The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-31
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 $154, ,000, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $11e, ,000, 900.
In the United States.

Washington. Especial. )-Through q
complete report 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-
tion on the eve Of its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November to
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, 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 well AZ 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 10, 1919,
and went out Of existence February
%, 1919.
ut was the practice of the war
council to give, complete publicity to
its policies and finances, but 1t is only
now that picture Of the war period
as whole can be presented. 1t 10
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
Cross a success.
"A statement of the American Red
1AG ~a H.
war council relinquished its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and it Is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Gross partici-
patton in the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $4OO,O0O,0OO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 2O,OOO,O0O;
Children, 100000 -. 31,OOO,OOO
Red Cross workers.. ..... 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 371,577 900
FAMILIES of soldiers aided
by Home Service In us. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in us. 4O,OOOOOO
Nurses enrolled for serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross 23s22
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
.. S. .......... 100000
shipped overseas ...... 101, 900
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. 80. 1,155,OO
French hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ........ 294,OO0
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals go. 4,34O,OOo
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,376,OOO
Refugees aided in France 1,726,OOO
American cOnvaleScent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,11O,OOC
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
lldIy ltoUUS
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. 155O0C
OF the S4OO,OOO,OOO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence
$263,OOO,OOO was allotted to national
headquarters. while S137, 100000 wen,
to the chapters to finance their ac
tivities. Expenditures in the twent.
months totaled S273,OO0,OOO, divided
as follows: BY national headquarter.
in France, $57, 100000; elsewhere over
seas, $64,OOO,00O; in the United States
$4S0OO,OOO; by chapters in the United
States, S43,O00,000; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed il
France, s25,O00,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, $SO0OOO0; in the United States
4 $2S,OOO,O0O. making total expenditure
i in France, SS2,OOOOOO, elsewhere over
seas, $4,000, 900; in the United States
$119,OOO,OOO.
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