Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-06
RED !CR0SS'GllES
FULL ACCOUNTING
war Council Tells How MI||Ions
Contributed BY Public Were
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
IN Twenty Months $,s4, 900 Was
Spent overssas and $4,000, 900,
In the United States.

Washington. Especial. Through q
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 its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
II, 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 10, In
part, 40 follows:
"The war council Of the American
Red Cross IL now prepared to make q
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 its affairs. The war
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out Of existence February
2s, 1919.
ut was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
It's policies and finances, but 1t Is only
now that a picture Of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t ID
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 1t is i'm.
portant, therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March 1, should be carefully noted
Following are certain round figurea
covering American Red Cross partid
patton in the war. as revealed BY thu
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(m0terial and money!. $400, OO0, 00(
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,O0O,OOO;
Children, l1,OOU,OOO 90. 31,OOO,OOt
Red Cross workers. ..... 6,1OO,OOl
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 371,577, OOl
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service in us. 5O0,OO
eanteen workers in US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
| ice with army, navy or
L Rod (SHn4A JH w
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and snilOrs in U SEQ. 80
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
Tons y; = Of .: relief supple: a0's"oo
shipped overseas ...... 1910
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross
hospital In France. ,.,. 1850
French hospitals given
material aid .......,.. 9,7G
splints supplied for Amer oo. ~
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ..... 4,340,O0
canteen. 6 FRANCE: -. 10000 @
Refugees aided in France 1,726,N
American cOnvalcscent
Cross movies in France s,11ooc
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
children i1any ;'' cared for BY ie''o
Red Cross in ltaly..... 155,Ot
OF the 800 OoO,O 600 in money an
supplies, contributed to the America
Red Cross during the twenty month
the war council was In existenc
$2es. 100000 was all0ted to nati9n
headquarters, while sls7, 600. 00a wei
to the chapters to finance their a
tivities. Expenditures in the twen1
months totalled $273,0OO,OO0. divide
as follows: BY national headquarte
In France, $57, 600 600: elsewhere owe
seas, $84. 900, 0Oo;, In the United State
$4,000, 900; ny chapters in the Unite
!, States, S43,00OOOO; cost Of chapte
produced articles sdistributed
France, 425OOO, 900, elsewhere owe
!. seas, 9s,000O00; in the United State
$780, 900. making -totR, expenditure
in France. $4,000, 600. elsewhere ove
|. rssas, 81, 900, 900; in the United State
$11O,O00o00.
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