El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-01-15
KNIGHTS Of COLUMBUS
SPENT MILLIONS FOR
COMFORT Of SOLDIERS
give ACCOUNTING or MONEYS
RECEIVED BY THEM FROM
UNITED WAR WORK FUND; DIS
COUNTS PAY FOR ADMiNiSTRA-
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A detailed statement dealing with
the disposition of the $~17.o00,000 re-
ceived by them up to june 30, 1919,
from the United War Work fund oil
$170,500.000 has been made public by
the supreme board Of directors OF the
Knights Of Columbus, N. d. Meyer,
grand night Of the Santa Fe council
announced today The report takes
up each Of the war activities Of the
knights Of Columbus and it also gives
an accounting Of the $~1s776,409 OBJ
tanned in an earlier campaign.
The quota of the knights Of Co
hnmbus from the war work drive was
$4,000. 900 and up to June 30, 1913,
the exact amount received was ST.
~130.29487, OF this amount the dis
bursements were. For activities IN
the United States, $5,468s060.79; for
activities overseas, 50, ,0S2.62s q to-
tai of $l5.018,143.41 leaving an un-
expended balance on June 80 Of ST.
112, 151 AS. AS the monthly expendi-
ture for war work approximates ST..
600, 1000, this balance has since been
expended and fresh acquisitions are
being made on the fund collected in
the United War Work Drive.
On free creature comforts the X.
Of G. spent $7sO00,O00. which was,
according to Vie report, mor than
all other organizations participating
in the United War Work Drive. This
included the comforts distributed on
transports by the 1903 K. OF G.. secre-
taries engaged in transport work.
This sum represents goods purchas-
ed in the United States. Overseas
the organization spent large sums
for supplies for free distribution.
Items included in the list are $780,
100000 beef cubes, 61S,0O0, 900 Gig
arets, S,750,000 pipes, 546,851 pounds
OF pipe tobacco and 100000 pounds
Of candy,
For collection, care and general ad.
ministration Of their funds the X. OF
@. spent $166,616.76, or 1853 per cent
Of entire disbursements. a sum ex-
ceeded by the total discounts accru-
ing from prompt payment Of mer-
chandise bills. In concluding the re-
port It was said that the X. of C..
would continue without charge their
work for the temporal and spiritual
welfare OF all the men in the m.
tons service.
The sum Of $5,468, O50.79 was ok
pended for activities In the United
states, Of which the building pro-
gram including new construction and
additions, rentals, operation and
maintenance and equipment, took
81. 303,022.S5. The Knights had 461
buildings and 80 tents. Eleven build
ings were being constructed, at per-
manent army posts, on June 30.
Personal expense, excluding head
quarters STAFF, cost the Knights
81 .046,6 $50. IL for a total personnel Of
1874. Activities or service program.
including athletics and sports. motion
pictures and other entertainments,
educational, social and employment
service, cost s745.659. Motor trans
port service cost $170.244.OL. On
supplies for free distribution, includ-
ing stationery, periodicals, tobacco,
food and candy and miscellaneous
supplies, such as soap, shaving ma
t~erials. the knights spent 1868 G .63
and general administration S13s,-
058.1S, this item covered salaries and
expenses OF headquarters staff, pub
LEFTY and rents and office supplies
and Incidental expense. Other dis
bursements, including funds at off,
fices OF department directors and
camps and hospitals to meet the
hourly needs OF operations, amounted
to sos, C16.4e.
For their Oyerseag work the X. of
G. spent t9.550OS262. OF this amount
s50,294.4l was spent on buildings and
equipment. The knights maintained
1875 huts and clubs Of substantial
size. while other more or less epne-
nerd clubs we're equipped and main.
tanned 10 bring the total number n
K. OF 9, points OF contact with the
troops TO $50.
The Knights sent f.O75 workers
out Of a total number OF
7.4l4 applicants. Every state IN the
union was represented IN the over