The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-20
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How millions.
Contributed BY Pubic We're
USED For Rsii5f.
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $1s4 600, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $4,000, 900,
In the United States.
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED

Washington. Especial -Through Q
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 It's 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 10, 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 *
pended, as well as the work done BY
the American Red Cross during the
period in which the war council was
in control Of fts affairs. The war
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out of existence February
%, 1919.
1T 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 10
the feeling OF the war council that a
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 success.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinquished it, control
Will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t 10 i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact thai
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, a. revealed By the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. SlOOOOQOQO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 2OQOO,OOO;
Children, 100000 80. 2l,OOO.OOO
lied Cross workers. ...., 100000
Relief articles produced
by. volunteer workers. 371.o77.0oo
Families Of soldiers aided
~ Home Service in Us. 10000
Refreshments served BY
canteen workers in U.a. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv.
Ice with army, navy Or
Red Cross .......,.. 2a.622
Winds 80 no,. $o-A .As-SS.
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. So. 400
Knitted articles given b
soldiers and sailors in
Tons Of relief supplies '0o'0''
shipped overseas ..... lO1, 900
Foreign reign ps e9u HtrIs IN
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital In France. =. 1,1b5,OOO,
French hospitals given
material aid ....... 3,74O
Splints supplied for Amer
. lean soldiers .....,. $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals .... 4,34O,OOO
Men served ny Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,B18,OOO
Refugees aided in France 1,Y26,O0O
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
+ Cross movies in France 3,11O,OOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross amhulances IN
italy .......S. 14S.OoO
Children cared for by
Red Cross in italy 1855. 900
OF the 100000 in money and
supplies. contributed to the American
Red Cross during the, twenty months
the war council was In existence
1858, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $1s7, 0OO, 600 went
to the chapters to finance their ac
.tivities Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273OOO,OOo divided