Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 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
I'm Twenty Months 5000 900 Was
: Spent Overseas and s119,ooo,o 600
in the United States.

Washington. Especial Through {
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 Gail, November 2 to
! IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given 1t by the Ameri-
caa people to help our fighting men
@al our allies. The statement is, in
.dri rs follows:
The war council of the American
Red Cross is now prepared to make a
| complete accounting TO the American
| people of money contributed and ex-
pended, as we'll 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
%, 1919.
1T was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
It's policies and finances, but II ia only
now that picture Of the war period /
as whole can be presented. It is
the feeling of tho ~ar council that a
report In this sul..Aarized form should
be made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the eff
fort which made the American Rod
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 1t 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 Cross particl-
patton In the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. S400OO0,OOO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,O0O;
Children, 100000 -. 31,OOOOOO
Red Cross workers. 49,. S,IOOOOO
Relief articles produced
=, by volunteer workers: s71577,oOO!
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
Red Cross .....s % S22
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in u S.. 2,TOO
knitted articles given to
U. S. ..;;.:..,,.. 100000
shipped overseas ..":. 100000
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross %
hospital In France.. 1,15hOO0
french hospitals given
material aid 49,. $3.50
splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers -. $4,000.
iallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ~. 100000
Zen served by Red Cross
canteens in France So. 15.376OOO
'efuSees aided In France 1,726,O00
.merican convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France 311O,OOO
oldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in \
lldIy ................. l4HlUOl
hildren cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. $4,000
OF the S4OO,00O,OO0 in money and
lpplies, contributed to the American
ed Cross during the twenty months
e war council was In existence,
'6S, 100000 was allotted to national
while $137, OO0,O 600 went
the chapters to finance their &C
vities Expenditures in the twenty
ontbs totalled $273,O 100000, divided
follows: BY national headquarters
France, s57, 100000; elsewfAae over
as, $64000,000; in the United Suites.
8, 100000; by chapters in the United
ates, S43,000,000; cost Of chapter
oduced articles distributed in,
ance, s25,0OoOO0 elsewhere over
rs, $S000000; in the United States
!, 100000, making total expenditures
France, $S200O,OO0, elsewhere overs
IS, $4,000, 900; In the United States.
100000