The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-11-07
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed BY Public We're
Used For Relief.
In Twenty Months $154 900 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $119 900, 600
in the United States.

Washington. (Special)-Through a
complete rapor! Of the work Of the
American Red Cross in the war by
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 ? IT,
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, MS 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 wa
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out Of existence February
%, 1919
1T was the practice OF the war
council TO give complete publicity to
It's policies and finances, but it Is only
now that picture of the war period
as 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 a success.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council reinquished its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and it is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact thai
this report covers the period only until
March l, 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!. $500, 900
ked Cross members:
Adults, 2O,OOO,UOO:
Children, 11,UUU,OOO 100000
Red Cross workers. $3.50. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 37l,J77.UUU
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service IN y tt3.-~sr----- Foo lAe-
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 10000. 900
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Ked cross ........ % Soc
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 200
knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
U. 8. ....f.a..... 10000 600
Tons of relief supplies
shipped Overseasl . 1Ol.OOp
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient.daysm Red Cross %
hospital, in France. =. 1,l55,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid I. ..s. 37XO
Splnts supplied for Amer
icanr soldiers ~ J. ... 294.OOO
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 49,. 4,34O.OOO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. I5.376.O
Refugees aided in France 1,726.OOO
American cOpvalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies an France 3,11OOOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambutances in
Itnly ..... ....... $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross In Italy,. 155.OOO
OF the $4OOOOOOOO 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 national
headquarters, while $137 600 600 went
to the chapters to finance their ae-
tivfties., Expenditures In the twent,
months totalled $273,OOO,OOO. divided
as follows: BY national Headquarters
In France, $57 900 900; elsewhere over
seas, $64, 900 900; in the United States
$4,000, 600; by chapters in the United
States, $4,000 900; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed ~
France, $25, 100000, elsewhere over
seas, $S,OOO,0OO; In the United Statee
$2S,0O0,0OO, making total expenditures
In France xS2, OOO, 600 elsewhere over