The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-11-13
RED CROSSYEAR'S
COST S21,36,255
Nearly $4,000, 900 Devoted to
Helping Victims Of Great
Japanese Earthquake.
OVER 1000 BUSY CHAPTERS
Aid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly 100000.

WAshington.-Mo More than $2I, 600 900
was the total of funds expended in
all activities of the American Red
Cross during the last fiscal year.
ended June 80, says statement IL
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, 1913. OF
this extraordinary sum $11 Ssh e3 was
Americas contribution to the Red
Cross for relief OF the Japanss earth
quake victims. This was increased
TO s11,768, 1913 by appropriations from
general funds of the Red Cross, and 1t
represented probably the largest spon-
taneous outpouring Of beneficence of
single nation in the history OF the
world.
Over 5000 active Chapters expend-
ed during the year s4,8sS 900. the Ma
tional organization discussed sic, :
25535, making the total $21, 1866 .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
neyer-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
viii be in progress from Nov IL 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 a paramount obligation Of
the Red Cross The organization
through its Chapters. is constantly in
touch with this duty in 2.609 commnui.
ties throughout the United States
the Chapters alone during the year ex-
pending In service for veterans about
81 900 090 The National organization
expended $1,735.S25-a total OF $9.7s5..
825 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 we're transient resi-
dents s173.076 from national funds
alone was required to help solve their
problems. Every Red Cross service is
ever at hand ready to meet the in
dividuai 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 total OF $6S5.285 was applied
in meeting an obligation under the
Red Cross charter which has been full
Allied for over 20 years.
Domestic Operations ExtensiVs
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, 60387 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
q total OF s444S86.66 from Red Cross
national funds. and sS0S 900 from Chap
ter treasures approximately $1.252.-
S86 in sll--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 membership
of the Red Cross Lite-Saving Corps
the total cost was $2sS,234.71. of which
e21e. z34.71 came out of national funds
Army Of Over 100000
The Junior Red Cross in the schools
- with over 5.5o0.00O In its Il Serve"
ranks-was aided with 1888, 510.7S to
which It is estimated the Chapters add.
ed some SPIT ,000-a total OF $50 SLOTS,
In various other domestic activities the
Red Cross spent $2ss,473.1s. and the
Chapters in their numerous voluntary
services expended an additional
$1,O4S 900 during the year.
Foreign obligations. aside from
Japan, were met with national funds
as follows: Relief OF refugees in
Greece. $500. sS71S: Junior Red Cross
projects. ss9.5Ts.75; League of Red
Cross Societies, s165,00O; other IN
suIar and foreign work. S221,S55.3I.
The American Red Cross budget for
1s24-25 is s4,6477so85, or ssss.2ss.ss
less than the budget for the year
ended last June 80.
In good deeds for ali peoples in