The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 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 $154, 0o0, 900 Was
Spent Overseas and $11e,000,00o
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-
half Of the war council, the Organiza-
tiOrf on the eve of it's 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 it by the Ameri-
can people to help our fighting men
and our allies. The statement is, in
part, as follows:
AThe 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
it's policies and finances, but it is only
now that picture of the war period
as q 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.
"A statement of the American Red
Cross effort and finances since the
war council relinquished it's 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. I.
Contributions received q
(material and money!. 100000, 900
Red Cross members
Adults, 2O,OOO,OO0:
Children, i1,00O,0oo -. $1,000, 900
! Red Cross workers. 800. 100000
Relief articles produced
by volunteer workers.. 371.577. 900
! Families of soldiers aided
by Home Service in US. 100000
Refreshments served by 4
canteen workers in us. 10000 OOd
Nurses enrolled for serv-
ice with army, navy or .@s
Red Cross .......... 23.S22
Kinds of comfort articles
distributed to soldiers
and sailors in U. S.. 2,7OO
Knitted articles given to &
soldiers and sailors in
U: S. ...::.:....:. 1o,soo,ooo
shipped overseas 80. 100000
Foreign countries in
which Red Cross oper-
Patient days in Red Cross =
hospital in France. -. 1,155.OO
French hospitals given 3
material aid .:........ $3.50
Splints supplied for Amer
lean soldiers .....::. 294,ooo
Gallons of nitrous oxide
and oxygen furnished
French hospitals :.... 100000
Men served by Red Gross
canteens in France. 1885, 900
Refugees aided in France 1,726,OOO
American cOnvalescent
soldiers attending Red
Cross movies in France 3,11OOOO
Soldiers carried by Red
Gross ambulances in y
Italy ................. 14S,WO
Children cared for BY A.
Red Cross in Italy,. $4,000
OF the $4oo,0oo,ooo in money and
supplies, contributed to the American