The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-10
RED CROSS GIFTS
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War Council on Retirement An
nounes Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "CARRY ON"
Five Big Societies in World Wide Plan.
X. p. Dawson Heads international
American Red Cross Commission.
Or. 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
"ro the American People:
THE War Council of the American
Red Cross appointed by President viii
son on May 10, 1917, 10 carry on tile
work of the American Red Cross dur
ing the war, at their request and by
vote OF the Central Committee, ceased
at midnight, February 2S.
Immediately the armistIce was
signed the War Council instituted
studies to determine when the strict
~ war work OF Tue organization would
have been sufficiently matured 10 en-
able The direction or affairs 10 be re-
Sumed by the permanent stan. Henry
L. Dawson, being in Paris when tie
armistice was signed, summoned n
conference there of the heads OF all
the Red Cross Commissions i'll Europe
to canvass the situation. After con-
siaering all the factors It was con.
Guided TO make the transition on
March l. Tie very fortunate choice
OF DR. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman OF the. Central Committee,
aud thereby the permanent chief eY.
ecutlse of the Red Cross, makes possl-
BILE The contamination OF this plan un
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and
complete audit or 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 eYpendi-
lures when authorized and 10 give de,
tailed Information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
Ing over. its responsibilities 10 DR. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
n brief resume OF Red Cross war time
activities TO the American people, 10
whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made pos.
'sibie 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 S400..
100000. No value can be placed upon
the' contributions of service which
have been given without stint aud OF.
tentimes at great sacrifice by millions
OF our people.
"The efrore of the American Red
Cross IN this war has constituted by
far the. largest voluntary gifts oi
money, ofhand and heart, ever con.
trbuted 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 thu
misery incident 10 the war, and alst
10 reveal to the world the suprem,
ideals Of our national life.
Everyone who has had any part II
this war effort Of the Red Cross Is en-
titled TO congratulate himself. NJ
thanks from anyone could he equal II
value 20 the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part taken
; Fully 100000 American women have
excrted themselves In Red Cross Serv
Ice.
Has over 1900 900 Adult Members
: "When we entered the war In
American Red Cross had about 500,MI
: members. Today, as the result OF tn
: recent Christmas membership Ro
Call, there are upwards OF 17,000O0
! full paid members outside OF the men
: bers OF the junior Red Cross, number
lng perhaps 100000 school chlldre
: additional.
: Tho chief effort OF the Red eros
during the war has been to care "a
our men In service and TO aid ou
: army and navy wherever the Re
Cross may DO called on to assist. A
). to this phase OF the work Surgeon Gel
eral Ireland OF the U. S. Army roccn
}. ly said. The Red Cross has been q
: enterprise rs vast as the war itsel
, From the beginning 1t has done tho!
8 things which the Army Medical Corr
- wanted done, but could not do itself
1.-THE Red Cross endeavor In Fran,
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service HI
o been rendered TO the American Arm
> and to the French Army ana q
French people MS well, the latter pa
.r ticularly during the trying peril
when the Allied World was waltz
: for the American Army to arise
force and power. Hospital emergen,
service for our army IN France NJ
greatly diminished, but the Red Cru
d Is still being called upon for Servl
n upon a large scale IN Tho great Ia
,mr hospitals. where thousands OF Ame
can sick and wounded are stlll recel
lug attention. AT these hospitals 4
: Red Cross supplies huts and facilltl
~ for the amusement and recreation
II the men us they become convalescel
Our Army OF Occupation IN Gefmn
was followed with Medical units pl
4 pared 10 render the same cmergen
h aid and supply service which was {
N primary business OF the Red Crc
y during hostilitles Tho Army Canle
sar,,tao nlouir thu limos of trnVpi 4,