Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-10-23
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed BY Public We're
Used Fer Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $164. o0o, 900 Was
Spent Overpeas and $4,000, 600;
In the United Statea

Washington. Especial. )-Through a
complete report Of the work Of the
| American Red Cross in the war by
| Chairman Henry =. 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 1t by the Ameri-
can. people to help our fighting men
and 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 a. 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
%, 1914
1T was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
Its policies and finances, but It Ia only
now that a picture OF the war period
as a whole can he presented. II 10
the feeling OF the war council that u
report In this summarize form should
be made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the ef-
fort which made the American Red
Cross Z success
! "A statement Of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council reiinQulshed Ito control
Will be made to the. public through
the executive committee, and 1t 10 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. AZ revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(mRterial aud money!. x4OO,OOO. OOO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 2O,OOO,OOO:
Children, ll,OOO.OOU 80. 3l,OOO.OOO
Red Cross workers. -: 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 37l,077, 600
Families OF soldiers aided
by Home Service In US. 10000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US 4O,OOO,OOO
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
lied Cross ........... 23.8C2
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed TO soldiers
and sailors In u. ST.. 400
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors In
Tons Of relief supplies ''''''''
shipped overseas ...... 10l, 600
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper.
Patient days in Red Cross
! hospital In France. -. 1,166,OOO
French hospitals given
| material aid ......... $3.50
Spllnts supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 294 900
Gallons OF nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ..... 4,34O,OO0
Men served by Red Cross
canteens In France. -. 15,378OOO
Refugees aided In France 1.726UO
American cOnvalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambuances In
i italy ................. $4,000
Children cared for by
|, Red Cross In Italy,. $4,000
II OF the &4OO,OO0.OOO In money and
supplies, contributed 10 the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence.
5000. OOO, 900 was allotted to national