The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
RED CROSS GIFTS
I. 100000 Q J D
Mar Council on Retirement An.
tlounces Cash and Supplies
!. s..... Contributed. Z. -. =. - n
WORKERS WILL "CARRY ON"

n. p. Davlson Heads international
, American Red Cross cennssssen.
Or. livingston Farrand Permanent
!, i.sadsr Of Peace Organization. :
Ri Washington.--ts Specially Henry p.
Dsyison as chairman Issues the follow
ias statement on behalf Of the War
Council OF the American Red Gross:
ssTc the American leople :-r,.t..ags.-e..e...
"The War Couacil Of the American
aed Cross appointed BY President, VIII
son on May 10, 1917. to carry on the
work Of tho American Red Cross dur
sns tho war, at their request and BY
vote OF the Central COMMITTEES, ceased
1t midnight. February %. 90 ~ 4
Immediately the armistice was
signed the War Council Instituted
studies to determine when the strict
III war work Of the organization would
have been sufic GENTLY matured to en-
able the direction OF affairs to be re-
sumed by the permanent staff Henry
n. 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-
sfdering all the factors 1t was con-
Guided to make the transition on
March /. The very fortunate choice
IT DIR. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman Of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
ecutive Of the Red Cross, makes posi-,
bio the consumma ton of this plan I'M
der the most favorable conditions.
Aeeounts Audited by War Department
Detailed reports to Congress and q
complete audit Of its accounts BY the
War Department will constitute the
anal record Of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war. Although 1t has been
tho rule to make public all expendi-
cures when authorized and to give de-
tailed information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
ing over its responsibilities to Or. Far
sand and his associates desire to give
\ brief resume OF Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, to
whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made pos.
zsible all that has been accomplished.
7 During the 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
tentimesfat great sacrifice by millions
of our people. -, ''' =. Il : : <. =.
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 hu-
man suffering. Through the Red Cross
the heart and spirit Of the whole
American people have been mobilized
10 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
sxerted themselves In Red Cross serv-
Ice
Has Over 1905, 900 Adult Members.
"When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 500, 900
members. Today, as the result of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 1900, 900
full paid members outside Of the mem.
bers of the junior Red Cross, number
Ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional
%Es'rhe 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 q. S. Army recent.
~ 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
'srhe Red Cross endeavor in France
has naturally been upon an exception
ely large scale where service has
been rendered to the American Army
and to the French Army and the
French people as we'll. the latter par
4icuIarly 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. hut the Red Cross
is still being called upon for service
upon a large srale in the great base
hospitals, where thousands Of Ameri-
can sick and wounded are still receiv-
ing attention. At these hospitals the
Red Cross supplies huts and facilities
Tor 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