The Meeker herald., 1919-03-15
RED CROSS GIFTS
$400,000,O00
war Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY on"

American Re- cesss Commission.
Or. Lfvisestsa Fsrrsnt Permanent
Leader II Peace orssntzstis~.
MISUNDERSTANDING r.
Dawson - chairman Issues the follow
ing statement on behalf Of the Wn
Council Of the American Red Cross:
ITO the American People:
The War Council Of the American
Red Cross appointed By President VIII
son on sIay 10. 1917. TO carry on the
work Of the Aneftcan Red Cross dur
ing the war. ut their request and BY
vote OF the Central Committee. ceased
At midnight, February 3
.Immetiiateiy the armistiee vas
signed the War Council Instituted
studies to determine when the strict
" war worx Of the Organization you'd
have been suniciently matured to en-
able the direction Of Affairs to he re
sume+ by the permanent staff Henry
p. Dawson, being in Paris when the
arnisrice was signed. summoned
conference there Of the heads Of all
the Red Cross Commissions In Europe
to canvass the situation After con-
sidering all the factors 1t was con-
ciude-i to make the transition on
March I. The vefy fortunate choice
Of DR.. Livingston Farrand ~ the new
chairman Of the Central Committee.
and thereby the permanent chief e1-
ecutive Of the Red Cross, makes posi-
bic the consummatioo Of this plan un-
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited ~ war Department
Detailed reports to Congress- and .
complete audit Of It's accounts BY the
War Department will constitute the
dnaI record Of Red Cross activity dur
Ing the war. Although II has been
the rule TO make public all expendi-
lures when authorized and to give de-
tailed Information relative to al work
undertaken, the War Council In turn
Ing over Its responsibilities to Dr.. Far
r.nd and his associates desire TO give
Q brief resume Of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, to
whom the Red Gross belong. and whose
generous contributions have made poe
stble all that has beeo accomplished
During the past nearly tweuty-one
months the American people have
given 10 cash and supplies to the
American Red Cross more than S4NO.-
0D,OOO. No value esa he placed upon
the Contributions Of service which
have been given without stint and Of
tentimes II great sacrifice BY millions
Of our people.
The effort Of the American Red
Cross In this war has constituted by
far the largest voluntary gifts Of
tributed purely for the relief Of hu-
man SUFFERING. Through the Red Cross
the hear 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
-Everyooe who has had any part in
this war effort Of the Red Cross 10 en-
titled to congratulate himself No
thanks from anyone could he equal In
value to the self satisfaction every.
one should feel for the part taken.
Fully 8.OOO.00O American women have
exerted themselves in Red Cross serv-
Ice.
Hss Over i7,oooe go Adult Members.
-when We entered the war the
American Red Crcss hsd about 5D0.ONl
members. To-day. ~ the result Of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 17.00O.OOl
full paid members outside Of the mem.
hers Of the junior Red Cross, number.
Ing perhaps o.0o6.0O0 school childrsn
additional.
The chief effort Of the Red Cross
duripg the war has been to care fOs
our u,en 10 service and to aid ouI
army and navy wherever the Red
CroSa may be called on to assist. A
to this phase Of the work Surgeon Gen
ersI Ireland Of the U. 8. Army recent
y said: The Red Croas has been IN
enterprise a. vast a. the war Itself
From the beginning II has done iho~s
thInes which the Army Medical Corpi
wanted done, but could not do Itself
.sThe Red Cross endeavor IN France
hiss naturally been upon an exception
ally large scals where service hal
been rendered to the American ARM
and to the French Army and thu
French people a. well. the latter par
ticuIariy during the trying perio<
when the Allied World was waitIni
for the American Army to arise II
force sud power. Hospital emergenc,
service for our army In France hal
greatly diminIshed. but the Red Cross
10 still being called upon for service
upon Q Iarxs scale 10 the great bass
bosDjtaIs, where thousands Of Ameri
L - .s~h aaA srosanAnd ara aflll encsAx