Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-03-07

WASN'T ..,n.--C ,rrial) Henry p.
iavison ~ chairman issues the follow.
20. s.atcG,cni Oh behalf uf the War
'ncll of tie Anericnn Red Cross:
% tie Arlrr.crH People:
~ War Council nf the American
ed Cross appointed 10y President VII
II ,u .'ny 10 1917, to carry on til,
rur.; ut ,r AEcr.can ncd Cross dur
g t.,r war. II ;tclr request and h.,
ric Of tire r,'..ri Committee. cease,
/ mi,r'-'t. February 90
"immrGiatcly the armlStice wa
,.gned the Var Council ins,ltutet
;.udics tn determine WHEN the strict
war work nf the organization woult
nave been Sufficiently maturcd to eli
ihlc The dircct.on of affairs to be re
,Imcd by the permanent staff. licrr.
=. Dawson, being in Paris when IT,
IrmiSticc was signed. summoned :
conference there Of the heads of q.
he Red Cross Commissions In Europ
o canvass the situation. After COZ
,'drr'ng all the factors IL WIS con
.alri to rakC the transition q
arch /. Tlr very fortunate choic
( Dr I.ivin son Farrand as the ne
HERMAN of the Central COMMITTEE,
md thereby the permanent chief eX
,ciltive of the Red Cross, makes pOss
hle The consummatiOn Of this plan un
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keeourts Audited BY Wss Department
"Detailed reports to Congress and Il
Omplcie audit of Its accounts by thu
War Department will constitute Tn
final record of Red Cross activity dur
ng the war Although II has beei
The rule to make public all eXpend.
lures when authorised and to give de
allied information relative to all wor,
undertaken, the War Council in turn
ing over its responsibilities to DR.. Fan
rand and his associates desire to give
Il brief resume of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people. t.
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 $500,
900, 1000. No value can be placed upor
the contributions of service which
have been given without stint and Of
tentimcs at great sacrifice by million,
" our people.
1.-THE effort of the American Red
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
he heart and spirit of the whole
american people have been modified
o take care Of our own, to relieve the
misery incident to the war, and also
% 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 SOC, 0O(
members. Today, as the result Of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Call, there are upwards of 17,00O,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 Oui
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 ar
enterprise as vast as the war itself
rIoin thc btBih63hA ~ ms uohc tIOSt
things which the Army Medical Corps
wanted done. but could not do ITSELF
THE Red Cross endeavor In France
has naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service has
been rendered to the American Army
and to the French Army and the
French people as well. the latter par
ticularly 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 Gross
Is still being called upon for service
upon a 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 copvalescent
Our Army of Occupation In Germany
was followed with Medical units pre-
pared to render the same emergency
aid and supply service which was the
primary business OF the Red Crosl