Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-10-30
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War GUVRCI Tells How MFHOns
Contributed BY Public WgS
Used For Relief
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months sts4,ooo'eoo VA
spent Overseas and stts,OOo,o 600
In the ualted States.

Washington. (Special.)-Throukh .
complete report of the work d the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry p. Dawson, @ be-
half Of the war council, the Organlza-
ton on the eve OF its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
II, has rendered an accounting Il the
many millions given 1t by the Ameri-
n people TO help our fighting men
and our allies The statement h, in
part, IS follows:
'"The war council Of the American
Red Cross 10 now prepared to make =
complete accounting to the American
people OF money contributed ana ex-
pended, a. well "a 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.
II was lhb pIANtlNC VI Lhe war
council to give complete publicity to
its policies and finances, but II Ii only
Aow that a picture of the war period
Is 4 whole can be presented. 1t lie
the feeling of the war council mat 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
Cross a success.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinquished Its coutrol
vial be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t Is ina.
pertant, therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only unfit
March Il should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Gross PARTED.
patton In the war, as revealed By the
war councils report:
Seine Outstanding Figures!
Contributions received
lHaaterlal and money!. 5000 600
Rec Cross members:
Adults, 10000, 900;
Children, 11.0O0,O -. 1900, 600
Red Cross workers. 49,. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. ~S71.o77.0O0
Families OF soldiers aided
by Home Service In US. 5OO,OOO
Refreshments served by
canteeH workers in US. 4O,OO0OOO
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy OF
Red Cross ........... d. S22
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors In U. g.. a7OO
Knitted articles given b
8. s.....:.:..1...... 100000
shipped overseas ..-:. 10000
Foreign countries in
which Red Gross eper-
Patient days IN Red Gross
hospital In France. go. l,1C6.OOO
French hospitals given
material ala ......... $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
icaA soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons OF nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals $50. $4,000
Men served by Red Cross
canteens IN France. l5,s7e,oOO
Refugees aided in France 1,726tOOO
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France S,11O.0OO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulancss In
Children cared for BY
Red Cross in italy 49,. 1853 900
OF the s40e,0O0,O 900 In money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence,
$283, 00O, 900 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137 600, 600 weat
to the chapters to finance their &C.
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled SITS, 100000, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
In France, $57. 100000 elsewhere over
seas, s64, 100000; IN tia United States,
$4,000, 900 by chapters In the United
States, $43, 000, 600; cost Of chapter-
produced articles distributed In
France, $25,0 900, 900, elsewhere over
seas, $S,QOe,000; In the United States,
$500 600, making total expenditures
In France. $50, O0O, 900, elsewhere over
seas, $72,000.eo0 in the United States,
s11S,OO0,000.