The Crittenden press., 1919-10-31
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public Were
Used For Belief
Bio TASK IS DESCRIBED
n Twenty Months $4,000, 900 Was
opsnt Overseas and $4,000, 900,
In the United states

Washington. Especial )-Through
complete report of the work of the
American Red Cross in the war BY
Chairman Henry y DAWSON, on be-
half of the war council, the organlza-
ton on the eve of H. annual enroll
ment OF members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November to
IL. has rendered AL accounting OF the
many millions given II 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 10 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
2S, 1919.
1T was the practice Of the war
council TO give complete publicity TO
Its policies and finances but II is only
now that a picture Of the war period
az whole can be presented. 1t 10
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 eff
fort which made the American Red
Cross a success.
"a statement Of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council rslinQulshed its control
viii be made to the public through
the executive committee, and II is in
yortant, 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 outstandlno Fioursa
Contributions received
(material and money!. S4OO,OOO,OOO
Bed Cross members.
Adults, 20,000,0O
Children, 100000 -. 3l,OO0,OO0
Red Cross workers. ..... 100000
Belief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 3l,37I,OOO
Families OF soldiers aided
BY Home Service in US. 5OO,ovO
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 4O,OOO,OUV
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ....... 28,S22
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7O
Knitted articles given 10
soldiers and sailors in
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... lOl,OO
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient DAYS in Red Cross
hospital In France..... 1,l55,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid ......... 3,ISO
6plints supplied for Amer .
lean soldiers ........, $4,000
Gallons OF nitrous OXIDE
French hospitals .~. 100000
Men served by Red Cross
canteens IN France. 15,3I6,00O
Refugees aided in France l,128,OOO
American conyalescent
Cross movies in France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
Italy ................. lfo'WV
Children cared for by
Red Cross In Itely.... la5,w
OF the 800 100000 In money and
supplies. contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
he war council was In existence
S2s3. 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while s1S7,0o0Ooo went
10 the chapters 10 finance their &C
uv.ties. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled s2730OO,O00, divided
AZ follows: BY national headquarters
In France, s57. 900 900; elsewhere over
seas. ss4 100000; In the United States
S4S000O0; by chapters In the United
States. si3,O00OO0; cost OF chapter
produced articles distributed II
France s2h,Oo0,OOo, elsewhere over
seas. $s0O0,O00; In the United States
SOS 900 600, making total expenditure
In France. $50, 100000, elsewhere over
seas, 100000; in the United States
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