Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-10-29
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,ooo,ooo Was
] Spent Overseas and $119,o0o,ooo,
in the United States.


Washington. Especial. )-Througt a
complete report of the work of the
american Red Cross in the war by
IChairman Henry P. Dawson, on be-
half Of the war council, the organiza-
ltiOn on the eve of it's annual enroll
iment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given it by the Ameri-
can people to help our fighting men
land our allies. The statement is, in
part, as 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 well as the work done by
the American Red Cross during the
period in which the war council was
in control of it's affairs. The war
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
land went out of existence February
i2S, 1919.
1T was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
its policies and finances but it is only
now that a picture of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t 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
Gross 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 that
this report covers the period only until
March l, 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,OOO,O 900
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,000;
Children, 100000 -. 31,0OO,OOO
Red Cross workers. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 371,577, ZOO
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in US. 10000. 600
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........ 1882
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in .. S.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... O1,OOO
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
ated OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. :. 1,155,oOo
French hospitals given
material aid ......... 1880
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ...... $4,000
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals .. 4,34o,OOC
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. :. 15,876,ooC
Refugees aided in France 1,726,0OO
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy ................ 14s,OOC
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy. -. $4,000
OF the $4OOOOO,OOO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence
1898, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137, 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their &C
tivities Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,O0O0OO, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
in France, $57, 100000; elsewhere over
seas, $64,O0O,0OO; in the United States
$48,000000; by chapters in the United
States, S43,OOO,OOO; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, S25,O0O,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, $8,OO0,O00 in the United States
$28,000,0OO, making total expenditures
in France, $82,OOO,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, S72,00O,OO0; in the United States
$119,OOO,OOO.