The New York herald., 1922-07-02
WAR RELIEF MONEY
WAS S2O2,OOO,OOO
Y. M. C. A., X. of G. and Other
Organizations Which United
Efforts File Report.

The trustees Of the United War Work
Campaign, which was incorporated in
October 1918, for the purpose of raising
funds for the war work of seven national
organizations, filed an application in the
Supreme Court yesterday for an account
ing Of the funds which they raised by
popular subscription.
A schedule of receipts filed with the
petition for an accounting shows that the
trustees took pledges and subscriptions
amounting to $2O2, 1924, ,8S9.41. Cash Sc
curities and income actually received
we're S190183,992.70 Disbursements
were $190.133.992.70. The difference be-
tween the total of pledges and the cash
and securities received was s13.725.-
S7721 An unexpended balance of $780,
900 and approximately $4,000 in liti-
CATION in Colorado and Indiana are ex-
Guided from the accounting.
The seven welfare societies which
constituted the united fund were the
Young Mems Christian Association, the
Young Womens Christian Association,
the National Catholic War Council. Inc
(the knights OF Columbus), the Jewish
Welfare Board. War Camp Community
Service. Inc, the American Library AS
scciation and the Salvation Army, Inc.
When representatives met during thd
fall of 1918 to arrange for the joint
campaign In November of that year it
was agreed that the subscriptions would
be divided pro rata, the basis for such
division to be as follows: Y. NJ. G. A.,
500, 100000. or 5S.65 per cent. of the
total; War Work Council National Board
OF Y w. c. A. and War Camp Com
munity Service, each s15,000,000, or S.8
mai M X n re nf
900. or 17.6 per cent; Jewish Welfare
Board. American Library Association
and the Salvation Army. each $3,500,000.
or EOS per cert.
The accounting submitted by Harold
I. Pratt, as treasurer of the Trustees Of
the Y. M. c. A. War Fund. and other
representatives of the organizations
shows that the following division on
pro rata basis was made after the sign
ing OF the armstice. with agreements to
continue the work of the organizations
under approval Of the heads of the War
and Navy departments:
The National War Work Council of
the Y. NJ. c. A.. s1o9,1O2. .o75.15; the
National board of the Y. w. G. A, s16-
| 365.403.01; the National Catholic War
Council. Inc. (the Knights OF Columbus)
s32,730, ,S03.01; the Jewish Welfare
Board, s3.s1s.471.72: War Camp Com
munity Service. Inc, $685. ,403.01 /;
American Library Association. s3,s1S,-
471.72. and the Salvation Army. Inc.
$3.818,471.73.
The expenses and losses incurred from
the inception OF the campaign November
| IL, 1918, to June 8, 1922, when the ac-
counting was rendered, were listed as
follows: National headquarters. s153,-
057.27; general publicity. s573,712.40 ;
department. State and county. S3,351,-
249.20; foreign. s11 1,629.37: losses on Sc
curities sold. s25,242.11.
The accounting requested by the
trustees of the fund was for all items
except an unexpended balance Of $500
which Is now in the treasury and two
| accounts amounting to S44.236.97, which
| are at present subject to litigation. One
of these Is for S28.300.73, the quota OF
Colorado which has been tied up by f.
| G. Bonfils for reasons undisclosed; the
other Is for s15,9S6.24. the quota of
| Jackson county, Indiana, also subject TO
the ruling OF the circuit court in that
State.
The trustees whose names appear In
| the accounting action are Raymond b.
Fosdfck. John r. Mott. Kate Trubee
Dawson. John G. Agar. James j. Phelan,
Mortimer l.. Schiff. Myron T. Herrick,
| Ambassador to France: Frank A. Van
derlip. George Gordon Battle. John ID
Rockefeller and Cleveland II. Dodge
The executors OF the estate of the late
George w. Perkins also appear. the late
Mr.. Perkins having been one OF the
original directors and incorporg tors OF
the fund. Harold /. Pratt, as treasurer
| of the trustees of the war fund of the
Y. NJ. c. A.. and the names of the other
member organizations appear as defend
ants In the action. Mr.. Pratt's formal
answer, filed through Archibald p.
Cram OF 81 Wall street, approves the
accounts as summarized and consents
TO judgment In favor of those who
| ask the accounting.