Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-19
RED CROSS FINANCES
SHOW WIDE SERVICES
Past Year Cost S10,321 $3.50;
Duty to Ex-ServiCe Men
Paramount.

.Washington.-The national and IN
teruational services of the American
Red Cross are portrayed graphically
in a statement of the Red Cross
finances for the past fiscal year ended
June 80, 1925 Expenditures by the
Red Cross (including both the Ma
tional Organization and the Chapters)
during this period aggregated s1o,-
321.679.S0
The obligation Of the American Red
Cross to the ex-service and service
men is represented in this sum by
total expenditure OF $4,225. 292.61 In
the interests Of disabled veterans, the
Red Cross expended $3.577. 1862, of
which $1677916.42 came from the Ma.
tional Organization and S1.900.e00
from the more than 1900 Chapters
and local branches of the society.
Red Cross services to the men of the
Regular Army and Navy the past year
called for s647376.19, of which the
National Organization furnished $780,
37619. and the Chapters, $4,000
Sharing in importance with this re-
bpOUSIDlIiLy WAS tA1 H5u CIOSo WI =
of disaster relief during the year. In
these operations there was absorbed
a total of $1922 1890 up to June 80,
this year. This represented 81 ,622,-
1890 of National Organization funds
and 100000 from the Chapters. Re-
lief in foreign disasters amounted to
$2S5.579.35. This sum was appropri-
ated altogether by the National Or
ganization.
Insular and foreign operations of the
American Red Cross during the year
included relief in foreign disasters,
the League of Red Cross Societies.
junior Red Cross Foreign Projects,
assistance to insular Chapters and
similar functions. Besides it's disas-
ter relief, the National Organization
financed these other branches of for
eign work also including $110,23872
for assistance TO insular chapters,
s177,450 for the League Of Red Cross
Societies, S84.3SIf3 for Junior prof
ects abroad, and S8O,05762 for other
insular and foreign operations.
In addition to its paramount duty to
assist veterans and other service men
and their families and it's disaster
relief. the Red Cross expended at
home through it's national and chapter
funds. total of S1G29,61605 for its
Public Health Nursing Service; $751;
135 09 for nutrition instruction; $314,
42276 for First Aid and Life Saving;
s445.707.34 for Junior Red Cross;
S132.759.S8 for instruction in Home
Hygiene and Care of the Sick; and
carried on similarly important home
duties. Included in the latter were
such valuable services as the Enrolled
Nurses Reserve. for which the Ma
tional Organization expended s45,-
56264; while other national opera
tons at home amounted to 1902, 957.64.
The chapters, in addition to the large
part they played in all Red Cross
activity. spent s679.000 of their own
funds on general chapter services.
The broad humanity of the Ameri-
can Red Cross can never be measured
by the money 1t costs, but even In
bare terms of dollars and cents, the
scope of its work is indicated. A \
study of these facts also shows the
Necessity LOT lHe largest poSSlDle en-
rollment, since Red Cross service Is
maintained almost entirely by its
membership. The annual invitation
to participate in this work through
membership in the American Red
Cross, is extended from Armistice
Day. November II, to Thanksgiving,
November e.