The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-11-28
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING.
War Count Tells HCW Millions
Contributed Il fl5.lC We're
Used For hSIlsf.
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
In. Twenty Months $154,oeo.eoo Was
Spent Overseas and $4,000, oool
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. Dawson, on be-
half OF the war council. the orgnnlza-
ton on the eve OF Its annual ENROLL
ment of members during the Third
Red Gross Roll Call, November to
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given Il by the Ameri-
can people TO help our fighting men
end our allies. The statement Is, in
part, as Follows:
1.-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 well 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 10, 1919,
and went out of existence February
%, 1919.
TT was the practice Of the war
council 10 give complete publicity 20
Its policies and Hnances. but 1t is only
now that a picture of the war period
as whole can be presented. II is
the feeling of the war council that q
report in this summarized form should
be made directly TO the public which
provided the money and gave the ef-
fort which made the American Red
Cross 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 II is inn
portant, therefore, that the fact thar
this report covers the period only until
March /, should be carefully Rosed.
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross particl-
patton IN the war; ms revealed by the
war councils report;
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(naterial and money! $40O,O00,00O
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000O0U:
Children lE,UUUO00 -. 3i,00UOlU
Red Cross workers. 49,. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 81 .51T0j0
by Home Service IN us. 10000
Refreshments served by
canieen workers IN Us. 10000 NO
Nurses enrolled for sery-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ....... 23,S22
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed TO soldiers
and sailors IN u. S.. 200
Knitted articles given to
&. 5. 100000
shipped overseas -. 10000
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. 49,. 1,155,000
material aid .....s.... $3.50
lean soldiers ,...,... 294,ooo
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ... 4,340,000
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France... 15,376,OO0
Refugees aided in France 1,T26,000
American convalcscent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,110,00e
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
italy ......s........... 14S,OUu
Children cared for by
I Red Cross In Italy,. $4,000
/ or the s4O00OO,000 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence,
$2e3. OO0, 600 was allotted to national
headquarters, while S13LOe0,000 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
tivlties. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,0O0,O00, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
lin France, $57, 000, 900 elsewhere over
seas, S64, 900 900; In the United States,
$4S, 900, 900 by chaptersin the Omitted
States, S43.000.000; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed In
France, S25,00O,O00, elsewhere over
seas, SS,00O,000; in the United States,
SOS, 900, 900, making total expenditures
in France, $50 100000, elsewhere over
seas, $72, 000, 900; in the United States,
$4,000, 900.