The Era-leader., 1919-10-30
War Council Tells How millions.
Contributed BY Public were
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $154,ooo,ooo was
Spent Overseas and S11e,0oo,ooo'
In the United states.

. Washington. (Speclal) hi'us"
complete report OF the work OF the
American Red Cross In the war Dy
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 z TO
II, has rendered m accounting OF the
many millions given 1t by the Amerl'
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
complete accounting to the American
people of money contributed and ex-
pended, as we'll 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 -, l9l9'
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 that q picture Of the war period
ns,a whole can be presented. 1t 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 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 1t Is i'm.
portant, therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March i, 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!. $4OO, ,UOO, 900
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,O0O,OOO;
Children, 100000 ... 3l,OO0,0OO
Red Cross workers. ..... S,1OO,OOO
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. S71,577, 600
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23,921
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors In U. ST.. 2,70(
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors In
i. S. ......:. :.......... 1o,eoooot
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas 500. 10l,00(
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. 80. 1,155,OO(
French hospitals given
material aid .......... 3,7S(
Spllnts supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 294,oO'
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 80. 4,340,OCt
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. .... 15,376,OO,
Refugees aided In France 1,728O0'
American cOnvalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France s,11o,oN
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy ................. 14s,OO
Children cared for BY
Red Cross in Italy,. 155,00
OF the s4OO,oO0,OOO in money an'
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty month
the war council was In existence
s283, 100000 was allotted to nationa
headquarters, while S137 100000 wen
to the chapters to finance their &C
tivitles. Expenditures in the twcnt
months totalled s279,0OO,OOO, divide
ms follows: BY national headQuarter
in France, S57,O00,0OO; elsewhere ovel
seas, S84,O00,000 in the United State.
A $4S,000000; by chapters in the Unite
States, $43OOO,OOO; cost OF chapte,
produced articles distributed 1
France, S25, OO0O0J, elsewhere ovel
, seas, $SOO0,O00; In the United State,
{ $2S,O0O,O00, making total expenditure
in France, $S2 elsewhere ovel
seas, s72,000,0 ,000i In the United States
4 S119,0O0,000.