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Show RED CROSS YEAR'S C0STS2U66,255 Nearly $12,000,000 Devoted to Helping Victims of Great Japanese Earthquake. OVER 3,000 BUSY CHAPTERS Aid to Disabled War Veterans Paramount and Reaches Nearly $4,000,000. Washington. More than $21,000,000 was the total of funds expended In all activities of the American Red Cross during the last fiscal year, ended June 30, says a statement issued is-sued by the National organization. This expenditure was almost one-sixth one-sixth of the amount of money disbursed dis-bursed by the Red Cross In the war year, July, 1917, to June, 191S. Of this extraordinary sum $11,631,303 was America's contribution to the Red Cross for relief of the Japanese earthquake earth-quake victims. This was increased to 111,768,803 by appropriations from general funds of the Red Cross, and It represented probably the largest spontaneous spon-taneous outpouring of beneficence of a single nation In the history of the world. Over 3,000 active Chapters expended expend-ed during the year $4,869,000, the National Na-tional organization disbursed $16,497,-255.35, $16,497,-255.35, making the total $21,366,255.35 all for humanitarian work which reached practically around the world. In announcing the year's record of American Red Cross Industry the executive ex-ecutive officials at Washington emphasize empha-size the fact that the extensive and never-halting work of the Red Cross depends almost wholly upon the nation-wide support of the organization from the memberships enrolled during the annual roll call which this year will be In progress from Nov. 11 to 27, when everyone Is asked to Join or renew their membership in the American Red Cross. Soldier Service Paramount Service In behalf of the disabled veterans of the World War and their families is a paramount obligation of the Red Cross. The organization, through its Chapters, Is constantly in touch with this duty In 2,609 communities communi-ties throughout the United States the Chapters alone during the year expending ex-pending in service for veterans about $2,000,000. The National organization expended $1,735,825 a total of $3,735,-825 $3,735,-825 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 example. In helping disabled men and women in places where they were transient residents resi-dents $173,076 from national funds alone was required to help solve their problems. Every Red Cross service Is ever at hand ready to meet the Individual In-dividual need of these men and women. The enlisted men In the Regular Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps, with their home ties, mean a never-ending Red Cross service which figures cannot fully interpret. In this work a total of $6S5.2S5 was applied In meeting an obligation under the Red Cross charter which has been fulfilled ful-filled for over 20 years. Domestic Operations Extensive In the past year Red Cross operations opera-tions were almost wholly confined to continental United States and the Insular possessions. Relief work following fol-lowing disasters called for immediate activities In 192 places and a total of $737,603.87 was spent In this service alone. In 33 major disasters trained workejrs, were kept at the work of rehabilitation for many months. In carrying on the health activities a total of $444,856 66 from Red Cross national funds, and SSOS.OOO from Chapter Chap-ter treasuries appropximately $1,252.-8S6 $1,252.-8S6 In all was applied, giving some Idea of the extent of Red Cross service ser-vice in the fields of public health Dursing, nutrition Instruction, and spreading knowledge of personal hygiene hy-giene and care of the sick in the home. For advancing the cause of human safety, the First Aid instruction, locally local-ly by Chapters and over extensive national territory by the Red Crosa Instruction car covering trunk line railroads, and in teaching water-safety water-safety and increasing the membership of the Red Cross Life-Saving Corps, the total cost was S2SS.234.71. of which $216,234.71 came out of national fund3 Army of Over 5,500,000 . The Junior Red Cross in the schools with over 5,500.000 in its "I Serve" ranks was aided with 5233,510.78 to which it is estimated the Chapters added add-ed some $277,000 -a total of $510, B10. 78 In various other domestic activities the I Red Cross spent $2S3.473.19. and the Chapters in their numerous voluntary services expended an additional $1,048,000 during the year. Foreign obligations, aside from Japan, were met with national funds as follows: Relief of refugees !d , Greece, $200,887.18; Junior Red Cross ' projects, $99,579.75; League of Red j Cross Societies. $105,000: other insular in-sular and foreign work, $221,855.31 The American Red Cross budget for 1924-25 is $4.647.790. 85. or $868,286.96 less than the budget for the year ended last June 30. 1 I |