The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-08
new RED CROSS MOVE
Object of a Society With a Big
Permanent Fund.
PLANNED BY HISS CLARA BARTON

How she Proposes TO relieve Dis
tress without waiting For Ma
chinery to BE set up-wants Her
scheme to Develop Into Great
national Movement.
Miss Clara Barton, founder and pres
ident Of the Red Cross, who is visiting
her native town, Oxford, Mass, has
prepared an address to the American
people in which she outlines a plan for
the collection Of a million dollar fund
with which something permanent for
the aid Of humanity can be established
IN anticipation OF the time when she
must necessarily lay down her work,
says the New York Herald
1t is assumed that the new organiza-
ton will be an annex Of the Red Cross
but some persons say It win be a rival
This fund, she proposes, shall be
backed by an organization TO be known
as the National Society of Red Gross
and be at the ready command Of q
finance committee Of men Of nationa
reputation when calamity breaks upor
the country, or, as one OF her associates
describes IT "a fund that may be uset
without waiting for the slow organiza
ton Of relief committees and the cree
ton Of elaborate machinery for passing
every dollar to be distributed through
q cash register"
Miss Barton has sent invitations t
leading men in all the states to be
come members Of the national advisor
board Of the Red Cross, and she says
the favorable responses are general
"A time must come" says Miss Bar
ton In her address to the public, "whel
I will be compelled to lay down n.y.
work. Out Of the many years / hay'
given to this work has grown one dea
/ ambition, II | may call 1t such, a grea
desire to leave the Red Cross a grea
national institution III the hands Of TIL
/ people. supported by the people, fo
their mutual help and strength in til,
face Of disaster.
at is proposed that any reputable
person in the United States may be
come a subscribing member Of the Re,
Cross upon the payment Of 81 year
which is the full membership dues
Upon the payment Of 80 cents add
tional the Red Cross badge, in th
form of 4 pin or button, may be pro
cured, and 80 cents will procure a di
ploma Of membership for framing.
Il want this idea to spread and grow
until It develops into a great nationa
Red Cross movement. Then my hop
will be realized. and when my cal
shall come / can lay the burden Of m.
work tenderly and lovingly into tn
| lap Of the whole people with whom
have labored so many years, who vii
| keep It and cherish 1t always becaus
II Is the great sacred cause Of human
! fly which they bold.
"Out of the great national fund $
! created I want first to have erecte
| permanent executive offices, whic
shall be the peoples home Of the Re-
] Cross This will contain a permanen
organization for administering Re
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field Of disaster, but relief Of all til
suffering and distress growing out Of
great ealamity
"From these central executive office
of tile Red Cross viii be directed tn
new educational movement in the d
rection Of popular instruction IN frs
aid methods Of treatment Of the il
jured needed more and more as on
population and dangers increase.
In addition ana organizing a finaI
cial committee composed Of men 0
national reputation and experience
who win stand as warranty to tn
nation that the funds Of the people ali
being administered with careful integ
rity."
Friends Of the new society say 1t
an elaboration Of the Red Cross.
First aid department, branch M
IL Of the new society has been organ
lied at oxford, Mass, with Alfred Z
Chaaee as chairman and F. o. Bixb
as secretary 1t is the intention to hav
similar branches everywhere.
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