The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31
War Council Tells How millions
Contributed BY Public Were
Used For Relief
BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED
In Twenty Months sts4. ZOO, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and Sis. 1000, 900
In the United statea


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
IL, 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:
"rhe 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
and went out of existence February
%, 1919
1T 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 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 success.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinquished Its control
viii 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
patton in the war, as revealed by thu
war councils report:
Some Outstanding Figures.
Contributions received
| (material and money!. $500, ,O0'
Red Cross members:
Adults, 20,O00O0O:
| Children, ll,OOO,OOO -. 100000
Red Cross workers. 49,. $1,000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 371, 1911 90
Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in US. $4,000
Refreshments served by
canteen workers in US. 100000
Nurses enrolled for serv-
ice with army, navy or
Red Cross ........... 23, 81
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. &c
Knitted articles given to
soldiers and sailors in
Tons Of relief supplies
shipped overseas ...... 101, on
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
ated .................
Patient days in Red Cross
hospital in France. :. 1,155,0'
3 French hospitals given
material aid .......... 81
a Splints supplied for Amer
y lean soldiers ......... 294,O
if Gallons Of nitrous oxide
: and oxygen furnished
= French hospitals $3.50. 4,34O,O
) canteens in France. 1890
r. Refugees aided in France 1,726,O
. American cOnvalescent
L soldiers attending Red
l. Cross movies in France 3,1100
4. Soldiers carried by Red
, Cross ambulances In
:, Italy observation-disclosures. l4S,l
~ Children cared for by
I'd Red Cross in Italy. -. 1861
e. OF the $4OO,OOO,OOO in money a
o. supplies, contributed to the Americ
ie Red Cross during the twenty mon
&c the war council was In existen
:, S263OOO,OOO was allotted to natio
1n headquarters, while $137 10000 W
to the chapters to finance their
- tivities. Expenditures in the twel
~ months totalled $273,000OOO, divi'
no as follows: By national headquart
in France, S57, 100000; elsewhere o,
- seas, $64, OOO,0 900; in the United Sta
$4S,OOO,OOO; by chapters in the Uni
States, $43,00O,000 cost Of chap
\ produced articles distributed
J France, $25OOO,0O0, elsewhere o
4 seas, $S,OO0O00; in the United Sta
- $2S,OOO,OOO, making total expenditt
: in France, $S2,O0O,OOO, elsewhere o
- seas, 72,OOO,OOO; in the United Sta
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