Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-03-13
RED CROSS Gifts
S40O,O00,000
War Council on Retirement An
nouaces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "CARRY on"
Five Bio Societies In World Wld1 Plan.
n. p. DAWSON Heads international
American Red Gross Commission.
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.


Washington.-tSpe r.
Dawson as chairman issues the follow
ing statement Oh 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 Will
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 ,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 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 all
the Red Cross Commissions In Europe
to canvass the situation. After con-
siderlng all the factors II was con-
cluded to make the transition on
March /. The very fortunate choice
~ I,,,,n,stop Eorropd ss the new
ohoIr,,op ~ rho Certral Committee.
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
,,,,,,o 80 tha pad Cr,ss makes possi-
ia ,ha cnnsummation of this plnn un-
dor ,ba most favorable conditions.
,..
Ne'ou"'o Noo''0 ~
Detailed reports 10 congress anu
complete audit or lis accounts ny lhe
War Department VIII constitute 'he
final record OF ked cross ac'i''ts uui-
ing the war. Although IL mas peen
tie rule to make pubic all expehu''
lures when authorized and to give de-
tailed Information relative 10 aii "o'h
undertaken, the W.at 'Council 10 Turn
ing over Its Responsiveness u Di: ra'
rand and his associates desire 10 give
a brief resume OF fed Gross war 'iiie
activities to the American peop'e' "
whom the Red Cross belong ana whose
generous contributions nave ihaue poS
sip'e az ''ae '"S
During the past nearly t"eh'y-ohe
months the American people nave
given IN cash ana supphes " .n'
American heu .rosS more ,,a, ,nan S'oo 49,
oV0''Vo ..,,,,,,ans ~ serv,re which
, ."e ,"n,, ,,,,..,n u,;,h,rt ,.tnt s.d Of.
.'',,,,as =, nraot s,rr,t,c. NV n.,ll,ons
es oa,le
..rho aTart - IN. Americon Red
t., 49,, ,,.. hos oonstitr,.d hv
,aS ,ha ,nrg.st ,Inntorv p,,ts OF
.', ~. hans and hoart sSnr con.
,r,hntad nur.Iv far the relief of hui
.'n a,,se,p,,, rhroroh IN. Rod Cross
.h, nanu, nna on rit ~ tho whole
VIC ,1,, ho,a ho.n mo,,,,zed
a.. .a,,o a,na - orr ovn ,o r.lists the
-, ,na,,an. ;, tbs war and also
...,oa, 90 ,h. world tho sunrsme
~ ~ 'ee@ a,tonoI rfo
Wv .ESorrons IS ~ who bos had any mart In
.,,. n.,r ow,rt ~ tho Rod Cross ia an.
.,.', nrnro,u,ot. hims.,t M
.,',.. uu tnon, ,nron. cou,d ha eou,I in
'a"""' .''' ~. sa,, sot,sfo,t,on every.
,"'e ,,,, =" s,o, ,or tho mr., toron
"'u, nnn ocn Am.r,can women have
% ,I,,,,..,,a. IN nod Cros. cory.
,s
,oo, .,. u.
Has over ''o00'o'' "'.' ~ .
"When we entered the war tne
American Red Cross had about "oo'ooo
members. Today, as the result OF the
recent Christmas membership holl
Call, there are upwards or li,ooo'Wo
full paid members outside OF uhe mem
bers OF the junior ked Cross' NUMBER
ing perhaps 9'ooo'ooo schooi chlldren
additional.
"The CHIEF enort OF the Ked tros'
during the war has peen 10 care toi
, our men In service ana TO ana oul
army and navy Wherever the heo
Cross may be calle1 on 10 ASSIST. Al
to this phase OF the WORK surgeon "eh
, eral Ireland Of the U. 5. Army recent
ly said: The Red cross mas Deeh al
enterprise as vast as the war itselr
From the beginning II mas done thos'
things which the Army Meuicai corp
wanted done. but cou'o NOT 10 ''se't'