Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-10-24
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How millions
Contributed by Pubic were
Used For Relief
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months $154, 900, 900 Wal
Spent Overseas and $11e,ooo,ooo,
In the United States.

Washington. (Special.)-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-
ton on the eve of its annual enroll
ment of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
II, 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.-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 vas 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 a 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 American Red
Cross a success.
IA statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinqdished its control
will be made to the public through
the executive committee, and it is i'm
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!. $4O0,0 O0, 900
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,000,000;
Children, 100000 -. 31,000,000
Red Cross workers. $50. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 81, 900
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
ueu SrOSS .......... ZO,SZZ
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,700
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
Tons Of relief supplies ''
shipped overseas ...... 1o1, 900
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. 1,155,000
French hospitals given
material aid -. $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 204, 900
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals -. 100000
canteens in France. 15,876,ooO
ReIuReeS dlQeQ IN france l,lZO,UOU
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Gross ambulances in
Italy 14S,UUU
Children cared for by
Red Cross in Italy,. $4,000
Of the S4OO,O 100000 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Gross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
S263, 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $500 900 went
to the chapters to finance their &C
tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totaIled $273, 10000 divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
in France, $57, 900, 900 elsewhere over
seas, $64,0 900, 900; in the United States,
$4,000, 900; by chapters in the United
States, SAB, 900, 900; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, $685. ZOO, elsewhere over
seas, $8,000,000; in the United States,
$28,000 900, making total expenditures
in France, $S2,0OO,OOO, elsewhere over
seas, $4,000 900; In the United States,
$119,OOO,000.
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