The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-05
For u. S. A. Soldiers and Round
Out War Time Pro-
gramn1e
HENRY P. DAWSON
TALKS OF GREAT WORK
Says There Is an Imperative
Gail For Emergency Relief
in Europe

Atlanta. Nov 1.-Henry p. Dawson.
former chairman Of the war council
Of the American Red Cross, and now
a member of its executive committee
today made the following statement:
..As former chairman Of the war
council Of the American Red Cross,
and now e member Of its executive
committee. I address this statement
to the American people concerning
the financial basis Of the appeal of
the Red Cross during the next week
Tor members and for a new funG Of
SIS, 900. 900.
When the war council on Febrl-
ary 2S last turned over the manage
ment Of the Ped Cross to the perma-
nent executive committee the records
showed book balance Of $121. .OG0.-
900 still remaining out of the two war
fund drives. OF this amount s33,-
zoe 900 was in the hands of the 1900
odd chapters for their local wv.k and
S53 900. .0O0 was represented by goods
for relief abroad, either already in
Europe or in process Of shipment.
Some S4l. 900 900 remained available
for new purposes.
..On February 2S expenses Of the
Red Cross were at their peak. this
peak continuing for some ninety days
subsequently. During that period
practically our whole army was un-
der arms or in recess of demobiliza-
ton, and relatively few men had
been discharged from or hospitals.
The work for families of soldiers did
not attain it's peak until the first of
April. These situations entailed very
great expense to the Red Cross.
Abroad the coming Of peace open
ed zup areas unbelievab!ss1f derastat ts1s..
particularly in the countries in East
ern Europe. Such was the noagni-
tude of the task Of administering re-
lief that for while the Red Cross
feared that the funds on hand would
be insufficient to last until November.
The effective work OF those directly
in charge Of the activities enabled the
Red Cross TO wind up more rapidly
than had been anticipated that Dor-
zion Of the work which WIS susc@ptl-
bic of being terminated. and FOR
which appropriations had been made
on a war time scale
AS result there were n1an- sa&-
ings from appropriations made and
! the reports for the month Of SeHteH
Der show that for the coming year
/ iapproxinately S14.500,000 Will re;nai1,
/ and VIII be available out OF the 81 l.
! 100000 turned over by the war
council on February %. This sum
of s14.500,0o0 will be added to the
proceeds Of the campaign which be-
gins next week.
The Red Cross must now complete
I its work for our soldiers and Their
families and round out its wartime
program. In Europe the needs for
aid are simply without limit. The
! larger needs can only be met by the
! governments, but there is fn impel'a-
tive call for emergency relief where
the processes Of government are TO"
! slow to aid those suffering acute af-
fiictionS.
The sum now asked for by the
Red Cross will enable this great or
ganization to do we'll propcrtion@d
niece Of relief work abroad carry ou'
at home it's activities planned for the
new year and furnish proper reserves
to provide for emergencies or disas-
teis. The American people, who have
responded SO whole-heartediy and up
on such magnificent scale to past
appeals for the Red Cross. will, | am
sure. be eager again to avail them :
selves during The coming week Of the
opportunity To enlist tho emS"lvcS or
the rolls of the Red Cross and there
: bv rededicate the efforts Of this great
organization To the service Of h"fllaH-
ity."