REPORT OF THE GENERAL TREASURER

HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, NATIONAL MILITARY HOME,
Dayton, Ohio, December 5, 1925.

SIR: I have the honor to forward herewith certain papers to accompany the annual report of the Board of Managers to Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925. They consist of Tables A to Q:

A. Statement of receipts and expenditures.

B. Operations of the general fund beginning with the year 1867, up to and including the fiscal year 1925.

C. Statement of expenditures for salaries of officers and employees of the Board of Managers, traveling expenses and incidental expenses.

D. Comparative statistics for years ended June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925. E. Statement of average cost per capita from organization to June 30, 1925. F. Operations, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, fiscal year 1925. G. Expenditures for personal services.

H. Memorandum account posthumous funds.

I. Consolidated statement pension fund.

J. Consolidated statement post fund.

K. Statement of lands and buildings.

L. Statement of clothing manufactured at general depot.

M. Statement of clothing transferred at general depot.

N. Statement of members present, cost of maintenance and Federal aid paid to States.

O. Statement of ward fund.

P. Statement of general post fund.

Q. Statement of general post fund, special.

The papers above referred to contain full information as to the financial transactions of the home and are supported by the books and vouchers in this office. Respectfully yours,

C. W. WADSWORTH,

General Treasurer National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

Gen. GEORGE H. WOOD,

President Board of Managers,

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

TABLE A.-Statement of receipts and expenditures, general fund, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, from the appropriation for the fiscal year 1925

TABLE B.-Operations of the general fund beginning with the year 1867, up to and and including fiscal year 1925

TABLE C.-Statement of expenditures for salaries of officers and employees of the Board of Managers, traveling expenses, outside relief, and incidental expenses, year ending June 30, 1925

Traveling expenses attending meetings of the Board of Managers, inspections, and official visits to the several branches of the National Home and State homes; officers and employees of the Board of Managers, mileage, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, and meals:

Mileage--

Traveling expenses

Gen. George H. Wood, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, transfers, and meals..

$5, 489. 44 655. 56

1, 576. 88

Maj. James W. Wadsworth, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, transfers, and meals...

744, 19

Col. Roy L. Marston, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, transfers, and meals...

983. 41

Capt. John C. Nelson, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, transfers, and meals...

702. 20

Capt. William S. Albright, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, transfers, and meals.......

785. 49

Hon. James S. Catherwood, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, transfers, and meals...

733. 75

Col. John J. Steadman, railroad tickets, berths, seats, hotel bills, porterage, transfers, and meals.

753. 75

Headquarters office:

4,000.00

Clerical services__

Clerical services for members of the Board of Managers.
Incidental expenses.-

Total..

TABLE D.-Comparative statistics for years ended June 30, 1925; June 30, 1924; and June 30, 1923

TABLE D.-Comparative statistics for years ended June 30, 1925; June 30, 1924; and June 30, 1923-Continued

Average age of members cared for who served in the World War.
Number of deaths of members who served in the Civil War..
Number of deaths of members who served in the Spanish War.
Number of deaths of members who served in the World War..
Total number of deaths 1.

Average age at death of members who served in the Civil War.
Average age at death of members who served in the Spanish
War.

Average age at death of members who served in the World War.
Pensioners (whole number cared for) -

TABLE E.-Statement of annual cost per capita each year from organization to 1925

TABLE F.-Statement of operations and analysis of expenditures, fiscal year 1925 compared with 1924

General headquarters: Expenses of Board of Managers, including salaries of officers
and employees, headquarters office, traveling expenses of the board, office furniture,
stationery, telegraph and telephone service, etc.....
Current expenses: Salaries of all officers and employees engaged in connection with
the management of the branch, including supervision, statistics, purchase of sup-
plies, payment of pensions, accounting, inspection and care of supplies and other
property, guards, watchmen, band; and expenditures for office supplies, equip-
ment, starionery, telephone, telegraph, supplies and appliances for fire protection,
musical instruments, music, books, library equipment, etc..
Subsistence: All expenditures for food supplies, for kitchen and dining room equip-
ment, and for wages of all employees engaged in connection with the preparation
and serving of meals.

Household: All expenditures for coal, gas, water, laundry supplies, equipment, beds,
bedding and other furniture and household supplies for barracks and quarters,
and salaries of all employees engaged in connection with the heating, lighting,
water system, laundry and dry cleaning plant..

Hospital: Salaries of assistant surgeons, trained nurses, and all other employees engaged in the care of the sick; expenditures for drugs, special diet, hospital equipment, caskets, and other hospital supplies...

Transportation: Pay of transportation of applicants reporting, members transferred, etc..

Repairs: All expenditures for lumber, paints, oils, boilers, machinery, parts, and
the general upkeep of buildings and equipment, and salaries of chief engineer and
all employees engaged in the maintenance and repair of buildings, steam lines,
water lines, etc..

Farm: Salaries of all employees engaged in connection with farming operations,
dairy, vegetable garden, repair of roads, park system, cemetery, etc., expenditures
for all supplies, tools and equipment used in connection therewith.
Clothing: All expenditures for the purchase of cloth, shoes, hats, and all other articles
and materials used in the fabrication and repair of clothing, and salaries of all
officers and employees engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and repair of all
articles of clothing..

Total.

C. W. WADSWORTH,

General Treasurer.