The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-23
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Red Cross Notes

!; cost the American Red Cross but
two cente CT each dollar of the mil
lions appropriated to operate the ad-
ministratiye bureaus in the United
States which took vital part in the
management Of tho greatest relief pro-
gram the world has ever known.
For each dollar contributed by the
american people for war relief work
moro than one do,!at and one cent Is
expended for that purpose, the extra
cent Being provided by interest OH
.hc furGs.
Theae arc two Of the striking state
men:s II tha annual financial report
of the Red Cross covering the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1913
All the expenses of operating the
Naticna, and divisional headquarters
of the organization come from a fund
provided by membership dues, the
War Fund not being drawn upon for
any but relief expenditures.
The total management expense OF
the organization for the fiscal year
was $2,164,S65. Included in this total
was the amount necessary to main
tain the organization at National Head
quarters In Washington, and the four
teen divisional headquarters.
At the time the report was compiled
there were S,512 persons employed in
various capacities at National divi-
siCnal and the different foreign head
quarters of the organization, close to
1000 of this number being volunteer
workers. More than $500 workers arc
employed overseas.
or the 6,234 paid workers, more
than 5000 receive $1,000 year or
less, majority, in fact, getting be-
tween 5000 and $1,000 a year.
Six mobile hospital units organized
by the American Red Cross left Paris
December 6, for the eastern border OF
France and Germany to care for the
sick and wounded III the territory to
be occupied by the American Army,
and to take over the hospitals in the
territory abandoned by the retiring
Germans. The units will also aid re.
turning prisoners.
Each unit consists of two doctors,
four nurses, q three-ton truck Of pro-
visions, cantonette of medical sup
plies, an ambulance and small tour
ing car. There is great competition
among available physicians and nurses
for assignments to expeditions.
A recent letter from j. w. Stude.
baker, assistant director, Bureau OF
Junior Membership, says that various
circumstances have suggested the ad.
visibility of altering the special
monthly program for the Juniors.
January will be devoted to a cam
paign to introduce courses in First
Aid and Home Nursing in the high
schools.
1T Is Of the utmost Importance that
there be no general disposal OF equip
ment while there is still SO much work
to be done.
IF the disposition of any equipment
is found later to be warranted by the
plans for the future. disposal should
be arranged In accordance with some
uniform general policy, which if re-
quired will be announced by National
Headquarters"
This caution is contained in letter
from General Manager G.. E. Scott.
The first of the new European re-
publics knows the worth of the minis
try Of the American Red Cross.
Thomas Gaeigue Masaryk, president
of Czecho-Slovakia, first Of the new
European republics, addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the War Council OF
the American Red Cross:
Conseil National Tchecoslovaque
Precedence:
"Since the beginning of the war ]
met the Red Cross and it's self-sacri-
ficing workers on almost all fronts,
and must confess that this venerable
sign of mercy and charity was to me
an appeal to further resistance and
more determined fight against the in.
human power of the Central Empires.
ITO the American Red Cross, we