The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-07
RED CROSS GIFTS
S400,O00,OOO
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY ON"
Five Big Societies in World Wide Plan.
n. p. Dawson Heads international
American Red cross Commission.
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader of Peace Organization.

Washington.-(Sp Especial -Henry P.
Dawson as chairman issues the follow
ing statement on behalf Of the War
Council of the American Red Cross:
.sTo the American People:
"The War Council of the American
Red Cross appointed by President VIII
son on May 10, 1917, to carry on the
work OF the American Red Cross dur
ing the war; at their request and bJ
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 afTairs to be re-
sumed by the permanent staff. Henry
p. Dawson, 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 it was con-
cluded to make the transition on
March /. The very fortunate choice
of DR.. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman cf the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
ecutive of the Red Cross, makes posi-
Bile the consummation of this plan un
der the most favorable conditions
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed report; to Congress and d
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
the rule TO make public all expenGi-
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
! q 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
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 titan $780,
| O00G00 No value can be placed upon
the contributions of service which
have been given without stint and Of
tentimes at great sacrifice by millions
Of our people
1.-THE effort Of the American Ret.
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 Grass
the heart and spirit of the whole
/ American people have been mohiiztd
10 take care of our own. to relieve HE
misery incident to the war, and also
| 10 reveal to the world the supreme
| ideals of our national life
Everyone who has had any part in
| this war effort of The Red Cross is on
! titled to congratulate himself. NJ
! thanks from anyone could be equal IL
! value TO the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part taken
Fully S0C0,0O0 American women have
| exerted themselves in Red Cross serv.
| ice
Has Over 100000 Adult Members
"When we entered the war The
] American Red Cross had about 5GO,o0{
members. Today. as the result of tbs
recent Christmas membership I.ol
Call, there are upwards of 1I0G0.G0i
full paid members outside of the mem
bers Of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
1.-The chief effort of the Red Cross
during the war has been to care 70
our men in service and to aid on
army and navy wherever the Res
Cross may be called on to assist. a
| to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
| eral Ireland of the IT, S. Array recent
~ said: The Red Cross has been III
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning it has done thos
things which the Army Medical Corp
wanted done, but could not do Itself
THE Red Cross endeavor in Franc
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service ha
been rendered TO the American Arm
and to the French Army and III
French people as well, the latter par
ticularly during the trying perio'
when the Allied World was vaitin
for the American Army to arise il
force and power. Hospital emergenc
service for our army in France ha
greatly diminished. but he Red eros
is still being called upon for servic
| upon large scale in the great has
hospitals. where thousands of Amer
can sick and wounded are still receiy
ing attention. At thase hospitals tn
Red Cross supplies huts and faciitie
for the ..U;u-eInent and recrea ton O
the men as they 7"s"" ,vaIescent
Our Army of Occupation in German
was followed with Medical nnits pre-
pared TO render the same emergenc
aid and supply service which was th
primary business of fhe Red eros
during hostiiities The Army Gantee
service along tho lines of travel ha