The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-10-24
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING.
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
On Twenty Months $1s4, 1000 Was
Spent Overseas and $f1e,ooo,ooo
In the United States

Washington. Especially Through Q
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 organiza-
ton on the eve Of its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, 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 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.
"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 whole can be presented. It Is
the feeling of the war council that
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 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 1t is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March /, 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,OOO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,O00,000;
Children, 100000 -. 31,CO0O0O
Red Cross workers. 1850. S,10OO00
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 81, 57T, 900
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in us. 10000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
HE'D cross ........... 23S22
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S... 200
Knitted articles given to
q. s. 49,. 100000
shipped overseas ....:. 100000
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
ated %
Patient days In Red Cross
hospital In France. 1,155,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid 30. $3.50
Eplints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 80. 4.s4o,OoO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens In France. -. 1876, 900
Refugees aided in France 1,726,0OO
American convaleScent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,11O,O00
Soldiers carried by Red
Italy ................. $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. 155, 600
OF the $4OO,OOO,O0O in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
secs, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137, 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,00O0OO, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
in France, $57, OOO,O 900; elsewhere over
seas, $64,00O,000; in the United States
e4S,O0O,00O; by chapters In the United
States, $43,0O0,OO0; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed In
France, $25,OO0,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, $8,O00,OO0 in the United States,
s2S,OO0,000, making total expenditures
in France, $S2,000,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, $72,OOO,O00; In the United States,
e110,O0OO00.