The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-04
Statement by Chairman Da-
vison of War Council of
American Red Cross
100000 AMERICAN
WOMEN GAVE SERVICE


cash-There Are Now 17,ooo,oo Full
Paid Members-Wor Since the Arm
istice.
WASHINGTON, March a. Henry T.
Dawson, chairman, issued the following
statement on behalf of the War Coun-
ell of the American Red Cross, which
was appointed by President Wilson on
May 10, 1917. and which ended its ex-
istence yesterday.
- Immediately the armistiee was
signed the War Council instituted stud
les to determine when the strictly war
work of the organization would have
direction of affairs to be resumed By
he permanent staff. Henry z. Dawson,
reing in Paris when the armisticc was
7igned,, summoned a conference there
of the heads of all the Red Gross COM
missions in Europe to canvass the stu
alton. After considering all the factors
it was concluded to make the lransi-
ton on March l. The very fortunate
choice of DR.. Livingston Farrand rs the
new chairman of the central committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
aeutive of the Red Cross, makes posi-
Bile the contamination of this plan I'M
der the most favorable conditions.
"Detailed reports to Congress and q
complete audit of its accounts by the
war department will constitute the final
record of Red Cross activity during the
war
During the past 81 months the
american people have given in cash
nd supplies TO the American Red
Cross more than $500. 100000 No val
ne can be placed upon the contributions
| If service, which have been given with.
/ lut stint, and oftentimes at great saeri-
| Zee, by millions of our people. In this
| 4utpourino of service the women OF
| America have played signal part
| wonderful in both magnitude and spirit
FULLY 100000 American women have
| axerted themselves in Red Cross seFg-
ce. Into their werk they have put n
| mount Of love and devotion that can
not be measured In speaking Of this
| fort eff our women through the Rec
/ Gross. General Pershing recently said [,
4 Mr. DAWSON: The women of Amerie:
| leserve q large share of the credit FOL
he successes of the American forces
/ "When we entered the war the Amer
( fo1 4 ha1 oh
4 5ers. Today, as a result of the reeent
Christmas membership roll call, Their,
IRE upwards Of 100000 full paiC
members outside OF the junior Re,
! Cross, numbering perhaps 9,o09.o 0t
ehool children.
H "The Red Cross endeavcr in Francs
has naturally been upon an exceptional
H " large scale. where service has beef
rendered to the American army and t,
he French army and the French paopl
rs we'll Hospital emergency service fo
,ur army in France has greatly dimiIl
she'd, but the Red Cross is still beini
1 called upon for service on large seal
in the great base hospitals, where thou
sands of American sick and wounde,
re still receiving attention. Our arm
Of occupation in Germany was fol
lowed with medical units prepared /
onder the same emergency aid and SUI
" service which was the primary rus
ness of the Red Cross during the hostil
es. The army canteen service along til
lines of travel has actually increase
since the arniStice.
AS for the work among the Frenc
people, now that hostilities have cease,
he French themselves naturally PR
Ger. as far as possible, to provide ft
their own. II has accordingly been d,
termined that the guiding principle {