Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-11-06
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING.
War Council Tells How Millions.
Contributed by Public Were
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK is DESCRIBED
IN Twenty Months $t54, 100000 Was
Spent Overseas and $11e,ooo,ooO,
Z 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-
bali of the war council, the Organlza-
lion on the eve Of its annual enroll
nent of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Cali, November to
II, has rendered an accounting of the
Inany millions given it by the Ameri-
fan people to help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement is, in
part, as follows:
1.-The war council of the American
Red Cross Is now prepared to make
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,
pnd went out of existence February
rs, 1919.
ut was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
its policies and finances, but 1t is only
how that a picture of the war period
Us whole can be presented. 1t liz
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 American Red
Cross a success.
"A statement of the American Red
war council relinqulshed Its control
win be made to the public through
The executive committee, and 1t is I'M
pOrtant, therefore, that the fact thai
his 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!. $400,000,000
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20000,000;
Children, 100000 -. 31,000,000
Red Cross workers. .... 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 81, 577, 0u9
Families of soldiers aided,
by Home Service in us, 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In us. 40,000,0OO
Nurses enrolled for SerV-
= Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23,S22
Kinds OF comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. ST.. ZOO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
U. S. .....:......... lO,9OO0OO
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 1Ol,OO6
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
at0d ............... 20
hospital in France 49,. 1,155,OOO
French hospitals given
material aid 49,. go. 1880
Spllnts supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 80. 4,s4OOOO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. -. l5,376O0O
Refugees aided in France 1,726000
American cOnvalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,110000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
italy ................ 14S,OOO
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy. 80. $4,000
OF the $4OO,OO0,OOO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their ac-
tivlties. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled S273,00O,0OO divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
In France, $57, 100000; elsewhere over
seas, $64, 100000; in the United States.
$4S, 100000; by chapters in the United
States, $430OO,O0O cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed In
France, S25,O00,0OO, elsewhere over
seas, SS,O00,O0O in the United States,
SOS, O00,0 900, making total expenditures
in France, sS2,OOO,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, $72, 100000; In the United States,
e110 noa O0O