The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-11-07
RED CROSS GIVES
 FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions Contributed by Public Were
 Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $154, ,oo0, 900 Was Spent Overseas and S11e,ooo,0 ,0O0t
 In the United States.

Washington. Special )-Through a complete report of the work of the American Red Cross in the war by Chairman Henry P. Davison, on be- half of the war council, the organiza- Lion on the eve of its annual enroll ment of members during the Third Red Cross Roll Gall, November 2 to Il, has rendered an accounting of the many millions given it 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 a complete accounting to the American people of money contributed and ex- pended, as we'll as the work done by the American Red Cross during the period in which the war council was in control of it's affairs. The war council was appointed May 19, 1919, and went out of existence February 2S, 1919.
 AIt was the practice of the war council to give complete publicity to its policies and finances, but it is only now that picture of the war period as whole can be presented It is the feeling of the war council that a report in this summarized form should be made directly to the public which provided the money and gave the eff fort which made the American Red Cross a success.
 "A statement of the American Red Cross effort and finances since the war council relinQuished its control will be made to the public through the executive committee, and it,is i'm portant, therefore, that the fact that 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). $400,000, ,0O0 Red Cross members:
 Adults, 20,O00,00O;
 Children, 100000 =. 31,OOO, ,OOO Red Cross workers. 8,10O,OOO Relief articles produced
 by volunteer workers. 371,577, ,OOC Families of soldiers aided
 by Home Service in US. 50O,O0C Refreshments served by
 canteen workers in us. 10000, ,00G 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.. 2,70( Knitted articles given to
 soldiers and sailors in
 U. s. 1O,9Oo,O0C Tons of relief supplies
 shipped overseas ..... 1,0O( Foreign countries in
 which Red Cross Oper-
 Patient afea days in Red Cross 2s
 hospital in France. . 1,155 OO(
 material aid =. ........ s,7st Spllnts supplied for Amer
 ican soldiers .. 294,OOt Gallons of nitrous oxide
 and oxygen furnished
 French hospitals :... 4,s4O,OOt Men served by Red Cross
 canteens in France. -. 15.376.OOt Refugees aided in France 1,726.OO( American cOnvalescent
 soldiers attending Red
 Cross movies in France 3,110,0Ot Soldiers carried by Red
 Cross ambulances Tn
 Italy ............ 14s,OO( Children cared for by
 Red Cross in Italy..... 155,0O(
 Of the S4OO. 100000 in money ant supplies, contributed to the American Red Cross during the twenty month, the war council was In existence S263,O0O,OOO was allotted to nationa