Doc. No. 89: Letter from President Woodrow Wilson to Eliot Wadsworth
In this letter, President Woodrow Wilson created a seven member Red Cross War Council to deal with especial emergencies that should arise during World War I.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
10 May, 1917
My dear Mr. Wadsworth:
The American National Red Cross must
now carry out the purposes of its organization
under the stress of the great war in which our
Nation is now involved, with the fullest recognition
of its obligations under its federal charter and
the Treaty of Geneva. To do this it is necessary
that an immediate development and reinforcement of
Red Cross organization should be effected in order
to enable it to respond adequately to the great needs
which will arise in our own country and those which
already exist abroad.
After consideration of the situation with
the active officers of the American Red Cross and with
the members of its Executive Committee I, therefore,
hereby create a Red Cross War Council of seven members,
two of whom shall be the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of
the Executive Committee, to serve for the period of
the war. The War Council thus created is to deal with
especial
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World War, 1914-1918
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