The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-05
RED CROSS GIFTS
$4OO,O0O,000
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "cARRY ON"
Five Bio Societies In World Wide Plan.
n. p. Dawson Heads international
American Red Cross Commission.
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.

Leader Of Peace Organization.
r.
Dawson as chairman issues the follow
Ing statement on behalf of the War
Council OF the American Red Cross:
ITO the American People:
1.-THE War Council Of the American
Red Cross appointed by President VIII
son on May 10, 1917, 10 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
iy 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
r. Dawson, being in Paris when the
armlsfice vas signed, summoned a
conference there of the heads Of all
die Red Cross Commissions in Europe
to canvass the situation. After con-
sidering all the factors 1t was con-
eluded to make the transition /. on
March 1. 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 possi-
BILE the contamination Of this plan I'M
DIR the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and a
complete audit OF Its accounts by the
War Department will constitute the
final record Of Red Cross activity dur
Ing the war. Although 1t has been
the rule to make public all expendi-
tires when authorized and to give de-
tailed information relative to all work
undertaken. the War Council In turn
ing W. its responsibilities to DIR. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
Z 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
sibfe 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 y people.
THE effort Of the American Red
Cross In this wal 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 modified
. take care Of U own, to relieve the
misery incident to the war. and also
e reveal to the world the supreme
ideals Of nj national life.
Everyone who has had any part In
this wal effort Of the Red Cross Is en-
titled to congratulate himself. Nc
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 100000 Adult Members.
when we entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 10000
members. Today, as the result of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards Of 17,O00.0 0C
fun paid members outside of the mem.
bers Of the Junior Red Cross, number
Ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
'sThe chief effort Of the Red Cross
during the war has been to are fol
q men In service and to aid oul
army and navy wherever the Red
Gross may be called on to assist. Al
to this phase Of the work Surgeon Gen
sral Ireland Of the U. s. Army recent
y aid: The Red Cross has been al
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning 1t has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done. but could not do itself
~The Red Cross endeavor In Franc,
Aas naturally been upon an exception
al1y large scale where service ha
besn rendered to the American Arm.
and to the French Army and tn,
y1ench people as well, the latter par
ticulArly during the trying perio,
when the Allied World was waitin,
for the American Army to arise Ii
force and power. Hospital emergenc,
service Tor III army In France ha
greatly diminished. but the Red Cros
= ntill being called upon for servic
upon : large scale In the great bas
hoopitnla, where thousands Of Amer
can sick and wounded are still recei,
1ng attention. At these hospitals tn
1ed Cross supplies huts and facilitie
Tor he amusement and recreation q
~ men ~ they become conyalescen
Our Army Of Occupation In German
- followed with Medical units pr,
parod q render the same emergenc
ia ma supply service which was tn
pslnoxy business Of the Red eros
lnrtns hostilities. The Army Cantee