The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-25
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 s1s4,ooo,ooo Was
Spent Overseas and $fts,o0o,ooo
In the United Statea

Washington. Especial. Through
complete report of the work Of the
American Red Gross 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
mept 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 Is, in
part, az follows:
"rhe 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 It's 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 1t is only
now that q picture of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t 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
Cross q success.
"A statement Of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinquished Its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t Is i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact thar
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully nOled."
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross PARTED.
patton In the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(materlal and money!. $400,000,000
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20000,000;
Children, l1,OOU,000 -. 31,000, 900
Red Cross workers. ... 810O,0OU
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. S71,577,OOO
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service In us. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In Us. 100000
Nurses enrolled FOR serv-
Ice with army, navy or
ked cross ......,..,. 23,S
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed TO soldiers
and sailors in T. ST.. 200
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
U, s. ,.............,. 100000
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas -. 10000
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
ated ..........,,..,.. .25
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. .,,. l,i55,ooo
French hospitals given
material aid .....e.... $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 80. 100000
Men served BY Red Cross
canteens IN France. -. l5,3T600O
Refugees aided In France l,126000
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,1l0OO0
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In
italy ............... $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross In Italy,. $4,000
OF the S400,0O0,O00 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was In existence,
S263, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while S137 900 900 went
TO the chapters to finance their ac-
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled S273,000,000, divided
as follows: BY national Headquarters
In France, $57, 900, 900; elsewhere over
seas, $64000000 in the United States,
$4S 100000; by chapters In the United
States, $43,000,00O; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed In
France. S25,0O0,00O, elsewhefe over.
seas, S8,000,000; In the United States.
$2S,000,000, making total expenditures
In France, $50 100000, elsewhere over.
sens 40 900 0On In the ITnited States