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WAR RELIEF CLEARING HOUSE
For France and Her Allies
Executive Officers
90 Wall Street, New York City
important Notice
The AMERICAN RELIEF CLEAR
IN HOUSE in Paris was organized
soon after the outbreak of the War in
1914, and since the organization of the
War Relief Clearing House for France
and Her Allies it has been it's distrib-
uting representative in France. For
about two years past 1t has also been
the official representative in France of
the AMERICAN RED CROSS.
The entry of the United States into
the war has resulted in enormously in
creasing the burdens of the American
Red Cross in France, and to aid in the
situation there has been organized in
Paris the AMERICAN RED CROSS
FOR FRANCE AND BELGIUM, to
succeed the American Relief Clearing
House which, as above stated, has for
about two years been the RED CROSS
iLpi anu III OEuSI 10 secure
the greatest efficiency it has been found
necessary to place the administration
of the new organization on q strictly
military basis and to vest In it full
discretion with respect to distribution
of relief supplies in France.
The officers of the AMERICAN RED
CROSS FOR FRANCE AND BELGI-
UNI are:
Major GRAYSON NJ. P. MURPHY,
Commissioner for Europe.
JAMES H. PERKINS. Assistant.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
WILLIAM G. SHARP. The American
Ambassador
JAMES STILLMAN. EDWARD TUCK
H. H. HARJES. High Commissioner
for France and Belgium
(Former President Of the American
Relief Clearing House in Paris and
President of the American Red Cross
in France.)
Fl. 0. BEATTY, Director General for
France and Belgium.
(Mr Beatty has for more than two
and onehalf years been the active
and eff1cient head of the American
Relief Clearing House in Paris.)
RALPH j. PRESTON, Assistant.
II is now desirable and necessary to
centralize in the hands of the American
Red Cross all contributions of supplies
which have. heretofore been handled by
the War Relief Clearing House for
France and Her Allies. The American
Red Cross will hereafter receive and
forward to France all such contribu-
tons Of supplies, which will there be
received and distributed by the AMER
1CAN RED CROSS FOR FRANCE
AND BELGIUM.
You are therefore advised that on
September l, 1917, the warehouse Of the
war Relief, Clearing House at 1913
Charlton Street. New York City. will
be discontinued. Thereafter all con-
tributions of supplies for France and
Her Allies should be delivered either to
the AMERICAN RED CROSS SIP.
PLY SERVICE, EXPORT DEPART
MENT. 56th Street and North River
New York City, or to the nearest Red
cross chapter, which will receive and
forward your contributions without ex-
pense to you.
The War Relief Clearing House for
france and Her Allies, after full con-
sioeration Of the difficulties in trans
portation. distribution. etc, due to the
existing military situation is persuaded
that the arrangements made are most
desirable and will result in greatly in
creased efficiency Of operation.
In view of the uncertainties Of trans
portation and the grave submarine
danger. it is most strongly urged that
contributions for France be made in
the form of cash with which to pur
chase articles in France wherever pos
sible, rather than in the form of sun
plies. except as information with re.
gard to existing needs in France shall
be from time to time furnished BY the
Red Cross.
' in view Of the establishment in Paris
o. the AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. the neces-
slty and wisdom Of which We fully en-
dorse. we venture to hope that all those
who have so effectively worked with
the Clearing House in the interests Of
the sufferers abroad, will recognize the
desirahility Of establishing and main
tanning ful cooperation with the Red
Cross, and that the distribution In
france OF all suppHeS contributed by
them will be entrusted 1.-THE compe-
tent hands Of the American Red Cross
for France and Belgium.
We particularly call your attention
to the fact that Mr.. H. o. Beatty. here
tcfore the Director General of the
American Relief Clearing House in
Paris Is now the Director General Of
the AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. with the
able assistance Of Mr.. Ralph J. Pres
ton. long a member Of the War Relief
Clearing House for France and Her
Allies. and also Of the American Relief
Clearing House in Paris
THE WAR RELIEF CLEARING
HOUSE FOR FRANCE AND HER
ALLIES.
CLYDE A. PRATT,