Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-11-05
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How millions
Contributed by Public Were
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months s154,ooo,Ooo Was
Spent Overseas and $11e,oOo,oOoI
In the United States.

Washington. Especial Through a
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-
ton on the eve of its annual enroll
ment of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November . to
II, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given it by the Amerl-
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 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 10, 1919
and went out of existence February
28, 1919.
at 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 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 success.
"A statement Of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council rellnqUished its control
Will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t 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 particl-
patton In the war, US revealed by the
war councils report;
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(materlal and money. $40O,0OO,0OO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,0OO:
Children, 11,00O00O -. 31,OO0,OOO
Red cross workers. ..... S,100,0O0
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 371,57T, 200
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in US. 5O0,OOO
Refreshments served by
canteeh workers in US. 4OOOO,OOO
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ....... 23,S22
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles givca 20
soldiers and sailors in
U. s. .....:......... 100000
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 100000
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
HleQ ................. 70
htltnl udNs III Reu NrOss
hospital in France. 80. 1,155,000
FRENCH hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
Spllnts supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ..... $4,000
Gallons OF nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals .... 4,340,0O0
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. ... l5376.00O
Refugees aided in France 1,726,O00
American cunvalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
Italy .......,....... 14S.000
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy. 155,OOo
OF the 0O0.ooo In money and
supplies, contributed 10 the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence,
S2as. 100000 WAS allotted to national
headquarters, while $ls7.O00 600 went