The Era-leader., 1919-08-21
,,f|C|Al. REPORT
IN WHAT They"
DID WITH MONEY
se7,817oO5 Expended to March 81
$123,254,o52 Contributed by
Public.
uNcoLLEcTED FUNDS
VTALLY NECESSARY.
only Way Work Can Be Continued
Until End Of Year, When Emer.
sency VIII Be over.
UNcoLLECTED FUNDS
VITALITY NECESSARY.

New York.-(Spccial) the Natlon-
al War Work Council OF the Young
Mems Christian association, through
its finance committee has made public
q detailed statement Of It's receipts
and expenditures for war work In this
country and abroad In the period be-
tween April 26, 1917, and March 81,
1910. In a supplementary announce
n,ent the war work council. explained
that this is not final report. Its war
service, having reached its maximum
in March of this year. Is being con-
tinued IN the United States and for
eign countries.
The council received In the period
covered by the report, an aggregate OF
s125 $50, $50. OF this amount $123,-
254,O52 was contributed by the people
of the United States in the three cam
naigns conducted to finance 7. NJ. Z. A.
war work.
A statement of Y. NJ. c. A. expendi-
tures for work In the home camps
shows $50 buildings constructed In the
six military departments at cost OF
S769S9S4. In maintaining and oper'
eting these buildings the Y. NJ. Z. A.
expended $3,965,736.
Concerts, vaudeville and other en-
tertainment provided the men on this
side cost the Y. NJ. c. A. S,166, 767. Mo-
ton picture shows in the home camps
cost S2,326,271. It provided athletic
supplies and physical directors to car
ry out its athletic program at an ex-
pense of $1,503.179. It expended $685.
500 for writing materials and for
financing camp newspapers and pub
licatiOns.
Religious work in home camps was
done at an expense of 81, 1O5,Sl6. Ed
ucational literature, lectures, French
instruction and library service cost
S1,192,737; sex hygiene education and
literature cost S73704. Other items
include $260,634 for war work in the
canal zone, Porto Rico, the Philippines
and other territories, $192,3S6 for work
among the employees Of munitions
plants and other war industries, and
$442O61 for work with the Students
Army Training corps.
The Y. NJ. G. AS work overseas
with, the A. E. F. from its inception
to the end Of last March, also Is stat.
ed in detail. In this period it Is
shown $4,SO1,271 was spent for huts
and tents, $2950,421 for furniture,
equipment and motion picture outfits
and S1,014,337 for operation Of huts
and field units. The Y. NJ. G. A. fur.
ther spent, for motor transport and mis-
celaneous equipment, $2671,738 fol-
motor transport devoted exclusively
to its canteen service, $30,296, and fol
operation and maintenance Of its mo-
tor transport, $1,170,761.
Supplies worth $1,794,771 were dis
tributed free to the doughboys. Y. M
c. A. Christmas gifts and entertain
ments represented an expenditure o.
$651,9G3. 1t supplied writing materials
newspapers, etc. to overseas men, tt
the value Of $2,29G,S0S In operating
leave areas in France, the Y. NJ. @. A
spent sS31,601; in managing chall
OF hotels for the men on leave IN IN
larger cities, $477,956.
On overseas religious work the J
NJ. C. A. spent s467,5s4; on educatio
and library work, s991,932. Concert
and entertainments were given at
cost of sS5O,969, and motion pictur
shows at cost Of s1,066,757. Ovel
seas athletics cost s1,957,3o1.
Through the international commi
Tee Of the Y. NJ. G. A. $16,042, ,695 wa
expended in work with the allied a
mics, and $1,05S,591 in work with pri
opers Of war. OF the sum Of thes
two items the war work council col
tributed S14,409,175.
Expenditures with the allied armi'
included S6,73S744 for France; $49i
800 for Great Britain; $3,139,951 fl
Italy: $4,S05,935 for Russia, and $S6(
604 for other allied countries.
For the prisoners of war in &c
many the Y. NJ. G. A. spent $117,9S'
in Denmark, $99,OS7; in Australia
gary. S146,S12; in Switzerland, $24'
$50: in Turkey, S56,206, and in 9th
countries $390,545.
The grand total of expenditures W
S97,S17,005. This left, on March {
1919, balance of S27.465,S54, whic
with the payment of pledges to t
United War Work campaign still !
naming unpaid, is expected to be 81
flcient to support the work from Ap
1, 1919, to December 81, 1919.
In accounting for this balance t
statement lists assets Of the war wo
council on March 81. 1919, Of $43,33
166. These included $685., 1881 in ca
on hand. and assets overseas amour
Ing to S1s,761,676. The Y. NJ. G.
also had on that date canteen suppl
on hand and in transit to the val
Of S5,992,591, and outstanding {
counts totaling s9,735,366.
On the same date its current liab
tirs and reserves amounted to 81
s67.s12 including s2.792,964 in bi