SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTION.
| 8,783 | pieces of clothing and 182 pairs of shoes, sent in by 152 donors. |
| 3,600 | blankets purchased by Committee. |
| 1,100 | quilts purchased by Committee. |
| 130 | sacks of rice purchased by Committee. |
| 23 | sacks of wheat purchased by Committee. |
| 197 | sacks of flour purchased by Committee. |
| Piasters. | |
| Cash | 198,942.10 |
| Medicines and medical supplies | 13,371.25 |
| Blankets | 29,295.00 |
| Quilts | 21,548.10 |
| Foodstuffs | 50,000.20 |
| Clothing | 26,012.40 |
| Miscellaneous, including carpenters’, masons’, and farming tools; sewing machines, tin pots, pans, spoons, copper pots, blacksmiths’ tools, plows, pickaxes, spades, needles, thread, buttons, administration, etc. | 76,903.15 |
| 416,072.20 |
I have examined the above accounts, compared the same with vouchers, and hereby certify that they are correct.
W. R. GLOCKLER, Auditor.
Beirut, Syria, June 24, 1909.
Abstract of Second Financial Statement, Beirut Relief Committee, July 26, 1909.
Respectfully submitted,
E. G. FREYER, Treasurer.
I have examined the above accounts, have compared them with vouchers, and hereby certify that they are correct.
W. R. GLOCKLER, Auditor.
Supplementary Statement or Cash Memorandum, Beirut Relief Committee, July 28, 1909.
| Piasters. | |
| Credit by balance brought forward July 26 | 142,163.05 |
| Cash received per C. A. Wilson, Alexandria | 13,962.25 |
| Cash received from Isper Bayoud, Amatour | 160.00 |
| Cash received from N. Berouti, Jaffa | 217.20 |
| Total | 156,502.50 |
| Debtor to— | |
| T. L. 300, transferred to Dr. Balph for purchase of wheat and storage of same | 37,387.20 |
| Telegram to Dr. Balph | 22.10 |
| 225 pieces kham for Kessab | 9,344.00 |
| 600 blankets, tinware, etc., for Kessab | 9,263.30 |
| 40 dozen each of crockery plates and bowls | 1,203.20 |
| Medical supplies for Kessab | 1,436.10 |
| Cost of packing bales for Kessab | 23.05 |
| Cost of sending cash to Dr. Balph | 30.20 |
| Miscellaneous shipping, telegram fees, etc. | 118.30 |
| Total | 58,829.25 |
| Balance, approximately, T. L. 783 | 97,673.25 |
Turkey-Armenian Relief Fund.
| RECEIPTS. | |
| Advanced from General Emergency Fund | $12,500.00 |
| Contributions, Christian Herald (New York) | 12,500.00 |
| Contributions, Armenian Relief Committee (New York) | 3,500.00 |
| Contributions, miscellaneous | 1,187.01 |
| Total receipts | 29,687.01 |
| DISBURSEMENTS. | |
| By cable to the American Ambassador, Constantinople | $28,000.00 |
| Repayment to General Emergency Fund | 1,500.00 |
| Total disbursements | 29,500.00 |
| Balance September 1, 1909 | 187.01 |
Note.—The Red Cross wishes to invite the attention of its members and friends to the amount contributed by the Christian Herald for this fund. Our readers will remember the large amounts contributed by this paper in the past to various Red Cross Relief Funds, especially the following: Japanese Famine Fund, $200,000; Chinese Famine Fund, $250,000 in money and a Government transport load of food supplies, and to the Italian Earthquake Fund, $55,000.—Editor.