Evening star., 1901-12-12
NATIONAL RED CROSS
MEETING HELD AND THE ANNUAL
REPORTS RECEIVED.
Miss Clara Barton Reelected Presi
dent-BOard of Control Abolished
-Other Changes.

The annual meeting of the American Ma
tional Red Cross Society was held this
week in the parlors Of the Arlington, be-
ginning Tuesday and closing last evening.
The roll call developed the presence in per-
son of thirty-four members, and by proxy
thirty-seven; total, seventy-one, out of a
membership of eighty-five. The annual re-
ports were made by Miss Clara Barton,
president; Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. act
ing secretary, and VIM. j. F1ather, treas
urer.
The report of the president contained i'm
portant recommendations concerning re-
vision of the bylaws, looking toward a
more liberal and democratic form of ad-
ministration. The reports were accepted
and referred to a committee consisting Of
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Mr.. B. H. Warner
Mrs. John A. Logan, Mr.. P. V. De Graw
and Miss c. C.. Curry.
Resolutions deploring the death Of Pres
ident Mckinley were adopted by rising
vote.
A committee on revision OF. the bylaws
was appointed, consisting of Mr.. +. H.
Ridgley of Kansas, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer
and Mr.. Simon Wolf. The report OF the
committee was adopted, after ADOPTION OF
various amendments. Substantially the re-
vision abolishes the board of control and
provides for six general officers and thirty
directors, to be elected by the corporate
body. The members of the board of con-
troll agreed to this revision, and IL was
adopted without a dissenting voice.
The following officers were then unanl.
mously elected: Clara Barton. District OF
Columbia, president, for three years; Gen:
John M. Wilson, District of Columbia, hrst
vice president; Mrs. John A. Logan, DIS
trict of Columbia, second vice president
Board of directors: For three years-Ma-
bel T. Boardman, District of Columbia; Jo-
seph Gardner, Indiana; Mrs. w. B. Har-
rington, California; Julian B. Hubbell, Dis
trict of Columbia; A. c. kaufman, South
Carolina; Mrs. Harriette L. Reed, Massa-
chusetts: E. r. Ridgley, Kansas; Mrs Sara
A. Spencer, District of Columbia; John W.
Noble, Missouri; Brainard H. Warner, Dis
trict of Columbia.
For two years-Francis Atwater, Connec-
ticut; Mrs. 1. T. Bagley, Ohio; Nicholas
Sem, Illinois; Hilary A Herbert, Alabama; !;
Joseph Sheldon, Connecticut; Mrs. Nero L.
Tanner District of Columbia; Alex. w.
Terrell, Texas; ]. B. Vinet, Louisiana;
Thomas F. Walsh, Colorado; Simon Wolf,
District of Columbia.
For one year-William R: Day. Ohio; P.
V. De Graw, District of Columbia; j. Ellen
Foster, District Of Columbia; Samuel M.
Jarvis, New York; Bessie ]. Kibbey, Dis
trict of Columbia; w. H. Michael, District
of Columbia Ellen Spencer Mussey, Dis
trict Of Columbia; w. P. Phillips, Connecti-
cut; William H. Sears. Michigan; Nelson
A. Miles, District Of Columbia; Mrs. Fannie
B. Ward, District of Columbia.
The directors met at $50 p. m. yester
udy anu eleCteu the IOllOWlnS executive
committee (Clara Barton president ex-offi-
cio) Mabel T. Boardman ]. Ellen Foster,
e. G. Kaufman, Bessie ]. Kibbey, w. H.
Michael. Sara A. Spencer B. H. Warner
and Simon Wolf The executive committee
will hold it's first meeting, by invitation, in
the reception room of the State Depart
ment Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
The following named persons were elected
members of the organization. viz: Sinclair
Talaferro, Houston, Tex; E. P. Hoefle, We
lasco, Tex; L. E. Deger, Velasco, Tex; E.
R. L. Gould, New York, n Y; Mrs. Francis
Atwater, Meriden, Conn.,. Gen. Richard E.
Cochran, New York, N. Y; Maj. Chas B.
Peck, Houston, Tex: Mrs. Ada c. Work
Waco, Tex; Henry R. Elliott New York,
N Y; VIM. ]. jerks. New York, N. Y;
]. A. Mcdowell. Washington, D. c.;
Ray B. March, Spencer Mass; Fred L.
Ward, Mrs. Fred L. Ward, Worcester,
N. Y; Mrs. Lizzie w. Barton, Boston.
Mass; Mrs. Ida B. Riccino, Worcester,
Mass; VIM. B. Howland, New York, N Y;
Mrs Amy l.. Wolfe. Washington, D. c.;
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, Washington, D.
G.; Mrs. Henry w. Lawton. Louisville,
Ky; Mrs. Gillespie, Washington, d. c.;
Mrs. Abbie C. Morrison, Washington, D.
Mrs. George Gray, Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
]. M. Harlan, Washington, D. c.:
Charles ]. Bell. Washington. D. c.; John
w. Foster, Washington D. c.; Gen John
NJ. Wilson. Washington, D. c.; Mrs. VIII
liam Sheffield Cowles. Washington, D. c.;
John B. Wight, Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
Electa Smith, Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
Allyn r. Capron, Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
Charles Lincoln, Washington. D. c.; Mrs.
Nellie Ward, jr., Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
Mary L. Carr Longmount, Col: Mrs. Ca
liSta Robinson Jones, Bradfor VT