Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-08

the contributions Of service which
have been given without stint and Of
tentimes at great sacrifice by millions
of our people.
ssrhe effort Of the American Red
Gross 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 mebilised
TO take care OF u own, to relieve the
misery incident to the war, and also
to reveal to the world he supreme
ideals Of our national life.
Everyone who has had any part In
this war effort Of the Red Cross Ii 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 serv.
ice.
Has over 1900, 900 Adult Members.
.When we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 100000
members. Today, az 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.
"The chief effort Of the Red Cross
| during the war has been to care for
| q men In service and to aid our
| army and navy wherever the Red
| Gross may be called on to assist. Az
to this phase Of the work Surgeon Gen.
eral Ireland Of the U. 8. Army recent
" said: The Red Cross has been an
enterprise as vast as the war itself.
From the beginning It 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 ha
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 hal
greatly diminished. but the Red Crosi
is still being called upon for service
upon a large scale In the great base
hospitals. where thousands Of Ameri
can sick and wounded are still receiv
ing attention. At these hospitals thu
Red Cross supplies huts and facilities
for the amusement and recreation o.
the men as they become convaiescent
Our Army of Occupation in German,
was followed with Medical units pre-
pared to render the same emergenc,
aid and supply service which was tn
urinary business Of the Red eros
during hostilities. The Army Canteel
service along the lines Of travel hal
actually incre ased since the armistice
.As for work among the French PEG
pie, now that hostilities have ceased
the French themselves naturally pre-
fer as far as possible to provide TO
their own. It has accordingly been de
termined that the guiding principle o
Red Cross policy In France hencefortl
shall be to have punetilious regard I
its every responsibility, but to direc
fits efforts primarily to assistin
French relief societies. The nberate'
and devastated regions Of France hav
been divided by the government Int
small districts. each officially assigne
to a designated French relief organl
zation.
"The American Red Cross work I
France was initiated by a commissio
Of eighteen men who landed OF Frsnc
shores June 18. 1917. Since the
some 1900 persons have been upon IN
rolls In France, OF whom 1000 wer
actively engaged when the armistic
was signed. An indication Of the pre-
ent scale Of the work will be obtaine
from the fact that the services Of 600
persons are stIl REQUIRED
Mr.. Dawson. as chairman Of the Il
ternational Commission Of the Amer
can Red Cross, has undertaken 20 re-
resent the American Red Cross In u
preparation Of the program for exten
ed Red Cross activities. and WIFI sper
the next several months In Europe
consultation with other Red Cross SOC
cites for that purpose.
THE WAR COUNCIL OF THE AMEI
ICAN RED CROSS.
Henry p. Dawson. Chairman.