Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-11 | Page 5 | Red Cross Should Head All of the Country's Charities

Red Cross Should j Head All of the Country's Charities WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 X'ice Preaidenl Marshall, addressing the an nual meeting of the American Red Cross today, advocatod the eo-ordin n.nion of all charitable ..nd .'ociable organiaatlons j the United States in i one federation to be operated by the American Red Cross "Then should he a combination of charity; eood will and heintni amone the American people," the vice: president said. ' It i j now time for merica to bunch up its existing agencies for charP and social relijpf "nd have s-ome bfz organizaiion to' look nfnr thom. The American Red. Cross oucht to be the great factoi in! the distribution ot charities r. b ne fits in America." The Hnan lal report for the fiscal ypar ending June 30 1919, showed that the cost of operation was two per cs;it and that durinc the fiscal ear, $310,000,000 was available for Red, Crosf operations Of this sum, ?.11.- 0 ) wa act uall) sp nt during the fiscal yenr. A'J of the officers v.-ere re-elected Itl; President Wilson as president, except Dr. Stockton Axson. secretary; ho will be succeeded by Miss Mabel T Boardman of Washington D (