The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-03-07
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies !
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "cARRY ON
Five Big Societies in World Wide Plan.
n. p. Dawson Heads international
American Red Cross Commission.
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.

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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 Will
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
P. Dawson, being in Paris when the
armistice was signed, summoned a
conference there Of the heads of al
the Red Cross Commissions in Europe
to canvass the situation. After con-
siderlng all the factors 1t was con-
cluded to make the transition on
March l. 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 consummatiOn of this plan I'M
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and
complete audit of it's 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 expendi-
lures when authorized and to give de-
tailed Information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
ing over it's responsibilities to DR.. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
a 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
| sible 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 $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.
"The effort of the American Red
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 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. Nc
thanks from anyone could be equal il
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 1900, 900 Adult Members.
"When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 100000
members. Today, as the result of the
recent Christmas membership ROl
Call, there are upwards of 17,O0O,0O(
full paid members outside of the mem
bers of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 100000 school childfer
additional
1.-The chief effort of the Red eros!
during the war has been to care fO
our men in service and to aid ou
army and navy wherever the Ref
Cross may be called on to assist. Al
] to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland of the U. S. Army recent
ly said: The Red Cross has been a
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning it has done thos
things which the Army Medical Corp
wanted done, but could not do ITSELF
"The Red Cross endeavOr in Franc
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service ha
been rendered to the American Arm
and to the French Army and tn
|
ticularly during the trying periO
when the Allied World was waitn
for the American Army to arise /
force and power. Hospital emergenc
service for our army in France ha
greatly diminished, but the Red eros
is still being called upon for serviC
upon large scale in the great has
hospitals, where thousands Of Amer
can sick and wounded are still recei'
ing attention. AT these hospitals tn
Red Cross supplies huts and facilitis
for the amusement and recreation I
the men as they become convalescen
Our Army of Occupation in German
was followed with Medical units pr
pared to render the same emergent
aid and supply service which was Il
primary business of the Red Gro
during hostilities. The Army Cantet
service along the lines of travel h,