The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-12

for the year ended May 10, 1917, was
s2,000000.
The total amount pledged III the
campaign for the Rcd Cross War Fund
.Iurr l. to June - amounted to SOB,
600. 600, exclusive of dividends declared
bv corporations The total collected by
the National Finance Committee act
inc. Through the 993 Campaign Commit
tees to Dee. =, 1917, was S93,925,236.-
Us. In addition there has been coll ct
ed direct at National Headquarters !
either in special or direct contributions |
S3,319,252.l2. making total amount |
collected. Jless certain rcfunds) 991, |
22G ,456.&l Included in this amount
collected. however, Is the known amount
that was received from dividends.
The number of corporations that de
clared s5-called Red Cross dividends ag-
grcgatng siI,94S, 969.3l was us. OF
( the total sum collected S2,256, s33.29
was received 10y the Campaign Commit
| tee in New York, included i'll the above
! figures Interest ON deposits and in
/ come on securities contributed makes
I tao total received by the War Cam
paign Committee to Dee. -, $97,525,
/ 9jj.Gt
''It is cs.imated conservatively,
adds Mr.. Dawson, "tnat at least another
( $4,000, 600 will be collected for this
fund. OF the amount pledged in New
York. amounting to 2l,926,99o (eXclu-
I've of dividcnds) Of the matured
qlcdgca all but $4,000 has been col
lcctcd. Adding TO the $97 $3.50 above
referred t., the S6.OO0,000 to be col
irctcd, makes the total gross amount
, which win be received by the Finance
Committee 500, j25, 955.64.
This does not accurately state the
, gross amount collected for the war fund
hccause certain chapters which have not
' yC. made final reports, have retained
ON account OF their - per cent, a
sum which amounts to $4,000, 600. Thus
the grosf amount Of the war fund may
bc stated to be, including interest tt
date, Slo6, 900. From this Sl06,50O,
GOO the following deductions should ID,
: made to find out what has been avail
i able for expenditure by the War Coun
III ell:
II There must first be deducted tin,
III -iS,Gl3.l52.H paid to chapters 10 b,
L used by them in local war relief worI
II under the - per cent agreement. Thel
II there must he added the - 100000 re
II tanned by chapter above referred t.
II and an cssimated sam Of - ,300,0 900 t
II be- paid to the chapters from the sum
II a,ill outstanding. In round figures thi
III is q deduction OF tIS. 0O0. 900 from &l06
II 100000 and leaves available for expent
II iturc oyt Of the war fund alone tn
II sum of SIS .a55.64. exclusive of il
IL tercst accruiug after this date.
II ''Thcrc has been paid hy William {
y Me dou. Treasurer of the Red Gro:
= War Fund, to the Treasurer of the Re
Cross in general or restricted func
81 .g3s ,$0s.73. and on Dec. y there ";
balance in Mr.. McAdoo' 5 hands {
S45,9fs ,25O32. which was deposited
n BIAS banks throughout America.
\ ''Thc total amount actually eXpendt
80 to date by the War Council IS approx
- mately S3O,000,000. This. however, do
not tell the story Of the total amour
for which the American Red Gro
tands committed.
n 1.-The total amount OF appropriate
y which the War Council has made al
" which have been approved by the Exc
utiyc Committee to Dec. 2S from t
Red Cross War Funds aggregated 81
329, 7G4.35. Included in this amour
however, are several appropriate