The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-21
The Greatest, Charity The World
Has Ever Known Administer
ed With Utmost Efficiency.

( mere I1iaA S1 anu one cent Is 6ApeIO
ed provided by interest on the funds
These are two of the striking state
naents in the annual financial repor'
OF the Red Cross covering the fisca
year ending June 80, 1918.
All the expenses of operating the
national and divisional headquarters
ssof the organization, whose shelterins
arm has embraced large part Of the
earth In the last Is months, come
from fund provided by membership
dues, the war fund not being drawn
upon for any but relief expenditures
The total management expense Of the
organize for the fiscal year was
$2,164, 1865. Included in this total was
the amount necessary to maintain the
organization at national headquarters
in Washington, the heart and brain OF
the Red Cross and the IA divisional
Headquarters. the arteries Of the or
ganizationss running through CONT
mental and territorial United States.
These divisions have immediate su-
pervision over some 1864 chapters
which in turn divide themselves into
many thousands Of branches.
ots 80, S,,raa ~ ~ heodn,,srs
tiers was divided as follows: War
Council staff, which includes advis-
ory committees and clerical forces re-
porting to the War Council, the lat
ter body directing all Red Cross ac-
tivities, $58,537; general managers
Office, $111,640; department of de-
sveaIonuent which directs the money
s. - is;nnsrs and memberships campaigns
zapd ti,e 7,w,or,, of the chapter organ
1 s;ysaf;ans sla7 1926. department of pub
ssl;cytv inc,rGine costss Of : nrinting..
s.,,ossssge se+cz s{e7 a12. denartment Of
! ! ..rssS,s,,+s = rs 800. Office of treasnrer
90 40 ofacaz o. secretary s17se8o:
t,,,.rrsss,Iu,l Of sfandards sss. .s2s- depart
me, suI,,,enf of foreign relief, $5,6S5; bureau
INF cables. SO. .463::e bureau Of insurance,
Z so4 49, drninisfratiye supplies. $40
y egg. .onerafion of buildings and
97s.1yooin6s saS s5s. All of the fore
I ye,o;sng, ;fee.nassrefer TO the national
headnparters sorganization. The ex-
ss,,,,asy,i3 if,1re for maintaining the IA di-
ay;s3ohal 4saduaarters was s1,303,-
$40.
- Az fyie tirnel III report was com
Ss,i,ad there were S.512 persons en-
Moved Il, vario,1s capacities at nation
5al dfvisinnaa and the different foreign
eadn,yarters OF the organization.
close fo 1000 Of ff1is number being
vnlunteer workers. More than $500
{, workers are EMPLOYED overseas.
OF the 6,234apaid workers, more
than 5,0G0 receive $500 a year or
less, a majority, in fact, getting be-
ween $500 and 81, 600 year.
IS Yhere are 1928 employees receiving
salaries of from $500 to $4,000
sr.orsve1A fro,o s2seao +o s2 500 - az
s-a,, 90 ssan ia sa AGO. ~ from s2 0nc
+,, e. nfl, % frorn "a f)f,0 to ss o00 1e
Z r.,,s, .es. nao IA sS oae. 10 from &c
ansl 70 &c sff, s;v frov,, &c 50o ~ s7
sao ana one s1A 0oe The Red
Grass is : great business az we'll as
,a1s,f oroan;zation and reo,,ires enc.
-. iSsts, ~, n,env- Enes- .AIanv .or the
.svae,,ti,,o. arc volunteers who o.ve
,,r'sb;gb a,ar;es in nr;vate 1;fe. +o
Sro,.l- e., the Pod crose not q. ..do1.
,.,..a.,,e.renoan h,1t ahsol,,to1v NTH
AA4.ss,s~.. .oao.,,;t;or
rba ,,nna;d workers nm tba roster
are not to- be confounded with the
more than 5000, 900 volunteer wo-
men workers who perform Red Gross
abors in the workrooms of the or
seanizatiop. The fact that these pa
4r;otic women give their services free
t,,rrine ont last wear alone finished
zs,-t;olas With va1ne of s44 600 600
ssalsas = noss;hle for tho Pod Cross
to keep its operating expenses at such
a low level.
In commenting on the volunteer Ia
Dor of these 5000, 900 women the re.
port calls attention to the fact thai
the American Red Cross has beer
conducting one of the largest mer
chandising business in the world
During the year its supplies bureaus
sold to chapters raw materials valued
at SIS. 100000. Local purchases a
various points Oh essehIiai aa ne neiiei sup
Y1fiaS aggregated SZO.UUU.UUU. InSS(