Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
RED CROSS ORGANIZED
LOCAL BRANCH NOW AN ACTUAL
AREALITY.
Perfected at Adseting Held Yesterday
Afterneen-sBranches to Be
FsEmsa Rapidly.

The initial step toward establishing the Red
Cross as an acfuaf actor in local affairs was
taken yesterday afternoon, when a meeting
was held by tbs organizers of the District of
Columbia branch society of the American
National Red Cross, recently organized un-
der act of Congress. This meeting was held
at the residence of Mr.. w. ]. Boardman,
1901 street northwest. The charter of the
national organization requires that local
state branches-the District of Columbia be-
ing considered as state--shall be formed
with as little delay as possible, and it is
interesting that the District branch is the
second In the United States to be started,
that of Maryland having been established
within few days. 1t is the expectation
of the central committee of the National
Red Cross that these branches will be
formed in quick succession throughout all
the states, territories and insuiar posses
SONS.
Invitations to attend the initial meeting
were issued by the central committee to
number of well-known residents of Wash
ington, and sufficient responses were re-
ceived to permit early preliminary or
ganization. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President ]. b Henderson jr.; vice
president, Blair Lee; secretary. Dr. cyrus
Adler; treasurer. Commander F. A. Miller,
U. S. N. 1t was decided to postpone the
election of an executive committee, Tor
winch the bylaws OF the central committee
provide, until later meeting at which a
full membership, it is expected, will be
present. The bylaws require that twelve
acceptances to serve as organizers shall De
received before a beginning is made, but
there have already been more than 30, and
it is believed that by the middle of April
the membership will be increased to the
minimum of 100, which is required before
the branch society is entitled to full recog-
milton by the central committee Appli-
cants may apply for membership to any of
the organizers or to the officers of the
branch society, whose address for the pres
ent is in the care of the central Red Cross
committee Colorado building. The mem
bership dues in the branch society are 81
a year, SO procuring a life membership.
The Organizers Present.
The organizers present at yesterdays
meeting were Mr.. j. B. Henderson, jr., Mr..
Blair Lee, Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, Miss Bessie
]. Kibbey, MIR. Herbert Wadsworth, Mr.. w,
]. Boardman, Mrs. Fairfax Harrison, Gen.
George M. Sternberg, U. S. A.. Rev. Wal
lace Radcliffe. Rev. John Van Schaick. Gen.
John NJ Wilson. Commissioner Henry b. F.
Mcfarland, Rev. Louis Stern, DR.. Sofie Nord-
hoff Jung and Mr.. G. A. Lyon, jr. Otter or
ganiZers who were unable to be presently ester
day are DR.. Cyrus Adler, Commander F. A.
Miller, Mr. Scott c. Bone, Mr.. S. w. Wood
ward. Mr.. Corcoran Thorn, Mrs. A. S.
Barker, Bishop CranstOn. Mr.. William A.
Slater, Mr.. Charles ]. Bell, Bishop Satter-
lee, Gen. H. W Boynton, MIS- Arnold
Hague, DR.. D. ]. Stafford, B. H. Warner,
Mr.. James Tannenand Mr.. Simon Wolf.
During the meeting Miss Boardman. who
tional Red Cross. and Admiral Van Reypen,
who is chairman Of the central committee,
briefly explained the scope and plan of the
central and braIcil,xociety organizations. 1t
is expected that q fuller meeting of the
organizers viii be held within the next
month.