Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-03-06

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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 viii
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 armistlce 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
suned by the permanent staff. Henry
+. 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
sldcriug all the factors II was con
Guided 10 make the transition on
March /. The very fortunate choice
of Dr. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman of the Central Committee
and thereby the permanent chief eN-
ecutiye ~ the Red Cross, makes posi-
BILE the consunmatlon OF this plan I'm
der the most favorable conditions
Accounts Audited by War Department
Detailed reports TO Congress and n
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 eXpendl
lures when authorized and to give de
tailed information relative TO all work
undertaken, the War Council In turn
ing over It's responsibilities to DR. Far
rand and his associates desire 10 give
brief resume Of Red Cross war time
activities 10 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 lied Cross more than $500.
00O0p0 No value can he 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 bv
far the largest voluntary gifts OF
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 war, and also
to reveal 10 the world the supreme
ideals Of our national life.
Everyone who has had any part IN
this war effort Of the Red Cross is en-
titled TO congratulate himself. No
thanks from anyone could be equal in
value TO the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part taken
Fully 100000 American women have
exerted themselves in Red Cross sery-
ice.
Has Over 100000 Adult Members
when we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 500 COO
members. Today, as the result OF the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 1900 600
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 for
our men In service and TO aid onr
army and navy wherever the Rcd
Cross may he called on TO assist AS
10 this phase Of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland Of the L. s. Army recent.
~ said The Red Cross has been an
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning II has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done, hnt could not do Itself,
"The Red Cross endeavor IN France /
has naturally been upon an execution. |
ally large scale where service has
bNth ItuNtEtN 10 the American 4 rruy /
and 70 the French Army and the
French people as well. the latter nor I
ticularly during the trying neriod /
when the Allied World was waiting /
for the American Army To arise m /
force and power Hospital emargenrv 4
service for our army In France has
greatly diminished but the Red Cross
is stll being called upon for service .
upon a large scale in the great base +
hospitals where thousands az Ameri
cap sick and wounded are SffH recelv.
Ing attention AZ these hospitals the
Red Cross supplies huts and facilities
for the amusement and recreation ~
the men as they become convalesrent
Our Army OF Occupation In Germany
was followed with Medical units pre
pared 70 render the same afaergapc,
aid and supply service which was the
primary business IF rhe Ped Cross
during hostifiticS Tha Arf ID rtaer
service along the fua. rf r. h.s