Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-03-06
War Council on Retirement An
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY ON"
Five Big Societies in World Wide Plan.
H. p. Dawson Heads International
American Red Gross Commission.
Or. Livingston Fsrrand Permanent
Leader of Peace Organization.

Westinghouse ecial) Henry P.
Dawson as chairman issues the follow
ing statement on behalf of the War
Council of the American Red Cross:
"To 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 arnistice 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 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 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 to the American people, to
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.
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 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. NJ
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 100000 Adult Members
'.When we entered the war til,
American Red Cross had about 500.00'
members. Today, as the result of thu
recent Christmas membership Rol
Call. there are upwards of 17eO0000
Il of
beers of the junior Red Cross, number
ing perhaps 9,000090 school childrel
additional
'The chief effort of the Red eros
: during the war has been to care 70
: our men in service and to aid on
J army ana navy wherever the Re
; Cross may be called on to assist. A
to this phase Of the work Surgeon Ger
eral Ireland of the IT, S Army recent
: ly said The Red Gross has been a
enterprise as vast as the war itsel
From the beginning it has done thos
:, things which the Army Medical Corp
: wanted done. but could not do itself
4 ''The Red Cross endeavor in Franc
/ has naturally been upon an exception
been rendered to the American Arm
and to the French Army and tn
French people as well, the latter pa
, ticularly during the trying perio
r when the Allied World was waitin
d for the American Army to arise
force and power. Hospital emergent
q service for our army in France he
. greatly diminished. but the Red Gro!
: is still being called lpon for servit
upon large scale in the great ba.
hospitals, where thousands of Amer
can sick and wounded are still recei
ing attention At these hospitals I'll
Red Cross supplies huts and faciliti
for the amusement and recreation
! the men as they become conyalescer
Our Army Of Occupation in German
= was followed with Medical units pr
Z. cared to render the same emergen,
aid and supply service which was Il
primary business of the Red Gro
sa.ir,y has.silifipS 4'ln Army Cantpt