Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
War Council on Retirement An
nounoes Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY ON
Five Bio Societies In World Wide Plan.
n. p. Dawson Heads Internationa:
American Red Cross Commission.
Or. Livingston Farrand Permanent
Leader Of Peace Organization.


ing statement on behalf Of the Wal
Council Of the American Red Cross:
ITO the American People:
"The War Council Of the American
Red Cross appointed by President WI
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 waf
signed the War Council instituted
studies to determine when the strict
~ 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 q
conference there Of the heads Of all
the Red Cross Commissions I'm Europe
to canvass the situation. After con
sidering all the factors II was con
cluded to make the transition oil
March /. 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 contamination of this plan un-
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department
Detailed reports to Congress and q
complete audit of its accounts by the
Var Department will constitute the
hnal record Of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war. Although 1t 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 DIR. Far
rand and his associates desire to give
q 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 $780,
100000. No value can be placed upon
the contributions Of service which
have been given without stint and Of
Sentimes at great sacrifice by millions
Of our people.
The effort of the American Red
Gross 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 hu-
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 10 en-
titled to congratulate himself. No
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
eHerted themselves In Red Cross serv-
ice.
Hes over 1900, 900 Adult Members.
"when We entered the war the
American Red Cross had about 10000
members. Today. as the result Of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
Gall, there are upwards of 17.OOOO0O
full paid members outside Of the men,
bsrs 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 for
eur men In service and to aid our
army and navy wherever the Red
Cross may be called on to assist. Az
to this phase Of the work Surgeon Gen.
eral Ireland Of the U. s. Army recent
" said: The Red Cross has been an
enterprise a. vast as the war itself
From the beginning II has done those
things which the Army Medical Corps
wantod done, but could not do itself
The Red Cross endeavor In France
hAs naturally been upon an exception
ally large scale where service Las
been rendered to the American Army
and to the French Army and the
French people a. 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 Cross
II still being called upon for service
upon q 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
{ > the amusement and recreation Of
lie men a. they become convalescent.
Cur Army Of OCCUPATION In Germany
was followed with Medical units pre-
pared to render the same emergency
aid ana supply service which was the
primary buGlnees u the Red Gross
rim hoefnities n Army Cantsea
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