The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-06-06
War Council on Retirement Ar
nounces. Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "cARRY ON"
Five Zig Societies in World Wide Piz".
n. q. Dawson Heads International
American Red Cross Commission.
1r. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.

Dawson as chairman issues lie follow
/ ing statement on behalf Of the War
Council CT the American Red Gross:
''To the American People:
"The War Council OF the American
Red Cross appointed by President Wit
son on May 10, 1917, to carry on the
work of the American Red Cross DIR
ing the war, at their request and by
vote Of the Central Committee. ceased
at midnight, February IS.
Immediately the Z armistiee was
signed the War Council instituted
studies to determine when The strict
ly war,work of the organization would
have been sufficiently matured TO en-
able the direction OF affairs to be re-
Sumed by the permanent staff. Henry
p. Dawson. being in Paris when the
armistice was signed, summoned a
conference there OF the heads of all
the Red Cross Commissions in Europe
to canvass the situation. After con-
sidering all the factors 1t was con-
cluded to make the transition on
March /. The very fortunate choice
Of DR.. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman of the Central Committee.
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
ecutive of the Red Cross, makes posi-
bic the consummation of this plan un-
der the most favorable conditions
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and
complete audit of Its accounts by the
War Department will constitute the
final record of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war Although it has been
Z the rule to make public all expendi-
lures when authorized and to give de-
tailed information relative to all WORK
updertakeu, the War Council in turn
ing over its responsibilities To BfS & srs'
rand and his associates desire to givS
a brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, to
whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made pos
slbIe all that has been accomplished
During the past nearly twenty-one
months the American people have
given in cash aud supplies to the
American Red Cross more than s400.-
100000 No value can be placed upon
the contributions Of service which
have been given without stint and Of
tent!mes at great sacrifice by millions
Of our people
''The effort of the American Red
]. Cross in this war has constituted BY
far the largest voluntary gifts Or
money, OF hand and heart, eysn con-
tri5uted purely for the relief of hu-
man suffering Through the Red Cross
the heart and spirit sof the whole
American people have been mobillzed
to take care of our cwn, to relieve, the
misery incident TO the war, and also
to reveal to the world the supreme
ideals of oar national life.
Everyone who has had any part I'm
this war effort OF the He'd Cross is en-
titled to congratulate himself. No
thanks from anyone could be equal il
value to the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part taken
Fully S,00O000 American women have
exested themselves in Red Cross sery-
Ice.
Has over 17,ooo.e 600 Adult Members.
when we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 100000
members. Today. as the result OF the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call. there are upwaryis Of IL. .0O0, 900
full paid. members outside of the Inenl.
.bers of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
'aI'he chief effort OF the Red Cross
during the war has been to care for
our men in service and TO aid our
nrrny and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on to assist. As
10 tliis phase Of the work Surgeon Cen
serai ireland OF the g. S. Army recent
IL said: The Red Cross has been aa.
enterprise as vast as the war Itself.
From the beginning it has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done, but could not do ITSELF
grhe Red Cross endeavor in France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
been rendered TO the American ArYfy
and to the French ARMY and the
french people as well. the latter par
sicularly during the trying period
when the Allied World was waiting
for the American Army to arise ii
force and power. Hospital emergency
service for our army Ia France has
greatly diminished. but the Red Gross
y still being called upon for service
upon a iarge seele ia the great base
hospitals. where thousands ofEAmeli-
can sick and wounded are stiil recefY.
ing attention. Al these hospitals tlss
He'd Cross supplies huts anu facilities
for the amusement aud recreation of
the men as they become convaleseent.
Cur Army Of Occupation tn Gernany
was followed with Medical units pre-
pared to render the same emergency
aid and supply Service Which gvas the
primary business Of The Red Crbss
during hostilities The Arny canteen
aervice along the lnes ef tragel has