Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-24
DIRECTOR RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF HERE
MAKES TENTED REPORT TO COMMITTEE

I bursements as shown in tho financial
statement did not include nearly
3 100000 of apSropria tons which
were in process or payment: that I'M
I'll after merchants presented their
! bills and the checks were cleared thru
the banks. the amounts did not show
up in the auditing department.: there
/ fore while the total expenditures
amounted to sos1,so0.46. that in real
lily the appropriations totaled $685.
600.45. or the total s425,131.74 re-
ccived from all sources by the Red
Cross. tho National Red Cross and
Red Gross Chapters had sent $685.
.23.ss.
Director Jones further called at
tcntion to the fact of the notation in
the sworn statement. that all salaries
and other expenses of administration
were not included in the financial
statement. because those expenses
dollar of relief money was spent for
that purpose.
Mr.. Jones called attention to the
fact that sS2.100.5o had been placed
in trust in banks of Pueblo alone for
pension and maintenance funds. and
that more than $4,000 worth OF
household furnishings had been pur-
chased from the Pueblo merchants.
Besides this more than $4,000 had
been expended in Pueblo alone for
clothing. and over 100000 for food
He also called attention to the build
ing and repairs, and stated that plans
were in progress for further cxpen-
diturc along these lines.
The director presented reports
itcmized of aid given to foreign fami-
lies: and given TO all families up to
October IL, 1921. and aid given var
ious nationalitics UP to the same date.
These reports showed that up to Octo-
her IL. 1921. 4.es7 flood sufferers
had been aided. of which $500 were
foreigners. and 1901 Americans: 4s7
nstionalitics not given.
The total number of families regis
tered wero e.52:. OF which 1,1so were
Americans. s45 foreigners, and SIT
nationality not given.
The Total amount of permanent aid
given was $172,s42.41. of which SSo.-
I es3.72 was for American families, aud
sS5.579.27 was for foreigners. Tho
average amount given per family was
s169.3s for American families. and
$12l.6s for foreign families. The re-
/ port showed marital condition. aver
age number of persons in family.
total number of children under 5
years OF age, adults over so years of
/ age. and age groups In between. Also
tho number OF wage carners In the
family. occupation of the chief wage
Garner number of families unemploy-
cd at date Of report. and an itemizcd
report of the total number not aided
permanently and the reasons why.
! OF the total number not aided AL
could not be located. 165 were not
flood sufferers, 90 families had left
the city. and 1875 had no needs, and
i etc.
After the general report The di-
rector gave an itemized report of aid
! given to foreign families according to
1 al This CHI Of hn or
mancnt aid given S15,334.a3 was given
| to Jugo Slavs. or an average per
family of s125.S6: other Slavs and
Austrians. &12.56o.ai. or an average
of s165.ss; Italians, s21.s6..3o, or
average per family of s13a,s5: Mex
leans, s1A.455.9o. or an average of
only $500 per family: miscellaneous
foreigners making up tho balance.
Tho report brought out tho fact
. that there werc 50: Mexican families