The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-11-22
War Council Tells How MiHions
Contributed by Public Were
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $154. oo0, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $4,000, coo 900
In the United States.


Z 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 organiAa-
ton on the eve Of Its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 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 Is, In
part, as follows:
"The war council Of the American
Red Cross is now prepared to make
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 IS, 1919.
and went out of existence February
%, 1919.
1T was the practice Of the war
council to give complete publicity to
Its policies and finances, but 1t is only
now that picture of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t is
the feeling of the war council that
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 success
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances. since the
war council relinquished its control
VIII be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t Is i'm.
portant, Therefore, that the fact that
I this report covers the period only until
March 1, should be carefully noted"
D Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross parsici.
patton in the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. 100000. OOO
. Red Cross members:
Admits 70 900 lttAe;; v t.uu,ru
2 Ned Cross workers. & I'M, my,
Relief articles produced
= by volunteer workers. 371.577
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service In us. 5OOOn
refreshments served by
canteen workers In US COOO o0A
Nurses enrolled for serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross % Sn,
Kinds Of comfort articles 1920
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 27OO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
~ U; s; 80. 100000
shipped overseas -. 1OI .O0O
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross %
hospital In France. 1.Ih5OOO
French hospitals given
material aid ......... 97S0
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ...... 2o4OOO
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals -. 4.34OOO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France -. 15,37eOoo
Refugees aided In France 1,72GOCO
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France 3.1IOOOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in y
1tdiy 112010
Children cared fof by
Red Cross In Italy,. $4,000
OF the s4OO.OO0,OOO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence.
1888, 0OG.OO0 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137, 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
tivities., Expenditures In the twenty
months totalled sc73,OOO,OOO, divided
as follows: BY national Headquarters
In France, $57, 0o0,O 600; elsewhere over.
seas, s64,0 900 600; In the United States.
$4S,0OO.OOO; by chapters in the United
States, S43,00O,OO0; cost Of CHAPTER
produced articles distributed in
France. S25,O00,OO0, elsewhere over
seas, SS000,0OO; in the United States.
$2S,OOO,000, making total expen litures
In France, sS2,OO0,OOO, elsewhere over.
seas. $72, 100000; in the United Safes.
SIZE, 100000.