Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-06
RED CROSS YEARS
COST S21,366,255
Nearly S12,000,0o0 Devoted to
Helping Victims of Great
Japanese Earthquake.
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OVER 5000 BUSY CHAPTERS
Aid to Disabled War Veterans
Paramount and Reaches
Nearly $4.O0o,0oo.
OVER 5000 BUSY CHAPTERS

Washington.-Mo than $21 900 900
was che total Of funds expended in
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 $11.631,3Os was
Americas contribution to the Red
Cross for relief of the Japanese earth.
quake victims. This was increased
to 11,768,803 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 $4,869.00O the Ma
tional organization disbursed $16,497,-
255.S5, making the total $21 366 255.35
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
e. 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 2,609 communi.
ties throughout the United States
the Chapters alone during the year ex-
pending in service for veterans about
$4,000 900. The National organization
expended s1.735,825-a total of $3735,
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 $17S.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
dividual need OF these men and
women
The enlisted men in the Regular
army. the Navy. and the Marine
Corps. with their horne ties. mean a
never-ending Red Cross service which
agures cannot fully Interpret. In this
workfa total of $685. .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.
tions 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, 603S7 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 $444,sS6 sc from Red Cross
national funds, and sS0S 900 from Chap
ter treasures Approximately $1.2s2
$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 Cross
instruction car covering trunk line
railroads, and in teaching water
safety and increasing the membership
Of the Red Cross Life-sIaving Corps.
the total cost was 1888 .23f71, OF which
e216.234.71 came out of national funds
Army OF over 100000
The Junior Red Cross In the schools
~ with over 5.5OO,00O in its 81 Serve"
ranks--was aided with $233.510.7S to
which it is estimated the Chapters add
ed some $277 000-a total of $510,5107S
In various other domestic activities the
Red Cross spent $28S.47S19. and the
Chapters in their numerous voluntary
services expended an additional
s1,O4SOO0 during the year
Foreign obligations. aside from
Japan, were met with national funds
as follows: Relief of refugees in
Greece. $20e.SS71S: Junior Red Cross
projects, $s9579.75; League of Red
Cross Societies, $165.00O; other in
sular and foreign work, $221.855.31
The American Red Cross budget for
1S24-25 is $4.647 1905 IS, or $S6S.2S6 So
less than the budget for the year
ended last June so