Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-30
RED GROSS GIVES
full ACCOUNTING
-
War GGgReII Tells How millions
F.. Contributed by Public We're
Used For RaIi3t
BIG TASK Is DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $15+,ooo,ooo Was
Spent Overseas and $119,Ooo,oooJ
in the United States.
War GGlnelI Tells How millions
BIG TASK Is DESCRIB Cd

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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
4 Red Cross Roll Call, November to
III, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given it by the Ameri-
lean people to help our fighting 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, 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
28 1919.
1T was the practice Of the war
council to give complete publicity to
tits policies and finances, but it Is only
8noE that picture of the war period
las 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 eff
fort which made the American Red
Gross a success.
"a statement Of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council reliHquished Its control
VIII be made to tho public through
the executive committee, and 1t 10 i'm
portant therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully noted"
/. Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross partici-
patton In the war, as revealed by tho
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $40O,O00,OO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,00O:
Children, 11,000,G00 -. 31,000,O0o
Ked Cross workers. ..., S,1OO.ODO
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 81, 577,ooo
Families of soldiers aided
- by Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in US. 100000
Nurses enrolled Tor Serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ,.......... 1882
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. ST.. 200
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
~, U. S. ,....,...::.. 100000
shipped overseas 5000. 101,OGO
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross
hospital in France. 49,. 1,155,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid ......... $3.50
Spitats supplied for Amer
ican soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
aliu UAySeu IuTUlSUGu
French hospitals 800. 4,340OOO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,37eOOo
Refugees aided in France 1,720OOO
American convaleScent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy ............. $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. $4,000
OF the $4OO,OO0,000 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
S263,00c,000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137,000,000 went
to the chapters to finance their ac
tivities Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,000000, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
In France, S57, 900; elsewhere over.
seas, $4,000, 900; in the United States,
$4S,000,000; by chapters In the United
States, $43,000000; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, $25,0O0,00O, elsewhere over.
seas, 100000; in the United States,
$2S,000000, making total expenditures
In France. $82,000,00O, elsewhere over
seas, 1900 600; in the United States,
$119,00GOOO.