The New York herald., 1922-05-07

patriotic duty of Americans, and he out
lined plan which was later followed in
the formation of the Red Cross War
Council
him the Craftsmanship of the council.
Mr.. Dawson accepted. He dropped his
business affairs at once, and for more
than two years he gave all his time and
energy to the cause of humanity. His
faith in the power of direct appeal was
vindicated by the more than $275,000, 900
raised by the war council In the first
year.
Was Real Head OF Red Cross.
Henry p. Dawson was no figurehead.
Whatever job he took he worked at. He
was the active directing and inspiring
head of the Red Cross activities through
out Americas participation in the war
and for some time after the armistice.
For close UP picture of what was
needed he went along the French and
American fronts himself. In the spring
of 1918. while he was thus engaged, a
bomb exploded so close to him near
Chalons that he was temporarily stunned
by it, Some of his friends think that the
trouble that eventually killed him started
at that time. In May. 1919, he was
elected chairman of the World League
of Red Cross Societies.
Mr.. Davison's work was praised by
all Of the allied Governments. and not
even the most severe critics of the con-
duct of the. war found fault with Mr.
Davison's part In 1t.
Mr.. Davison's mind was never idle.
Even on the steamer returning after his
resignation from the Red Cross he
thought out and drew up a plan for
meeting the depression which has fol-
lowed every war and for enabling our
exports to Europe to continue. The plan
was most comprehensive. but simple in
its principles.
Had Varied Social Interests.
Mr.. Davison's personal interests were
many. He made several expeditions to
hunt big game I'm Africa and elsewhere.
He always was outspoken In denounc-
Ing SHAM" For several years he lived
in Englewood, n. j., where he was in
terested in a number of civic enter
prises, Later he built his present home
at 900 Park avenue and a summer
home. Peacock Point. at Locust Valley.
l.. I. The country house burned in 1915.
but was rebuilt.
Mr. Dawson was a knight of the Or
der of the Crown of Italy and Com
mander of the French Legion Of Honor.
He was trustee and treasurer Of the
American Museum Of Natural History
and treasurer OF the National Institute
of Social Sciences. His clubs included
the Century. Metropolitan, Union League.
University Piping Rock. New York
Yacht, Racquet and Tennis, Links. Ma
tional Golf, Cosmopolitan, Jekyl Island.
Riding and Nassau Country. The Ma
tional Institute of Social Science gave
him gold medal for humanitarian
work.
In his days of active connection with
the Morgan firm he was known as the
dominating force in the so-called Nor
gan group of banks. AS chairman OF
the executive committee and director
of the Astor Trust Company. Bankers
Trust Company and Liberty National
Bank. as a director of the First Ma
tional Bank, which has always been
closely associated with J. p. Morgan &
Co., and of the First Security Company.
Mr.. Dawson welded an influence in the
financial world second only to that of
J. Pierpont Morgan the elder.
The Bankers Trust Company Is q mon
ument to his banking and organization
genius. The operations OF the Clayton
act, together with Mr.. Davisons abb
sorption in Red Cross activities, circum-
scribed his dictatorship until at the time
of his death his important interests
were chairman Of the executive commit
tee and director of the Bankers Trust
Company. director of the First Security
Company and director of the Guaranty
Safe Deposit Company.
He leaves a widow, who was Miss
Kate Trubee Of Bridgeport and whom
he married In 1893. There are four
children. Trubee Dawson. Henry p. Da.
vison, Jr. Mrs. Artemus L. Gates and
Miss Frances Dawson