Show RED CROSS n om r YEARS yeara S COST 6 nearly devoted to helping victims of great japanese earthquake OVER BUSY CHAPTERS aid to disabled war veterans paramount and reaches nearly washington more than was the total of funds expended in oil all activities of the american red cross during the last fiscal year ended june 30 says a statement issued by the national organization this expenditure was almost one sixth of the amount of money disbursed by the red cross in the war year july 1917 to june 1918 of this extraordinary sum was americas contribution to the red cross for relief relict of the japanese earthquake victims this was waa increased to by appropriations from general funds of the red lied cross and it represented probably the largest spon apon ganeous outpouring of beneficence of ft single nation in the history of the world over active chapters expended luring during the year the national organization disbursed 35 making the total 35 nil all tor for humanitarian work which reached practically around the world in announcing the years record of american red cross industry the executive officials at washington emphasize the fact that the extensive and never halting balting work of the red cross crosa depends almost wholly upon tho the nn na uon wide support of the organization from the member memberships ps enrolled during the annual roll call which this year will be in progress from nov 11 to 27 when everyone ja a asked to join or renew their membership in the american red lied cross crosa soldier sie service Pr paramount braunt aunt service in behalf of the disabled veterans of 0 the world Worl dWar war and their families to la a paramount paramon nt obligation of the R red ed cross the organization through its chapters Ch la Is constantly in touch with this duty in 2609 com communities munt throughout the ibe united states the tha chapters alone during the year expending in service for veterans about the national organization expended a total of applied to assisting war sufferers toward recovery from disability and distress this work is constant in hospitals sanitariums camps soldiers homes in the community for ex example amplo in heaping disabled men and women in places where they were transient residents tT from national funds alone was required to help solve their problems every red lied cross service is ever at hand ready to meet the individual divi duM need of these men and women the enlisted men in the th regular army abe th ila nary and the marina majin corps with their homo bome aties tle mean a nevar eiding red crota cross figures cannot tally fuhr interpret in thia work a total of was applied in ma eteng an obligation under tinder ali the red crous crotia charter which tur been fulfilled tor for over 20 29 years domestic operations in the past year yeara red cross operations were vere 03 almost most wholly olly con confined to Costin continental united states and them the rall relief af work following called for immediate and it ft total of 97 wax vs spent in fails service alone orle iti in 33 major disa disasters trained workers were kept at the work of rehabilitation for many months in carrying on the health activities a total of 68 from rod cross croaa national funds and from chapter treasuries 86 in all was applied giving some idea of the extent of red cross service in the tha fields of public he health alth nursing nutrition instruction an and d spreading knowledge of 0 personal by glene and care of the alck in the home for advancing the cause of human safety the first aid instruction locally by chapters Ch and over oer extensive national territory by the red orono cross instruction car covering trunk line railroads and ana in teaching water safety and increasing the membership of the red cross lifesaving life lite saving corps the total cost v was a a of which c came a out of national funds army of over the junior red crossin cross in the schools with over 0 in its 1 I serve ranks was aided with to which it is estimated the chapters Chip added some a total of in various arlous other domestic activities cities the red cross spent and the chapters in their numerous voluntary services expanded an additional addition iLl the year foreign obligations aside from japan wore were met with national funds ag as follows relief of refugees in greece junior red cross projects league of red iud cross societies other insular and foreign work the american red cross budget for to Is or less lesa than the budget for the yew year ended loaf june 80 0 |