The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-30
sts, eO6, 7o3 Spent by This organiza.
ton in Maintaining Its Camps
and Cantcens and War
Workers.
STILL SERVE OVERSEAS
1925 Workers Across the Waters VIII
Continue to Serve the Soldiers
for Some limo
Yet

Disposition Of tho 100000 re-
ceived by the knights of Columbus
from the United War Work fund OF
$1T0, 500 900 is shown in the report Oh
the supreme board Of directors OF the
organization for the fiscal year ending
on June 80, which has just been Is
sued. The quota OF the "Caseys' was
$25,00o,000. They also give account
ing for S1,776,409 of their pre-drive
found, which was collected indepen-
IDENTIFY by them.
On June 80 the knights had received
from the war drive fund SIT $50 ,294.Sf,
including salvage items and misceiia.
Ineous refunds. The disbursements OF
this were divided into 1850, 0s2 .62. Tor
activities overseas, and $6,46S,Obo.IS IN
this country, q total of $15,Ol8 ,l45.1l,
leaving an unexpended balance OF
lS2,112,15146. The monthly eapendi-
lture on war work approximateo
$4,000, 900, so this balance has since
been expended and acquisitions made
on the fund.
OF the s., 4ss, o6o7e expended for
activities in this country, $1,30S,ozz.So
went for the building program, IN
Guiding new construction and aool-
tons, rentals, operations, maintenance
buildings and IA tents in the eastern
northeastern department, SO buildings
and five tents In the southeastern de-
partment, 152 buildings and seven
tents In the centralsouthern depart
lment and AZ buildings and six tents IN
1.-The western department, making
total Of 461 buildings and 80 tents.
Eleven buildings were being con-
lstructed at permanent army posts on
June 80.
The Personnel Expenses.
Personnel expenses, including sal
aries, travelling expenses, uniforms
and other equipment, but excluding
headquarters staff, cost the Knights
s1,046 ,6S011 for a total personnel OF
l1,134. Activities or service program.
including athletics and sports, mo-
ton pictures and other entertainments,
educational. social and employment
service, cost s745.659.
Motion transport service cost Slfo,-
244o1. On supplies for free distribu-
ton, including stationery, periodicals,
tobacco, food and candy and misceila-
neous supplies, such as soap, shaving
materials, ETC., the knights spent
ls1.O63 .38S.63. Freight and insurance
cost the knights SS2,411.53 and gen
eral administration, $1338,05S.19, TINS
item covering salaries and expenses
of headquarters staff, publicity ana
rents and office supplies and inciden-
tai expenses. Other disbursements,
Including funds at offices Of depart
ment directors and camps and hospi-
tails to meet the hourly needs of opera
tons, amounted to S90S,6164S.
OF their overseas expenditures OF
s9,55O,OS2.62 there was s50,294.4
spent on building and equipment;
s623, 700.01 on personnel and expense;
s43S.43s.19 on athletics, social and
moving picture entertainments, ETC.;
s11O,O32.S33 for actor transport SER
vice: s4,562 ,982.00 for supplies for free
distribution; s166,933.31 for freight
and insurance; s89.25351 for general
administration and s3,508, 44S.30 for
disbursements to overseas commits
sioners for expenditures overseas on
operations.
Overseas the knights maintained
125 huts and clubs Of substantial size,
while other more or less ephemeral
clubs were equipped and maintained
to bring the total number OF K. @.
points of contact with the troops to
$50. OF these clubs 80 were In Ger
many, four in Italy and nine in the
British Isles, with one recently opened
in Antwerp. In Siberia the K. or G.
have secretary and more are en-
route The knights have also recent
ly opened clubs in Panama, Hawaii
and Alaska, and clubs have been oper-
ated IN Cuba and Porto Rico and largo
quantities Of goods shipped TO Hayti.
All this latter work is now included In
the domestic department.