Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-20
RED CROSS YEARS
COST S21,366,255
Nearly s12,0oo,ooo Devoted to
Helping Victims Of Great
! Japanese Earthquake.
OVER 5000 BUSY CHAPTERS
Aid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly $4,000 900.

Washington.-Mor than $21 900, 900
was the total of funds expended In
all activities of the American Red
Cross during the last fiscal year.
ended June 80, 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. OF
this extraordinary sum 81, 631,30 was
Americas contribution to the Red
Cross for relief of the Japanese earth
quake victims This was increased
to $11,76S, 1903 by appropriations from
general funds of the Red Cross, and 1t
represented probably the largest spon.
taneous outpouring of beneficence OF
a single nation in the history of the
world
Over 5000 active Chapters expend
ed during the year $4,869, 900. the Ma.
tional organization disbursed $16.497..
15535, making the total $21.366 255.35
ALI 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 Ii to
IT 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 Red Cross The organization.
through its Chapters. Is constantly in
touch with this duty in $500 communi.
ties throughout the United States
the Chapters alone during the year ex-
pending In service for veterans about
81, 900 600 The National organization
expended $1.735, 825-s total of $3,735.
S25 applied to assisting war sufferers
toward recovery from disability and
distress.
This work is constant In hospitals.
ganitariums, camps soldiers homes.
in the community For example. in
helping disabled men and women in
places where they were transient resi-
dents $173,O76 from national funds
alone was required to help solve their
problems Every Red Cross service Is
ever at hand ready to meet the In
diyidual need of these men and
4 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 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
$737, 6O3.S7 was spent in this service
alone. In 80 major disasters trained
workers were kept at the work Of
rehabilitation for many months
In carrying on the health activities
q total Of $444,Ss666 from Red Cross
national funds, and sos 0o0 from Chap
ter Neutrality-suspicious. $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 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 Gross
instruction car covering trunk line
railroads, and in teaching water
safety and increasing the mem bershir
OF the Red Cross Life-siaving Corps
the total cost was 1888 .234.71. OF which
SZl0,Z04.tl CdnS Out VI lunOS
Army Of Over 100000
| The Junior Red Cross In the schools
- with over $4,000 in its 81 Serve
ranks-was aided with $233.510.78 t
which it is estimated the Chapters add
ed some $277 ,000-a total Of $50. $40. Is
In various other domestic activities thu
Red Cross spent 1888, 1919. and the
Chapters in their numerous voluntary
services expended an additions
k1,O4S,O00 during the year.
Foreign obligations. aside from
Japan, were met with national funds
AZ follows: Relief OF refugees Il
Greece, 200,8S71S; Junior Red Cros
projects, 99.57s.75; League of Re-
Cross Societies. $165,000: other in
sular and foreign work. $221,S55.31
The American Red Cross budget 70
1S24-25 is $4.647 ,7s0.S5. or $S68,2S6.9
less than the budget for the yea
ended last June 80.