The Winslow mail., 1924-11-07
RED CROSS YEARS
COST S21,366,255
Nearly s12,OO0,OOO Devoted to
Helping Victims of Great
Japanese Earthquake.
OVER 1900 BUSY CHAPTERS
Aid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly $4,000 900.

washington.-More than $4,000 s00o
was the total of funds expended In
all activities of the, American Red
Cross during the last fiscal year.
ended June 80. says a statement is
sued by the National organization.
This expenditure was almost one.
sixth of the amount Of money dis
bursed by the Red Cross in the war
year, July, 1917, to June. 1918. or
this extraordinary sum $11 ,631.30 was
Americas contribution to the Red
Cross for relief of the Japanese earth
to $11.7es,S03 by appropriations from
general funds of the Red Cross. and It
represented probably the largest spon-
taneous outpouring of beneficence OF
q single nation in the history Of the
world.
Over 5000 active Chapters expend.
ed during the year $4,S69 900. the Ma
4ional organization disbursed $16,4S7..
255.35, making the total $21,366,255.35
all for humanitarian work which
reached practically around the world.
In announcing the years record OF
American Red Cross industry the ex.
ecutive officials at Washington mpha-
size the fact that the extensive and
never-halting 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
u, when everyone is asked to join
or renew their membership in the
American Red Cross.
Soldier Service Paramount
Service In behalf Of the disabled
damiiies is q paramount obligation Of
the Red Cross. The organization.
through it's Chapters. is constantly In
touch with this duty in 2.60s communi
ties throughout the United States
the Chapters alone during the year ex.
pending In service for veterans about
100000. The National organization
expended $1.735.S25--a total Of $3.7s5..
s9S applied to assisting war sufferers
toward recovery from disability and
distress.
This work is constant in hospitals,
sanitarfnms. camps. soldiers homes.
IN the community For example. IN
aAelping disabled men and women In
places where they were transient resi-
dents s173,07s from national funds
alone was required to help sslve their
problems. Every Red Cross service is
ever at hand ready to meet the In.
dividual need OF these men and
women
The enlisted men in the Regular
Army. the Navy. and the Marine
Corps. with their home ties. mean
never-ending Red Cross service which
hgures cannot fully interpret In this
work a total of $6S5,2S5 was applied
In meeting an obligation under the
Red Cross charter which has been full.
filled for over 90 years
Domestic Operations Extensive
In the past year Red Cross opera
tons were almost wholly confined to
continental United States and the
lowing disasters called for immediate
activities in 1872 places and a total Of
$737 81 was spent in this service
alone In 33 major disasters trained
workers were kept at the work of
rehabilitation for many months
In carrying on the health activities
q total of S444,SS6 Sc from Red Cross
national funds. and $S0S 600 from Chap
ter neutrality-suspicious. S1252.
S86 in all-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
giene and care of the sick in the home.
For advancing the cause of human
safety. the First Aid instruction. local
~ by Chapters and over extensive
national territory by the Red Cross
instruction car covering trunk line
railroads. and in teaching water.
safety and increasing the mem bership
Of the Red Cross Life-Saving Corps,
the total cost was 1888 .234.71. of which
S216,234.71 came out OF national funds
Army of Over s,50o,ooo
The Junior Red Cross in the schools
with over 5,500.00o in its 81 Serve"
ranks-was aided with 1898, SLOTS to
which it is estimated the Chapters add.
ed some $277 000-a total of $50, SLOTS.
In various other domestic activities the
Red Cross spent $3.50, 473.19 and the
Chapters in their numerous voluntary
services expended an additional
$1.04S,000 during the year.
Foreign obligations. aside from
Japan, were met with national funds
as follows: Relief of refugees in
Greece, $2OO.S87.1S; Junior Red Cross
projects. 500 579.75; League OF Red
Cross Societies. s165,000: other in
sular and foreign work. $221,S55.31
The American Red Cross budget for
1924-25 is $4,647. 79o.S5, or $S6S2S6 go
less than the budget for the year
ended last June 30.
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