Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-05

E.'Si Council Tells F:oW Millions
Contributed 5y Futile We're
l|se!I For, hSlIai,
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months s15iooC.c coo Was
Spent Overseas ana Sl1o,C0o,CCo
in the GnitcJ States.

Washington. Especially -IhropEa
conpiete repn-! Of nc .?n.S Of ;Ae
american Eel Cross II the war b.:
Chairman 1ica:y l. Davis0a, on be
half CT Tx. war council, the orGalliza-
ton on the eve OF ITS annual enroll
ment CT members during the Idird
Red Cross Ron Gail, Eoee;ni'e: I"
il, has rendered M accounting o. me
many millions given 1t b. the Ameri-
can people To help oar f%Ati.% men
and our allies. The statement is, ii
pa.f, as follows:
1.-THE war council OF The American
Red Cross is naw prepared TO make
complete accounting: 10 .he American
people. OF money contributed ard e&.
pended, as wcil rs the VOL; doh" hy
the American Red Cross during IN"
period in which The var council was
IN control nf its Affairs. The was
council was apls,:r:ed May -, 1919,
and went out Of existence February
2S 1919.
1T was the practice Of The war
council 70 give complete publicity to
its POLICE: ana iii"Gccs, but il is only
now that Il picture o. she var period
as whole can be presented. II i
the feslin@ a: me va: council ;!!;;t Il
report in ibis summarized form sa0ui,i
be made directly to The pGbic which
provided the money Gnd gave tn" cf.9
fort which made the American Rcd
Cross 4 success.
"A statement OF the American Red
Cross effort and finances flee l.!'
wor council rc!inquiSheG lis camtr"!
will be made 10 the public throGsh
the executive committee, and it Is ~:
portant, therefore, tilat the fact .ilii
this report covers the period oHly Gnrii
March I, should be carefully no,vd.'
Following are certain r0unh figures
covering .imer!cai Red Cross pI@;:"i
patton III the war. as revealed ~ IA,
WEI councils repo";;
Some Outstanding f:isgrs:.
Contributions received
(matcrai and money!. #!GjU3j.nDt
Red Cross members:
Adults, 2u,uU1.CnU:
Children. Il,WrLC0U =. 3t02D,0,.a
Ted' Cross workers.. S,iAJ,JUu
Relief articles produced
By volunteer WORKERS.. 3.l ,J.t.nAW
Families Of S"l,lic.S aided
by liGmr S2rvicril Us. ,.GJoJO
Refreshments served hy
canrccn workers ~ Us. .iu,GG0. 800
NurSes enrolled Tor serr-
: Ice With army, navy CIR
Red Cross ......... % 81,
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed "a soldiers
and sailors ia L. $... 2.lGG
Knitted articles given II
i soldiers ard .nilGrH in
I. U. 8. ...:.......... i0,"mnH3
Tons OF r"i.rt supplies
shiErcd oversee" 500. !3l0&o
Eoic!@n cnunir.r:; in
which Rcd tru$:; nnc"-
afru NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
Patient days, IN !:"d C"asS
( hospital III France. $50. l,l3:,,Hhr
French HOSPITALS given
material al ......... 3,..&9
Splints SEp3lirt! for .i'acr-
/ lean soldiers ....... .a9i,0oa
GaiIans.. of nitrous "xiir
ANA oxygen furnished
French hospitals 800. 434&.G30
Men served rs Red Cru>s
canteenS in Erarrp.. lI.3tiitH'
Refugees aiGeG ~ France l,i-G,thS'
American conAc,ysceat
soldiers attending H"l
Cross movies in f'ranca 3,llGHDD
Soldiers carried hr Rel
Cross aInbaianccS in
Italy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l'N,V'D
jChildren cared for by
Red Cross III Ita'y..... 113o'D
OF the 'S!O0,0non10 In money ami
fsupplics. contributed Ia The American
iRcd Cross during the twenty montAs
Sthe war council was in existence.
lS2G3 COG. OG0 WAS allotted to national
headquarters while Sl3T. 000.00O went
to the chapters tn finance Their &c:
|flviries. Expenditures in tn" twenty
mon;hS totnllel $.,I3. 0GG.GHn divided
bs follows: IL national headquarters
IN France. 81. 0n1 0DG; elsewhere over
EecaS. $G.0oG.onD in the United safes.
siS,G00,oDo: by chapters in the United
States, Si3Oo0On0: cost &c chapter
produced articles distributed in
France. $2IaO0.n0O. elsewhere over
peas. SS,0oo.Gno: in thc United States.
S2S, 00O.0ao. making total expenditures
I'm France. SS-.onOUHo elsewhere over
seas. S12.0O0uoJ; in :lr United States,
s1l9,O00,00u