New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-19
RED CROSS WORK
IN EUROPE TOLD
HOW THE AMERICAN ORGANIZE.
TIoN SPENT $51 200, 900 DUR
ING LAST YEAR.
ANNUAL REPORT CONDENSED
Relief Service Closed Up in France
and Belgium. and Now Confined to
Countries.
BY JAMES p.

CdotcfH anu SoutHc'H European
Countries.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.
Neutrality-suspicious. the American
ing the last fiscal year, in finishing up
such relief activities in Europe as
could be consistently discontinued, and
In carrying on those activities which
are still demanded, is shown in de-
I tall by the forthcoming annual report.
From the signing OF the armlstice to
january |. 1920. there was a general
consolidation of Red Cross operating
departments. On hat date it WAS
found practicable to consolidate all
operations under the immediate SUI
pervlsiun of the commissioners to
Europe, the Junior Red Cross being
made Il department on the staff with
direct official relations with head
quarters in Washington. by June 30,
1920, operations had so progressed
that they were confined to Poland,
Serbia, Montenegro. Albania, West
Russia and the Baltic states, Vienna
and Budapest, Constantinople and
South Russia.
In closing Its relief work in France
and Belglum-the most extensive of all
its overseas activities-the American
Red Cross furnished supplies to 1865
villages and directly benefited 100000
persons by gifts or sales at nominal
prices. Hundreds of cooperative
stores, established during the year by
the American Red Cross ia this ter
French and Belgium authorities. Dur
Ing the year the need of direct relief
work In Italy practically vanished.
Quantities Of Clothing for Greece.
The greatest need In Greece was
among the poorer classes and the chief
demand was for warm clothing. Dur
ing the year the American Red Cross
distributed 10000 garments in Greece
proper, 10000 blankets and 10000
garments in Thrace and Smyrna and
10000 garments III the Greek colonies
Of Asia Minor.
ROumania was among the first of the
Balkan countries TO return to semi
normal conditions, as a result of which
work there ended In May, 1920. During
the last fiscal year civilian relief was
extended TO nearly every section OF
the country. The work for the last
year consisted in operating six hos
pitfalls, totnllng 40 beds. and in fur
nlshing supplies to 900 other hospitals
in treating more than G,O00 patients at
dlspensaries; In furnishing supplies to
90 schools and Do o~rphanages; In
conducting 800 soup Kitchens, where
nearly 100000 were fed In dry food
distribution to more than 10000 and
In distributing miscellaneous articles
TO half n million.
The work In Poland was opened
3. 1919. During the year ending
June 30, 1920, the American Red Cross
has assisted In the northern district of
Poland, where the fighting was in
progress, In establishing 25S hospitals
with a capacity of 26,123 beds. 1t
aided thirty established dispensarles
and helped establish eighty-two others.
II furnished supplies to twenty-five
and bath trains. II estab-
lished and maintained three medical
institutions with a capacity OF
l,075 beds. II aided 207 ~orphanages,
where 1870 individuals are cared for.
II distributed clothing to 50. 100 chill
iren. and gave general relief To 2,3iG
with a population of more than
100000.
Work in Vienna and Hungary.
In Vienna the American Red Cross
unit. which began work January /,
1890. had. up 10 June 30, aided ninety
eight hospitals with a capacity Of 25,-
MO beds. distributed more than 10000
of medicine and clothing. 3D.
M pounds of milk, meat and cocoa,
md had helped 10 care for 10000 I'M
ier-nourished children. In Hungary
he work conferred In Budapest, where
I began in February, and was devoted
'hiefly To the hospitals and the thou
of under-fed children. In Ser
ia the task since June. 1919. has been
comparatively light. I
The Red Cross entered Albania in
february. 1919. II found the country 4,
of hospitals. orphanages. and {
'lrtually every sort of relief institu- I
ion. The commission Immediately be- {
the creation of such Institutions. 80 (
hat now there are hospitals at Scuta- I
Tirana. ElbaSan and Koritza, be-
FIVE medical dispensaries. two (
Mobile and two stationary dental dis ,
'ensaries. and numerous infant wei ,
are and milk stations. In Montenegro I
he same condition prevailed as in !
Albania. except that the ~children's
was greater. There are 10000 9
In Montenegro today. being }
for by agencies which draw {
heir supplies largely from the Ameri-
Red Cross. 9
Relief work in the C~Onstantinople I
has been confined to the care I
clothing and medical treat 5
Of Russian and other refugees [
no poured through the B~osporus c
ist winter on their way from the I
threatened ports of the Black sea. 4
National Guard Organization. I
In line with the policy Of the n
department in organizing the C