The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-10-30
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 SIS, 900, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and 5000, 900,
In the United States.

] Washington. Especial Through
complete report of the work of tn
American Red Cross in the war b
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 Thirl
Red Gross Roll Call, November 2 t
IL, has rendered an accounting of tn
many millions given 1t by the Ameri
can people to help our fighting mel
and our allies. The statement is, il
! 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 wal
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
Its policies and finances, but 1t Is only
now that a picture of the war period
as whole can be presented It 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 eff
fort which made the American Red
Cross a success.
A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
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 thai
this report covers the period only until
March /, 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!. $4OO, 600
Red Cross members:
-AuultS, ZU,UOU,OOU,
Children, 100000 80. $1,000, 900
Is cross workers. -. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 81, 577, 900
Families Of soldiers aided
! BY Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by
-, canteen workers In US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
n n on
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. ST.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
" y. $. 100000
shipped overseas .. 1Oi. 900
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross -
hospital in France. -. 1.155. 900 |
French hospitals given
material aid $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers .... $4,000 |
GALLONS Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 500. 4.34O.OOO |
Zen served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,376OOO |
refugees aided in France 1'726OOO |
convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,11O.OOO
soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
italy 14s,ooo
children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. $4,000
OF the $40OOOO,OOO in money and
upplies, contributed to the American
ed Cross during the twenty months
he war council was In existence.
263. 100000 was allotted to national
eadquarters, while $137, 100000 went
} the chapters to finance their ac-
vities Expenditures In the twenty
onths totalled $273,OOO,OOO, divided
follows: By national headquarters
France, $57,OO0.OOO elsewhere over
as, $64, 100000; in the United States.
8,OO0,0 900; by chapters in the United
ates, $43,0OO,0O0; cost of chapter
oduced articles distributed In
'ance, $25OO0,0O0, elsewhere over S
as, $SO00,00O; in the United States.
100000, making total expenditures
France, $82,00O0OO, elsewhere over {
as, S72, 100000; In the United States, Z
100000. i