUou and aehlevemente of the varleus beneftclarles of the Wllme t te Community Cheat, for which an annual unlfted fund cam' palgn will be conducted Sunday, April 1. It Is felt that the residents of the .village, who are the contrlbuton to this fund for all recognized charliy and welfare agencies, should be made thoroughly familiar with these objectives ·of their cenerous support. Thla article deals with the American Red cross. Chlcaco ehapter. n. 111 X, rm ·is ~ ,. k. n, # !le et 11- r.r n. IS. ·r tte ;k ·t. m es g. 1e t, y d s- te n , IV d n s ~ .t r Chicago chapter of the American Red Cross, one of the agencies participating in the Wilmette Community Chest funds, this week made a report of its activities. One of the most interesting features of the report has to do with the War Service department, which secured $22,855.74 Governmental payme..ts to disa~l~d W~rld War veterans or their fatmbes dunng the past month. This money was paid the veterans as a result of the efforts of the workers in the chapter. In all of these claims for disability compensation it is necessary for the .Red Cross to. produce affidavits provmg that the InJUry or disease is connected with the claimant's war time service. After such pr~f is reviewed by the U. S. Veterans' Bureau, the claimant receives his check from the Government. The . payme~ts were made on claims of the followmg classifications : Disability Compensation, $15,557.32; Dependency Allowance, $2,051.12; Adjusted Compensation, $2,377.6~; lnsurance Payments, $2,387.15; Bur~al, $300; State Bonus, $162.50. · Aid For Depeadeata One of the families whose claim was worked out by the Red Cross received $1,800 in a lump sum and the mother of this disabled man will continue to receive $m per month during the period in which her son is incapicated. In another case a mother of a deceased soldier received $1,200 in one payment and will continue to receive $20 per month as long as her dependency continues. StiJI anothe·r veteran received $1,000 and others secured smaller amounts. The outstanding case of the month brought to an estate $8,995.53, which is the settlement of a claim of a deceased soldier. In seeking the heirs the Chicago chapter advertised in foreign speaking newspapers in Chicago and New York and the nearly $9,000 is to be divided equally between six relatives, all of whom are poor and $1.(104.857.98. will be greatly benefitted by this At the prf'sent time there is beh1P" money. formed in Chicallo a disa·ster relief Hel~ 1,111 Disabled Men orga.nizati~n ·. which will res!>on~ imDurin~r the year service and relief medtatel': m case of a calanuty m our was administered to 9,603 disabled men own terntory. or their families. . Educational activities of the chapter . Engin. e er Declmea Post showed a marked increase for the past With Mn..-.uito District :vear. In the Department of Home . _, . Hygiene and Care of the Sick 35 The appomtment as ~ngmeer of the accredited instructors were teaching North Shore Mosqutto Abatement the course to mothers, young women Drstrict, made. by. the Board of Trusand school girls. The students who tees of the D1str1ct about two w~eks completed the course number 10,240 ago, has. been .refused by F. I.. Mt11er. and of these 8,398 received the certi- the app«?mtee, 1t was learned tht.s week. ficate for the modified course and Mr. Mdler turned the appomtme~t 1,842 were awarded standard certifi- down, it is understood, because he. ~·d cates. 'fhis course teaches women and not feel that he ~ould take the pos1t10n girls how to become more efficient unless he were g~ven a three year .col'!aids in the home ;n time of sickness. tract. Under the prese!'t law, It 1" It does not qualify its students for understood that the appomtment could professional service in the field of not. be made for more th~n ~ne year. It 1s exp.ect~d that the D1s~r1ct Bo~rd nursing. Fint Aid classes for the year num- will comtder the matter at tts meetmg bered 168 and certificates were issued on March 20. to '1,677 people, most of whom are men ·various industries. This employed number of graduates of the course is more than double the number of the previous year. First Aid, which teaches men to be efficient in assisting injured people before the arrival of a doctor, is gaining he~dway in Chicago industries. Graduates of First Aid have saved many lives as a result of their knowledge in cases of asphyxiation, electric shock, serious bleeding ~nd other forms of accident. Life Saving courses in the chapter deal with the methods of preventing drowning. A total of 24,'138 persons took tests in thb department last year. Many. of. these were simply swimming examinations, but l,lOZ qualified as Junior Life Savers and 683 won their certificates for Senior Life Savers. 130 persons were found to be so expert that t'£i~e~.::aS:~i:; The Nursing Service of the chapter attends to the enrollment of ·Nurses in the Red Cross and these are ready to respond immediately to a call cf disaster, great epidemics or in time of war. There are 1,860 such nurses registered in Chicago. The Junior Red Cross, which is th~ Red Cross in the schools, has completed a year of unusual accomplishinents, one .of the most outstanding acts of their service being the cont1 ibution of $1,500 for Mississippi Flood Relief. These children, co-ordinating their activities under the guidance of the Junior Red Cross, throughout the year render many acts .of service to disabled men in hospitals and to less fortunate children at home and abroad. To list these acts of kindness would take more space than is here permitted, but the general plan of the Juniors is meeting with great interest among children. It also has secured the endorsement of educators everywhere. Deparblieat of Vol-teen The Department of Volunteers of Chicago · chapter during the year produced 19,224 garments for the chapter's disaster closet and for the women and children in the homes of disabled war veterans. These garments were the result of sewin~ and knittin~ by the members of 132 Women's clubs and 290 churches. The material used was new and each article given out was the handiwork of some exceJient needle worker who devoted hours to service. Holiday favors and gloom chasers were made by volunteers to the nomher of 2.860 and these went to the disabled men in Government hospitals. Al!'encies in this territorv coll.-rtin~ funds for , Mississipoi Valley Flooff Reli.-f cleared their donation-. through the Chicago chapter of the Red Cross and the amount sent to the national or u a n i 7. a t i o n for flood reJief was in First National of Wiua:.a" at \Vilmette in the State of Illinois, at the close of business on February 28~ _ ~-~~~. RESOURCES ceptances of other banks and foreign bills of or drafts BOld with lndoraement of this bank . .. . .. .. . .. . ... . .. . . . ....... . .. . ...... ' Total loans . .. .... .... .... . ..... .. . .. ..... . Overdrafts: unsecured . . . ..... ... . . . .. ... ..... . . . . All other United States Government securities .. . Total . . . ' .. ........... . ........ .... . . . . .. . .. Other bonds, stocks, securities. etc.. owned ....... . Banklnc House, $16,!43.87 ; Furniture and Fixtures, $9,!44.90 ...... .. . . . . . . ... ..... .. . . . .. . Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ..... . Cash In vault and amount due ·from national banks . . . .... . .. . .... ...... ... . . . .. . . . ... ... . . . . Amount due from State banks, bankera. and trust companies In the United States . ........ . Checks on other banks In the 118.Dle clt7 or town as reporting bank ... ............. . . .. . . .. : .... . Total of Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . Miscellaneous cash Items .... . ... .. .......... . .. . Other assets, If any . . . .. ·... . ... .. ............... . LoaDs and dlacounts_ lncludlnc redlacounta. ac- excb·,... 615,722.00 91,003.00 · 616,1U.OO Z,OI1.05 91,001.00 tn,ZSZ.II J&,fti.T1 5Z,t88.D 81,81&... 16,&10.11 11,181.1! 113,760.47 Z,U8.11 ZS,I'l'l.SS 1,409,19Z.&t Total ...... .. ....... ....... . .. . ... . .. .. .... . LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In .. .... ....... . . : . .. . . . . . . . . . Surplur fund .. .. . . . .... . ... . . . ....... .. .. .... . . . . Undivided proftts .. .. .. . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . ... . .... . Le88 current expenses paid . ... . ............ . . . Total ........ . . .. . . ..... . . . ....... .. . .... .. . Reserved for taxes, Interest, etc.. accrued ....... . Certlfted checks outstanding . . . . .. . ....... . .. . . . C8.8hler's checks outstanding .. . . . ... . .......... . Total of Items .. . . . .. . .. . ... . .. .. .. ... . . .. . Individual deposits subject to check . . . . ...... . Certlftcates of deposit due In less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed) ... .. .... . .. . State, county, or other municipal deposits secured by pledge of assets of thla bank or· surety bond . ...... . .. . .. . .. ... ... .......... . ...... . . . Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve ... . ....... . Savings deposits (Including time certificates of deposit other than for money borrowed) ...... . Other time deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Postal savings deposits . . . .... .. ..... .. ..... . .. . Total of time deposita subject to Reserve . . Bills payable (Including all obligations representing money borrowed other than rediscounts .. . .. . .. ... . . . ........................... . Liabilities other than those above stated .... . ... . Total ..... . .. . ....... ..... .. .. . ... ....... . ....... 26,614.45 5,839.19 50,000.00 50,000.00 20,175.!6 5,'124.82 . 401.99 16,085.U 568.718.41 30,201.88 66,8'11.10 16,489.13 663,811.39 507,150.85 11,568.18 331.!6 75.000.00 . 7,8t1.65 1,409,19!.51 519,550.29 State of Illinois) ss. County of Cook ) · I, Dan G. Stiles, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly sV\rear that the above statement is true to the best of my kno,vledge and belief. DAN G. STILES, Cashier. Subscribed and S\vorn to before ·tne this 7th day of 1\farch, 1928. ROGER R. JENNESS, Notarv ., Public. Seal Correct-Attest: I ----.-- A. C. WOLFF C. F. REINBOTH ROBT. STODDARD, Directors.