Show IS ISRED ISRED RED CROSS WAR APPROPRIATION Of This Sum Has Actually Been Spent I Council Reports I I I Washington Jan J 10 Appropriations lions aggregating approximately 71 i i- i had been authorized b by the Red fled RedCross Cross ClOSS war var council sin since e its creation May Ia 10 last up to December 28 25 28 tIm the council reported tonight In a statement statement state state- ment mont giving the conditions of or its finances as of or the latter date Of this this' sum actually has been expended expended ex ex- while collections from the war fund subscriptions have amounted to about estimate that at least leapt anon an- an on r 5 will b bd collected from front the fund su subscriptions ns arid some 53 0 or of this fund retained b bV by certain chapters on account of ot the 25 per cent which each chapter was tas to receive for local war relief work will bring the total of the fund to about From this sum must be deducted about for tor local chapters' chapters war relief relict fund in addition to tho the already retained and an es estimated estimated estimated es- es sum suni of ot to be bo paid to chapters out of tho the fund yet yot to be collected col eel his would leave available for expenditures out of or the war fund about The total amount appropriated for tor forRed Red fled Cross Crosa work in France is about After Arter certain deductions arc aro made from appropriations already alread authorIzed authorized author author- there will be available for further appropriations an estimated sum of or about The estimated balance balance bal hal ance including collections yet to be he hema ma made e is subject to outstanding outstanding out out- standing authorizations for tures The Tho Red fled Cross membership has in increased increased in- in creased from less than last May Mayto to an estimated total of to toda today today to- to da day while in iii the tho samo same period the number number num num- ber her of chapters has increased from to about In addition to these chapters the Red fled Cross is working through operating commissions In France England Italy Serbia Russia and Rumania |