The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-11-13
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months sts4, 100000 Wss
spent Overseas and s11s, 100000
In the United statoA

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complete report Of the work Of thpi
American Red Gross In the war b.
Chairman Henry P. Dawson, on BE-
half of the war council, the organisa-
ton on the eve Of Its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Gross Roll Call, November 2 10
IL, has rendered an accounting Of thpl
many millions given 1t by the AmeIt
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies The statement L. N
part, as follows:
1.-The war council Of the American
Red Cross is now prepared to make
complete accounting to the American
people of money contributed and er-
pended, as we'll as the work done BY
the American Red Gross during the
period in which the war council waS
In control Of Its affairs The wef
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out of existence February
%, 1919.
ut was the practice Of the war
council to give complete publicity TO
It's policies and finances, but 1t Is only
now that a picture Of the war period
as q whole can be presented. 1t L.
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
Gross 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 that
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross PARTED
patton In the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures
Contributions received
(material and money!. 500, 1000 900
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,000;
Children, 100000 -. 100000
Red Cross workers. ..... 100000
Relief articles produced
BY volunteer workers. s71.077, 900
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service In US. 10000
Refreshments served BY
eanteen workers In U.s. 4O,0O0,O 200
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ......... 28621
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors In q. S.. 2700
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 101, 900
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross
hospital in France. 1,155,O 900
French hospitals given
material aid .......... RTpO
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ....... 294,00
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 800. 1900
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. -. l6,B76000
Refugees aided in France 1,720000
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 6,1l00O0
Soldiers carried by Red
Gross ambulances in
Italy DECENTRALIZATION. l4S00O
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. 166000
OF the S4OO,00O,O 900 In money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence
1898, 100000 was allotted to nationai
headquarters, while $197, 900, 0O0 went
to the chapters to finance their 90
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,OO0000, divided
as follows: By national headquarters
In France, $57 600 900; elsewhere over
seas, 1914, 000, 900; in the United States
$4S,000,000; by chapters In the United
States, $43,000,00o; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed 10
France, $25,O00,000, elsewhere over
seas, 100000; in the United States
$2S,000,000, making total expenditures
In France, $S2,000,000, elsewhere over