Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
NATIONAL RED CROSS
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Meeting Held at Arlington
Hotel Today.
:
THE OFFICERS RESIGN
NINE OF THE TWELVE TRUSTEES
ALSO RESIGN.
This Action Taken With View Of Re-
This Action Taken With View Of Re
organization-Admir Van Rey-
pen Chosen President.

Pursuant to call Of the acting president.
Mrs. John A. Logan, the American National
Red Cross met in the parlors Of the Ar
lington Hotel this afternoon shortly before
2 o'clock. The purpose of the meeting is to
choose officers and members of the board
of trustees. With the recent resignation of
Miss Clara Barton the entire body of Off
GERS placed their designations in the hands
| OF the membership. Nine of the twelve
members Of the board Of trustees have also
resigned, the remaining three-Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, Eugene d. Fiske and s. M. Jarvis
mot having been heard from.
The designations were submitted with the
view Of reorganizing the society. which has
| recently been torn by internal dissensions.
Neither Miss Barton. the former presi-
dent, nor Mrs. John A. Logan, acting preSi
| dent, was present at tOdays meeting. The
officers who resigned. in addition to Miss
Barton, were Mrs. John A. Logan vice
president; s.. w. Briggs, secretary, and
| Charles A. Baker, treasurer.
| Mr.. Briggs called the meeting to order
this afternoon and read the call issued by
Mrs. Logan. Mr.. Simon Wolf nominated
| Mr.. 8. B. Hege as chairman of the meet
| ing. Mr.. Edwin B. De Graw was chosen
| secretary. -
In taking the chair Mr.. Hege said he
hoped all personalities had been left far
behind by those present at the meeting
and that peace and harmony would hence
forth prevail in the organization. He
urged that the members work hand In
| hand and heart to heart to place the Red
Cross in a position where it would COM
mand the hearty sympathy and financial
support of the American people.
Gen. John w. Foster then put in nomina-
| ton president and nine members of the
| board of trustees. General Foster said that
full list of twelve trustees had been Sc
lected. but that as three of the old board
| bod ,N$ b1o
| be selected. He stated that of those alb
sent General Miles and Mr.. Fiske were on
his list.
The trustees will choose the new vice
| resident, secretary and treasurer.
New President Elected.
Admiral w. X. Van Reypen retired sur
| gcCn general Of the navy. was nominated
by Gen. Foster and unanimously chosen
president Of the organization. The nine
trustees nominated by Gen. Foster were
| then elected as follows:
Surgeon General Walter Wyman of the
! marine hospital service. Mr. c. ]. Bell, Ad-
miral George Dewey, Mr. J. Wilkes O'Neill
Mr.. c. C-sGorer, Mr.. S. B. Hege. Senator
Redteld Proctor, Representative VIM. Alden
| Smith and Gen. John NJ. Wilson.
Mr.. Briggs read Miss Bartons resigna-
| tion WHICH has heretofore been published
At its conclusion Mr.. Wolf moved that
committee of five be appointed by the trus-
|
sense of appreciation of the organization Of
| her efforts for the Red Cross.
The motion was unanimously adopted
Numerous resolutions proposing various
| changes In the bylaws were referred to the
| new board of trustees.
Miss Mary Barton, niece of the former
president Cof the Red Cross, read a brief
| paper in eufogy of Miss Barton declaring
| that the recent troubles were the result OF
| a lack Of sympathetic and intelligent sup
| port
Resolutions offered
The following resolutions. presented by
| Mr.. w II. Sears Of New York were re-
! ferred to a special committee composed OF
| Gen. Foster, Senator Proctor and Mr.. Rich
| ard Olney:
Resolved. That it Is the sense of the
members present at this special meeting of
the American National Red Cross. June 16,
1904. that the act of Incorporation should
be amended SO as to embrace the following
features:
/. That it should be a representative body.
composed of national, state and local or
ganiZa tons.
2. Its active membership should be I'M
limited, and consist Of all the present vot-
| ing membership of the corporation and
| the members of all auxiliary, affiliated,
| state or local Red Cross orga nizatons who
| may comply with the rules and regulat ions
| to be provided by the executive committee,
| all members to be on equality.
| 3. The national organiZatio composed of
| state and local organizations, should be
| governed by:
(a) An annual convention of delegates
from the state and local organizations.
| CD a board of directors of fifteen MEM
| bers selected follows:
| president. vice president secretary and
treasurer and seven other members to be
| elected by the convention of delegates, and
| four members appointed by the President
| of the United States, viz: One from the
| Department of State one from the War
! Department one from the Navy Depart
ment and one from the Treasury Depart
| ment. the last named to be the auditor of
| accounts.
| (c) An executive committee of five men,
bers of the board of directors, one of whom
| shall be selected by the President of the
| United States, from the four members of
| the board appointed by him. and four men,
bers elected by the board of directors and
| of which committee the president of the
| national organization shall be a member ex
| officio.
| with funds and their disbursement, shall be
held to strict accountability.
| Resolved. that committee of five men,
bers shall be appointed by the President.
| whose duty 1t shall be to frame an amend
| ment to the act of Incorporation which
| shall embrace the foregoing provisions and
| who shall enfeavor to secure it's enact
ment by Congress at the earliest possible
| date.
! Resolved. that we recommend that the
| bylaws he amended at the next annual
meeting, TO embrace the foregoing pro-
| visions which shall continue in force until
| the act of Incorporation is amended by
| Congress.
The meeting adjourned at $50 o'clock and
| was followed by meeting of the executive
| committee Several resolutions which men,
| bers had desired to present for considera-
/ ton at the general meeting, were referred
| to this committee. One of these was COM
| mandatory of oMiss Barton's administra-
| ton of the affairs of the society.
|