The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-28
RED CROSS FINANCES
SHOW WIDE SERVICES
Past Year Cost S10,321 ,679. 80;
Duty to Ex-Seryice Men
Paramount.

Washfngton--The national and b
ternational services Of the American
Red Cross are portrayed graphically
IN a statement Of the Red Cross
finances for the past fiscal year ended
June 30, 1925. Expenditures by the
Red Cross (fncludtng both the Ma
tional Organization and the Chapters)
during this period aggregated $40,
521, $3.50.
The obligation Of the American Red
Cross to the exserviee and service
men is represented in this sum by a
total expenditure Of s4.225 ,2e2.61 In
the interests of disabled veterans, the
Red Cross expended 1887, 1852, Of
which s1.s77,s1s.42 came from the Ma
tional Organization, and 1890 900
from the more than 1000 Chapters
and local branches of the society.
Red Cross services to the men Of the
Regular Army and Navy the past year
called for $s47.37619. Of which the
National Organization furnished $780,
375-19. and the Chapters, 1881. 900.
Sharing In Importance with this re-
sponsibility was the Red Cross work
OF disaster relief during the year. In
these operations there was absorbed
a total Of 1892 1880 up to June 30.
this year This represented 81, 62zs
1890 Of National Organization funds
and 100000 from the Chapters Re
lief in foreign disasters amounted 10
s235.57e35- This sum was appropH
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 insuIar Chapters and
similar functions Besides It's disas-
ter relief, the National Organization
financed these other branches Of for
sign work also, including s110-23s-72
for assistance to fns1lar chapters,
s1T7,450 for the League Of Red Cross
Societies. sS4,5S443 for Junior prof.
.cts abroad. and sS0, 057.6 for other
nsulzr and foreign operations
In addition 10 its paramount duty to
Issist veterans and other service men
md their families, and its disaster
relief. the Red Cross expended at
ZONE through its national and chapter
unds. total of S1.0fe ,61s.05 for its
'ublic Health Nursing Service; 1884,
IS 09 for nutrition instruction: $314,-
22.7s for First Aid and Life Saving:
AS, 1874 for Junior Red Cross;
132,75s-Ss for instruction In Home
Hygiene and Care OF the Sick; and
arried on similarly important home
uties Included IN the latter were
uch valuable services as the Enrolled
,urses' Reserve, for which the Ma
Ional Organization expended $45,-
6264; while other national opera |
ons at home amounted to $500 1884 |
he chapters, IN addition to the large
art they played in all Red Cross
cdvity. spent $6TS,ooO of their own
rnds on general chapter services
The broad humanity of the Ameri-
IN Red Cross can never be measured
y the money It costs but even IN
are terms of dollars and cents, the
>ope OF its work Is Indicated A
.udy of these facts also shows the
for the largest possible en-
,llment, since Red Cross service Is
aintained almost entirely by It's
EN- be-ship- The annual invitation
participate in this work through
embership IN the American Red
ross, Is extended from Arufstice
az. November II, 10 Thanksgiving,
oxember 26-