The Green Forest tribune., 1917-10-26
RED GROSS HEADS
 0N WESTERN TOUF
3Plan to Visit Cities in Which Di. !, vision Headquarters Are
 Located.
RENDER ACCOUNT TO PEOPLE
war Council Proposes to Let Public Know How s1oo,ooo, 900 Fund for Relief Work Is Being
 Utilized.

Washington.-At the request of the aed Cross war council, Henry F. Da slson, chairman of the council, and harry D. Gibson, general manager of ehe American Red Cross, have under taken tour through the West, in the course of which they will visit points at which division managers of the Red CTess have been stationed. The pur pose of the trir is tc :1eet with repre- Sentatives of Red CroSj chapters, also with those who have contributed to Red Cross funds and-with the public generally. It is also the purpose of the war council to render an account of its stewardship, to interest the people In the work of the Red Cross and to let the public know just how fine Sl0o,00o,000 war fund is being uti- hzed
 Beginning at St. Louis October 9, the schedule for the trip called for large meetings to be held successively at Denver. San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago and Cleveland.
 Purpose of the Trip.
 Au hhhouuClNS lhC pulpOSC ol thC -ttgs1sn Mir. Davison authorized the fol- lowing statement:
 "With the division of the United States into thirteen districts, each headed by successful business man serving this country through the Red Cross during the war, the Red Cross organization in this country is now complete. Also special Red Cross mis- Hons, made up of competent and sym- pathetic American citizens have now arrived and are at work on behalf of the American Red Cross in France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Rouna- nia and Serbia.
 "C0llectiOns to the war fund of the Red Cross up to October l amounted to $64, ,424, ,232.9 90, of which S6,269, ,566.57 has been refunded to chapters to pro- vide for their own Red Cross activities. Up to that time the war council had appropriated from the war fund S25,- 690, ,S7041. The Red Cross membership has just become more than four mil hon. Included in that membership are hundreds of thousands of American women who are knitting, making sur gical dressings and comfort kits. The Red Cross war council is seeking to render an account of its stewardship Co the American people In the most effective manner possible. It is giving frequent announcements of its activi- nes and every fact concerning the work of the Red Cross is available to everybody. We now wish to go step farther and give a detailed account of eur stewardship. us well as to advise with Red Cross workers and support CTS throughout the country as to Red Cross policy and methods. We have felt that this could best be done by ap- bearing face to face before audiences of representative citizens, telling the Red Cross story, answering questions, and ourselves gaining more complete knowledge of public sentiment.
 Would inform Public.
 I've are extremely anxious that the people at large should be fully in- formed as to the methods and policies adopted in handling the great fund
 
 has been intrusted and also that all policies and activities of the Red Cross should be In accord with fully in formed public sentiment. The purpose of this trip Is not to solicit subscrip- uons or to take collections, although we expect to give to the American people the latest advice we have re- ceived as to conditions In France, Russia. Roumania, Italy and Serbia.
 Our reports indicate that the Amer lean Red Cross has an opportunity to lend helping hand and to carry practical message of cheer to suffering humanity such as no philanthropic un- dertaking in the history of the world has ever had before."
 Accompanying MT. Davison and Mir. Gibson on this trip Is Rev. Robert Da- wis of Englewood, N. J., who has just returned from France having gone to Paris with the American Red Cross commission in May.