The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31
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 S154,ooo, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $4,000, ,oooN
In the United States.

Washington. Especial Through
complete report of the work Of the
American Red Cross In the war by
Chairman Henry r 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 to
IL, 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, as follows:
"1'he 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
IS, 1919
ut 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 a whole can be presented. 1t is
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 eff
fort which made the Amer an Red
Cross a 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 it Is inn |
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 Cross partici-
patton In the war, as revealed by the
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $400,000000
Red Gross members;
Adults, 20000,000
Children, 100000 49,. 31.OO0OO0
Red Cross workers. 49,. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 371.577 900 |
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service In us. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in us. 40,0O000O
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Gross :.....:,.. 23,822
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in .. S.. 2,7oO
Knitted articles given to
= Y. S. ....,;.;......,.. 100000
shipped overseas ....;. 100000
Foreign countries Ia
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross -
hospital in France. -. 1,155,oOo
: material aid ......... $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ..... $4,000
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals .. 4,34O.O00
Men served by Red Cross~x
canteens in France. 15376.OO0
Refugees aided III France 1,726,000
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,11OOO0
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy ........... 14S,00O
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy.. $4,000
OF the $400,0O0,000 in money and
contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
he war council was In existence.
1853, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $13z000,00O went
o the chapters to finance their -r~
ivities Expenditures In the-twenty
months totalled $273,OO0,00O, divided
IS follows: BY national headquarters
n France, $57000,000; elsewhere over
eas, S64,000000; in the United States
4S,000,000; by chapters in the United
'tates, Sl3,e00,000; cost of chapters
reduced articles distributed in
'fance, $25,00000O, elsewhere over
cas-, SSe00,000; u the United States.
2S,O00,00o, makinMtotal expenditures
4 France, $S200000N elsewhere over
cas-, S72,000000; in the United States
l19,OO0,000