The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-11-01
RED CROSS GIVES
ACCOUNTING
NTCou, TlIis ilioas
CJ.ti y IT, 1t..is
Us51 FL o5.i.f
BIG TASK IS D9SCRlBFD
In Twenty Months $154,ooo 900 Wes
Spent Overseas and S119,coo,C0~3
in the United States.

Washington. (Special.)-Thro gh L
complete report of the work Of the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry 2 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
II, has rendered an>~ accounting of tn
many millions given 1t by the Am ri
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 Americas
people of money contributed and ex-
yended, 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
Its policies and finances, but it is only
now hat a picture of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t is
the feeling of the war council hat 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 C
"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 1t is i'm
pOrtant, therefore, that the fact thar
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully ,noted.'
Following are eeFtain round figures
covering American Red Cross particl-
patton in the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $500, 100000
Red Cross members:
Adults, 100000;
Children, 100000 -. 31,OO0,00O
Red Cross workers ...... 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 371,577,cOo
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in US. 40, 900
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Red Cross ...,....... 23,822
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
shipped overseas ...... 101,0 900
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
ated ................. 25
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. 1,155,000
French hospitals given
material aid 80. $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 294,OO0
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals -. 4,340,OOo
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,376.O00
Refugees aided in France 1,726,000
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,110,OOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross in ItalY..... 155 900
OF the $500 000.O 900 in money and
supplies. contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence.
1858. 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while S137,O 300 600 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
t~ivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273.000.0 900, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
In France. $57. 100000; elsewhere over
seas, $64. 100000 in the United States
S4S, 10000; by chapters in the United
States, $40, 100000; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, $500 600, elsewhere over
seas, $4,000, 900; in the United States
sos. 100000, making total expenditures
in France, S82.0 100000, elsewhere over.
seas, $4,000 600 in the United States,
$4,000, 900.