Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-08
Red Cross Uses NJ Part of War
Fund for Administration
Expenses.
COST is MET BY MEMBERS
Tenfold Increase in Staff Since Year
Ago--Total War Fund Subscrp.
ton Paid In is More Than
$3o,o0o,ooo.

Washington. the Ameri
can Red Cross has more than 700 sal
aried employees in its headquarter
in Washington, and the cost of con
Quoting its affairs reaches very
high figure each month, absolutely
no money contributed to the wal
fund Is used for administrative ex
penses, according to statement is
sued by Henry p Davidson chairman
of the war council
Mr.. Davidson announced that
$6,l75,7 52 have been appropriated for
actual war work by the war council
up to July 81, 1917. The total war
fund subscription paid in on August /
amounted to $30.037, 116.13. Actual
disbursements up to that date were
$2,S72, 5oS.64.
The cost of maintaining the office
in Washington, 1t is explained, Is met
by members of the Red Cross. On
July 81 there were 2.517,412 members,
each of whom has contributed to the
organization, thus making it posi-
BILE for officials to carry on their work
in an up-to-date business way. The
statement issued says:
Marvellous Growth in Year.
ITO handle the business of the Red
Cross year ago there were rs en-
ployees at the Washington hendquar-
ters; today there are 700 paid EN-
ployees and 81 full-time volunteers
Over 5000 pieces of mail come into
Red Cross headquarters every day.
and each must receive attention.
THE full-time volunteer workers
who are aiding in administering the
affairs of the Red Cross during the
war include the head of the largest
copper company in the world, bank
president, a railroad vice president
and numerous men of influence and
prominence from all parts of the
United States. The ability and en-
thusiasm which has been placed free
ly at the disposal of the Red Cross
In this situation Is one of the most
remarkable features of this enter
prise.
Members of the war council and
their staff assistants, together with
many heads of departments created
specially for war service, are serving
without salary.
I in addition to the 81 volunteer off,
GERS or employees at headquarters
giving their full time to the Red Cross
without salary, the organization on
July 10 had on its pay roll 43 officers
or employees receiving salaries of
$1,000 or more year. OF the 40, IA
have been added since the appoint
ment of the war council on May TO-
one with a salary of $4,000, one at
$4,000, one at $4,000, two at $4,000
one at $2,700, one at $500 three be-
tween $1,000 and 81, 400, and four at
$1,000.
Many Give Their Services.
aside from the 6tllcers and employ
ees receiving salaries of $4,000 !
or above, all other paid employees at |
headquarters are clerks or messen-
gers. OF the clerks "a receive sal |
aries in excess of 500 a month, 33 |
are paid 500 month, and GOT are |
paid less than 500 II month Many |
employees receive only nominal sal |
aries, whereas they are accustomed to
earn much more. This service Is their
contribution to the Red Cross. All
administration and overhead expenses
ut headquarters are much more than
met by dues from members of the
Red Cross. Thus the war fund Is
and will continue to be available for