The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-03
MEETING OF RED
CROSS HELD IN
SALT LAKE

Peaee has brought new and great
er tasks to the American Red Cross
said DR.. Livingston Farrand. head of
the organization, in addressing del
,egates from the Red Cross chapters
In the various sections of the Noon.
tain division at Salt Lake City con-
ference Monday.
I'm the emotion caused by our
entrance into the war;" ne said, the
American Red Cross did not miss
Its opportunity. Drawing in people
Of all creeds and conditions, II was
about the only organization that at
tracted everybody. 1t built up an
Organization of millions OF workers
and upon them. particularly upon
the women, rests the large burden
Of the future"
DR.. Farrand pictured the !,w =,
ale and exhausted condition of the
people 70 France when the Red Cross
got there on our entry into the war
and reviewed the 6: eat accomplish
ments in establishing relief centers,
campaigning to save child life, un.
dertaking refugee work and fight
ing tuberculosis in France, Belgium
and Italy.
The American Red Cross saved
the day for these people and nuw it
must do the same for the countries
OF eastern Europe and Asia. 1he
spread of relief work there has ere
ated tremendous responsibility be-
cause of the Americans ideals taught.
Poland, pleading for a Red Cross
commission, says: We know it is
the great agency that can help u.s.
Eastern Europe is now a trem-
endous problem. The need there is
SO great that official aid will be nee
essary and the American Red Cross
viii be the most efficient agent for
applying that aid"
He pointed out the equal magni.
tude of the peace program at home
and showed how war time organize
ton was in position for future
work. tl,, ,t W.
Are we to derlate this machine
To prewar conditions or co1t.aue
our organization?" lie saked. We
must build up an equally strong,
possibly more stable, organization to
apply the new spirit Of America. The
new program is infinitely more in
spring than the war program was.
DIVISION MANAGER MoREY
INTRODUCES FARRAND
In introducing DR.. Farrand, John
w. Morey, manager of the Mountain
division of the Red Cross emphasize
cd the fact that the American Red
Cross is an emergency organization
which has followed strict policy of
never entering the field of any JiRsr
institution but or always being rea-
dy to give its aid on any call.
Discontinuance of war activities.
he said, would not change the emer-
gency character of the Red Cross.
He compared the organization to
fire department. quietly waiting to
use all it's energy in answer to
sudden call and meantime doing pre-
ventive work as far as it could to
guard against fires. 1t was duty
OF the organization, he said to hep
prevent suffering, disease disaster
and hardship of all kinds
Mr.. Morey emphasized the import
ance of completing the work caused
by the war, as well as of carrying out
the peace program. including activi-
ties in the nursing and junior mem
bership departments, home service
for civilian families, military relief,
possible further production aud first
aid
He complimented the chapters of
the division upon their records and
declared that future work, while
changing in character, would be as
important as it had ever been II not