Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1917 — Red Cross Chapter Allowed To Retain 25 Per Cent. [ARTICLE]

Red Cross Chapter Allowed To Retain 25 Per Cent.

Henry P. Davisson, chairman of the Red Cross war council, after the announcement that the country had raised an estimated fund of $114,000,000 for the use of national and local chapters, made this statement: “Local chapters of the Red Cross are entitled to retain for their own work 25 percent of the total collected, but it is very evident that the National Red Cross will have a generous fund with which to begin its tremendous tasks. “The result which has been achieved has been very gratifying. Never before in the history of the world was such a fund for relief of human suffering raised by voluntary subscriptions in so brief a period. Ims result was made possible by surprisingly generous contributions in many communities. The most inspiring, indeed, the most extraordinary feature of the campaign, has been the number of contributions, as well as their wide geographical distribution. “Nothing which has happened shows so clearly as this campaign the great heart of the American people is in this struggle with determination that our own men shall be cared for, that everything that can be dope shall be done to hearten and to aid the suffering people amongL«» u J. a *“® B ’ deed, that nothing shall be left undone to win this war. , “No time will be lost by the Red Cross in its effort to achieve results with the large resourcfes with which it is nowjmpplied. Some of the plans which are being developed and which we hope promptly to carry into execution, are the fo,low ' ing: .. nll “First and foremost we shall provide, as we may be called upon by the army and navy, for the care and safety of our soldiers and sailors wherever they may be. “Our policies and plans will be made known as they are developed It will be our purpose to conduct all our work with the utmost publicity and to take the public as completely as possible into our confidence, lhe Red Cross belongs to the people and the war council wants the PubLc to understand the seriousness with which it regards the trust which has been committed to it.”