The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 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 1854, 10000 Was
Spent Overseas and $11s,000,000,
in the United States.

Washington. tSpecial.)-Through 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 o%rganiza-
ton on the eve of its annual enroll
ment Of members during the Third
Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to
IL, has rendered an accounting of the
many millions given it by the Ameri-
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement Is, in
part, as follows:
"The var 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 we'll 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
2S, 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 q 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
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
wal councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
(material II money!. $500, 100000
Red Cross members:
Adults, 10000, 600:
Children, %ll,OOU,OO0 80. 81, 900
Red Cross workers.. ... 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 371,577,O 900
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in us. 5OO,OO
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in us. 10000, 600
Nurses enrolled for Serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23,S22
Kinds OF comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 200
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 1Ol, 600
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Gross
hospital in France. 1,155,OO 10
French hospitals given
material aid .......... $3.50
Spiints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... 1914, 600
Gallons Of Nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals ..... 4,334O,OO
cantrrns in France. 15,376.OoO
Refugees aided in France 1,726,OOO
American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
Gross movies In F.:ance 3,11O,OWl
Soldiers carried by Red
Cross amhulanrr> in
italy ................. 14s,ooo
Children cared f.: by
Red Cross In Italy. ... $4,000
OF the S4OO.OOO.D 900 in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
the war council was in existence,
S263, 0OO.O0 was allotted to national
headquarters, while S137, 100000 went
to the chapters to finance their &C
t~ivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months totalled $273, 0 10000, divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
In France, $57,OO0,O0O; elsewhere over.
seas, 4,000,O 900 in the United States.
$500 1000; by chapters in the United
States, S43,O 1000, 1000; cost Of chapter
produced articles distributed in
France, $25.OOO,O0O, elsewhere over
seas, S8,000,00O; in the United States,
$28. 10000, making total expenditures
in France, $S2, 100000, elsewhere over
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