Gunnison news-champion., 1919-03-21
RED CROSS GIFTS
S4DO,000,00o
War Council On Retirement An.
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL .cARRY on"
Five Dig Societies In WerId Wide Plan.
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American Red cress commIssleo.
Or. livingston Farrand Permanent
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washington.-(Speciai.)-Henry r.
Dawson ~ chairman issues the follow
ing statement on behalf Of the War
Council Of he American Red Cross:
ITO the American People:
~rhs War Council Of the American
Red Cross appointed By President WILL
son on May 10 1917. to carry On the
vork Of the American Red Cross dur
ing the war. at their request and BY
vote Of the Central Committee. ceased
at midnight, February u
Immediately the armistice was
signed the War Council Instituted
studies 10 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-
sumsd BY the permanent stafR. Henry
P. Dawson. being In Paris when the
armistice was sigued, summoned Q
conference there OF the heads Of all
the Red Cross Commissions In Europe
to canvass the situation. After con-
siier!ng all the lacsors II was con-
Guided to make the transition on
a,arch I. The very fortunate choice
at DR. Livingston Farrnnd as the new
chairman of the Central Committee.
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
scutive Of the Red Cross, makes possi-
BILE the consummation OF this plan IN.
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 VIII constitute the
Anal record of Red Cross activity dur
Ing the war. Although It has been
the rule 10 make public all cxpendi-
lures when authorized and to give de.
tailed Information relative to all work
undertaken. the War Council In turn
Ing over Its responsibilities to DIR. 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 twentysone
months the American people have
given In cash and supplies to the
American Red Cross more than e4O0.-
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.
"Ths effort Of the American Red
Croas 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
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 il en-.
.itled 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
Gxsrtsd themselves IN Red Cross serv-
haL -S'''i 2 't-
Has Over 100000 Adult Members.
"When We entered the war the
American BED Cross had about 10000
nsmbsfA Today. ~ the result Of the
recent Christmas msmbsrship Roll
Call theee are upwards Of 100000
tan paid msmbefs outslde Of the men,
sers Of the junior Red Cross. number
ing perhaps 9.000.0o0 school children
additional. ~ ~
.sThs chief EFFORT Of the Red Gross
during the war has been to care for
~ msn II service and 10 aid our
army and navy wherever the Red
Csoss may b called on to assist A.
to this phase Of the work surgeon Gen.
essl ireland Of the o. 9. Army recent
II said: Tho Red Cross has been an
enterprise a. vast ~ the war itself.
From the beginning It has done those
thinss 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 has
been rendered to the American Army
ard TO tie French Army and the
Preach people ~ well. the latter par
tscuiariy 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 Croas
IL 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 the