A TESTIMONIAL TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FROM ITALY

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REPORT OF PARTIAL EXPENDITURE OF AMERICAN COMMITTEE IN ROME

The following table contains a preliminary statement of the Italian relief operations of the American Committee in Rome. A complete statement will be prepared later which will show a substantially larger expenditure. The table here given, however, conveys a very fair idea of the extent and variety of the extremely important work carried on by the American Committee.

Thousands of vouchers covering every item of expense have been preserved by the Committee and will eventually be filed in the office of the American Red Cross in connection with the report of the Committee. It will be recalled that the members of the American Committee in Rome were Honorable Lloyd C. Griscom, American Ambassador to Italy, Chairman, and Messrs. George B. Page, H. Nelson Gay, Winthrop Chanler, William Hooper and Samuel L. Parrish.

EXPENDITURES. Lire
The Relief Ship “Bayern”:
Charter and other expenses L. 64.650,33
Cash distributed:
Messina—To the Archbishop for relief work L. 1.000—
Messina—Refugee journalists ” 151—
Acireale—Local Relief Committee ” 5.000—
Taormina—Municipal Relief Committee ” 4.000—
Giardini—Local Relief Committee ” 6.000—
Catania—Prefect ” 30.000—
” Conservatorio S. Vincenzo di Paola ” 500—
” City Hospital “Vittorio Emanuele” ” 1.000—
” Hospital “Santa Marta” ” 1.000—
” Municipal Hospital and Hospital “Garibaldi” ” 1.000—
Catania—Little Sisters of the Poor ” 1.200—
Towns between Giardini and Messina. Distributed by C. K. Wood and H. W. C. Bowdoin L. 10.000—
Syracuse—Mayor ” 10.000—
”To be distributed by Marchesa di Rudini L. 10.000—
Syracuse—To be distributed by Miss K. B. Davis L. 15.000—
Palermo—Donatuti family for relief work ” 400—
” Caserma “Benedetto Cairoli” ” 100—
” R. Commissary, President of the Relief Committee L. 20.000—
Palermo—American Consul for relief work ” 10.000—
Food, clothes, etc. distributed:
at Messina ” 11.000—
” Reggio ” 57.000—
” Catania ” 109.000—
” Taormina and neighboring villages ” 34.500—
” Acireale ” 2.500—
” Palermo ” 13.713—
418.714,33
The Ladies Auxiliary Committee for direct relief work in Rome and Naples 85.423,80
Money delivered to private persons or institutions for relief work:
Caspar S. Crowninshield, American Consul at Naples, for relief work among the refugees L. 8.341,60
William H. Bishop, American Consul at Palermo for relief work among the refugees L. 10.000—
Thomas Spencer Jerome, American Consular Agent at Capri for local relief work conducted by an American citizen, Major Metcalfe L. 2,500—
Stuart K. Lupton, American Consul at Messina, for local relief work L. 6.000—
Archbishop John Ireland for the fund of His Holiness Pope Pius X. L. 25.000—
Italo-American Baptist Mission in Rome for relief work L. 10.000—
Reverend Walling Clark of the American Methodist Church in Rome for relief work L. 2.500—
Reverend Arthur Muston, of the Waldensian Church in Rome, for relief work L. 5.000—
To the ten principal Hospitals in Sicily; 5000 Lire each L. 50.000—
Miss Florence Bayard Kane, an American citizen, for the Taormina Hospital L. 1.000—
Marchesa Etta de Viti de Marco, for refugees in Rome L. 5.000—
Commendatore Marco Besso for the rehabilitation of professional people L. 5.000—
Mr. F. Marion Crawford, an American citizen, for relief work at Sorrento and neighboring villages L. 5.000—
Miss Katherine B. Davis, an American citizen, superintendent of the New York State Reformatory for women at Bedford, for relief work conducted by her at Syracuse, Sicily L. 1.000—
Marchese Enrico Visconti Venosta, for medical supplies to be carried by him personally to certain villages in Calabria L. 2.000—
Principe Pietro Lanza di Scalea, for houses bought in Rome to be carried by him personally to certain villages in Calabria L. 13.200—
Mr. H. Nelson Gay for relief work in Rome. Mr. Gay investigated the individual appeals which were made to any member of the Committee and administered relief in deserving cases L. 6.500—
Italian Commercial Committee for rehabilitation of tradesmen, Rome L. 5.000—
Principe Ludovico Chigi for an old women refuge in Rome L. 1.000—
Monsignor Morabito, Bishop of Mileto, for relief work in his Bishopric in Calabria L. 5.000—
Mr. Bowdoin, an American citizen engaged in relief work between Messina and Catania L. 5.000—
174.041,60
Relief Expedition of Mr. H. Nelson Gay and Mr. W. Earl Dodge to Calabria:
Clothes, utensils and medicines L. 48.474,25
To Generale Tarditti, Military Commander at Palmi, for building purposes L. 44.432—
Tarred roofing for barracks ” 14.935,20
Tarpaulins for tents in the stricken mountain villages L. 61.120,30
Shipping and expenses of the expedition ” 10.143,75
179.105,50
Relief Expedition of Mr. Winthrop Chanler and Associates to Calabria:
Lumber and shipping L. 113.021,87
Building expenses ” 47.000—
Tarred roofing ” 8.109,90
Cash distributed by Prince Chigi and Lieut. Serpieri L. 6.000—
Medicines and expenses of the expedition ” 24.765,30
198.897,07
Building Expenses at Messina and Reggio (Capt. Belknap) 25.000—
To the Relief Committee for the families of Italian Officers and soldiers 10.000—
Outstanding Obligations:
A Hotel at Reggio L. 27.000—
Forty houses at S. Giuseppe ” 40.000—
Twenty houses at Gallico ” 20.000—
Kitchens to be added to the houses ” 15.000—
To Her Majesty the Queen for outfitting two hospitals at Messina and Reggio L. 50.000—
152.000—
Telegrams, clerical expenditures and Red Cross Cables 4.637,55
Balance up to date 1.319,03
Total Lire 1.249.138,88

Note.—The amount of expenditures is given in terms of Italian money. It is to be remembered that one lira amounts substantially to twenty cents of United States money, and that accordingly the number of dollars expended was one-fifth of the number of lire indicated. For instance, 500 lire would be equivalent to $100; 100 lire, to $20, and so on.