The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-01
RED GROSS SOCIETY.
STATE BRANCH ORGANIZED IN
 THIS CITE.

". ". Farnam Chosen President
 Movement Highly EndOrsed-vice-
 Presidents Chosen From Each COun-
 ty-GovernOr Roberts on Executive
 Committee.
 In response to invitations sent out by William W. Farnam, in behalf of the central committee of the Red Cross society of the United States, number of people interested in the formation of branch organizations of the national society met in the council room of the New Haven Colony Historical society Saturday afternoon. Mir. Farnam has been agitating the move among his friends in various parts of the state since he received word from the cen tral committee relative to the organi- zation of branch society in this state. The movement has, been met with great enthusiasm, and the list of or ganizers of the Connecticut society bears the names of 8 number of the most prominent people in the state.
 The principal business of the meeting was the election of officers. Hon. Nor ris w. Seymour of Bridgeport, and Charlss H. Clark of Hartford, were ap- pointed a committee on nominations by President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale, who actSd as the temporary chairman, and the following nominations were ap- proved by the meeting as tha officers of the state socity: Ia. |
 Prsident-Hon. William w. Farnam.
 Vica-Presfdents-Ne London coun- ty, Hon. Frank B. Brandegee; New Haven, Hon. c. F. Brooker; Litchfeld, Hon. Henry HH. Bridgman; Hartford, Mrs. Frank W. Cheney; Fairfield, Miss Anne B. Jennings; Widham, Hon. Ed win Miller; Holland, Hon. F.. T. Max well; Middlssex, Hon. c. E. Jackson.
 Secretary-Mrs. Sara T. Kinney of New Haven. .--s
 Treasurer-Thomas Hooker of New Haven. ~s,.. ..s
 Executive Committee-W. W, Far nam, Governor Henry Roberts, Hon. John H. Perry, pr. P. H. Ingalls, and John F. Elton. .a
 The full list of organizers is as fol- lows: Dr. Francis Bacon, Judge Slime on E. Baldwin, Henry F. English, Will liam W. F'arnam, President Arthur T. Hadley, John Edward Hsaton, Thomas Hooker, Mrs. c. M Ingersoll, Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, Rev, Anson Phelps Stokes, Pierce N. Welch, HHon. Eli Whitney and Miss Edith Woolsey of New Haven; Bishop c. B. Brewster, Mrs, Morgan c. BulkeIey, Charles H. Clark, E. NJ. Day, William W. Hyde, Hon. W. F. Henney, Robart W. Hun tington, Dr. P. H. Ingalls,, Rev. M. w Jacobus, Flavel Luther. president of Trinity college; Judge s. 0. Prentice, Governor Henry A. Roberts, Bishop Tlerney of Hartford; Hon. F. B! Bran degee, Miss Mary H. Williams, New London; Hon. Morris W. Seymour, Bridgeport Miss Annie B. Jennings, Mrs. Henry T. Glover, Fairfield: John H. Perry, Southport; Mrs. William s. Cowles, Farmington Mrs Frank w. Cheney, Manchester; Hon. c. F. Jack son. President B. P Raymond of Wes- leyan, Middletown; Hon. c. F, BrooEer, Ansonia; Hon, Edwin Milner Moosup Hon. F. T. Maxwell Rockville; Hon. James P. Elton, Waterbury.
 Mir. Farnam announced at the meet- ing that there had been state soci- cities already formed in New York, Dis trict of Columbia, Maryland and Rhode Island. The question of eniisting nurses and doctors as members of the organization who could be ready on no- tice for active service was brought up and referred to the executive commit tee. Any one who pays the initiation fee of twenty-five dollars will be al- lowed to become member of the or ganization. The annual dues are one dollar The meeting was then ad- journed by President Farnham subject to the call by the secretary. The off, cers elected will hold office until the an- nual meeting on the first Tuesday in November. The object of the society is to have an organized body that will inspire the confidence of the community in the col lection of funds ito be used at any great public calamity. The organization is under the direct control of the United States government and reports of ths finances and the work generally will be made to the officials at Washington once a year. The national officers are: President, Hon. William H. Keep; counselor, Hon. Louis A. Pradt; sec retary, Charles L. Magee; chairman of, the central committee, William K. Van