Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-10-29
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $t54,ooo, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $4,000, COO
In the United statea

Washington. Especial )-Through a
complete report of the work of the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry P. Dawson. on be-
half Of the war council, the organiza-
ton on the eve of its annual enroll
ment of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given 1t by the Ameri-
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement is, In
part, as follows:
The war council of the American
Red Cross Is now prepared to make
complete accounting to the American
people OF money contributed and ex-
pended, as well as the work done by
the American Red Cross during the
period in which the war council was
In control of Its affairs. The war
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out of existence February
%, 1919.
1t was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
It's policies and finances, but 1t Is only
now that picture of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t is
the feeling of the war council that n
report In this summarized form should
De made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the eff
tort which made the American Red
Cross a success.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinquishsd its control
VIII be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t Is I'M
portant, therefore, that the fact thai
this report covers the period only until
March 1, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross partici.
patton In the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
contributions received
(material and money!, 800. 600. 600
Red cross members:
Adults, 20,000,000:
Children, 100000 -. 100000
Red Cross workers. ~ S.1OOOOO
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers, S7l.577. 900
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service In US. 5OOOOO
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in US 10000 600
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ;.:..... 23,s22
Kinds OF comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 27OO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors In
U. $, ..,,;.:....,.. 100000
shipped overseas 49,. 10000
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days In Red Cross
hospital in France. So. 1,155,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
Spllnts supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ..... 294, 900
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 800. 4,34O,OOO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens In France. 15,3T6,OOO
Refugees aided In France 1,728,0OO
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France 8,1lO.OOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy ................. 49,
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. $4,000
OF the $4OO,OO0O00 In money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence,
S263, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while S1370O0,00O went
TO the chapters to finance their &C
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,00O,OOo, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
in France, s57,O0000O; elsewhere over
seas. S64, 100000; in the United States,
S4S,000,000 by chapters in the United
States, S43,000000; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, S25,0O0,000 elsewhere over
seas, SS,000,000; in the United States.
$2S, 100000, making total expenditures
in France, $50, 100000 elsewhere over
seas, S72,000,000; In the United States,
S11Q 600 600