The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-27
THE RED CROSS IN INDIA.
First Work Undertaken Since Re0r-
ganIzatIon Was Planned.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The first work
taken up by the American National Red
Cross, under the power conferred upon it
by the last Congress will be for the re-
lief of the famine sufferers in India. Al
though the work of reorganization Of the
Red Cross under its new Incorporation by
Congress is barely begun, yet Miss Clara
Barton feels that active work for the relief
of suffering in India should be undertaken
at once, not only tecauge the need Of re-
lief grows more urgent as time passes, but
also because this is the kind Of work that
Congress and the President have commit
ted to the hands Of the Red CToSS.
To avoid delays and to prevent compli-
cations with the reorganization Work,
which will now be carried Oh at national
headquarters in Washington, Miss Barton
has placed the India famine work in the
hands of q committee with headquarters
in this city.
This committee is now ready fcr active
operations 1t has selected for its head
quarters rooms Nos. 500 and 904 in the
Presbyterian building. 156 Fifth Avenue
At 9 o'clock this morning these rooms
were opened for work-the first relief work
OF the new Red Cross. The letters ac-
companying the first contributions received
for this work will be numbered and pre-
y
of the Red Cross.
The committee has selected as its de-
posit0ry OF funds the North American
Trust Company, Of 135 Broadway, to which
all contributions should be sent direct
Checks should be drawn to the order of
the North American Trust Company, and
marked for the Red Cross India Famine
Fund
By act of the last Congress the Ameri
ran National Red Cross was ed a {
a permanent agency for the relief OF suf-
ferfng by war famine, pestilence, flood,
fire. and all other calamities of sufficient
magnitude 10 be OF national importance
The organization acts under the Geneva
Treaty, the provisions for which were made
in international convention at Geneva,
Switzerland on August %, 1864 and since
signed by nearly all civilized nations. The
| United States gave it's adhesion by act of
Congress on March l. 1882. This was rati
! fed by the Congress of BeTue on June 9,
1882 II was proclaimed by President Ar
thur on July &C. 1852.
Under its new powers conferred by Con-
gTess the American National Red Cross
/ has full protection for its insignia. Unau-
thorized persons OF societies using the
zzame or the emblem of the Red Cross for
me purpose of procuring money are liable
10 punishment under the law.
In its new form the Red Cross will es-
tablish permanent auxiliaries in all parts
CT the United States, with branches in Gu
ba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. 1t will
be ready at a moments notice TO send
trained and experienced relief agents to
any part of the world where the relief of
: suffering may be needed. 1t Will be ready
also to receive and forward money and
supplies in cases where trustworthy
agents, such as missionaries and consuls
are on the ground in sufficient force TO IN
deTtake relief administration
1t is believed that with the Red Cross
always at hand as a permanent official
/ agency for emergency relief religious or
CARNATIONS and voluntary committees Of
citizens viii be spared much of the labor
that has fallen upon them in recent years
That this Capitalization of relief work will
+ De welcomed by the public al large there
/ IS abundant reason TO believe.
The committee having in charge the Red
! Cross IRdia. Famine Fund invites the Co
operation of all lovers OF humanity in this
work a special invitation is given TO per-
! sons who were members of the old Red
t Cross auxifaries during the Spanish
! American war