The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-12-27


penses at such low level.
In commenting on the volunteer
labor of these 100000 women the
report calls attention to the fact that
the American Red Cross has been con-
Quoting one Of the largest merch-
andising businesses in the world. Du-
ring the year, its supplies bureaus
sold to chapters raw materials valued
at $16,500,000. Local purchases at
various points of essential relief sup
plies aggregated $20,00O,000. These
bureaus also purchased relief sup
plies valued at $2,3O0,000 for use in
the training camps of this country,
and materials that cost $12.500, 900
for shipment to Red Cross COM
missions overseas.
The report states that the cost of
operating the relief bureaus was as
follows: Department of civilian re-
lief, $366,942; department of nurs-
ing, $197,180; department of mil
itary relief, 1852, 004; department of
personnel, $60,107; bureaus of COM
munication and prisoners relief,
$10,793; bureau of naval affairs,
$1,213.
During the year which ended June
80, the Red Cross appropriated
$107,716, 348 to carry on it's work
abroad and at home. Of this am
| cunt $59,788,672 went for relief
in foreign countries; $7,688,856 for
work in the United States, 4,945,557
for relief work in various countries
on work specified by contributors,
see, 900 was set aside for work
ing capital, and the balance went for
other activities Of the organization.
This wide distribution of relief was
made possible because in less than
eleven months the American people
gave more than $500, 100000 to the
American Red Cross, by far the
greatest sum ever contributed by any
nation for humanitarian work. This
total represents the proceeds of the
two Red Cross war funds and one
membership drive. In the 1917
war fund drive $112,067, 407 was
raised, the collections from the 1918
drive for war funds are expected to
reach 100000 and the mem
bership campaign in December, 1917
added $24,500,O00 to the grand
total. The cost of collecting the
amount raised in the 1917 war fund
was but seven-tenths of cent for
each dollar. 1t is believed the ex-
Ipense of collecting this years war
fund will be in the same ratio.
i After $107,716,348 had been ap-
propriated for work in Europe and
the United States there remained in
the treasury on July LIST, 1918, the
beginning Of the current fiscal year
the sum of $50, s7s, 023. Only rel.
atively small part of the proceeds OF
the second war fund drive were or
hand at the time of report was com.
piled.
The appropriations for foreign re-
!. lief were divided as follows: France
$36,613,683; Italy, $6,410,630
Great Britain, except Canada, So,
684,529; Belgium, $1,432,374; Rus
STA, $1,000,582; Roumania, $2,714,
-l610; Serbia, $1,000,5S2; Switzerland
I$807,937; Armenia, Syria, and Pal
estine, $3,461, 1927; Canada, $500, 900
Portugal, $4,000; Poland, 100000
, miscellaneous foreign relief expend
; lures, $1,739,S13.
; The report concludes with state
; ment of the precautions taken tx
safeguard Red Cross funds. An in
! teresting part Of that statement fol
: lows:
"There is a provision in our char
ter which requires that we shall make
each year to the Secretary of War {
full report of receipts and expend
futures which report shall be duly
audited by the War Department ant
a copy Of said report shall be trans
|mitted to Congress by the War De
partment. Under this provision
auditors under the direction of tn,
Inspector-General of the War De
partment are constantly engaged il
checking our receipts and expend
lures. Such check, made by publ
authorities, adds materially to tn
Z safeguards which we ourselves plac
e around our funds"