The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-26
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 S154, 100000 Was
0peNt Overseas and $4,000, 900.
In the United States.

Washington. Especially )-Through
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-
tion ON the eve of its annual enroll
meOt 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:
''1'he 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 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 19, 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 it Is only
now that a picture of the war period
as whole can be presented. 1t is
the feeling of the war council that a
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
Gross success.
"A statement of the American Red
Gross effort and finances since the
war council reinquished its control
:will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t Is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact tina
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross p2rtici-
patton In the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $400,00O,OOO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20000000:
Children, ll,0000o0 ... 100000
Red Cross workers. . 100000 |
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 311,577 900 |
Families of soldiers aided
u by Home Service in us, 100000 |
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in us 40,0OO.OOO
Nurses enrolled for Serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross :.....:.. 2s,s22
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed TO soldiers
and sailors in u. S.. 2.7OO |
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
U. S. ....;.:..: 100000
shipped overseas 80. 1O1, 900
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross Oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. -. 1,155,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid 49,. 1880
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 294, 900 |
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
! and oxygen furnished
! French hospitals 500. 4,340.O |
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. -. 15.s76,o00 !
Refugees aided in France 1,726,O00 |
: American cOnvalcScent
/ soldiers attending Red
! Cross movies in France 3,110.OO0 |
+. Soldiers carried by Red
! Cross ambulances In
! Italy ............ $4,000 |
! Children cared for by
/ Red Cross in Italy. 49,. $4,000 |
! Of the $4O0,OOO,O00 in money and
! supplies, contributed 10 the American
! Red Cross during the twenty months |
| the war council was in existence. |
$263 100000 was allotted to national |
/ headquarters, while $137, ,000,O 600 went |
! to the chapters to finance their ac-
| tlvities. Expenditures in the twenty |
months t0talled $273,000,00O. divided |
! as follows: BY national headquarters !
In France, S57000.000; elsewhere over |
seas, $64,000.000; in the United States. !
$48, ,0O0,0O0; by chapters in the United |
States, $43O0O,O0O; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed in |
France, $25,OO0,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, $80O0,O00 in the United States,
$28,0O0,000, making total expenditures !
In France, $4,000 elsewhere over
seas, $T2, 100000; in the United States,
t$119,OOO,OOO.