Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1919 — RED CROSS GIVES FULL ACCOUNTING [ARTICLE]

RED CROSS GIVES FULL ACCOUNTING

War Council Tells How Minions Contributed by Public Were Used For Relief. - BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED In Twenty Months $154,000,000 Waa Spent Overseas and $110,000,000 In the United Mates, Washington. (Special.)—Through a complete report of American Red Oom in the war by Chairman Henry P. Davison, on behalf of the war council, the organization on the eve of its annual enrollment of members during the Third Red CroM Roll Call, November 2 to 11, has rendered an accounting of the many millions given it by the American people to help our fighting men and our allies. The statement Is, in part, as follows: “The war council of the American Red Cross is now prepared to make a complete accounting to the American people of money contributed and expended, as well as the work done by ’he American Red Cross during the period in which the war council was In control of its affairs. The war jouncll was appointed May 19, 1919, md went out of existence February 28, 1919. "It was the practice of the war jouncll to give complete publicity to its policies and finances, but it is only bow that a picture of the war period u » wlwto can be presented, It is be feeling of the war council that a ’eport in this summarized form should Wjnade directly to the public which provided the money and gave the ef!ort which made the American Red Dross a success. “A statement of the American Red Dross effort and finances since the var council relinquished its control vlll be made to the public through he executive committee, and it is important, therefore, that the fact that his report covers the period only until March l r should be carefully noted.” Following are certain round figures pation In the war, as revealed by the *ar council’s report: - Sonne Outstanding Figures. Contributions received

(material and money). $400,000,000 Eled Cross members: Adults, 20,000,000; Children, 11,000,000 ... 31,000,000 Red Cross workers...... 8,100,000 Relief articles produced by volunteer workers.. 311,577,000 families of soldiers aided by Home Service in U.S. 500,000 Refreshments served by canteen in UJB. 40,000,000 Nurses enrolled for service with army, navy er Red Cross 28,822 Kinds of comfort articles distributed to soldiers and sailors in U. 8..,. 2,700 Knitted articles given to soldiers and sailors in “ U. 8 10,900,000 Tons of relief supplies shipped overseas 101,000 Foreign countries in * ' which Red Cross operated 25 Patient days in Bed Cross hospital In France 1,155,000 Frincn hospitals given material aid 8,780 gnltnta wnnplled for Amer- _ lean Galkins of nitrous oxide and furnished- - - —Trench hospitals ‘4,840,000 Men served by Red Cross canteens In France.... 15,376,000 Refugees aided in France 1,726,000 American convalescent soldiers attending Red Cross movies in France 3,110,000 Soldiers carried by Red Cross ambulances in Italy 148,000 Children cared for by Red Cross In Italy . 155,000 __ Of the $400,000,000 in money and supplies, contributed to the American Red Cross during the twenty months the war council was tn existence, $263,000,000 was alloted to national headquarters, while $187,000,000 went chapters to finance their activities. HxpMdßiiMS in : ihe "twenty months totalled $278,000,000, divided as fellows: By national headquarters tn France, $57,000,000 seas, $64,000,000; in the United States, $48,000,000; by chapters in the United Stages, $48,000,000; cost of chapterproduced articles distributed In France, $25,000,000, elsewhere overseas, $8,0C0,000; In the United States, $28,000,000, making total expenditures in France, $82,000,000, elsewhere overseas, $72,000,000; in the United States, SIIO,OOOXIOO.