The Ordway new era., 1919-12-12
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells HCw Millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months st54. 100000 was
Spent Overseas and 100000
in the United States.


Washington. Especial )--Throrgh 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 orguniza-
ton on The eve Of lis annual enroll!
ment OF members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November To
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given II by the Amcri-
can people TO help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement Is, In
part, as follows:
.'rhe 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
2S, 1919.
"It was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
Its 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
be made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the eff
fort which made the American Rcd
Cross II success.
"a statement of the American Rod
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinquished Its control
Will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and II is i'm
portant. therefore, that the fact thai
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully noted.
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross parucl
patton in the war as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
tmaterial and money!. Si00.000,000
Red Cross members:
Adults, 200O0,UOO;
Children, ll,0OO,U00 -. 31,000,0JU
Red Cross workers. S,lOOOUU
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 81, ,577 900
Families of soldiers aided
hy Home Service in US. 500,O0O
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 40,0O0,0UO
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23, 3d.
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,70O
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors In
Tons of relief supplies ii,ilil ''''''
shipped overseas 80. IO1,ooO
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. l.155.ooo
French hospitals given
material aid .......... s,7so
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ........ 294.00o
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ..... 4,340,000
Men served hy Red Cross
canieens In France. -. 15,376,0o0
Refugees aided in France 1,T26,O0O
American convaescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3.ll00pu
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy .............. I4sooO
Children cared for by
Red Cross In Italy. -. 1s,J 0N0
OF the S4Q00OO,O00 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 S137. 900 900 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
tivitles. Expenditures In the twenty
months totalled S273000,00o divided
as follows; BY national headquarters
In France s57 900 900; elsewhere over
seas, $4,000 600; In the United 5 ates
S4s,000000; by chapters In the United
States. s43,O0o,o0O: cost of chapter
produced articles distributed In
France. S25.0OOOO elsewhere over.
seas, sS000.000: in the United States
s2S,0O0,000, making total expenditures
In France, sS2, 2,0O0. 900, elsewhere over
seas, sT2.OOO, 600; in the United States,
$119.OO0,OOO.
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