Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-23
RED CROSS WORK
IN EUROPE TOLD
VOW THE AMERICAN ORGANiZA-
TON SPENT s51, ooo, 900 DUR
ING LAST YEAR.
ANNUAL REPORT CONDENSED
Relief Service Closed Up i'm France
and Belgium, and Now Confined to
Eastern and Southern European
Countries
BY JAMES P. HoRNADAY.

BY JAMES P. HORNADAY.
WaShington.-How the American
Red Cross expended 100000 dur
lag 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-
tail by the forthcoming annual report.
From the signing Of the armistice to
january 1, 1920. there was general
cOnsolidat ton of Red Cross operating
departments. On that date it was
found practicable to consolidate all
operations under the immediate SUI
pervision of the commissioner to
Europe, the Junior Red Cross being
made a 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 Belgium-the most extensive of all
It's overseas activities-the American
Red Cross furnished supplies to 1865
villages and directly benefited 3,0O0,O00
persons by gifts or sales at nominal
prices. Hundreds of cooperative
stores, established during the year by
the American Red Cross in this ter
ritory are still being operated by the
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 Thraee and Smyrna and
$4,000 garments in the Greek colonies
of Asia Minor.
Roumania was among the first of the
Balkan countries to return to semi
normal conditions. as 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. totaling 140 beds, and in fur
nishing supplies to 295 other hospitals :;
in treating more than 5000 patients at
dispensaries; In furnishing supplies to
90 schools and 232 ofphanages; in
conducting 322 soup kitchens. where
nearly 100000 We're fed; in dry food
distribution to more than 100000 and
in distributing miscellaneous articles
to half a million.
The work in Poland was opened
March 5, 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 capacity of 26.123 beds. 1t
aided thirty established dispensaries
and helped establish eighty-two others.
1t furnished supplies TO twenty-five
sanitary and bath trains 1t estab-
lished and maintained three medical
training institutions with a capacity of
1,075 beds. 1t aided POT orphanages,
where 16, 40 individuals are cared for.
1t distributed clothing to $1,000 chill
dren, and gave general relief to 2316
towns with a population of more than
TOO 900.
Work in Vienna and Hungary.
In Vienna the American Red Cross
unit, which began work January L,
1920. had, UP to June so. aided ninety
eight hospitals with a capacity of 25,-
600 beds, distributed more than 10000
articles of medicine and clothing. 3d.
600 pounds of milk, meat and cocoa,
and had helped to care for 10000 I'M
fer-nourished children. In Hungary
the work centered in Budapest, where
II began in February. and was devoted
chiefly to the hospitals and the thou
sands of under-fed children. In Ser
bia the task since June 1919, has been
comparatively light.
The Red Cross entered Albania in
February, 1919. 1t found the country
destitute of hospitals, orphanages. and
virtually every sort of relief instftu-
ton. The commission Immediately be-
gan the creation of such institutions. so
that now there are hospitals at Scufa-
ri, Tirana. Eihasan and Koritza. he
sides five medical dispensaries, two
mobile and two stationary dental dis
penSaries, and numerous infant well
fare and milk stations. In Montenegro
the same condition prevailed as in
Albania. except that the ehildren's
problem was greater. There are 10000
orphans in Montenegro today, being
cared for by agencies which draw
their supplies largely from the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Relief work in the ConStantinople
district has been confined to the care.
feeding. clothing and medical treat
ment of Russian and other refugees
who poured through the Bosporus
last winter on their way from the
threatened ports of the Black sea.
National Guard Organization
In line with the policy of the