The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14
FED CROSS YEARS
COST S21,366,255
Nearly s12,ooo,ooo Devoted to
Helping Victims Of Great
Japanese Earthquake.
OVER 5000 BUSY CHAPTERS
Cid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly $4,000. 900.

w mOtO kA0A v6AVV0,WVV
was she total Of funds expended In
oil activities OF the American Red
Cross during the last fiscal year.
ended June 80. says q statement 10
A,rsd BY the National organization.
This expenditure was almost one
sixth Of the amount Of money dis
bursed by the~R Red Cross in the war
year. July, 1917. to June. 1918. OF
this extraordinary sum S11.631. 1908 was
Americas contribution to the Red
Cross for relief of the, japanese earth.
quake victims. This was increased
u si17ss.so3 by appropriations from
general funds of the Red Cross. and Il
represented probably the largest spon.
taneous outpouring OF benefcence Of
q single nation in the history OF the
world.
Over 5000 active Chapters expend-
ed during the year $4,Sss. 900. the Ma
tinnal. organisation disbursed $1e.4s7..
2i..35. making the total $21,3ss.255.3s
all for humanitarian work which
reached practically around the world.
In announcing the years record Of
American Red Cross industry the ex-
ecutive of'ici9ls at Washington empha-
size the fact that the extensive and
never-haiting work of the Red Cross
depends almost wholly upon the ma.
tion-wide support OF the organization
from the memberships enrolled during
the annual roll call which this year
will be in progress from Nov. II to
81 when everyone Is asked to join
or renew their membership IN the
American Red Cross.
Soldier Service Paramount
Service in behalf OF the disabled
veterans OF the World War and their
families is q paramount obligation OF
the Rcd Cross. The organization.
through its Chapters. is constantly In
touch with this duty in 2.sos communi.
ties throughout the United States
the Chapters alone during the year ex.
pending In service for veterans about
9" 200 900 The National organization.
expended &1.735. S25-a total Of $685..
8e5 applied to assisting war sufferers
toward recovery from disability and
distress.
This work 10 constant In Hospitals.
sanitariums. camps. soldiers homes.
IN the community For example. IN
shsspin9 disabled men and women IN
places where they were transient resi-
.+"sa &l7907s from national funds
'n.e was required to help solve their
|r-"h'ems. Every Red Cross service y
ever at hand. ready to meet the In
dsv.inal need Of these men and
we-nA
The eniisted men in the Regular
A-my. the Navy. and the Marine
Corps. with their home ties. mean a
never.ending Red Cross service which
figures cannot fully interpret In this
work total Of $ess.2ss was applied
fr meeting an obligation under the
Red Cross charter which has been full
6iled for over 20 years.
Domestic Operations Extensive
In the past year Red Cross opera.
tsons were almost wholly confined to
continental United States and the
insular possessions Relief work fol.
having disasters called for immediate
activities IA 1872 places and q total Of
<ssT so3 81 was spent in this service
alone In IS major disasters trained
workers were kept At the work OF
rsAa hiAsation for many months.
ID carrying on the health activities
o total OF $4<4.8S6.ee from Red Cross
national funds. and $s0S. 900 from Chap
Ter treasures appropxinately $1.252..
asa in ali-was applied. giving some
idea Of the extent Of Red Cross ser.
vice In the fields Of public health.
nursing. nutrition instruction. and
spreading knowledge Of personal by
giane and care Of the sick In the home.
For advancing the cause Of human
safety the First Aid instruction. local
ly BY Chapters and over extensive
national territory by the Red Cross
instructions car covering trunk line
railroads. and in teaching water
safety and Increasing the membership
OF the Red Cross Life Saving Corps
the total cost was $2ss. 234.7l. OF which
e3lo-3sl.71 came out Of national funds
Army Of Over $4,000
The Junior Red Cross in the schools
- With over s.soO.0oo in its II Serve"
ranks--was aided with $2s3.51o.7s to
which It IL estimated the Cha piers add
ID some $277 .0o0-a total Of $s1o. SLOTS
In various ether domestic activities the
Red Cross spent s2ss.4T31s. and the
Chapters in their numerous voluntary
services expended an additional
tl.0ls.ooo during the year.
Foreign obligations. aside from
Japan. we're met with national funds
as follows: Relief OF refugees in
Greeee. s7oo.Ss71s: Junior Red Cross
projects sss.57s75. League Of Red
Cross Societies. $1s5.ooo: other In
suiar, and foreign work. $231.S55.31
The American Red Cross budget for
ls1t-3sNis $4s+7.7so.s5. or sS6S.2se.s 90
Less than the budget for the year
anded last June 80
In good deeds for all peoples in
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