| Show RED GROSS gives POLL accounting war council tells how millions by pitt were used for relief BIG TASK IS DESCRIBED in twenty months waa spent overseas and in the united state washington special through a complete report of the work 0 the american lied closs in the war by chairman henry P dalson on behalf of the war council the alon on the eve of its annual enrollment of members during the third red cross roll call vember Iso 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 ex as well as the work done by the american red cross during the period in which the war council was in control of ite affairs the war council was appointed may 19 1910 and went out of existence february it was the practice of the war council to ghe complete publicity to its policies and finances but it Is now that a picture of the war period as a whole can be presented it Is the feeling of the war council that a report in this summarized form should be made directly to the public which provided the money and gave the et fort which made the american rid cros a success A statement of the american red cross effort and finances since the war council relinquished its control will be made to the public through the executive committee and it Is am por tant therefore that the fact that this report covers the period only until march 1 should be carefully noted following are certain round figures covering american red cross in the war as revealed by the war councils report some outstanding figure contributions received material and money red cross members adults children red cross workers relief articles produced by volunteer famines of soldiers aided by home service in U S refreshments served by canteen workers in U 8 nurses enrolled for ice with army navy or red cross kinds of comfort articles distributed to soldiers and sailors in U 2700 knitted articles given to sold leis and sailors in U S tone of relief supplee lle shipped overseas foreign countries in which red cross oper fated 25 patient days in red cross hospital in france french hospitals given material aid splints supplied for american soldiers gallons of nitrous oxide and oxygen furnished french men served by red cross canteens in trance Refus eee aided in france american convalescent soldiers attending red cros movies in trance soldiers carried by red cross ambulances in itney children cared for by red cross in italy of the in money and contributed to the american red cross during the wenty months the war council was in existence was to national headquarters while went to the chapters to finance their ac expenditures in the twenty months to divided as follows bi national headquarters in france 57 elsewhere over seas in the united states b chapters in the united states cost of chapter produced articles distributed in france elsewhere over teas in the united states making total expenditures in france elsewhere over tea in the united states |
