The New York herald., 1877-10-23
TIE RED CROSS SOCIETY.
PREPARING FOR THE GREAT CHARITABLE WOE

PREPARING FOR THE GREAT CHARITABLE WORK
or AIDING THE WOUNDED RUSSIAN SOL
DlERs-LssT OF COMMITTEES APPOINTED
ADOPTION OF BYLAWS, &C
The Executive Committee Of the American Society
of the Red Cross recently organized, met yesterday
evening studio OF Mr. Bierstadt in West Tenth
street Some time was devoted 10 the discussion OF
bylaws Tor the government oil the society nd after
some unimportant changes those reported by a sub
committee were adopted. The following additional
subcommittee were appointed
Co,anaittee Surgeons and Medical .Stores-Lews A..
sayre, NJ. ?. John p r whiie n. D., and Charles
Con,ralttse on Coat,ibaions-Joscph NJ Strong, Her
man oeirchs aud Clarence G. plnsmore
auditing ComR.ittee-k Suydam Grant, Il. Duncan
Wood and Adrian lselln, Jr.
Press Commtaee--Charles Dana. Charles Harris
Phelps and sydney De Kay.
II proposed to appoint sub committee on
"Sistcrs OF Charity,n when Mr.. Preiss The foreign
secretary, opposed the motion, charging that nurses,
surgeons, Sisters OF Charity &c, not needed at
the Of war, and arguing that If it became known
that the society would send out such persons they
would be with applicants. Upon Mr. Press
motion II was resolved that no expenses DO incurred
sending cut nurses Sisters OF Charity or physicians
the seat OF war A letter IRON the ladies OF the
Society OF The Crescent and the Cross signed by
Mrs. NJ g. VAIL president, and Mrs. E. L. Perkins,
y,
managed by them, which gave ad To Turks as well as
Russians caused discussion but was finally re-
ierred 10 the subcommittee on organization.
on motion oi Mr. Phelps the Lecture Committee
Instructed To report at the next meeting OF the
committee plan Tor course OF lectures ~ and OF inc
funds oil the society Alter tho selection OF he fol-
loving prominent ladies' as an advisory committee
the meeting adjourned 10 meet al No. 81 West
Tenth street next Monday evening at eight
O'clock, when the patrons ana patronesses Of
the society VIII be announced. The Ladies' Advisory
Committee is as follows Mrs Lloyd Aspinwall Mrs.
III. X. IL
muiy, Mrs john j. Astor, Mrs SAMUEL ID. Babcock,
Aire. s. L. n. Barlow, Mrs James II. BeekmaD, Mrs.
John II. Bradford Mrs Henry Bergn, Mrs. e. ID.
Burrill, Mrs. William NJ Bliss, Mrs. J. y. Baldwin,
Mrs y. Bronson, Mrs. George H. Beal, Mrs William
Mrs. August Belmont Mrs. Fordyce Barker, Mrs IL.
A. Barclay. Mrs. d. W. Bishop, Mrs Edward Bell
b. Crosby, Mrs. Frederick Chauncey, AIRS. Coleman
Mrs William f. Coles, Mrs. Joseph II. Choae, Mrs.
George W. Cuilun, Mrs. George H. Carey, Mrs. Henry
Y. Chapman, Mrs William Constable Jr. Mrs }. dc
Neuivile, Mrs. Charles r. Daily, Mrs. William A.
Duer, Mrs John a. Dlx Mrs Henry Draper, Mrs Z.
de Rham, Mrs Richard Emmett Mrs. loan W. Ellis
Mrs. William q. Emmitt, Jr Mrs Henry 5. Fearing.
Mrs Russell Forsyth, Mrs. Cnarlcs n. Fearing, Mrs.
Arthur Gilman, Mrs. Gallauu Mrs. A. l.. Gaatin, Mrs
Chester Griswod, Mrs. w. ii. Guion, Mrs Elbridge T.
Gerry Mrs Joseph Grafton, MIS- james W. Gerard, Mrs
George Q. Horcn Mrs e. y. hoffman, Mrs. J. &. Heck
lheo Hayemeyer, Mrs sydney N. Hoyt Mrs. G. G.
Rowland, MRS. Meredith howiand. Mrs IL. LIE Roy
Jones, Mrs John Tyler Johnston, MRS John D. Jones,
Mrs Augustus Jay, Mrs Pierre y. Kane Mrs. Delaney
Kane Mrs. George l. Ktnssand, Mis- James Kent,
Mrs James + kernocnan Mrs. Delaney A. Kane,
Mrs Arthur b. Lansing. Mrs. +. Z. Lawrence,
Mrs. John A. Lowcry, Mrs. Van BrugA Livingston,
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard Mrs Louis l. Lorlllard, Mrs
Murray Livingston, Mrs. Waller Langdon. Mrs. Robert
J. Livingston, Mrs. Charles Lawson, Mrs Johnston
Livingston, Mrs. A. Newbold Morris, Mrs w. d. Nor
gan, Mrs Robert b. Minlurn, Mrs. L. u. Moran, Mrs.
j. I. Morgan. Mrs. William May, Mrs. Charles Moran,
Mrs. Caldcn Murray, Mrs John /. Metcai, Mrs. y.
Niles Mrs. Fred Nelson, Mrs. William ii. Nelson,
Mrs. LOUIS Nelson, Mrs. G. W. uyston, Mrs.
james Ous Mrs Frank A. Otis, Mrs schuyler L.
Persons, Mrs, Duncan Pell, Mrs Joan A. Pel,
Mrs. John &. Peters, Mrs. George ". Pell, Mrs.
Phunlx Iiemsen, Ars. George A. Robbins Mrs. r. q.
Remsen Mrs. Beverly Robinson, Mrs. George L.
Rlves, Mrs f. r. Robinson Mrs. Tneo. b. RandalIs
Mrs james b. Rugges, Mrs. Jumes Roosevelt
Mrs John Schermerhorn Mrs. Robert r. Stuyvesant
Mrs W. Pnkney Stewart, Mrs. stout, Mrs. General
Satterlee. Mrs. w. b. Shattuck, Mrs. A I. Stewart,
Mrs. d. L. swan, Jr. Mrs. Joseph NJ. Strong Mrs 4.
w. Stevens, Mrs. l.. n. Sayre, Mrs. George 4.
Strong, Mrs John IL. Sherwood Mrs. Parau
Stevens Mrs. Alexander Stevens Mrs Bryant Stevens,
Mrs. Rutherford sluyvesani, Mrs Charles suydam,
Mrs. Walter sherman, Mrs. James /. Thaycr, Airs.
James B. Toler, Mrs John J. Townsend Mrs. William
L. Travers, Mrs. f. 5. Iallmadge, Mrs. Henry Turn
bull, Mrs. Lawrence Wells, Mrs William f. Wharton,
Mrs Buchanan Winthrop, Mrs. Alexander ). Webb,
Mrs. Van Alden. Mrs. Edward J. Woolsey Mrs. Henry
X. Winthrop.