Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-08
work. and for which mo- money WAS

work. and for which no money was
, ever spent In II creator cause"
Ivy l.. Leo. assistant to Chairman
Dawson. followed DIR. MacRossic. and
told I'm detail OF tho Red Cross. it's
organization and work. From 200
chapters the organization has grown In
few short months TO more than TO-
600 chapters, auAiliaries and branches.
and from II nmnli fund OF year ago,
1t now has fog relief work $lO0.OoO.OOO.
EVERY DOLLAR CONTnInUTED
GOES ron WAR wOnK
Every dollar contributed to tho or
EaniZation for WAR work Is used for
that purpose. The administration of
tho Red Cross Is borne by the member
ship fees, and We have II great group
of business mon to administer our af-
fairs. There are few salaries in ex-
cess of $4,000 annually, the majority OF
paid positions being for only nominal
ng lions Of stnnoSraphcrs and the like.
women Of the country have con-
tributed work which we value at $50
lVO.uO0 per year. and II Ii wonderful!
I; ia work. efficiency and enthusiasm
that no money can buy. The whole
American people are mobilizcd for the
work OF Europe. MIR. DAWSON and
myself have just returned from tn"
Pacific Coast, and no matter where we
10 we find the Same wonderful en-
in Richmond.
since the people of this country
contributed {l0o.o0o.O0O to the Red
Cross wc decided that we should 20
h"for: them and give them an account
! ing. All Of our work in Washington
| has been public at all times, but the
masses are not familiar with the
progress We have made"
| MIR. Lee then read several kilograms.
,.ablegrams and letters received by N!r.
Dawson while ia Richmond yesterday.
! one advised him that u Red Cross
relief train had been sent 10 Halifax.
y. 5, out OF New York City yesterday
| morning. Others told Of the Srcpt
work OF the organization in tho vari-
ous countries allied with tho United
! states. while the American amDas-
sadOr to Argentine cablcd that $780,
! 900 In American gold had been raised
| in BucnoS Aires for the Rcd Cross.
Or. Dawson arrived In Richmond
carly yesterday morning in his pri-
:atc car, Peacock Point" and was met
~ 4 reception committee shortly be-
fore IL o'clock. MIR. Leo and Harvey
n. Gibson, general manager OF the
Rcd Cross. visited John Marshall High
| School and made short talks to the
students. while tho entire party were
the guests At luncheon AT the Com
T"nwcalth Club at 1890 O'Clock. Local
Rod Cross officials and workers were
addressed by Mr.. Dawson NJ the JcHcr-
ron Hotel auditorium at 4:3D o'clock
and At $50 MIR. Dawson was the guest
at dinner Of John Shelton Williams
Comptroller OF the Currency, at his
country home, Paxton" The meeting
~ tho auditorium came as the climax
10 the strenuous day. and started at
$40 o'clock.
WILL MAKE THIS
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS
Every speaker At IL. meeting urged
the people To support the campaign OF
the Red Cross for new members, which
ends the week closing December -
! They declared that tits was 70 be a
Fed Cross Christmas. and service Gass
would be sent 10 the homes Of those
who had contributed TO the relief work
To show tina, that home WAS helping
the hSht!nE men OF Europe to keen
back the hordes Of the Hun military
machine. 1t is through the member
ship contributions shat the Red Cross
/ organization is maintained, and from
which the administrative expenses arc
paid. All money donated TO the war
council for relief work is expended for
that special purpose.
| The reception committee. which met