The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-03-29
RED CROSS Gifts !
$40o,oO0,C00
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY on"
Five Bio Societies In World Wide Plan,
n. =. Dawson Heads Internat'ona'
American Red Cross Commission,
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.

Washington. -(Speciai.) -Henry Z.
Dawson rs chairman issues the follow
Ing statement on behalf OF the war
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 %.
Immediately the amistice was
signed the War Council instituted
studies to determine when the strict.
" 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. DAWSON, being In Paris when the
armistice was signed, summoned
conference there Of the heads OF oil
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 consummation Of this plan IN
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and o
complete audit Of its accounts by the
War Department will constitute the
Anal 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
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.
, 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 $780,
100000. 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.
"The effort Of the American Red
Cross in this war has constituted by
far the largest voluntary gifts OF
I, 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 modified
to take care Of our own, to relieve the
misery incident to the wax, and also
| to 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 IL On
titled TO congratulate himself. Nc
value 10 the self satisfaction every
! one should feel for the part taken
! Fully S,OOO,OO0 American women have
| exerted themselves In Red Cross Serv
Ice.
Has Over 1900, 900 Adult Members.
"When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about SOC. OOC
members. Today, as the result Of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards Of 1900 OOC
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 Cross
during the war has been to care fol
our men In service and to aid oul
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on to assist Al
to this phase OF the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland Of the y. s. Army recent
" said: The Red Cross has been a,
enterprise rs vast as the war itself
From the beginning It has done thosa
things which the Army Medical Corp:
wanted done, hut could not do ITSELF
"sThe Red Cross endeavor in Franc,
has naturally been upon an exception
ally largo scale where service ha
been rendered to the American Arm!
and to the French Army and tn
French people as well, the latter par
ticulariy during the trying perio'
when the Allied World was waiting
for the American Army to arise Ii
force and power. Hospital emergenc,
service for our army in France ha
greatly diminished, but the Red Cros
Is still being called upon for servic
upon . large scale In the great bas
hospitals, where thousands Of Amer
can sick and wounded are still receiv
ing attention. At these hospitals tn
| Red Cross supplies nuts and facilitle
for the amusement and recreation q
the men AZ they become convalescenl
Our Army OF Occupation IN German
was followed with Medical units pr
| pared to render the same emergene
!. AID and supply service which was tn
primary business OF the Red eros
during hostiiltles. The Army Canfee
service along the lines OF travel :