New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Greater Sum Spent for
Free Comfort for Sol
diers Than by Any Other
W elfare Organization
$50 Clubs Open Overseas
Cost of Administration Was
Exceeded by Discounts
for Its Cash Payments

During the year ended June 80. the
Knights of Columbus distributed free
among American soldiers, sailors and
marines comforts to the amount Of
S7,000,000. more than the gifts Of all
the other welfare organizations COM
bined. This is shown in a report made
public yesterday, covering the expendi-
ture of funds derived from tae United
War Fund Drive of last November and
its independent collections prior to
that
Among the items of free distribution
at home, abroad and at sea were 618.-
100000 cigarettes, 900,0OOO,O0O beef
cubes, 3,7oO,000 pipes. 546,S51 pounds of
pipe tobacco and 100000 pounds of
candy.
The statement Of expenditures for
the year includes
War work in the U. .s5.46S .O6o
var work overseas. 955O,0S2
administration ............. 166,616
The total disbursement for the year
was Sl6,794.552, Of which $1.776,409 is
not included in the war work fund
$2,000,000 a Month
The knights of Columbus quota of
the United War Fund was S25.OO0,-
600. Up to June 80 last but s2,112.-
l51 had been expended, and the state
ment showed average monthly expenses
OF approximately $2,0OO,O00.
Expenses in the United States in
cluded the cost of operating 461 build
ings and thirty-two tents Expenditures
on account of personnel, including sal
aries, travelling expenses. uniforms
and personal equipment totaled ST.
o46,6So for a staff of 1,134. Of the
amount expended overseas, $5O,294.41
was spent on building and equipment.
S623.7O0.o1 on personal expense, $43S,-
43S.19 on athletics, social and moving
picture entertainments, etc. $110, ,032 SO
Tor motor transport service, S4.562.-
9S2.08 for supplies for free distribu-
ton, Sl66.933.31 for freight and insur-
ance, $50. .253.51 for general admnistra-
ton, and S3,50S,44S.30 for disburse-
ments to overseas commissioners for
expenditure overseas on operations.
l25 Huts Overseas
Overseas the Knights maintained 1875
uts and clubs of substantial size. while
Others oe more or less eIhemeral char
acter were equipped and maintained to
bring the total number of X. of c..
points of contact with the troops 20
25o.
OF these clubs. thirty-two were in
Germany, four in Italy and nine in the
british Isles, with one recently opened
IN Antwerp. In Siberia th' X. of C.
have secretary, aud more are en-
route. The knights have also recently
opened clubs in Panama, Hawaii and
Alaska, and clubs have been operated
IN Cuba and Porto Rico and large q qaan-
titles Of goods shipped to Hayti.
The Knights sent 1,075 workers over
seas. New York State led with 292,
Massachusetts supplied 116. Illinois 93,
Pennsylvania 81. Connecticut 40 and
Indiana 38. Every state in the Union
was represented.
Discounts Paid Administration
For collection, care and general ad-
mlnstration of their funds the Knights
spent $16G,616.76-2 .63 per cent of the
entire disbursements-a sum exceeded
by the total discounts accruing from
prompt payment of merchandise bills.
The knights state that they will con-
tinue free their work for the temporal
and spiritual welfare Of all men in the
nations service