Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-24
PUBLIC GIVEN
AN ACCOUNTING
BY RED CROSS

Washington. Especial L)-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 its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given it by the Amerf
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies The statement is, in
part, as followsi
"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.
at was the practice of the war
council TO give complete publicity to
its policies and finances, but It Is only
now that a picture of the war period
as whole can be presented. It is
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
Gross a success.
"A statement of the American Red
Gross effort and finances since the
war council relinquished its control
win 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 Gross partici-
patton in the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $400,0000O0
Red Cross members
Adults, 20,000,0O0:
! Children, 100000 -. 31,OOOO 900
Red Cross workers 80, 100000
Relief articles produced
| by volunteer workers. 1,577 900
Families of soldiers aided
BY Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serR-
: Ice with army, navy or
I Red Cross ........,, %, ,S22
Kinds of comfort articles
! distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2.7OO
knitted articles given to
] soldiers and sailors in
q. s. ....;....-... 100000
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas -. 1000
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
ated ...,.........i... 25
Patient days in Red Cross
hospita! in France, .... 1,155,O 900
French hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ,........ 294, 900
Gallons of nitrous oxide
dbu Oxygen IuEnlSneQ
French hospitals ..... 4,34O, 900
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 80. 15,376,OOO
Refugees aided in France 1,726,OOO
American cOnyaleScent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,11O,OOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy ,................ 148,OOO
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy..... 155,OO0
OF the S4O0,OO0OOO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence,
,$263,0OO,O0O was allotted to national
headquarters, while S137, 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
tivities. Expenditures In the twenty
months totalled $273,OOO,OOO, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
in France, s57000,0OO; elsewhere over
seas, $64 100000; in the United States,
,$48, 100000; by chapters in the United
States, S4S,0O00O0 cost of chapter
produced articles distributed in
, France, $25000,00O, elsewhere over
seas, $S,000,0O0; in the United States,
$28,0O0,000, making total expenditures
in France, S82OOO,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, 100000; in the United States,
! Sl1o.OO0,OOO
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