Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
RED CROSS HAS
FURTHER WORK
Rock Island Members Draw New
Inspiration from Chapter Con-
ference in Chicago.

That the American Red Cross
will for a time continue to express
to Europe the spirit of the Amer
lean people by relieving the pa
tbetic suffering of the peoples of
eastern Europe, and that at home
the Red Cross will wage a great
battle against preventable disease,
suffering and distress, was the
burden of the message brought by
DIR. Livingston Farrand, peace
leader of the American Red Cross,
to the chapter conference held in
Chicago May u and o.
Rock Island chapter was repre-
sented at the conference by l. 8.
White, chairman, and at the sec
ond days session was also attend
ed by Mrs. C. L. Silvis, Miss Doro-
thy McCabe and Miss Pauline Levi
On the first day of the Chicago
> conference approximately two hun
dred and fifty chapter represent
atives were present to hear the
national leaders of the Red Cross
outline the work and problems Of
the future.
DR.. Farrand pointed out that the
American Red Cross must fulfill
all its obligations undertaken in
the war This signifies that Meth
er service to those suffering over
seas nor to the men and families
of men in service, can be suddenly
abandoned The work of the
American Red Cross in France, It
ally and Belgium is, however, now
about at an end. The Red Cross
met the emergency when no 9TH
er agency was prepared. and after
accomplishing a superb piece of
work in these countries it is al
most ready to turn over to the
now organized agencies of the
countries in question. the problem
of further reconstruction. At the
same time a new area of suffering
has been opened in Poland. the
Balkans and Lfthuania. The Amer
lean Red Cross commission to these
countries states that the conditions
are indescribable. Whether the
American people are going to meet
the implied responsibility will de-
pend entirely upon their continued
support of the Red Cross" said
Dr. Farrand.
The work of the Red Cross at
home will be in line with the work
of the Red Cross societies of the
allied nations as recently agreed
upon in an international confer
ence which laid the ground work
for a healthier, happier world. Ev
cry chapter will be permitted to
work out its own community prob
in hn oh mfr
The Red Cross will not go in and
assume the work of relief in every
community; it will, however, ex-
tend the work. endeavoring to pre-
vent disease and suffering in those
communities where there is no
other welfare organization than
the home service of the Red Cross.
In such communities the work will
gradually be extended to families
other than those of soldiers.
The Rock Island chapter has al
ready formed an active committee
on nursing activities and this COM
mittee has organized Is classes in
home hygiene and care of the sick;
and thus a first step has been TAX
en- in the direction of carrying out
Rock Islands portion of the ma
tional and international program.
officials at divisional headquar-
tiers highly complimented the Rock
Island chapter on it's progress in
the development of it's peace-time
health program, in view of the
fact that the chapter has so sue
cessfully organized nursing classes
in the rural portions of its juris-
diction where lies the greatest field
for mobilization of health forces.
The Rock Island representatives
who attended the conference are
most enthusiastic over the future
peace program and feel that all
Red Cross members will support
it.