Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-14
RED CROSS WORK.
REPORTS Made to Board of Control at
Meeting Held Saturday.

The board of control of the American Ma
tional Red Cross held its regu ar monthly
meeting at the office Of the third vice pres
ident Saturday. Reports of the work of the
organization in Texas were received from
the president. who was unable to attend
the meeting, and also from Mr.. Herbert w.
Lewis, who had special charge of the Red
Cross orphanage at Galveston. and also the
distribution of strawberry plants on the
mainland n Texas by the Red Cross. Mr.
Lewis reported that the orphanage was
open from September % to December H.
and nad met great need in caring for the
orphans and half orphans made by the dis
aster of September S. The children Of par
ents who survived We're restored to them
and the others We're placed in good homes
under proper supervision.
A report was received from the watch
meeting committee of New York that quite
a number of watch meetings had been held
in the name Of the Red Cross December 81
throughout the country, but the returns
were no; sufficient for a detailed report
The list of greetings from foreign countries
contains the names Of the rulers of all
great countries-Queen Victoria the car,
the kaiser, Queen Regent of Spain, En-
peror Of Austria Hungary, Emperor of ia
pan and OF COrea. King and Queen of
Greece. King of Denmark, President of
Mexico, CT Chile of Costa R.ca, from
President Mckinley. Secretary Hay, Score
tary Wilson, Secretary Root, General Mac
Arthur, Senator'S Morgan, Warren, Ken
ney, Vice PreSident-elect Roosevelt and
many others. These greetings were read
at all the watch meetings throughout the
country and the originals will be deposited
in the Congressional Library. A vote OF
thanks was returned to the State Depart
ment to the ambassadors and ministers OF
foreign countries resident in Washington
who had assisted in gathering these nota-
BILE mes saSes. and to representatives of our
government in foreign countries.
The final report of the twentieth century
watch meetings was deferred to the next
regular meeting in the absence of Col. H.
H Michael. chairman of the committee.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, chairman of the
committee plan of organization, report
| ed the work done by the auxiliaries on the
| Pacific coast, numbering over 100, and OF
| the necessity of aid by the National Red
| Cross at the Preside when the volunteer
| troops should be returned from the Philip
| pines. The Red Cross in California has
| aided soldiers from all states, going and
! coming. but has not been aided or assisted
! materially in the work by the auxilaries
| throughout the country
Reports Of work were read from the
| Tennessee Red Cross, Athens Pa.) Red
| Cross and Toledo tOhio) Red Cross
In the absence of the president, Mr.. B.
| H. Warner filled the chair, and IN the abb
| sence of the secretary, Mr.. w. P. Phillips.
Mrs Mussey was elected secretary pro tenn.
| Others present were A. C. Kaufman of
South Carolina, who makes journey OF
| coo miles monthly to attend these meet
ings; Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, Mrs. James
| Tanner. Mr.. William ]. Flather, Judge Il.
| c. Foster and Mrs. Ellen S. Mussey.