The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-03
RED CROSS YEARS
COST S21,366,255
Nearly S12,O00,000 Devoted to
Helping Victims Of Great
Japanese Earthquake.
OVER 5000 BUSY CHAPTERS
Aid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly $4,000,000.

Neutrality-suspicious. than $21,0000o0
was the total of funds expended IN
all activities OF the American Hed
Cross during the last fiscal year.
ended June 80, says statement is-
sued by the National organization.
This expenditure was almost QUE
sixth of the amount Of money DIS
bursed by the Red Cross In the war
wear. July, 1917, to June, 1918. VI
this extraor binary sum $11,631,5o3 was
Americas contribution to the heo
Cross for relief of the Japanese earth
quake victims. This was Increased
to s11.76S,SO3 by appropriations from
general funds of the Red Cross and II
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,S69.0OO, the Ma
tional organization disbursed s16497..
25535. making the total $21. 25o'so
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 empna-
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
q 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 d paramount obligation OF
the Red Cross The organization,
through its Chapters is constantly in
touch with this duty in 26A9 communi-
ties throughout the United States
tho Chanters alone during the year ex-
perdi,c in service for veterans about
70 COO noO The National organization
expan6 Il s1735.82S-a total OF So 1885,
S25 ana'ied to assisting war sufferers
'o~a~a recovery from disability and
distrese
rh,e ~.ork is constant in HOSPITALS.
saritarirrns. camps soldiers homes.
in thc r~~mnnity For EXAMPLE. In
hc,nira SAILED ren and women In
plarcs j.. re theg we're transient resi-
dents =r 49, ~, ".iiora' funds
alone - ~.,ireG - hall solve their
Il To-
ever at hand rcd To meet iae 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
figures cannot fully interpret. In this
work a total Of $685. 2S5 was applied
in meeting an obligation under the
Red Crcss charter which has been full
filed for over 20 years
Domestic Operations Extensive
In the past year Red Cross opera
lions 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.S 3.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.SS666 from Red Cross
nationa! funds. and $S0S 900 from Chap
ter treasures -appropximately s1.252,-
1856 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 n.y.
giene and care Of the sick Ia the home