The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
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RED cR0ss WORK AND PLANS.

New York sun; Informing and in
teresting In the report published by Hen
~ Il. Davidson covering the beginnings
u administration of the great fund OF
A hundred millions. which was raised
for the Red Cross In the United States.
or the total subscriptions OF Red Cross
week about so per cent has been paid
In. and since It's appointment on May
10 10 the end Of August the war coun'
ell has appropriated ti2.S39.Gsl,N for
work In Europe. si0.G9s eOl OF this sum
going 20 France. The war council has
| cent five separate commissions Ia Eu-
rope, each made up OF Americans
| skilled In business administration,
medical and surgical work, and other
departments of Red Cross duty. The
work IN France come first, rs of cru.
clal Importance. and Mr.. Dawson re.
ports that II has produced excellent re
suits In very short time The com
missions 10 Russia and Italy have been
az work In Petrograd and Rome FOR
weeks: the commissions to Rumania
ana sorbin are on their way. and an
other commission will be- sent to Great
Britain.
The report shows som. bare out
lines OF the complex and inclusive
work which the Red Cross undertakes
TO do. The office OF the American Red
Cross is 20 care Tor the fighting mans
physical and moral welfare in every
way. working primarily for the Ameri-
can soldier and sailor Hospitals and
hospital work form only a fraction OF
its devotion ana usefulness. Inhrma-
ries and rest stations are established
for the comfort and service of our troops
from the day they land IN France. Car.
leens, which are large establishments,
are built at railway stations, where our
soldiers on reserve duty or on leave. or
returning to duty, can find rest and re-
freshment: nj these canteens baths,
food. tobacco. games and other com.
forts are available. At the stops of the
military railroads the Red Cross cstab-
fishes shower baths. laundries and
mendinG and disinfectIng rooms. rest
rooms with boks and writing materials
and In some cases dormitories and lunch
rooms. Nearing the firing line the Red
Cross is establishing field canteens.
Thus one can form some idea Of the
many details OF the Red Cross work
which the troops can see with their
own eyes.
The details in the vast scope of the
administrative policy are hardly less
numerous and insstent Indeed. this
structural framework supports the
whole efficiency ana service OF the Red
Cross. and mistakes here are funda-
mental and cOrrespondingly dangerous
II is in such vital matters that service
of great business" administrators il
of incalculable value. Much service of
this kind is contributed by patriotic
Americans without 4 dollar of cost to
! the Red Cross or 20 the country
The report states that in order To
insure freedom from delay in doing its
work the Red Cross is establishing
warehouses at different points of i'm
portance in the French theater of war:
| 100000 has been appropriated for this
purpose, and the war council has ap.
propriated 100000 for medical research
work in France. For the canteen build
ing and maintenance for three months
| the war council has appropriated about
100000. Much of the equipment will
be supplied by the French army. IL is
| estimated that about 500 600 persons
are affected with tuberculosis as di-
rect result OF the war.
The American Red Cross has appro-
priated SI,0e0,000 for the relief of sick
and wounded French soldiers and OF
their families. The number of desti-
tute refugees in France in March of
this year was stated by the ministry of
the interior to be 100000. but there is
reason to believe the number is much
larger The Red Cross proposes to
take care of these returning popula-
tions temporarily, and lays its plans
accordingly 1t is not proposed to un-
dertake the rebuilding of the French
villages. but the Red Cross hopes TO
give new start IN life to a very great
number Of persons left destitute by the
ravages Of the German army. Mr. Ho.
mer Folks has worked out plans for this
experiment.
Six base hospitals organized during
the last year by the Red Cross were
sent to European battlefeids by the
United States in advance of the fighting
forces. More than a dozen base hos
pitas organized By the Red Cross are
now seeing active service in France
and others are in rapid preparation.
Some Of the European appropriations
were made 10 cover "A whole year, but
| the greater part will have been spent
| by November of this year. And the
need never stops. Small wonder that
the report includes suggestion that
the hundred millions contributed by
America Will need additions. 1t may
be necessary to have another week of
intensive Red Cross campaign for con
tributions during the coming Christmas
season.
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