The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-19
K. OF c. ACCOUNTS.
 FOR S1S,9O6,7O3 USED IN WAR WORK
Supplies Furnished Free to Soldiers, in Which Field
 the Order Claims to Lead.
1,075 Overseas Workers
 Represented All States
Cost of Administration Only 2.63 Per Cent. of Total
 Disbursements.

New York, Aug. 19.-Disposition of the s17.oOO.OOo received by the Knights of Columbus from the United War Work fund of s17o,5Oo,o0O is shown in the report of the Supreme Board of Directors of the organiza- ton for the fiscal year ending on June 30, which has just been issued. The quota of the "Caseys'' was S25,- 900, ,000. They also give an account ing for the S1,776,4O9 of their pre- drive fund, which was collected in dependently by them.
 On June 30 the Knights had re- ceived from the war drive fund ST. 130, ,294.S7, including salvage items and miscellaneous refunds. The dis bursements of this were divided into $9,55O, ,082.62, for activities overseas, and $5,46S, ,O60.79 in this country, a total of $15,O18, ,143.11, leaving an un- expended balance of $2,112, ,151.46. The monthly expenditure on war work approximated $2,0O0,OOO, so this balance has since been expended and acquisitions made on the fund.
 Of the $5,468,O60.79 expended for activities in this country, $1,30S,02
 S5 went for the building programme, including new construction and
 additions, rentals, operations, main
 tenance and equipment. The Knights
 had IFS buildings and 24 tents in the IIastern-NortheaSter department, S9
 buildings and tents in the South eastern department, 152 buildings and
 ' tents in the CentralSouthern de-
 partm.ent and 42 buildings and tents
 in the Western department, making a total of 461 buildings and 32 tents. Eleven buildings were being con- structed at permanent army posts on June 30.
 Personnel expenses, including sal aries, travelling expenses, uniforms and other equipment, but excluding headquarters staff, cost the Knights S1,O46,6SO.11 for a total personnel of 1.134. Activities or service pro- ! gramme, including athletics and ! sports. motion pictures and other en- | tertainments, educational, social and i employment service, cost S745.659. Motor transport service cost s17O.- l 244.O1. On supplies for free distribu- ! ton, including stationery, periodicals | tobacco, food and candy and miscel- | laneous supplies, such as soap, shaw | ing materials, etc, the Knights spent | bl,Ub o. .opo-OO. IACASAAI anu AiA9 eA sNAA~' | cost the Knights $92, ,411.53 and gen
 eral administration, s13s,o5S.1s, thi | item covering salaries and expense!
 of headquarters staff, publicity an' | rents and office supplies and incl I dental expenses. Other disbursements | including funds at offices of depart I ment directors and camps and hos Y DftaIs to meet the hourly needs O ' operations, amounted to $9OS,616.4S. Of their overseas expenditures O
 S9,55O, ,OS2.62, there was $5O,294.s spent on building and equipment
 S623.7OO.O1 on personnel expense
 s4SS.43S.19 on athletics, social an moving picture entertainments, etc , s11O,032.S3 for motor transport ser , vice. s4.562,9S2O6 for supplies fo
 free distribution; s166,933.31 fo freight and insurance; $S9,253.51 fo
 general insurance, $S9, ,253.51 for gen
 eraI administration and $3,50S, ,44S. 3 . for disbursements to overseas com mfssioners for expenditures oversea on operations.
 : Overseas the Knights maintaine ,, 125 huts and clubs of substantii size. while other more or less ephf - neral clubs were equipped and maiT 3 tained to bring the total number l K. c points or COHldCI "1AiA SA troops to 25O. Of these clubs thirty 3 two were in Germany, four in Ita = and nine in the British Isles. with or ,, recently opened in Antwerp. In $ . beria the k. of c. have secretal - and more are enroute. The Knign
 have also recently opened clubs = Panama, Hawaii and Alaska, ar :; clubs have been operated in Cuba ar , Porto Rico and large quantities :: goods shipped to Hayt. All this Ia V ter work is now included in the d l, mestic department.
 I The Knights sent 1,O15 worke
 overseas out of a total number
 7,414 applicants. New York state l' = with 292. Massachusetts supplied II r. Illinois 93, Pennsylvania 61, Come - ticut 49. Indiana 3S. Every state V the Union was represented in u It overseas ranks of the K. of c.
 @ The total amount expended by Il
 Knights on free creature comfor = durirg the year was within fe
 dollars of s7.OOO,OOO, an amount sa IT to be greater than that spent for ,r similar purpose by all the other c g ganizations.