Patriotic Acre Fund, Saskatchewan 



Number of acres promised 6,000 



Contributions paid (Jan. 24), in grain or cash, equivalent in flour to 3,000,000 lbs. 



A nominal charge is made by the Milling Companies and the flour put up in bags 

 bearing the Association's emblem. 



CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY 



Chairman of Executive Committee, Lt.-Col. Noel G. L. Marshall. Hon Treasurer, 

 Brig.-Gen. The Hon. James Mason. Commissioner in England — Colonel Hodgetts, 

 C.A.M.C. Head Office: 77 King St. E., Toronto. 



The Canadian Red Cross Society is the representative in Canada of the Inter- 

 national Red Cross Society with its Executive Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. 



The work of the Red Cross Society is to co-operate with the Medical Services of the 

 Navy and Army in the relief of sick and wounded sailors and soldiers. 



To this duty is added that of ministering to the needs of prisoners of war. 



In a report to the Press, made by the Chairman of the Society in February last, it 

 was stated that the people of the Dominion had contributed in cash and goods since 

 the beginning of the war until the end of 1915, over $4,100,000, as follows: 



Value of Supplies, estimated $3,000,000 



Cash 1,108,473 



$4,108,473 

 The cash contributed was as follows, by provinces: 



Ontario $707,204 Nova Scotia $23,744 



Manitoba 89,034 Prince Edward Island 18,734 



Quebec 78,886 New Brunswick 17,307 



Saskatchewan 72,606 Yukon 3,429 



British Columbia 54,596 United States 2,200 



Alberta 40,792 



Waste Paper for the Red Cross 



Do not waste old papers; you can make money out of them for the Patriotic Fund 

 or the Red Cross. 



Several Women's Institutes have raised money in this way. Elizabeth Dolman 

 Watson, President of the Women's Institute at Ayr, Ont., states that the Institute shipped 

 a 12 ton carload which realized $74.07, or $58.47 net, after deducting $15.60 freight. 

 Newspapers brought $5 per ton and magazines of a higher grade of paper $10. "We 

 rented a store, where we received paper one day a week for six weeks. The bulk of the 

 paper was brought in by the people themselves. To facilitate handling, the papers were 

 sorted and tied up in bundles of a size. We announced the collection through the 

 Institute and the issue of the local paper." 



What Ottawa is doing: The Daughters of the Empire inaugurated a system in 

 Ottawa for the collection of waste paper, which is meeting with excellent success. As 

 much as $300 a month has been realized. Mr. E. C. Grant, of 24 Blackburn Ave., who 

 is managing the undertaking, states that twenty boxes placed at different points in the 

 city are bringing in over a ton a day. He writes, "We shall be pleased to give all infor- 

 mation to any town or city undertaking the work, and also have them ship to us as we 

 have an excellent contract for all the paper we can produce until the war is over." 



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