Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-03-12
War Council on Retirement An
neunces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY ON"
Five Big Societies In World Wide Plan.
H. p. Dawson Heads international
American Red Cross Commission.
DR.. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.


ing statement on behalf of the War
Council Of the American Red Cross:
ITO the American People:
"The War Council of the American
Red Cross appointed by President Will
son on May 10. 1917, to earry 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 armistlce was
signed the War Council instituted
studies to 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-
sumed by the permanent staff. Henry
P. Dawson, being in Paris when the
! armistice 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-
cluded to make the transition on
March /. 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 posi-
, BILE the contamination Of this plan I'M
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 will constitute the
final record of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war. Although it has been
the rule to make public all expendi-
lures when authorized and to give de-
tailed information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
ing over its responsibilities to DR.. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities 10 the American people, to
generous contributions have made pos
sibhe 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,
COO 600 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.
"The effort of the American Red
Cross 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 hui
man suffering. Through the Red Cross
the heart 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 oNr national life. 7hs
Everyone whe has had any part In
this war effort Of the Red Cross Is en-
titled to congratulate himself. No
thaaks frsn anyone eSuld be equal La
value TO Ne self satisfaction every
Qas should fsS for the part taken.
Fully 5000 o9e American women have
SnsEtaA tAAnaaAavss In Isl Cross ssry-
ksA
49, ovss n, ~, ~ Atsk hSo,S~A
when We entered the war the
Anaslsaa - Crsss haA about 10000
nsoASA TsAay, - The result q he
ee0A CASsk1nas DAnbsssAiy RaA
Oh A0s A. 4nvasts Of N,U0ADo
ft,u ~ naaaAAss SutAds sf The aSo-
hAD - tAS tsnasr BED Gross, number
hg psshaDs 100000 scAsol eAisdssa
alAitisaAl
~ 49, sksst If ths Rsd Osoa
curing ths war hss bean - care for
s~r nsa - service and TO aid our
amy and Aavy wherever the Red
O1sas ~ - called On - a0ist IL
- this pAAss Of the wofh Surgeon Cen
s<al Ireland Of the y. 3. Army recent
~ said: The Red Gross has been sn
sntsrpriss 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 Gross endeavor in France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
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and to the French Army and the
French people as WELL the latter par
tculariy 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 Cross
is still being called upon for service
upon large scale In the. great base
hospitals, where thousands of Ameri-
can sick and wounded are still receiv-
ing attention. At these hospitals the
Red Cross supplies huts and facilities
for the amusement and recreation of
the men as they become cQnvalescent
: Our Army OF Occupation IN Germany
was followed with Nodica[,jW.ts pre-.
pared .o render I.n s1mo .'l.no'Dcy
aid and supply service wh'ah gHs the
primary business Of the Red Cross
during hostilitics The Army CHnlceu
service along the lines of travel has