The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-10-29
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING,
War Council 1lIIs I'oy, 'I''jons
Contributed BY fub..s We're
Used F0T t.sll3t
BIG TASK IS GESCRI-- D
In Twenty Months $154,0o0 0C0 Was
Spent Overseas and Sis, COO,
in the United States.

Washington. Especial -Thro, gh a
complete report OF the work of the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry P. Dawson Oh be-
half Of the war council, the Organiza-
ton ON the eve of it's annual enroll
ment of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given 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 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
%, 1919. .-~
at was the practice 'of the war
council to give complete publicity to
Its policies and finances, but it is only
now that picture Of the war period
as whole can be presented. It 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 ef-
fort which made the American Red
Cross q success.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinQuished its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee. and 1t Is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact that
this report covers the period only until
March 1, 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, 200, 900
Red Cross members:
Children, 100000 -. 81,ooo,ooO
Red Cross workers. $3.50, 100000
by volunteer workers. s71,577,ooo
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers mus. 40,OOO,OOO
Nurses enrolled for sery-
ice with army, navy. or
Red Cross. .:J... 49,. 1882
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in u. S.. 200
Knitted articles given to.
q. s. ...-......:....:. 100000
shipped overseas ...... 101, 900
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross
hospital in France. =. 1.155,ooo
material aid -. s.7sO
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
French hospitals 80. 4.s4o,ooO
Men served by Red Cross
canteenS In france. 1o,S16,OOO
Refugees aided In France 1,726,OOO
American convalescent ..
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,110,OOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
italy ................. $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy. -. $4,000
OF the $4OO,OOo,OOO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
$263, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137,0O0,000 went
to the chapters to finance their &C.
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,O00,0O0, divided
as follows: By national headquarters
in France, $57, ZOO, 900; elsewhere over
seas, $64, 900, 900; in the United States,
S48,OOO,0O0 by chapters in the United
States, $48,O00,0O0; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed In
France, s2b,000,0O0, elsewhere over