The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-01
RED CROSS GIFTS
S4OO,OO0,O0O.
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.
Dr.. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader of Peace Organization.

Washington. Especially Henry p.
Dawson as 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 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 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 staff. Henry
?. Dawson, being in Paris when the
armistice was signed, summoned a
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
Guided to make the transition on
March 1. The very fortunate choice
of DR.. 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 contamination of this plan I'M
der the most favorable conditions
Accounts Audited by War Department
Detailed reports to Congress and q
complete audit of its accounts by the
War Department will constitute the
final record of Red Cross activity dur.
ing the war. Although 1t 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, tC
whom the Red Cross belong, and who's
generous contributions have made pE
sible all that has been accomplished
During the past nearly twenty
months the 4siTfef lean ca e0ple
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.
1.-THE effort of the American Red
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 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 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 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 100000
members Today, as the result of the
| recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 100000
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 for
our men In service and to aid our
army and navy wherever the Red
| Cross may be called on to assist. AS
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen.
eral Ireland of the U. S. Army recent
ly said: The Red Cross has been an
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning 1t has done those
| things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done, but could not do ITSELF
'The Red Cross endeavor in France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
! been rendered to the American Army
| and to the French Army and the
| French people as well, the latter par
ticularly during the trying period
{ when the Allied World was waiting
for the American Army to arise in
force and power. Hospital emergency
service for our army In France has
| greatly diminished, but the Red Gross
is still being called upon for service
upon large scale in the great base
hospitals where thousands of Ameri
can sick and wounded are still receiy
ing attention. At these hospitals the
/ Red Cross supplies huts and facilitie.
for the amusement and recreation Of
the men as they become convalescent
| Our Army of Occupation in Germany
was followed with Medical units pre-
! pared to render the same emergency
/ aid and supply service which was the
1 primary business of the Red Gross
during hostilities. The Army Canteeu
service along the lines of travel has