The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-12-27
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How MILLIONS
Contributed BY Public Were
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months s,s4,ooo.ooo Wa
Spent Overseas and stfs,ooo, 900
In the United states.

Washington. Especial. Thorough a
complete report OF the work Of the
American Red Cross ~ the war by
Chairman Henry r. Dawson, on be-
half or the war council. the 0rganizn-
ton on the eve OF Its 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 Il by the Ameri-
can people 10 help our lighting men
and 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, rs 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 war
council was appointed May 10. 1919.
and went ont OF existence February
IS, 1910.
1T was the practice OF the war
council TO give complete publicity 10
its policies and finances. but II 10 only
now that a picture OF the war period
NJ whole can bs presented. 1t 10
the feeling OF the war council that .
report In this summarized form should
be made directly 10 the public which
provided tia money and gave the ef-
fort which made the American Red
Cross q success. ~. ~,
"a statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council rsiinQuished its control
will be msdv 10 the public through
the executive committee, and II 10 I'm
portant, therefore. that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March j, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round nsures
covering American Red Gross psrtiei-
pation in the war, AZ revealed by the
war councils report;
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. s40O, 100000
Red Cross members:
Adults, 10000, 600:
Children, 11,OOU,OOO 3l,0oOO00
Red Cross workers. $3.50. 6,10O,Oo0
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. III ,677, 900
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service m us 10000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In us 40OO0,OOO
Nurses enrolled fOrsserv-
Rel Cross .',,...... s.S22
Kinds OF comfort articles
distributed 10 soldiers
and sailors in !. So. ZOO
Knitted articles given 20
soldiers and sailors In
u. ). .........-.+.... lO,0OO.OOO
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas 80. IOi. 900
] Foreign countries ia
which Red Cross 0per
ated ............... %
Patient days ia Red Cross
hospital in France. :. 1,i51.ooo
material aid $50. 1850
lean soldiers ........ $4,000
Gallons OF nitrous sxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals $500. 1870, 600
Men served by Red Cross
canteens I'm France. 15.376,0OO
! Refugees aided In France 1,72G.O00
1 American conyalescent
soldiers attending Red
! Cross movies In France 3,ifO,0 90
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
Italy .,..........., l4Sooo
| Children cared for by
Red Cross In Italy,. 10000
OF the $500 100000 in money and
supplies contributed TO the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence.
| $3.50 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters. while $13T, 600 600 went
10 the chapters to finance their ac-
tiyities Expenditures In the twenty
months totalled .s273.Oo0 900. divided
as follows: by national headquarters
In France. $4,000, 900: elsewhere over
seas, $4,000 600; In the United States.
S4S,0O0,O0O: by chapters In the United
States, S49,000,000; cost OF chapter
produced articles distributed In
France, $4,000, 900, elsewhere over
seas. sS000O00; In the United States,
$2S.O00.0O0, making total expenditures
In France. Ss2000,OO0. elsewhere over.
seas so 0lO 600 In the United gtntps.