New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-02
Red Cross Ends
War Work; Is
On Peace Basis
Organization Grew to Over
2O,OOO,OOO With 1000
Chapters i'm Active Service
Women Took Great Part
Efforts to Help Relations of
Men at Front Described
in Review of Things Done

MICH Ill TIO1lI lJcScTlDcU
in Review of Things Done
WASHINGTON, March l. To-day
marked an epoch in the history of the
American Red Cross. Transformation
of the organization from war to
peace basis became effective when DR..
Livingston Farrand, formerly president
of the University Of Colorado, who was
recently appointed by President Wilson
as the executive head of the Red Cross,
assumed his duties as chairman of the
Central Committee, and the War Coun
Gil, which has guided the organization
for almost two years, terminated its
existence.
With the retirement of the War
Council of the American Red Cross
there passes into history body of men
whose labors in behalf Of the United
States during two of the most critical
years of the nations existence consti-
tute a record of patriotism and sacri-
/ flee that forms one OF the most strik-
ing chapters in the country's war
achievements. The services these men
rendered to their country through the
medium of the Red Cross now being
at an end, they are preparing to return
home and take up the vocatlons and
businesses dropped in the spring Of
1917 when the first call to arms
brought them to Washington to offer
their abilities and experience to the
nation. While their war services as
members of the Red Cross War Coun-
Gil are ended some of the men who
composed it are to remain with the
organization as members of the cXecu-
tive committee.
Scope Was Enlarged
Events throughout the world have
moved rapidly in the last two years,
no place more so than in the American
Red Cross. Under the guidance of the
War Council the American Red Cross
has grown in that period from n
domestic relief organization to one
whose sheltering arm now oncrclcs a
large part of the globe, from an or
gani2ation with less than half million
members and 5G2 chapters to one with
a membership, of over 20000,00O and
nearly 1000 chapters. From national
headquarters in Washington the War
Council directed the work Of the more
than 5000. 900 volunteer women work
ers whose lahors in thousands Of Red
Cross worlsrooms contributed so much
to the comfort of our fighting men and
tho winning Of tho war.
Probably the most remarkable
achievement Of the War Council was
the Organization Of the money and
membership drives through which Che
American people contributed more
than &3o0 ,oO0.0 600 to the Red Gross in
less than ono year. by far the greatest
sum over contributed by any nation FOR
Humanitarian putpoHp. Tho gen
otuaity Of the American nouplc enabled
/ the War Council 10 put through Tive
moal etupoudoua rolicl programme In
tho vorld'a hislory. The diplomatic.
political, economic and other problems
encountered by the War Council IN cN-
tending through tho American Rcd
Crope tho help Of the American people
TO all poltn Of the earth may onsily bc
imagined,
no" war N"'N N'"'''d
President Wilson, as president Of tho
Amoricnn Red Cross, appointed the
War Council on May 10, 1919 about
five weeks after the United States
entered tho war The original Nom
bcrs werc Horny +. DAWSON, OF j. +.
Morgan co, Nav York, chairmnn
Charles u, Norton, vice president Of
thc First National Rank, New York
MAYOR GraNson NJ. i, Murphy, vice
president of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, New York; Cornelius N. Bliss,
lr., OF Bliss, Fnbyan q Co., New York;
Edward N. Hurley, manufacturer and
capitalist, Chicago; former President
Talt, and Eliot Wadsworth, of Roston.
the two latter as chairman and vice
chairman of the Central Committee Of
the Rcd Cross, cN otiicio members.
The personnel Of the War Council IN
derwent several changes, but through
out its existence MIR. Dawson con
tlnued as chairman. OF the original
members President Wilson drafted Mr..
oiu:liey 10 head .he Onited states
sirned r. on INTO activo w., prS
and Mr. Nor+on u,;tbd,ou ,,co,,, 80 ~
FIT domords of ,o,sn,',l ov. 1T ~ VI
vacancies yoro fliod b,, tha o,a 'trae