White Cross (organization)
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The Irish White Cross was established on the 1st of February 1921, as a mechanism for distributing funds raised by the American Committee for Relief in Ireland
. It was managed by the Quaker businessman, and later Irish Free State
senator, James Douglas
. The White Cross continued to operate until the Irish Civil War
and its books were officially closed in 1928. From 1922 its activities were essentially wound down and remaining funds divested to subsidiary organisations. The longest running of these aid committees was the Children's Relief Association which distributed aid to child victims of this troubled period, north and south of the border, until 1947.
American Committee for Relief in Ireland
The American Committee for Relief in Ireland was formed through the initiative of Dr. William J. Maloney and others in 1920, with the intention of giving financial assistance to civilians in Ireland who had been injured or suffered severe financial hardship due to the ongoing Irish War of...
. It was managed by the Quaker businessman, and later Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
senator, James Douglas
James G. Douglas (Irish senator)
-Political career:James Douglas was an Irish nationalist Quaker who managed the Irish White Cross from 1920 to 1922. He was appointed by Michael Collins as chairman of the committee to draft the Irish Free State Constitution following the Irish War of Independence.Douglas went on to become a very...
. The White Cross continued to operate until the Irish Civil War
Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State as an entity independent from the United Kingdom within the British Empire....
and its books were officially closed in 1928. From 1922 its activities were essentially wound down and remaining funds divested to subsidiary organisations. The longest running of these aid committees was the Children's Relief Association which distributed aid to child victims of this troubled period, north and south of the border, until 1947.
External links
- The Irish White Cross and the Black and Tans Kildare Nationalist - September 2007
- I.W.C. Fund-raising Stamps University of Notre Dame collection
- Report of the Irish White Cross from 31st August 1922, Prepared by W.J. Williams Adams Auction Rooms
- Memorandum from Harry Boland (New York), 5 August 1921 to Eamon de Valera (Dublin) re. White CrossDocuments on Irish Foreign Policy