Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-11-06
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
n Twenty Months 1854. ooo, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $4,000, 600
IN the United States.

Washington. (SpeciaL)-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 to
IL, has rendered an accounting or Ihe
many millions given 1t by the Am'ri-
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement is, in
part, as follows:
1.-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
the American Red Cross during the
period In which the war council was
in control Of Its affairs. The war
council was appointed May ID, 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 a picture Of the war period
as a whole can be presented. II II
the feeling of the war council that
report In this summarized form should
bs made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the eff
fort which made the American Red
Gross q success.
"A statement Of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council rellnQuished Its control
Will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and it 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 Figursa
Contributions received
(material and money!. $400, 1000
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,000;
Children, 100000 -. 31.000,0O0
Red Cross workers. ..... 100000
by volunteer workers. 371,577,o0o
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service In US. 5o0,000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 1857
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors In U. S.. 400
Knitted articles given to
&. s. ............ 100000
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas 80. 10000
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
hospital in France. 49,. 1,155,OOo
French hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ........ $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnlShed
French hospitals ..... 100000
Men served by Red Cross
anteens in France. -. 15,376,000
Refugees aided in France 1,726,OO0
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
lIUly tfStOOV
Red Cross in Italy. $4,000
OF the s4OO,OOO,OOO In money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
S263. 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while S137 100000 went
to rhe chapters to finance their &C
t1vities. Expenditures In the twenty
months totalled S273,0O0OOo divided
% follows: BY national headquarters
In France, s57, 900, 900; elsewhere over
seas, $64, OOO,0 900; IN the United States,
s4S,0OO,0O0: by chapters In the United
States, S43,0O0,0O0; cost Of chapter
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