Show ta N E mr davidsons Davi sons announcement As henry 1 I dahlson Dl Da lson ilson chairman of the war council said in announcing tile the organizations atter the war policy always as heretofore auy any plans adopted will assure complete co opera aloa with the respective governments find and with any agencies with whom relations may be established what the future Is to be no one can say but that there will bo be an appealing cry of humanity from till all over the world no one can doubt the needs of france belgium italy russia and the balkans will not terminate with the formal declaration of peace A hard winter Is ahead exposure and the haid hardships ships of yar war and the dislocated industrial conditions of the world have produced hungers hunger want and disease politically the outlook for a new and better world Is bright but the economic conditions are ominous there will be such distress in the world that it cannot be met by voluntary organizations governments themselves must bear the chief burden and I 1 am confident that operation cooperation co between the governments may be relied upon in an endeavor euC enC eavor to meet this wholesale work of relief which hl ch will be needed in addition to this there will however be tile the necessity and opportunity for supplementary work which red lied cross organizations throughout tile the world can do should do and must do certainly the women of america working through the red cross chapters and the women in other coun countries coundrie trie able to tf do similar work will find their hearts dictating more than tile their ir hands can to do the red ked cross work in north itus sla has included the establish establishment establishing ine nt of an american hospital of beds and the dally daily feeding of school children activities have been extended froin archangel to many small villages an auxiliary ambulance service Is operated tor for the medical officers 0 of the army and everything possible Is being done for the care of our soldiers in that frozen corner ot of the world here at home effect of peace paco lias bacin noticeable in it diminution of personnel at national headquarters in washington as well as in tho the divisions and chapters the C christmas roll call for 1919 members memberships bips however brought opportunities for a large majority of the workers to keep busy until the end of the year and the permanent future of the society Is so well settled in the public mind that it Is safe to predict a continuance ti nuance of effective chapter organization throughout the country at national headquarters many of the volunteers have remained on duty at great personal sacrifice A change in the war council h ha been the election of jesse 11 jones and george E scott to succeed john D ryan and harve harvey V D gibson resigned A complete review of red cross work in any period even la in one month would fill volumes but a glimpse at the high lights a skeleton outlines outline suffices to indicate how wide has been the organizations range in wartime and how low great are its possibilities bili ties in peace |