The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-08
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY ON"
Five Big Societies In World Wide Plan.
H. p. Dawson Heads international
American Red Cross Commission.
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader of Peace Organization.

Washington.-(Special.) Henry P.
Dawson as chairman issues the follow
ing statement on behalf of the War
Council of the American Red Cross:
ITO the American People:
1.-THE War Council Of the American |
Red Cross appointed by President Will
son on May 10, 1917, to carry on the
work of the American Red Cross dur
ing the war, at their request and by |
vote of the Central Committee, ceased
at midnight, February %.
Immediately the armistice 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-
Guided to make the transition on
March /. The very fortunate choice
of DIR. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex
ecutive of the Red Cross, makes posi-
Bile the contamination of this plan IN
der the most favorable conditions.
Aeronn+a A,,d,t>d hv War nAn, rtr,~p%
Detailed reports to Congress and
complete audit of its accounts by the
War Department will constitute the
lnal record Of Red Cross activity dur
Ing the war. Although it has been
the rule to make public all expendi-
lures when authorized and to give de-
| tailed information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
| ing over its responsibilities to DR.. Far
rand and his associates desire TO give
| brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, 10
| whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
| generous contributions have made pos
sible all that has been accomplished.
/ During the past nearly twenty-one
months the American people have
given in cash and supplies to the
| American Red Cross more than $500,
/ 100000. No value can be placed upon
| the contributions of service which
have been given without stint and Of
i tentimes at great sacrifice by millions
of our people.
/ 1.-The effort OF the American Red
Cross in this war has constituted By
far the largest voluntary gifts OF
money, OF hand and heart, ever con.
tributed purely for the relief of hui
man suffering. Through the Red Cross
the heart and spirit of the whole
American people have been modified
to take care of our own, to relieve the
misery incident to the war, and also
to reveal TO the world the supreme
: ideals of our national life.
Everyone who has had any part IL
: this war effort of the Red Cross is en-
!, titled to congratulate himself. NJ
| value to the self satisfaction every
| one should feel for the part taken
| Fully 100000 American women hav,
exerted themselves in Red Cross serv
ice.
Has Over 1900, 900 Adult Members.
when we entered the war tht
American Red Cross had about 100000
members. Today, as the result of The
recent Christmas membership Rol
Call, there are upwards of 17,000,00t
full paid members outside of the mem
bers of the junior Red Cross, number
/. Ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
'The chief effort of the Red eros
during the war has been to care 70
. our men in service and to aid on
d army and navy wherever the Re,
: Cross may be called on to assist. A
# to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland of the Z. S. Army recent
ly said: The Red Cross has been a
II enterprise as vast as the war Itself
II From the beginning it has done thos
II things which the Army Medical Corp
II wanted done, but could not do itself
II ''The Red Cross endeavor in Franc
II has naturally been upon an exception
III ally large scale where service liz
II been rendered to the American Arm
s and to the French Army. and th
French people as well, the latter pa
\ ticularly during the trying perio
= when the Allied World was waitin
I for the American Army to arise
,fi force and power. Hospital emergenc
z, service for our army In France hs
greatly diminished, but the Red Gro:
= is still being called upon for servit
upon a large scale in the great bas
hospitals, where thousands of Amer
can sick and wounded are still recei
ing attention. At these hospitals Il
Red Cross supplies huts and faciliti
- Tor the amusement and recreation
the men as they become convalescer
Our Army of Occupation in German
- was followed with Medical units pr
~ pared to render the same emergen,
II aid and supply service which was Il
II primary business of the Red Gro
II during hostilities. The Army Cante'
III service along the lines of travel HI