St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-11-08
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL'ACC0UNT|NG
War COun ciI Tells How MI|IIeas
i Contributed by Public We're !:
Used For Relief. !

Washington. Especial. )-Through O
complete report Of the work of the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry P Dawson, ON be-
half Of thes war council, the organiza-
ton on the eve Of its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Gall, November 2 to
IL. has rendered an accounting Of the
many millipns given it by the Ameri-
can people: to help our fighting men
and our allies The statement is, in
part, as follows:
"The war council Of the American
Red Cross as now prepared to make
complete accounting to the American
people Of money contributed and sx-
pended, OH; well an 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 wsss appointed May 10, 1919,
and went sout Of existence February
20, 1919.
1T was the practice of the war
council to .glve complete publicity to
Its policies: and finances, but 1t Is only
now that picture Of the war period
as q whole can be presented. 1t 10
the feeling of the war council that
report in tais summarized form should
be MADE directly to the public which
provided tne money and gave the ef-
fort whicS made the American Red
Cross ssccess.
"A statement Of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council rslinquished its control
viii be made to the public through
the executive committee, and 1t is inn
portant therefore, that tho fact that
this report covers the period only until
March !, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering american Red Gross partici-
patton In She war, as revealed by the
war couneirs report:
SONY Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(materiAl and money!. $4OO,G0O,OO
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,OOO,OOO;
Childreh, i1,O0O,O0O -. 100000
Red Cross workers. ,.... 100000
Relief ar icles produced
by volunteer workers.. s71.577,ooo
Families OF soldiers aided
by Honte Service in US. 100000
canteens workers in US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
1uifk
Red Cross :::....:... 2s,822
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7O0
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 101 600
Foreign ! countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days In Red Cross
hospita: in France. go. 1,155,OO0
French hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
' lean Settlers .......:. 100000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ..... 4,S4O, 600
cantee1is in France. 49,. 15,37e,OOO
Refugees: aided in France 1,726,OOO
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Gross movies in France $4,000
Soldiers scarried by Red
Gross ambulances In y ,.oooo
Children cared for by
Red Cross in 1taly..... $4,000
OF the s4OO,OOO,OO0 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
1893, 900, 900 was allotted to national
Headquarters, while S137, 900 600 went
to the chapters to finance their &C
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273,0O0,O00, divided
as folio 8: BY national headquarters
in Franc . s57,0OOO00; elsewhere over
seas, So 100000; in the United States,
| S48,OOo,r 0; by chapters in the United
States, 43sOO0,000; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, j $25. 100000, elsewhere over
seas, $s,DOO,OO0; In the United Statas,
S2S, OO0 90, making total expenditures
In France, S2,OOO,0 900, elsewhere over
IS, S7200OOO0: In the United States,
S119,OOOD00.