East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-29
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public Were
Used For ,ReIlef. i
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $t54, 100000 Was
Spent Overseas and $1ts,ooo, 600
In the United States.

Washington. Especial. Through a,
complete report of the work of the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry P. Dawson, on be
half Of the war council, the organiza-
tion on the eve of its annual enroll
nrent 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:
THE 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 its affairs. The war
council was appointed May 10, 1919,
and went out of existence February
IS, 1919,
1T was the practice of the war
council TO give complete publicity to
Its policies and finances, but 1t is only
now that picture of the war period
as whole can be presented. 1t is
the feeling of the war council that q
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 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 i'm
portant, therefore, that the fact that I
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
(mater1al and money!. S400,000,00 II
Red Csoss members:
Adults, 20,000,000;
Children, 100000 -. $1,000, 900
Red Cross workers. Sl0O.OOO II
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
Red Cross ........ 23S22 II
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7OO Il
Knitted articles given to II
soldiers and sailors in
Tons Of relief supplies 'O''OO'
shipped overseas $50. 1O1,OO II
Foreign countries in III
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital In France. -. 1,155,OOO II
French hospitals given II
material aid ........ 3,7SO II
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 294,0OO
Gallons of nitrous oxide II
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ~ 4,340 900 III
canteens in France. -. 15,37eOOo
Refugees aided in France 1,726,00O
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red 4
Cross movies In France 3,11O,OOO
Soldiers carried by Red II
Cross ambulances In II
Italy ................. $4,000
Children cared for by |:
Red Cross in Italy,. 155,OOO
Of the s4OO,OOO,OO in money and
contributed to the American lie
Red Cross during the twenty months
he war council was in existence, lie
1888, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while s137 100000 went
o the chapters to finance their ac- lie
ivities. Expenditures In the twenty lie
months totalled s273,00O,O0O, divided lie
IS follows: BY national headquarters
n France, S57,OO0,O0O; elsewhere over #
eas, S64,0O0,0 900; in the United States, liz
100000; by chapters In the United
'tates, S43,OO0,000; cost of chapter
reduced articles distributed in \.
rance, $25,00O,0OO, elsewhere over
cas-, ss.0O0,0OO; in the United States,
2S, 100000, making total expenditures
4 France, $50, 100000, elsewhere over IL
eas, s72,OOO,0OO; in the United States,
lie, 100000. III