The Brinkley argus., 1919-03-21
RED CROSS GIFTS
 S4O0,000,O00
War Council on Retirement An nounces Cash and Supplies
 Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "CARRY 0n."
Five eio Societies In World Wide Plan. H. P. .DavIson Heads international American Red Cross Commission. Dr. Livingston Farrand Permanent Leader of Peace Organization.


 Leader of Peace Organization.
 Washington -(Special.) .)-Henry P. Davison as chairman issues the follow ing statement on behalf of the War 1 Council of the American Red Cross:
 ITO the American People:
 "The War Council of the American Red Cross appointed by President VII 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 2S.
 "Immediately the armistice was signed the War Council instituted I 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 stan. Henry P. Uavison, being in Paris when the armistice was signed, summoned | 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 l. The very fortunate choice of Dr. Livingston Farrand as the new chairman of the Central Committee, | and thereby the permanent chief ex- ecutivs of tho Red Gross, makes possi- l ble the consummation of this plan un- der the most favorable conditions.
 Aeoounts Audited by War Department.
 "Detailed reports to Congress and complete audit of its accounts by the War Department will constitute the Anal record of Red Gross activity dur ing the, war. Although 1t has been tho rule to make public all ezpsndi- lures when authorized and to give de- tailed information relative to all work undertaken, the War Council in turn ing ever its responsibilities to pr. Far rand and hie associates desire to give q brief resume of Red Cross war time activities to the American people. to whom the Red Gross belong, and whose generous contributions have made pos sible all that has been accomplished.
 During the past nearly twenty-ons months the American people have given in cash and supplies to the American Red Cross more than $4OO,- 100000. No value can be placed upon fhe contributions of service which have been given without stint and of tentimes 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, ever con- tributed purely for the relief of hu- man suffering. Through the Red Cross the heart and spirit of the whole American people have been mobilized 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 ir this war effort of the Red Cross Is en : titled to congratulate himself. Nc . thanks from anyone could be equal IT
 value to the self satisfaction every
 one should feel for the part taken
 Fully 0,OOO,0O0 American women have
 exerted themselves in Red Cross serv
 ice.
 Has Over 17,ooo, 900 Adult Members "When we entered the war thu
 American Red Cross had about 5OO,OO( v members. Today, as the result of thu
 recent Christmas membership Rol
 Call, there are upwards of 17,0OO,OO'
 full paid members outside of the mem
 bers of the junior Red Cross. number : ing perhaps 9,0OO0O0 school childrel additional.
 "The chief effort of the Red Cros during the war has been. to care fol our men in service and to aid oul = army and navy wherever the Rec Cross may be called on to assist As to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen. l eral Ireland of the U s. Army recent. ly said: The Red Cross has been an enterprise as vast as the war itself From the beginning 1t has done those things which the Army Medical Corps wanted done, but could not do itself.' [ '"The Red Cross endeayor in France has naturally been upon an exception ally large scale where service has been rendered to the American Army and to the French Army and the French people as well. the latter par ticularly during the trying period when the Allied World was waiting for the American Army to arise in force and power. Hospital emergency service for our army In France has greatly diminished. but the Red Cross is still being called upon for service upon . large scale In the great base hospitals where thousands of Ameri- can slck and wounded are still receiv. ing attention. At these hospitals the Red Cross supplies huts and facilities for the amusement and recreation of the men as they become conyaIescent. Our Army of Occupation in Germany was followed with Medical units pre- pared to render the same emergency aid and supply service which was the | p,.f,nafy huSinpSS of fha Rad CroS~