Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-20
RED CROSS IN ITALY
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penses during this period amounte
to S167.537.

penses during this period amounted |
to $167,537.
"ln connection with the foregoing
there are two things that are worthy
of note. The first is that the pur-
chasing power of every dollar con
tributed to the American Red Cross,
because of it's vast field of voluntary
endeavor and supply, is $1.59. The
other is the strict economy observed
in all branches of the work. The fol-
lowing cablegram from Henry P. Da-
wilson, chairman of the Red Cross
War Council, to Col. Perkins, the
Italian commissioner, at the close Of
the second war fund campaign, will
be of general interest:
"'The Red Cross drive has been an
overwhelming success, not alone in
the amount raised, but in the spirit
shown throughout the country. l will
cable you shortly the final figures. We
are now in position to carry out such
work as your commission recommends
and upon consideration of the War
Council it will be approved, all to
the end and in the spirit which you
|
understood. 1t is vitally important
that any program adopted by the Red
Cross in any part of the world should
be carried out in such manner that
everyone can justly feel that each
dollar has been treated as though it
were the particular dollar given by
the person making the greatest sac
rifces in order to give
GAS stated at the beginning, the
expenditures authorized by the War
Council in Washington for the six
months ending December 81, 1918
amount to $12,657 $3.50. The orig
inal estimate was one million dollars
been provided for. Among them are:
Surgical dressings and surgical in
struments, $1,241 ,212.50; supplies, in,
cluding gasoline and appliances, main.
tenance of every description, allow.
ances for drivers and living expenses
$495, 900; canteen rest rooms, $453,
722.50; gifts of clothing and othel
necessities for soldiers at the front
$110,000; food for children, $357, 500
for purchases and maintenance VI
nurses home at Milan, $55 5,027.50; fol
all medical work, $40,425 for distric
offices and general offices at Rome
SAL 1,250; fund for prevention of tu
berculosis, $1,100,000; transportation
/ $33, 900; purchasing section, $21 ,505
section of the secretary general, $46,
695; section of public information
$31, ,79O
"The foregoing is a resume of tn
work that has been done in Italy an
of the expenditures of the work be
ing DONE Should the needs of tn
war demand a continuation of thi
work and the expenditure of even
greater sum, there is no doubt tha
the American people will respond.
less, but the battle of the Piave, Will
great victory, was nevertheless at
tended with losses that entailed tn
expenditure of another million in car
ing for the wounded.
''In so far as the amount of none
to be expended is concerned, the iter
of furnishing food to the refugee
and families of soldiers at the fror
is given first place in the work no.
being done. This service, known a
the canteen service, consists of fur
nishing $4,000 rations daily, whic
will take $4,000 tons of food frol
the United States each month an
will be served from more than 1C
kitchens. This service will be furr
ished at cost of S3,300,000. Z
"The next matter is the emplo.
ment of those who will be able to d
some part in the war. To this en-
28 workshops have been erected in We
rious parts of Italy. They give en-
ployment to 5000 women, who are u;
ing TAT sewing machines. The az
preparation for this branch of Re
Cross activity amounts to $3,077, la
"a colony for refugees from "
netia, near the Pisa, is taking care ;
1000 persons, and before the sno
flies, this probably will be increase
by $4,000 more. Cost of the estal
lishment of this colony amounts
$1,155, 900.
eff the morale of the men az tn
front is to be maintained, their fan
lilies must be properly cared for. dc
tails provide for shops, shoe facto
les, work by nurses, financial assil
tance to Italian institutions engage
in this field. For this purpose 81
030,700 has been appropriated.