Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-13
RED CROSSYEAR'S
COST S21,3G6,255
Nearly S12,oOo,Ooo Devoted to
Helping Victims of Great
Japanese Earthquake.
OVER 5000 BUSY CHAPTERS
Aid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly $4,00o,OOO.

Washington.-Mor than S21, 900 600
was the total of funds expended in
all activities of the American Red
! Cross during the last fiscal year,
ended June 30 says 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 S11, ,691 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 It
represented probably the largest spon-
taneous outpouring Of benefcence Of
a single nation in the history Of the
world.
over 5000 active Chapters expend-
ed during the year &4,S69 900, the Ma
tional organization disbursed $16,4s7r
255.35. making the total s21.Ses, ,255.35
all for humanitarian work which
reached practically around the world.
In announcing the years record Of
American Red Gross industry the ex.
ecutive officials at tjWashington empha-
size the fact that Hthe extensive and
uever-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
27, 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 its Chapters. is constantly In
touch with this duty in 2,sos communl-
ties throughout the United States
the Chapters alone during the year ex.
pending In service for veterans about
q, 900 900. The National organization
expended 31,735,825-A total Of $9,755.-
SIS applied 70 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 $173,076 from national funds
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 seS5.2S5 was applied
in meeting an obligation under the
I Red Cross charter which has been full
filed for over 20 years.
Domestic Operations Extensive
In the past year Red Cross opera
tions we're almost wholly confined to
continental United States and the
insular possessions. Relief work fol-
lowing disasters called for immediate
activities in 1872 places and a total OF
t737, ,603.S7 was spent in this service
alone In 33 major disasters trained
workers we're kept at the work OF
rehabilitation for many months.
In carrying on the heaHh activities
total OF S444.S86.66 from Red Cross
national funds. and sS0S 900 from Chap
ter rtreasuries-appropximately s1.251,-
SS6 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 hy-
Eiene and care Of the sick in the homo.
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 Cro95 Life-Saving Corps
the total cost was $2sS. .294.71, Of which
t216,234.71 came out Of national funds.
Army Of over 5.5oo,ooo
The Junior Red Cross in the schools
- with over 5,5OOOoO in its Il Serve"
ranks-was aided with $233,51O7S to
which II Is estimated the Chapters add
ed some E277 ,O00-a total OF S51O, ,blV,to'
In various other domestic activities the
Red Cross spent s2S3, ,473.19, and the
Chapters IN their numerous voluntary
services expended an additonai
tl,O4S,000 during the year.
Foreign obligations, aside rom
Japan, we're met with national funds
as follows: Relief OF refugees IN
Greece, 5000, ,SS71S; Junior Red Cross
projects. S99,57975; League OF Rec
Cross Societies, S165,oO0; other in
sular and foreign work. s221,Sb5.SI
The American Red Cross budget fQ
1s2425 is S4,647, ,79O.S5, or SS6S,2S6.g
less than the budget for the yes
ended last June 80.