Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-07
RED CROSS YEARS
COST S21,36S,255.
Nearly $12,000,000 Devoted to
Helping Victims Of Great
Japanese Earthquake.
OVER 5000 BUSY CHAPTERS
Aid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly 100000.

Neutrality-suspicious. than $21, zoe, 900
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. OF
this extraordinary sum $11 ,631 1903 was
Americas contribution to the Red
Cross for relief of the Japanese earth
quake victims. This was increased
to s11,76S,S03 by appropriations from
general funds of the Red Cross, and 1t
represented probably the largest spon-
taneous outpouring of benefcence of
Single nation in the history OF the
world
Over 5000 active Chapters expend-
ed during the year $4,S69 900, the Ma
tional organization discussed $16,497,.
255.35, making the total $21,36s,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 empha-
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. IL 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 a paramount obligation of
the Red Cross. The organization.
through it's Chapters, is constantly in
touch with this duty In 2,6e9 communi-
ties throughout the United States
the Chapters alone during the year ex-
pending In service for veterans abosA.
100000. The National organizatit
expended S1,735, S25-a total Of $3,73l
S25 applied to assisting war sufferers
toward recovery from disability and
distress.
This work is constant in hospitals.
sanitariums, camps, soldiers homes.
in the community For example. In
helping disabled men and women in
places where they were transient resi-
dents S173,076 from national f'inds
alone was required to help solve 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 a
never-ending Red Cross service which
figures cannot fully interpret. In this
work a total of S6S5.2S5 was applied
in meeting an obligation under the
Red Cross charter which has been full
filed for over 20 years.
Domestic Operations Extensive
In the past year Red Cross opera
tons were almost wholly confined to
continental United States and the
insular possessions. Relief work fol
lowing disasters called for immediate
activities in 1872 places and total Of
S737 ,603.S7 was spent in this service
alone. In SO major disasters trained
workers were kept at the work of
rehabilitation for many months
In carrying on the health activities
a total of s444,S86.66 from Red Cross
national funds. and SSos. 900 from Chap
ter treasures -appropximately $1,252..
$50 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 ny
giene 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
instruction 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, 234-71. Of which
s216.234.71 came out of national funds.
Army of Over 100000
| The Junior Red Cross in the schools
- with over $780, 900 in its II Serve"
ranks-was aided with $233,510.7s to
which it is estimated the Chapters add
I'd some S277, 000-a total Of $50. SIC. rs
In various other domestic activities the
Red Cross spent s2S3,473.1S. and the
Chapters in their numerous voluntary
services expended an additional
$1,O4s.00o during the year.
Foreign obligations. aside from
Japan. were met with national funds
as follows: Relief of refugees In
Greece, s20o.SS7.1S: Junior Red Cross
projects, ss9.579.75; League OF Red
Cross Societies. s1e5.0eo: other in
sular and foreign work. $221,S55.31.
The American Red Cross budget for
1s24-25 is s4,e47, 7eo.S5. or $685., 2ss. SO
less than the budget for the year
ended last June 30.