Show RED CROSS tUFTS GIFTS War Council on Retirement Announces Announces Announces An An- Cash and Supplies Contributed ON WORKERS WILL CARRY Ive Big Societies In World Wide Y PItH Plan PIt H H. H P P. P Davison Heads Head International American Rod Red Cross Commission D DP Dr Farrand Permanent Leader of Peace Org Organization 11 Washington Special Special I. Henry P. P lson Di us as chairman Issues the following follow follow- tug lug statement on b behalf of ot the War Council Counell of the lice American Red nell Cross To the American People The 1 War ar Council of the AmerIcan Hc lied Cross appointed b by President Wilson Wilbon Wil- Wil son ion on May Iu 10 1917 to carry carryon on the work of ot the American Red Cross ClOSS dur duro during ing lug the war at their request and by vote of ot the tho Central Committee ceased at midnight February 28 S. S Immediately the armistice was wag signed tho the War Council Instituted studies to determine when tho the strictly strict strict- ly war work of the organization would liars have been sufficiently matured to enable enable enable en en- able the direction of ot affairs to be resumed resumed re re- re- re by the tile permanent staff Henry P P. P Davison being In Paris when the armistice was signed summoned a conference there of ot the heads of ot all nIl the Red Hod Cross Commissions In Europe to canvass thu tho situation After eon con till all the factors It waa was con Coil concluded eluded to make the tho transition on OD March 1 1 The very erY fortunate fortunato choice of Dr Livingston Fart and us as the new now chairman of or the Central Committee and null thereby the permanent chief executive executive executive ex ex- of ot the Red fled Cross makes pO possible 81 ble We the tle consummation of this plan under un der the Ule most favorable conditions Accounts Audited by War Department j ot to tl 1 fin tin finIng ling log Ing the tu tore ture re fallen Callcu log Ing r nand and his hisa she shea a 1 brief resume of I activities to the AUK Amy whom the Red Cross belong an generous contributions have mn made t E 1 Bible elble all that has been accomplished During the past nearly Dearly one r months the American people have lu given ghen In cash and supplies to the Ai American Red Cross more than No Z value alue can be placed upon the contributions of service which wh have hae been given without stint sUnt and amI oftentimes oftentimes of of- teatimes at great sacrifice by millions of ot our people The effort of ot the American RedCross Red Rell Cross Crocs In this war lens has constituted te by byI I far the largest voluntary gifts of ot money monty of ot hand band and antI heart healt ever e contributed con con- put purely I for the relief relict of ot human hu Ina man suffering Through the Red Iced Cro Cross s the h hL and amI spirit t of ot the whole hole American people have be been n mobilized to take care of or our own to relieve the misery incident to the war and aull also alsoto alsoto to reveal leveal to the woId world the supreme Ideals of ot our national life I Everyone who has had any part In Inthis Inthis inthis this war effort of ot the Red Cross is entitled entitled entitled en en- titled to congratulate himself No thanks from anyone could be equal In value to the floe self satisfaction everyone every ery one should feel for the part taken Full Fully American women have exerted excited themselves in Red Rell Cross sere ice Has HI Over Adult Members When we entered the war the American Red ned Cross had about members Today as aa the result of ot the recent Christmas membership Roll Call CaU there are upwards of ot full tull paid members outside of ot th the mem men members bers hers of ot the junior Red fled Cross numbering number ing lug perhaps school children hUdren additional Tine The he chief effort of ot the Red Cross during the war wor has been to care for tor our men In service and to aid nit our 11 army and navy y wherever er the Red I RedCross RedCross Cross may moy be called on to assist Asto As Asto Asto to to this phase of ot the work Surgeon General Gen era eral I Ireland of ot the U U. SJ S Army my recent recent- recently ly said snit The he Red fled Cross has been nn an enterprise ns os vast ns S the WAr Itself From the beginning it has hos done those things which the the Arm Army Medical Corps wanted done but could not do itself The Red Hed Cross Coss endeavor or Ip France has hns naturally been hoen upon an nn O exception exception- 1 ally large scale where service has been rendered to tc the tho American Army and to the French Army and the Ole French people ns as well the latter partI particularly par par- tI cuI nIl during the trying period when the Allied was waiting for tor the American Army to arise In force torce and power Hospital emergency service for fOt our army In France has greatly diminished but the Red lied Cross Is still being called upon for tor service upon a large scale in the great base hospitals where thousands of American Amerl Ameri can sick and wounded are ore still reedy reedy- receiving Jag ing attention At these hospitals the Red ned Cross supplies huts and facilities for the amusement and recreation of ot the men as they become convalescent con Our Army of ot Occupation In Germany was followed with Medical units prepared pre pre- pared pored to render the same ame emergency aid and supply service which was the primary business of ot the Red net Cross Cros during hostilities The Army Canteen service along the lines linea of travel has hu Actually Increased since alnee the armistice sa saAs As AI for tor work among the French people peo pee now that hostilities have ceased the French themselves naturally prefer preter prefer pre pre- fer ter as aa far tar as possible to provide for tor their own It has accordingly been determined determined determined de de- that the guiding principle of or Red Cross policy In France henceforth shall be to have punctilious regard to toIta Its Ita evel every responsibility but to direct Its Ita efforts primarily to n a assisting French relief societies The liberated and devastated regions of ot France hay haw been divided by the government into small districts each officially assigned to a designated French rench relief or The American merl an Red ned Cross work la In France was WU initiated by a commission of ot eighteen men who landed on French shores June Jun 19 13 1017 i. i Since th then b some persons have been upon the rolls In France of ot whom were actively enga engaged when the armistice was signed signet An indication of ot the pre pres present prest eat ent nt scale of at the work will be obtained hoot from the fact that the services of persons person are re still required Our American Expeditionary Force having largely evacuated 1 England the activities of oC the Red Cross Commis felon slon there are ure l upon a J dimin scale period Active operations are ure still in progress ii In Archangel and Slber Siberia a The Tine work in Italy has been heen almost entirely on behalf of the civilian pop pop- of that country In the critical hours of ot Italy's struggle the American people through their Red Cross sent senta a practical message of ot sympathy and relief for tor which tho the government o and people of at Italy Itay have never ceased to express their gratitude Supplies and Personnel to Near East The uThe occasion for tor such concentration concentration tion of effort in Italy England Belgium Bel Bel- glum gium anti and even In France having naturally naturally nt ally and normally diminished It has baa been possible t to divert dhert supplies and personnel In large Jarge measure to th the aid ld of those people in the Nt Near ar East Enst who have e hitherto be been n inaccessible to outside outside out side side assistance but whose sufferings 1 have been upon nn an appalling scale The rite needs of ot these peoples are tUt so vast that go alone can meet them thew but the American Red lied Cro Cross Is making an arc effort to relieve immediately themore the themora themore more mora acute distress An n ext extensive group of ot American an workers has been dispatched to carry cagy n. n ed s d. d Vi r II I I parlous VI s Balkan Kalkan coun- coun i if i- i i ico I co ordinate co-ordinate their ac ac- commission has been headquarters headquarters' at atu ato fa u o which point alone cnn can be reached d h hns 18 s Just reached Po Po- nurses medical Q od oda r tor I a sick lck children fas as also nho b bee 1 Red hied Cross ng the s sun 1 11 appointed till co g of ot Run Rus- Rus n German Cetman l lt t commission t ston t I Impo Through U I Ul working in operation liar hag ha bit's war special c eu ulan inu and Syria een It given to the Arm which was th the oily o y lief Commission c re e a In agency able to earl of ot Turkish ilo U o to X R Red Cross Will Conti Red net Cross effort is thus 1 rIM J It will continue to be so Bt Bw Bt th movement mo represented h by this work has bus likewise assumed tin un intimate p pIn pace ace In the dully life liCe 0 of our om people at home homeT The army of oC workers which has lias hc been n t I recruited nod and trained 11 during dining t the e tt ar wor ar must must not be demobilized AU All our e experience experience ex ex- In the thear theu war ar shows clearly that there is an au unlimited Held Helt for fOt service er of the kind which can be performed with peculiar effectiveness b by the Red Cross What Its future tasks may be beIt beIt beIt It is yet impossible to forecast We know that so long as there is an AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican army in the field the Red fled Cross will havea special function to perform m. Nothing could be of greater importance tance tance to the American Red ned Cross than thun the plans Just set In motion by the five live great grent Red lied Cross societies of the world to de develop delop lop a 11 program of extended activities ac acv in the Interest of humanity The conception Involves In not alone efforts efforts ef et forts to relieve human suffering but butto butto butto to prevent It not alone a movement by the people or of an Individual nation but an nn attempt to arouse all aJl people to toa toa toa a sense of ot their responsibility for tor the welfare of ot their theil fellow beings throughout through through- out the world It is II a program both Ideal and practical Ideal in that its Ita supreme aim is II nothing less titan than veritable yes ver Peace Pence on earth good rood will tomen to tomen tomen men and practical t in that it seeks to take means and measures Ues which are actually available and make them make them effective ef of- In meeting without delay the I crisis which is daily recurrent In the lives of all nil peoples For accomplishing Its mission In n Inthe inthe the years of ot peace which must lie He ahead of ot us 19 the Re Red fled Cross will require the ablest possible leadership and must enjoy the continued support s sympathy sym sym- m pathy and participation In Its world work of ot the whole American people It is particularly fortunate that such a man manas manas as a's as Dr Livingston Farrand should have been selected as ns the permanent head of ot the organization The unstinted I fashion In which ah alt our people gave of ot themselves hei throughout the tho war Is the best assurance that our Red Cross will wUl continue to receive that opera co-opera cooperation operation opera opera- tion which will make its work a source of ot pride and Inspiration to every Amer Amer- ican lean Mr Ison Davison as chairman of ot the International International In In- I Commission of ot the American Amen Ameri can Red ned Cross has undertaken to represent rep resent the tIle American Red Cross in the preparation of the program for tOl extended extend extend- ed Red ned Cross ClOSS activities and will spend the tile next several months In Europe In consultation with other Red net Cross Cros societies sod soci I for tor that purpose l ll l An COUNCIL L OF THE A AMERICAN AMER En ICAN RED nED l Henry P. P Davison Chairman |