Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-12

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washington. SPECIAL. Henry =.
svlson as chairman issues the follow.
ng statement 81 behalf Of the Wa1
Gonncll oS the American Red Cross:
70 the Anglican People
Tne war Council og the American
sd Cross appointed By President WI.
On o. May TO. 1917. to carry On the
work oS the American Red Cross dur
Gag the war. at their request and BY
vote Oh the Central COMMITTEES, ceased
Sc midnight, February %
s'Tmmedlately the armlstics waa
signed the War Council instituted
w1udfea TO determine when the strict
81 war work OF the organization would
lave been sunicientiy natured 10 en-
hbis the direction Of affairs to be re-
aurned hy the permanent star, Henry
4. DAVIDSON, being In Paris when tho
agnnisttcs was signed, summoned b
@0nference there OF the heads Of all
xne Bed Cross Commissions in Europe
v lis canvass the situation. After con.
hsdering all the factors IL was con-
kanded TO make the transition on
March 1. The very fortunate choice
0g Or. livingston Farrand as the new
chairman Of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
8cuflve Ok the Red Cross, makes posi-
Bile the contamination Of this plan I'M
Ser the most favorable conditions.
esounss Audited by War Department
Detailed reports to Congress and 8
osnplete audit Of its accounts BY the
gar Department VIII constitute the
Mual record Of Red Cross activity dur
sn@ the war Although II has been
enc rule 10 make public all expendI-
lures when authorized and 10 give de-
tailed Information relative to all work
nndertake the war Council In turn-.
lng over lss responsibilities to DR.. Far
rand and HIS associates desire to give
d brief resume oa Red Cross war time
activities to the American people. to
whom the Red Cross belong. and whose
generous contributions have made pos
aahle ali that has been accomplished.
During the past nearly twenty-one
m0nths the American people have
asven Iii cash and supplies to the
American Red Cross more than &4g0,-
co., 900. No value can be placed upon
sha contributions 0f Service which
have been given without stint and Of
ksnEiEnes sc great sacrifice BY millions
ise pur people.
ssThe EFFORT Of the American Red
Er0as III this war hiss constituted By
ax The largest voluntary gifts Of
money, OF hand and heart, ever con-
Fibuted purely Cor the relief OF hui
nan suffering. Through the Red Cross
The heart and spirit of the whole
American people have been mobilixed
b take care of our own, 10 relieve the
alaaFy incident 70 the war. and also
e reveal 10 tha world the supreme
ideals 81 oar national life.
sveFy0ne who has had any part In
Anis wAg EFFORT Of the Red Cross u en-
essied to congratulate himself No
thanks from anyone could be equal IN
value to the. salt satisfaction every
one should feel FOR the part taken.
FULLY 100000 American women have
axerted themselves III Red Cross sevy.
aea.
lae osaF roo. 900 Adult Members
We entered the war the
meracAn Red Cross had. about 10000
abar4 Today. aa the result of the
recent EChrlstmas membership Roll
Gll, there ara upwards Of II, ,000
K0ll paid members outside Of the mem
sgs of the Junior Red Cross. number
he perhaps 1900, 900 school children
addltional.
.The chief efsort o9 the Red Cross
aassng the war has been to care for
our men III service and to aid our
slny and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on TO assist As
S. this phase OF the work Surgeon Gen
esai Ireland OF the u. 3. Army recent
u said: The Red Gross has been an
snEerprlse as vaak O. the war Itself.
kxOm the beginning 1t han done those
Ehings which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done, but could not do itself
The Red Cross endeayor Ia France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
been rendered to the American Army
and % the French Army ard the
xeach people 80 well, the latter par
Eacnlariy during the trying period
wlnen the ALLIED World was waiting
Tor the American Army to arise il
geres and power. Hospital emergency
service for our army Ia France has
greatly diminished. but the Red Crosa
u atill being called upon FOR service
uSon large scale ID the great basa
hospitals. whore thousands of Amers-
can sick and wounded are sim receiv-
ing attention. AZ these hospitals tha
Led Cross supplies hnts and facilities
Cor the amusement and recreation Ok
sha men az they become eonvaleacena.
Oar Army DE Occupation ID Germany
as followed with Medical units pre-
pared @ render the sane emergency
sid and supply service which was the
primary business Os the Red Cross
daring hostilltles. The Army Canteen
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