Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-13
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 $154,0 900 Waa
Spent Overseas and $11e, ,Ooo.
in the United States. y

Washington. (Special.)-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 wal council, the organlza-
ton on the eve Of its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Gross Roll Call, November 2 to-
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given it by the Ameri-
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement is, in.
part, as follows:
1.-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.
1T was the practice of the wax
council to give complete publicity to
its policies and finances, but it is only
now that q picture Of the war period
as a whole can be presented. It is
the feeling of the war council that q;
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 r%elinquished its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and it is im-
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 parties
patton in the war, as revealed by the.
war coun%ls report:
Some Outstanding Figures. !.
Contributions received !
(material and money!. 100000, 600
Red Cross members:
Adults, 10000, 600:
Children, II, 100000 %. $1,000, 600
Red Cross workers. ..... 8,1OO,OOO
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. 49, 600, 600
Nurses enrolled for serv-
ice with army, navy or
Reu cross ........... ZS,SZS
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles given to
q: s....::::......:.. 100000
shipped overseas 5000. 1O1, 900.
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross go
hospital in France. 1,155,OOOs
French hospitals given
material aid .......... 1880
sp2lints supplied for Amer
Gallons of nitrous oxide
n oxygen furnished
French hospitals ..... 4,34O,O0O
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 15,376,0oo
Refugees aided in France 1,726,O00
American convalescent :.
soldiers attending Red :
Cross movies in France 3,11O,DOU
,goldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Children cared for by
Red Gross in italy. 1855, Zoo
Of the $780, 100000 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence
1898, 600, 900 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137,OO 900 went
ito the chapters to finance their &C.
~tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled 3,OOO,O 900, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
In France, $57, 100000; elsewhere over
seas, $64, 900; in the United States,j
I$48,000,000 by chapters in the United
States, $4ss. 100000; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed 1m
France, $25,0O0,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, 5 100000; in the United Stafeg,
,$28.000,000, making total expenditures
in France, $780, cO, 200. elsewhere over.
seas, $72, 10000; IN the United States,
$4,000 900.