Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-10-30
RED CROSS GIVES
FULL ACCOUNTING
War Council Tells How millions
Contributed BY Public Were
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months t1s4 ,oo0, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $4,000, 900.
in the United States.

Washington. Especial -Tlifough q
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 tie 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'he war council Of the American
Red Cross is now prepared to make q
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
%, 1910.
1T was the practice Of the war
council to give complete publicity to
Its policies and finances, hut 1t Is only
now that picture Of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t IL
the feeling OF the war council that n
report In this summarized form should
be made directly to the public which
provided the money and gave the eff
fort whlGn made the American Red
Cross 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 1t is i'm.
portant. therefore, that the fact thai
this report covers the period only until
March l, should be carefully noted"
Following are certain round figures
covering American Red Cross partici-
pation In the war, as revealed by The
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material and money!. $500, 100000
He'd Cross members:
Adults, 2O,OOO,OOO;
Children, 11,NU,OOO 80. 31.OOO,OOO
Red Cross workers.. .,,. 8.1S2NN
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers. 871,5T,OOO
Families Of soldiers aided
by Home Service In US. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers In US. 4O,OOO,OOO
Nurses enrolled for serv-
Ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23,S22
Kinds Of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors In U, g.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors In
Tons Of relief supple. A'''o'oo0
shipped overseas 900. 100000
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient aien day. in Red iei' eros: q
hospital in France. -. 1,155,ooo
material aid ......... 37&
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons Of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals 800. $4,000
Men served by Red Cross
canteens In France.... 15,S78,O1O
Refugees aided In France 1,72GOOO
American convalesceat
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies In France $4,000
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances In =
Italy :.......... $4,000
Children cared for by
Red Cross In Italy,. 155,OOO
OF the $4OO.OO0.0OO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
$283 100000 was allotted to national
headquarters, while $137. 900, 900 went
To the chanfe1l To Ananco fhai1 "a,