The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-04-12
RFE, o e.. Gifts
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War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL "CARRY ON"
Five Big Societies in World Wioe r'an'
n. p. Oayieon Heads international
American Fed Cross Commission
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader of Peace Organization.

Observation-Disclosures )-Henry =.
Dawson as chairman issues the fcilcW'
lag 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 %.
Immediately the armistice 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 it was con-
Guided to make the transition on
March l. The very fortunate choice
Of DIR. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman of the Central Committee,
aud thereby the permanent chief eX-
|, coutive of the Red Cross, makes posi-
be the contamination Of this plan IN
der he most favorable conditions
Accounts Audited BY War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and q
coc79lete audit of It's accounts by the
var Department viii constitute tie
mai record of Red Cross activity dur
IL the war. Although it has been
tie rue to make public all expeEdi-
It's when authorized and to give &C.
| lai.cd information relative to all work
undertaken, the War Council in turn
iry over its responsibilities to Or. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
a 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
sibe 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 $4OO,
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 hui
man suffering. Through the Red Cross
| the heart and spirit OF the whole
| american people shave been modified
! 70 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. 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 1900, 900 Adult Members.
| "When we entered the war the
| American Red Cross had about 100000
! members. Today, as the result of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards Of 17,OOO.OOO
| full paid members outside OF the mem
bers Of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 100000 school children
additional.
"The chief effort Of the Red Cross
during the war has been to care fol
our men in service and to aid ON
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on to assist. A
to this phase of the work Surgeon Gen
eral Ireland Of the y. S. Army recent
ly said: 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
1.-THE Red Cross endearOr In France
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 well, the latter par
tlcularly during the trying periot
when the Allied World was waitin,
for the American Army to arise i,
force and power Hospital emergene.
service for our army In France ha
greatly diminished, but the Red Cros
is still being called upon for servitr
upon a large scale In the great has
hospitals, where thousands Of Ameri
can sick and wounded are still receiv
| ing attention. At these hospitals tn
/ Red Cross supplies huts and faciiitie
| for the amusement and recreation
the men as they become eonvalesceai
Our Army of Occupation in German
was followed with Medical units PR
| pared to render the same emersenc
aid and supply service which was tn
primary business Of the Red eros
during hosjilities. The Army Eanfee
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