The Winslow mail., 1919-10-31
War Council Tells How millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months S154,ooo,o0o Was
Spent Overseas and $119,000,000
in the United States


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 it's annual enroll
ment 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
and our allies The statement is, in
part, as follows:
''1'he 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 it's affairs. The war
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out of existence February
%, 1919.
''It 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 ef
fort which made the American Red
Cross 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 1, should be carefully noted. y
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,OO0,OOO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,00O;
Children, 100000 -. 31,OOO,OO0
Red Cross workers. -. 100000
Relief articles produced
~ by y, yoIunteer s NJ workers: s71,577,o9o
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 .... %. 800
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in q. S.. 2,7oo
Knitted articles given to
U. S. ....:.:........ 100000
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas ... 1O1, 600
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross
hospital in France. -. 1,155,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid ........ 3.7S0
Spiints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ..... 4,S4OOoo
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. -. 15,376OOO
Refugees aided In France 1,726,000
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France 3,11OOOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy. -. $4,000
OF the S4OO,0OO,OOO In money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence.
$263, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while s137, 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,OO0,OOO, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
in France, $57, 100000; elsewhere over
seas, $e4,OOO,OOO; In the United States
$4S,000,000; by chapters In the United
States, $43,0OO.OO0; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, 5000 900, elsewhere over
seas, $S,0OO,O00; In the United States
$2S,000000, making total expenditures
in France, $92,OO0,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, ST., 100000; In the United States,
$119,OOO,OOO.