Show WIDE SERVICES SHOWN BY RED CROSS FINANCES past year cost duty to ex service men paramount washington tide The national and ti in services ot at the american rd fled cross aro are portrayed portray lid graphically in a statement ot of the red lied croe cross finances tor for the past fiscal yew year ardd june SO 30 1925 expenditures by the red cross Ine both the national organization and the chapter Chapt erv during wa period aggregated 80 the obligation of the american red cros to the ex bervice and service men la Is represented in this tum urn by a total expenditure of 0 sa W 61 la in the interests of disabled veter auA sWi the red cross expended 13 3 42 of which 1677 1 42 came from frota the aa a organization anil and f 1900 from the more than chapters and local branches ol 01 the society red cross services to the men ot of the regular army and navy the pits pr st t year called for ot of the national organization furnished 19 and the Chap chapters tora sharing in importance with this responsibility A was the red croaa crosa work ot at disaster relief during the year in these operations there waa was absorbed a total ol 01 1922 90 up to june 30 this year this represented 1 of national organization thon funds and from the chapters Cb relief in foreign disasters amounted to 79 35 this sum wa wan app ap abed altogether by the national organization insular and foreign operations of the american red cross during the year included relief in foreign disasters the league ot of red lied bidas societies Soc lellea juadon red cross foreign projects assistance to insular chapters and similar functions besides its dasas ter relief the national organization financed these other branches of tor for eign work also including 10 38 72 for or assistance to insular chapters tor for the league of red lied cross societies 94 43 tor for junior pro acts abroad and 84 62 tor for other insular and foreign operations in addition to its paramount pa amount duty to assist veterans and other service men and their fa a milles and its disaster relief the rid rd cross expended at home through its national and chattm r funds a total of 1029 OS 05 for its it public health nursing service 09 tor for nutrition instruction 76 tor for first aid and lite life caving saying tor for junior red croes cross 88 tor for instruction in home Ily hygiene glene and care ol 01 the sick and carried on similarly important ant home dulled included in the latter were ere such valuable services m the enrolled nurses reserve tor for which the na lional organization tx expended 64 while other national operations at home mounted to 1302 64 the chapters in addition to the largo large part ther they played in all red lied cross activity event ot of their own funds on general chapter services the broad humanity of the ameri amerl can red cross can never be measured by the money it cost costs but even in bare term terms of dollars and cents the scope of its Is indic indicated a ted A study of these facts also shows show the necessity for or the largest possible pow tible en rollo grollment roll ment ent since sled cross service Is to maintained almot almost entirely by its the annual invitation to participate in this work through membership in the american red lied cross Is extended trotti from Ami armistice stice day november M 11 to thanksgiving november 26 |