Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-30
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months SIS, 900, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and Sis, 100000
In the United States

Washington. Especial Through
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 to
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions givea 1t 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 we'll as the work done by
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
IS, 1919.
"It 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 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 a success.
"a statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council rel!nquished its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t Is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact thai
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 the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
material and money!. $400,O00,0OO
Red Cross members:
Children, i1,o6O,OOo %. 100000
Red Cross workers. ..... 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 81, SIT 600
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in Us. 10000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In U.S. 40,00000O
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
lieu CEOSS So,SZG
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors III U. ST.. 200
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors In
Tons Of relief supplies 'O'V
shipped overseas 800. 100000
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. 80. 1,155,000
French hospitals given
material aid ......... $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers immune. $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
French hospitals ..... 100000
Men served by Red Cross
- canteens in France. 49,. 15,876,OO0
Refugees aided in France 1,726,0OO
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
Children cared for BY
Red Cross in Italy. $4,000
OF the s4o0,00OO00 IN money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
S283, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters. while $137 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their &C.
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,0OO,0OO divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
In France, $57 ,OOO,0 900; elsewhere over
seas $4,000, 900; In the United States,
$49,00O,000; by chapters In the United
States, S43,0O0,000 cost of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, $25,000,000, elsewhere over
seas, $S,000,000; In the United States,
$29, 100000, making total expenditures
in France, $82,000,000, elsewhere over
seas, $72,000,000; in the United States,
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