The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-21
NEW RED
CROSS WORK
Clara Barton Appeals For Help In
Her Great Project.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
First Aid 70 he Taught to Every One
and Appliances sold at Nominal
Profit 10 Create Funds Against
National CaIamfties.

New York, May 20.-Clara Barton,
president Of the American National
Red Cross society, has issued the fol-
lowing appeal TO the American people:
During the entire period Of the present
differences among sections Of the MEM
bers Of the American National Red Cross
have never once felt that Il was the de-
sire Of the American people that should
personally enter within the circle OF dis
turbance, and I have consequently re-
NAMED a silent and sorrowful spectator
of a controversy that appeared to me to
be leading where no true, loyal friend Of
the Red Cross would care to follow.
Every effort have ever made on behalf
OF the people Of the United States during
the long years of my work has been met
with friendly approval or thoughtful re-
sponse These efforts have been always
made on behalf Of suffering humanity in
times of dire distress and peril, and l
have administered with a free but careful
hand the benefciaries OF whatever nature
have been intrusted to me, and as freely
have given OF all that I possessed Of
strength, health and private means.
SO confident have / been In the firm
loyalty, safe counsel and moral support
of the eminent help surrounding me that
/ have felt free to devote my energies
during the past months to perfecting a
plan for so broadening and strengthening
the organization Of the Red Cross that it
may enter on ns~ field of useful activity
which will apcesJ directly to the people
everywhere
Funds Against National Cnlnmities.
1t IS my desire that this new work shall
be the means Of creating ample funds to
meet any great national calamity and
that the Red Cross may hereafter enter
the field fully equipped at the Instant the
call may come
We are actively organizing a new branch
OF the Red Cross 10 be known as the first
aid department Of the American national
Red Cross, which department will be
IN instructing the people everywhere
throughout the United States in the best
modern methods of first aid treatment in
all cases Of accident and emergency.
There will be two distinct branches Of
this work For the first an emergency
case similar to that in use in England,
Germany and other Red Cross treaty ma
tons This has been adapted to American
needs and methods, under the direct SUI
pervision of the medical board Of the Red
Cross hospital, and contains material and
surgical dressings of the best class known
to modern surgery. A most valuable part
OF the permanent equipment of this emer-
gency case is a series of emergency
charts, arranged for Instantaneous refer
ence, giving simple, brief instructions for
dealing with every conceivable case Of ac-
cident pending the arrival Of the doctor.
Most perfect arrangements have been
made for the manufacture OF these ener-
gency cases. and an organization is Gre
ated to introduce them to railroad cor
porations. mills. factories. stores, schools,
private houses. etc. They win be sold at
4 4 nominal price and whatever OF profit il
4 realized viii 90 to meet the needful ex-
I penses of the organization, for which
there has hitherto been only personal pro.
I vision. and the creation OF a fund fol
meeting great national calamities.
First Aid Emergency Classes.
The other branch Of the department
I will undertake the formation OF first ale
emergency classes in every city IN tht
country. Ambulance corps win be formed
among the employees Of mills and fac
tories, industrial corporations, railroad
employees. the police and employees Of