The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-11-05
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 1874, ooo, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $t1s,ooo, 900
In the United State&

Washington. Especial. Through a
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 2 to
II, 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 a
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
ut was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
its policies and finances, but 1t is only
now that picture of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t Is
the feeling of the war council that a
report in this summarized form should
Re made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the eff
n rt inh do thN A u ,N.V
Cross a success.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinqushed its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and it is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact that
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!. $4OO,O 900
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,000;
Children, 100000 -. 31,OOO,OO0
Red Cross workers. 800, 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 371,577,OOO
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in us. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23,S22
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
U. S. ....:.:........ 100000
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 100000
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. So. 1,155,OOo
French hospitals given
material aid .......... B.7SO
Spllnts supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ...... $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals :.... 4.34o,oOO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,376,OOO |
Refugees aided in France 1,728,000 |
American cOnvaleScent |
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France $4,000 |
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy .............. $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. $4,000 |
OF the $40OOOO,O0O in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
The war council was In existence,
1868, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137000,OO0 went
to the chapters to finance their &C.
.lvttiGa Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,O00,OOO, divided
IS follows: BY national headquarters
n France, S57,0O0.0OO; elsewhere over
,eas, $64,O00,OO0; in the United States,