Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-30
RED CROSS GIVES
full ACCOUNTING.
War Council Tells How Millions
Contributed by Public We're
Used For Relief.
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
h Twenty Months $154, 900 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $119,000,000
In the United States.

Washington. Especial. Through
complete report of the work Of the
American Red Cross in the war by
Chairman Henry P. Dawson, on be-
halt 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
IL, has rendered an accounting Of the
many millions given 1t by the Ameril
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 10 make a
complete accounting to the American
people of money contributed and eN-
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
%, 1919.
"It was the practice of the war
council to give complete publicity to
Its policies and finances, but it is only
now that picture of the war period
as a whole can be presented. 1t Is
the feeling of the war council that
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 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 that
this report covers the period only until
March 1, 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!. $4OO,OOO,OO
BED Cross members:
Adults, 20000,000:
Children, 11,O0O,OOO -. 31,OOO,OOO
Red Cross workers. 800. 100000
xAellel dTllCleS pTOuuCeQ
by volunteer workers; s71,577ooo
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in us. 100000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in U.S. 100000 900
Nurses enrolled for serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23,S22
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in q. S.. 27OO
Knitted articles given to
U. S. .......... 100000
Tons of relief supplies
shipped overseas -. 1O1,OOO
Foreign countries In
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. 80. 1,155OOO
French hospitals given
material aid .......... 3,7SO
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers ......... $4,000
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals $50. 4,34O,OOO
Men served by Red Cross
canteens in France. 49,. 15,37e,OoO
Refugees aided in France 1,726,000
| American convalescent
soldiers attending Red
| Cross movies in France 3,11O,OOO
! Soldiers carried by Red
Cross ambulances in
Italy ................. $4,000
Children cared for by
| Red Cross in Italy. .... 155,000
OF the S4OOOOO,OOO in money and
supplies, contributed to the American
Red Cross during the twenty months
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