Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-27
NATIONS CONTRIBUTION
REACHES S114,OOO,O00
Chairman Dawson Tells How "Hu-
manity Dollars" Will Be Spent.
UNIQUE IN WORLDS HISTORY
Never Before Has Such Fund for Re-
lief Of Human Suffering Been
Raised by Voluntary Subscription
in So Brief Time.
.Iny Associated Press. !

st .'s.--.s-t by Associated PreSS.l
WASHINGTON. June 26.-The ma
tions contributions to the Red Cross
in response to the call for a S100. 0o1.0)0
war fund were estimated at sl14.000,00
tonight by Henry F. Dawson. chair
man of the Red Cross war council.
This figure assumes" said MIR. Davi-
son. that stockholders in companies
which have declared special dividends
amounting to some s2o.00o.O0O will turn
their dividends over to the Red Cross"
The policy of the Red Cross in en-
pending this big sum. Mr.. Dawson said
in a statement thanking the millions
of contributors. will be to conduct all
our work with the utmost publicity and
| to take the public as completely as
possible into our confidence"
Primarily. the fund will be devoted
to needs of American soldiers anil
sailors. and, secondarily. to relief work
| among the allies.
DIR. BILLING WILL. HEAD
MISSION TO RUSSIA
| Dr. Frank Billing. of Chicago, will
| head the Red Cross commission Of more
| than twenty experts to he sent to Rus
sia TO study needs there. Mr.. Dawson
announced. His statement follows:
| Local chapters of the Red Cross are
entitled to retain for their own work
- per cent of the total amount coll
lected. but 1t is very evident that the
national Red Cross will have a gem
erous fund with which to begin its tre-
mendous tasks.
The result which has been achieved
is indeed gratifying. Never before in
the history of the world was such a
ha af
raised by voluntary subscription in SO
brief a period.
The most inspirinG-indeed. the most
has been the number of contributors, as
we'll as their wide geographical dis
| tribution.
| "No time will be lost by the Red
Cross in it's efforts to accomplish re-
suits with the large resources with
which it has now been supplied. Some
of the plans which are being developed
and which we hope promptly to carry
| into execution, are the following:
First and foremost. we shall pro-
vide. as we may he called upon by the
army and navy. for the care and safety
! of our soldiers and sailors, wherever
they may be.
I
OF RELIEF WORK IN FRANCE
we shall provide funds whereby the
American Red Cross Commission may
take over administration of American n
relief work in France.
| I'VE have cabled each of the allied
| governments seeking authority to in
stall an American Red Cross dispensary
| In each of their important seaport
cities-a measure of relief urgently
needed.
| I'VE shall send to Russia commits
sion of some twenty experts, under
the leadership of DR.. Frank Billing. OF
Chicago. to study the needs and the
! best means OF aiding the Russian
people.
! I'VE shall send a similar commission
| to make survey. and likewise
equipped with supplies and instruments
| to extend immediate relief to the peo-
pie o3Roumana.
| Our policies and plans will be made
known as they are developed. 1t will
he our purpose to conduct all our work
with the utmost publicity and to take
| the public as completely MS possible
into our confidence, Tho Red Cross
belongs to the people. and the war
council wants the public to understand
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