The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-03-12
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War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
r.. Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "CARRY on

II. P. Dawson Heads International
American Red, Cross Commission.
Dr.. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS r.
Dawson as chairman issues the follow
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 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 g.
Immediately the armistice was
signed the War Council instituted
studies to determine when the strict
~ 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 a
conference there of the heads of all
the Red Cross Commissions in Europe
to canvass the situation: After con-
sidering all the factors it was con-
Guided to make the transition on
March l. 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 consummation of this plan I'm.
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department
Detailed reports to Congress and 9
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 worl
undertaken, the War Council in turn
ing over it's responsibilities to DR.. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
a brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, tc
whom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made pos.
sible 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 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 hu.
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 our national life.
Everyone who has had any part in
this war effort Of the Red Cross is en-.
titled 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
exerted themselves in Red Cross serv'
ice.
Has Over 1900, 1000 Adult Members
when we. entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 5OOOOt
members. Today, as the result of the
! recent Christmas membership Roll
! Call, there are upwards Of 17,OOO,OO(
| full paid members outside of the mem
bers of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
1.-THE chief effort of the Red eros.
during the war has been to care fol-
our men in service and to aid oul
army and navy wherever the Rec
Cross may be called on to assist. A.
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland of the u S. Army recent
| ~ said: The Red Cross has been al
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From the beginning it has done thos'
things which the Army Medical Corp
wanted done, but could not do ITSELF
'"The Red Cross endeavor in Franc,
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service ha
been rendered to the American Arm,
and to the French Army and tn
French people as we'll, the latter par
ticularly during the trying perio,
when the Allied World was waitin,
for the American" Army to arise IL
force and power. Hospital emergenc,
service for our army in France ha
greatly diminished, but the Red Cros
10 still being called upon for service
upon large scale in the great bas
hospitals. where thousands of Amerl
can sick and wounded are still receiv
ing attention. At these hospitals TIL
Red Cross supplies huts and faciltie
for the amusement and recreation o
the men as they become convalescent