The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-17
REDCROSSELECTS PEACE OFFICERS
War Council Will Retire on March 1 - DaViSOn
 to Stay.

 on a peace basis were elected at an adjourned annual meeting held at na- tional headquarters Saturday.
 The War Council, appointed by President Wilson May 10, 1917, will formally transfer it's affairs to the new administration March l, and retire on that date. Four members of the War Council, however, will remain with the organization as members of the executive committee. These are Henry P. Davison of New York; Eliot Wadsworth, Boston; Cornelius N. Bliss Jr, of New York, and George E. Scott of Chicago.
 Dr. Livingston Farrand, formerly president of the University of Colo rado, recently appointed chairman Of the Central Committee of the Red Cross, succeeding former President Taft, assumed his new office Saturday. pr. farrand will be chairman ex- officio of the executive committee.
 The nationl officers elected at Sat urdays meeting were President, Woodrow Wilson; vice presidents, William H. Taft and Robert w. de Forest; treasurer, John Skelton Will Hams; counsellor, Alexander King; secretary, Dr. Stockton Axson. These are reelected with the exception of MT. Taft, who fills 0 newly created office of vice president Heretofore l there has been but one vice president. MT. Williams is the Comptroller of the Currency and MT. King is Solicitor General of the United States.
 The following are members of the ! central committee, appointed by Pres ident Wilson
 {: Chairman Dr. Livingston Farrand i; vice chairman, Willoughby Walling of Chicago; Robert Lansing, Secre- tary of State, to represent the De- partment of State; John Skelton Williams, to represent the Treasury Department; Major Gen. Morritte w. Ireland, Surgeon General, U. s. A, to represent the War Departme ent i; Rear Admiral William c. Braisted. Surgeon General, U. s. N, to repre- sent the Navy Department, and Alex ander King. to represent the Depart ment of Justice.
 Members of the Central Committee, elected by the Board of Incorporators, are:
 Miss Mabel T. Boardman of Washington; John Bassetr Moore, New York; W. W. Morrow, San Fran cisco; John D. Ryan, Butte, Mont. NdTS. r TdIlk V. t1aHlItdT or SIs LOUIS , George E. Scott of Chicago. New members of the committee thus elected by the incorporators are Mrs. ! Hammar and MT. Scott, the last named having served as General | Manager of the Red Cross and mem Der of the War Council.
 ] Members of the Central Committee | elected by chapter delegates are: Cor nelius N. Bliss jr., John M. Glenn, New York; Franklin K. Lane, Secre- | tary of the Interior, and Eliot Wads- worth and Henry F. Davidson and | Charles D. Norton.
 The Eexecutive Committee, the ac- i tive governing body of the Red Cross | chosen by the Central Committee, fol | lows: Dr. Livingston Farrand. Chair i man ex-officio; Surgeon General Ire land, U. s. A; Surgeon General Braisted. U. S. N; Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, Henry P. 1 Davison, Eliot Wadsworth, Cornelius N. Bliss jr., George E. Scott.
 To fill vacancies in the Board ot | Incorporators, due to death, that | board elected three women of promi- hence. They are Mrs. Leonard Wood wife of Gen. Wood; Mrs. Joseph M Cudahy of Chicago, and Mrs. August l Belmont of New York. Mrs. Belmont l filled the post of Assistant to the l War Council during the latter period of the war.
 l MT. Walling. Vice Chairman of the 1 Central Committee, is a Chicago i banker who has held a number ot i administrative positions in the ReG Cross during the war, having beer Acting Director General of Civilian ! Relief, Director of Divisional Admin ! istration, Chairman of the Nationa i Committee on Influenza and member of the Committee on Awards J : Byron Deacon of Philadelphia, who
 has been Assistant Director Genera | of Civilian Relief throughout the war ; was apointed Acting Director Gen. i eral to succeed MT. Walling.
 One of the features of the meeting 1 was the report for the year ended
 June 30, 1918, submitted by Eliot
 Wadsworth, Acting Chairman of the War Council. The rapid and tremen | dous growth of the Red Cross durins the year and it's expansion from domestic relief orga niation to one op perating in more than a score o. i countries is pointed out. Explainine 1 this growth, MT. Wadsworth said:
 'As the war spirit of the Natior grew during these twelve months tht Red Cross spirit grew with it. A! l millions of our young men went into | the army to give their all, if need be
 on the battlefield, the overwhelming l desire of those who had to stay a home, particularly the wsmen. to d. i their part found its outlet in Rec Cross work for the relief of our arm! l and of humanity at large.
 '~The work accomplished by tn, American Red Cross is the tangibl, l expression of a great and practica
 people aroused to intense action.'' MT. Wadsworth report showed dur
 ing the year volunteer women work
 CTS produced 221, ,2S2,S3S surgica dressings, hospital garments and sup
 plies, refugee garments and knitted
 articles, the value of this production
 being estimated at s44 4,171,0S3. Tn,
 report shows that 40, 900 persons wer engaged in home service work, tn,
 number of families of soldiers wh,
 took advantage of this service grow ing from 42,000 in February to 110,
 900 in June. The Department o
 Nursing enrolled 22, 900 nurses.
 All President Wilson will have tC
 do in a day when he gets back, vii be to reorganize the American rail
 roads. make a dozen speeches advo eating the Ixaaq1Ie of Nations re1eiy.