Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
WORLDWIDE GENEROSITY
SHOWN BY REPORTS
American and British Red CrnSS aud
othes Organizations Di>hurscd
Many Millions,
LAVISH N lrs BENEfACTloNs
British Gave SI5.ooo.ooo 10 Great
Wa Relief Body in Time ~ Stress
From 1919 to lplS incluSiNS.
Other Contributions.

NEW YORK June li.-ludicA;.cr Q:
the Worldwide ssas-oSiiy swANsaeG
by the Wal is given BY pgs.iE' ns-l re
ports OF tie British and American EsI
Cross. Y. NJ (. a, the order .: =.
John OF Jerusalem and similar orsAn.-
cations which, curing the past !Ou.
years, have done service in suev!stins
distress and which are now taxing part
i'll the work o: reconstruction.
\ recent issue OF London Truth n
'comnIe ntng on the record OF $4,000,
ceVV war contributions TO the Red Cross
by thu British people during the period
from 1915 10 1918. inclusive. says 'ta!s
must easily be a record collection cor
charitable purposes Admitting thuy
The amount does not equa! that la isrd
Tor the American Red Gross, the Truth
observes that the general total OF
voluntary giving tor war purposes IN
England mast have been something
without precedent IL that count.ys his
tory
- Lavish In Bcnefnctions.
Tho British people, it was pointed
out. were lavish in their private bene-
FACTIONS, no record OF which was Kept.
The first two years OF the Wal, for In
stance, II is said. individual BrItons
Led and clothed more than $4,000 Be-
glan refugees ana Belgian relief was
only one of a vide diversity OF objects
which Included the rcha Utilization ui
crippled soiuiers, the Biue Cross for
war horses and numerous other chart
ties; An interesting feature ot the
work OF the British Red Cross. shown
IN the preliminary nEurcS, is the low
cost OF administration. In 1915. ms
cost was less than per cent. and II
le.l progressively unti!, IN laIS. il Was
noe'i; j IL per cent.
,.r 1onsF F-oli TO the American Red
nc lnIted States into m. va nr
lprii o. 1871 TO the present are
dS S1s nj HIS ss aloan St about sa5oooq
IN 100 donation drives" whjch
nrouEhi in siot,o0o,OO and SlsO.ouV
w respectively. and two membership
S:'es' III which 100000 member
sn!p signatures, with = minimum Of
- each trany We're for much I.rc.-
SUMS. were obtained
Expended Net Amount.
me cost OF administration 1t was
stated ey an ofic!a. OF the Atlantic d.
Vision. wac entirely defrayed bv ,ha
Red Gross membership sIbscrin,,ons
and Tor every dollar contributed 81 n..
mete made available for actual relief
-: reason OF bank interest. l.. j. Hun
ter, comptroller OF the American Red
cross in Washington, is now AT work
on receipts and expenditures, il is said
and is expected TO make an Official
report in June.
Many millions OF dollars ALREADY had
neen raised for the Y. VI c. A. knights
OF Columbus, Jewish Welfare Boa
var amp community Service Amer
tn- ta+ Ss!Nst!ro ..:.y when ~
t-iit- Wa Wy. Drive" ~ -,
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t,Dl '-''.FH-s-
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