Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-03-06

The War Council OF the American
Red Cross appointed 10y rre>id,n, VII
son OH MaA 10, 1917, to carry On the
work of the American Red Cross dur
ing the war. at their request and hy
vote of the Central Committee. ceased
at midnight February -
Immediately the armistice was
signed the War Council Instituted
studies To determine when the strict
ly war work of the organization would
have been sufficiently luaturrd 10 ell
able the direction of affairs To hc re.
sumed by the permanent stan. Hrnr.
l.. DaN son, being in Paris when the,
armistice was signed. summoned
conference there of the heads of all
the Red cross Commissions in Europe
tu canvass the situation After con
sidcrlng all the factors il was con
cluded to make the transition Oh
March l. Th. very fortunate choice
of DR.. Livingston Furrand aS the new
chairman OF the Central Committee.
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
ecu,ivr of the Red Gross. makes po~>
hie the cons animation of this plan un-
der the most favorable cundiii"n>
Accounts Audited by War Department.
"Dciallrd r.l"rts to Congress and "a
complete audit OF It's accounts hN the
War Department viii constitute the
uual record of Red Gross activity dur.
Ius 'hc WAr Although ii has beech
ihr rule to make public al cApcudi
lures Mhrn authorized and tu glNc. de,
undrrfahcn ihc War Council n turn.
100. over if~ RESPONSIBLE .'.~ 90 Dr Far
fiud aud ll~ a~~ucIaIr~ d,~if- tu give
, hrlci rr~unc OF l,"a Cross war time
tetNl'Ir~ to thr American pruilc. to
0hum the Red Gross belong. and whose
-onerou~ coutrlhui .ou~ haN, made pos
~lhlr AN That has been accompl shed.
"hurine th" past nearly twenty one
months the American people have
given in cash aud supplies to the
American Red Cross more than $500
oOpUpO y" value can he placed upon
th" contributions of ~r-, ice which
have been given without stint and of
tcnum,'- al great sacrifice 10y millions
~ our people
The EFFORT OF the American Red
Cross ia this war has constituted 10y
FAR the largest voluntary gifts Of
money. 81 hand and heart ever con
trihuicd purely for the relief ~ hu
man suffering Through the Red Cross
the heart and spiri, Of the whole
American p'"plc have been muhillzed
GO take car, of our own. To relieve the
misery incident ia the war. and also
10 reveal 20 the world the supreme
ideals ~ our national life
Everyone Who has had any part IN
this war effort Of the Red Cross is en-
titled to congratulate himself Ne
thanks from anyone could bee equal in
value 10 the self satisfaction every
one should feel for the part taken.
Fully 5000. OOu American women have
eXcrted themselves IN Red Cross serv
ice
Has over 1000 900 Adult Members.
when W. entered the way the
American Red eros, had about 500 ON
members Today. as the result Of the
recent Christmas membership Roll
CAN. there ar. upwards of Il .Oul Opn
full paid members outside ~ the mem
hers of th" Junior Red Cross number
ing perhaps 9.uOO.OOO school children
additional
Tho CHIEF effort ~ the Red Gross
during The war has been 10 care for
our mon IN service and 10 aid our
army and navy wherever the Red
Cr"ss may bee called on to assist A.
ia his phase Of thee work Surgeon cen
rrnl ireland nf the L y Army recent
I Ia.
enterprise as vast as the war itself
From fhr beginning II has done tho~.
things which The Army Medical Corps
wanted done. hut could not do itself
The Red Cross ,sidraVor IN Franc.
has naturally been upon an cNccpfinn
ally large scale whore service Ina,
been rendered to the American Arm,
and 10 the French Army and m,
French people rs we'll the latter par
ticularly during The trying period
when the Allied World was Whiting
for the American Army Ia arise i
force and power Hospital emergcnc,
service for our array I'm France ha.
greatly diminished. but the Red eros.
is still being calHd upon for s,,rvic,
upon large scale In the great has,
hospitals where thousands ~ Amcri
can sick and wounded are SIN recciv
ing attention Al these hospitals IN,
Red Cross supplies huts and facilitie.
for the amusement and recreation al
the men a. they become convalrScenf
our Army ~ Occupation In German,
WIS followed with Medical units pr,.
pared to render the same emcrgrnc,
aid and supply service which was IN,
| PRIMARY business OF the Red eros.
during hostilifies The Army Canteer