Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-28

Inc American Red Cross was face to
face with obligations of large proper
lions on behalf Of humanity. There
was widespread suffering which we
alone were in a position to relieve. A
statement of the American Red Cross
EFFORT and finance since the WAR;
Council r~elinquished It's control will
be made to The public through the
Executive Committee, and 1t Is impor-
tant, therefore, that the fact, that this
renort covers the period only until
March /, should be carefully noted."l
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross partici-
patton in the W as revealed by the
War Councils report:
Contributions received
(material and money! $500, 600, 900
Red Cross members:
Adults $1,000, 900
Children 11,000,0 900
1 900, 900
Red Cross Workers .......8,10 900
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 81, 577, 900
Families of soldiers aid
ed by Hone Service
U. 5. ............. 800, 900
Refreshments served. by
canteen workers in
u. ). ............ A O,000,O 900 I
Nurses enrolled for SER
vice with Army, Navy
or Red Cross ....... 23,S22
Kinds of comfort
articles distributed to
soldiers and sailors in
u. s. ............. 2,7O0
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
u. 5. 1O,9OO, 0O0
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas 1870. 1O1 ,oool
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross OPP
Grated -. . . $500. 25
Patient days in Red
Cross hospitals in
French hospitals given
material aid ........ $3.50
Splints supplied for
American soldiers.... $4,000
Gallons of nitrous OK
ide and oxygen fur
nished French hos
pitfalls ............. 4~.34o.OOo
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,376,000
Refugees aided in
France ............. 1~.726.oOO
American convaleScent
soldiers attending Red
France ............ s,110,0 900
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulance in
Italy .............. 149,ooo
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy: -. $4,000
OF the $4oo, 900, 900 in money and
supplies, contributed. to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the War Council was in existence,
$263, 900, 900 was allotted to nation
al headquarters, while $4,000, 900
went to the Chapters to nance their
activities. Expenditures in the TWEEN
ty months totalled $273,000,0 600 di-
vided as follows: By national head
quarters in France $57,000,00 DOC else
where overseas $64, 600, 900 in the
United States, $48, 0OO, 900 by Chapters
in the United States $4,000, 900; cost
of Chapter-produced articles distribu-
ted in France $4,000 elsewhere over
$28 900, 600 making q total expendlt-
ure in france $~S2,O00.O00 elsewhere
overseas $4,000, 900 in the United
States $119, 600, 0O0.
There remained on February %,
1919, accordingly, q balance of $127,-
600, 900 of which SAL, 900. 900 was
cash and $4,000, 600 worth of sup
plies held by national headquarters
and 5000, 600 in the hands of the
Chapters.
TN connection with this balance of
$4,000 900 on hand on Feb. 28,"
continues the report. several things
must be borne In mind, because this
figure gives no indication of the
greatly reduced amount which will
probably be available eight months
later. The SAL, 900, 600 unappropria-
ted cash Their in the hands of head
quarters represented the only re-
sources available for new. undertak-
ing or for carrying on tho great bulk
of the work for which no further fl
r = 800 hn Nom
made; the obligations of the Red
| Cross committed 1t to continuing SER
vice in practically every line of ac-
tivity, and many of these activities
continued to expand for a period; IN
deed the very nature of the case ex-
penditures concerned with the return
of our soldiers and the caring for the
| recreational needs of the sick and
wounded did not reach their zenith
until a somewhat later date
Actual appropriations by national
period were: War relief in France,
$57, 207, 003; war relief elsewhere
overseas, $63,S40,655: war relief in
the United States, $2S,977,9S5: disas-
ter relief, $938.420: collections, en-
rollments and publications, $4,66o,-
1911; operation of relief bureaus, $2,-
| 727,055: operation of bureaus for
handling relief supplies. also trans
portation in the United States for re-
lief supplies, $5,5S0,s45; operations
of administrative bureaus at national
and divisional headquarters. $4,359,-
75S; other activities, $S53,694.
The cash contributed to the Red
Gross in the twenty months was di-
vided $42. 900. 900 from memberships
and $2S3. 500, 600 from the two $780,
600, 900 war fund drives. Interest
earnings by the war fund added over