The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-09-26
OFFICIAL REPORT
ON WHAT They"
DID WITH MONEY
&o7,ef7,oo5 Expended to March ST.
$123, ,254,o52 Contributed by
Public.
UNcoLLEcTED FUNDS
VlTALLY NECESSARY.
Only Way Work Can Be Continued
Until End of Year, When Emer-
gency viii Be Over.

New 4Ofk.-tSpeclai.D Inc NaCIon'
al War Work Council of the Young
Mems Christian association, through
its finance committee has made public
a detailed statement of its receipts
and expenditures for war work in this
country and abroad in the period be-
tween April 90. 1917, and March 81,
1919. In a supplementary announce
Ment the war work council explained
that this is not "a final report. It's war
service, having reached its maximum
in March of this year, Is being con-
tinued in the United States and for
eign countries.
The council received In the period
covered by the report, an aggregate OF
$125, ,282, $50. OF this amount $123,-
254,05o was contributed by the people
Of the United States in the three CAM
paigns conducted to finance Y. NJ. c. A.
war work.
A statement of Y. NJ. C. A. expendi-
lures for work In the home, camps
shows $50 buildingSconstructed in the
six military departments at cost of
$7,69S,984. In maintaining and oper-
ating these buildings the Y. NJ. C. A.
expended $3.065, 1876.
Concerts, vaudeville and other en-
tertainment provided the men on this
side cost the Y. NJ. G. A. 81 .166. 767. Mo-
tion picture shows in the home camps
cost $2,326,271 1t provided athletic
supplies and physical directors to car
ry out Its athletic program at an ex-
pense of $1.503.1 .1T9. It expended $685.
629 for writing materials and for
financing camp newspapers and pub
licatiOns.
Religious work in home camps was
done at an expense of 50, 105,S SIG. Ed
ucational literature, lectures, French
instruction and library service cost
81. .192. 1877; sex hygiene education and
literature cost $T3.7o4. Other items
include S260,634 for war work in the
canal zone, Porto Rico. the Philippines
and other territories, $192, ,3s6 for work
among the employees Of munitions
plants and other war industries, and
$4,000 for work with the Students
Army Training corps.
The T. NJ. c. AS work overseas
with the A. e. f.. from its inception
to the end of last March, also is stat
ed in detail. In this period it is
shown $4,S01, ,271 was spent for huts
and tents, $2,950, ,421 for furniture.
equipment and motion picture outfits,
and $1.014,337 for operation of huts
and field units. The Y. III. C. A. fur
ther spent, for motor transport and mis-
celIaneous equipment, $2.671, ,T38; for
motor transport devoted exclusively
tr its canteen service, $780, .296. and for
operation and mainten nee of Its mo-
tor transport, $1,170. 761.
Supplies worth $1.794,771 were dis
tributed free to the doughboys. 7. NJ.
G. A. Christmas gifts and entertain
ments represented an expenditure Of
$651 .o6S. It supplied writing materials,
newspapers, etc, to overseas men, to
the value Of $2,296, 1908. In operating
leave areas In France, the 7. NJ. G. A.
spent 1891 .601 in managing chain
Of hotels for the men on leave In the
larger cities. $477, ,956.
On overseas religious work the Y.
N. C. A. spent $467, 5S4 on education
and library work. 1901 .932. Concerts
and entertainments were given at a
cost Of sS50.969, and motion picture
shows at cost of $1.060.757. Over
seas athletics cost S1.957 .30f.
Through the international commit
tee OF the z. NJ. C. A. $1,000. .695 was
expended in work with the allied ar
niles, and s1.058,591 In work with pris-
oDers Of war. OF the sum of these
two items the war work council con-
trilnlted $14.409, IT'S.
Expenditures with the allied armies
included s6,73S.744 for France; s497,-
369 for Great Britain; $3,13o.951 for
italy; $500, ,OS5 for Russia, and $780,
Coz for other allied countries.
For. the prisoners of war in Ger
many the Y. NJ. G. A. spent $117.088;
III Denmark. $0e.0ST; In Austria Hun
gary. $146,S12; IN Switzerland. S247,-
go; In Turkey, $56,206. and in other
countries $3.50. .545.
The grand total of expenditures was
s9T 9T.sI7.O05. This left. On March 81,
1919. balance Of So, ,485, ,s54, which.
with the payment OF pledges 10 the
United War Work campaign still re-
naming unpaid. IS expected to be suf-
.ficient to support the work from April
|, 1910, 10 December 81, 1919
IN accounting for this balance the
statement liets assets Of the war work
council on March 81. 1919. OF SIS. $780,
1865. These included $685.. .8s1 In cash
an hand. and assets overseas amount
ing to S1s,T6l. .6T6. The r. III. G. A.
also had on thnt date canteen supplies
on hand and In transit to the value
.of Sc. .092 501. and outstanding ac-
eounrs totallng 50 735 1856
s. On the same date Its current Iiabili-
ties and reserves Amounted 70 $751;
e67.Bi2 including 50 T92 .054 Ill bills
ard saIaries due ii the United stafes,
'Sni s0.594.T20 due overseas. There
vas charged against II 81 .827 .285 rep.
resentiue reIhiltanees received from me
men Of ihe a. e. r. for trunsfer to The
uuifed States II owed l1se BgItish,
Freneh and United Suites govern.
Nenfs. for transportation and eap.
z$5-.sz - zzzA tefS<e