, 1919-03-13
RED CROSS GIFTS $780, 600, 900. 90.
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March 1. The very fortunate choice
of DIR. 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 consummation of this plan I'M
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and a
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 owe its. responsibilities to DR.. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
a brief resume of Red Cross var time
activities to the American people, to
whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made pos
sible all that has heen ACCOMPLISHED
During he past nearly twenty-one
months the American people have
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
Cracc in thiS u-or hoS pnnSfitutn1 Inv
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 mobilized
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 he 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 serv-
ice.
Has Over 100000 Adult Members.
when we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 800. 900
members. Today, as the result OF the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call. there are upwards of 1T.000.00O
full paid members outside of the mem
bers of the Junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
".T'he chief effort Of the Red Cross
during the war has been to rare 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 wal itself.
From the beginning it has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done, but could not do ITSELF
1.-THE Red Cross endeavOr In France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
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 Cross
is still being called upon for service
upon "a large scale in the great base