The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-03
s114,ooo,o 900 SUBSCRIBED.
Local Red Cross Chapters May Retain
Is Per Cent. For Their Own
Work.

Is Per Cent. For 1heir OWN
Work.
The Lefore County Red Cross Chap
ter is in receipt of the following under
date of June 9th, which is self-ex-
p%lanatory:
June 81, 1917.
Henry P. Davidson, Chairman of the
War Council of the Red Cross makes
the following statement:
"The returns up to nine o'clock to-
night indicate that during the past
week at least $1l4,O 900, 900 have been
subscribed to the Red Cross War Fund.
This assumes that stockholders in
comranies which have declared special
dividends amounting to some $2O,O0O,-
coo will turn their dividends over to
the Red ,,ross.
Local Chapters are entitled to re-
tain for Gheir own work twenty-five
per cent. of the total collected, but it
is very evident that the National Red
Cross will have a generous fund with
which to begin it's tremendous tasks.
"The result which has been achlev-
ed is indeed gratifying Never before
IN the history of the world was such
a fund for the relief of humanity SUI
fering raised by voluntary subscrip-
ton in so brief a period.
"This result was made possible by
surprisingly generous contributions in
many communities. The most insplr-
,ng, indeed the most extraordinary
feature Of the campaign, has been the
number of contributors, as well as
heir wide geographical distribution.
Many millions of our people, repre-
senting every part of the country have
Given and worked to induce others to
give.
"Mothing which has happened before
shows so clearly as this campaign that
he great heart of the American people
5 in this struggle with determination
hat u W men shall be cared for.
that everything that IA be done shall
)e done to hearten and aid the suffer
ing people among our Allies, indeed
that nothing shall be left undone tt
win this a
"No time will be lost by the Rec
Cross in it's efforts to accomplish re
suits with the large resources witt
which it has now been supplied. Some
If the plans are being developed ane
which we hope promptly to carry inte
Execution are the following:
"First and foremost we shall pro
vide, as we may be called upon by the
Army and Navy, for the care and safe
ty of our soldiers and sailors where
,ver they may be.
eve shay provide funds whereby
the American Red Cross Commission
nay take over administration o.
american relief work in France. Majol
Grayson M. P. Murphy, head of tn
French Commission, has been appoint
I'd by General Pershing a member o
lis staff, and the Red Cross has appro
oriated at Major Murphy's cabled re
;uest 81, 900, 900 to take are Of i'm
Mediate needs.
"We have cabled each of the Allie
Governments seeking authority to in
;tall an American Red Cross dispen
,ary in each of their important sea
port cities-a measure of relief III
yently needed.
eve shall send to Russia a com
mission of some twenty experts, unde
The leadership of DR.. Frank Billing 0
Chicago, to study the needs and tn
oest means of aiding the Russian pee
pie.
"The Commission will be equippe
With materials, instruments and fae
ilities for extending immediate relic
IN urgent cases and the Red eros
will meanwhile organize to rende
large and effective aid along the battl