Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Cross. If the voice of the American Expeditionary Force could be heard there would be no doubt concerning the response of the United States to the second war fund campaign. The terrors of battle are decreased and the horrors it entails are minimized by this greatest of relief agencies. No support which the American people give to it will be misconceived or misdirected...
...large and interesting display of Red Cross posters at the Cambridge Trust Company is still attracting considerable attention. These posters, most of them by well-known illustrators, depict the various phases of Red Cross relief activities in a very striking manner. In addition, the posters show the immense needs of this organization for the carrying on of its relief measures in France and in this country...
...Regarding the $100,000,000 we are now seeking, it is unnecessary to say more than that every penny of it will be expended for war relief, and that these expenditures will be audited by the War Department...
...Here and there one hears the mischievous suggestion that the administration costs of the Red Cross absorb about 70 percent of these contributions. This is a downright lie. Not one penny of the money contributed to war relief will be deducted for administration expenses. These expenses are very small, as a matter of fact, because 90 percent of the Red Cross workers give their services absolutely without charge, and the small necessary expenses are more than covered by the membership dues...
Throughout the week there will be on exhibition at the Cambridge Trust Company a collection of Red Cross posters. These posters, a special exhibition in connection with the Cambridge campaign, depict the various phases of relief activity and the necessity for assistance in continuing this all-important work...