Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-07
WORK Of RED CROSS
Reports Made Today at Fifth
Annual Meeting.
SIXTY DELEGATES PRESENT
Representing Many States and Ter
ritories of the Union.
CHANGES IN THE BYLAWS
List of the Contributions to Gen
eral and Special Objects Need
ing Society's Aid.

The fifth annual meeting Of the Amer
| lean National Red Cross Society opened
this morning in the auditorium of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
building 18th and c streets with about
sixty delegates from various states and
territories Of the Union. The meeting is
to conclude late this afternoon. and Is to
be addressed by President Taft. the So
ciety's national president. The President
will also present twenty-five gold and sill
yer medal Is to persons who have rendered
signal service in Red Cross relief work
in the past year.
This mornings session was presided
over by Gen. George w. Davis, u. g. A.,
retired president of the society's eKecu-
| tive committee. in the absence OF Presi-
dent Taft and of the soctety's vice presi-
dent. v. p. De Forrest. The session was
devoted to the reading Of reports from
various state and territorial delegates
and the appointment of a committee to
consider proposed amendments to the So
ciety's bylaws. This committee is to
make it's report late this afternoon.
Sweeping Changes Probable.
The proposed alterations in the by
laws will provide for sweeping change
in the governing bodies of the society.
and it is believed that the report of the
committee will precipitate a fight among
the attending delegates. The changes
have to do with the Red Cross general
board, which the proposed amendments
provide shall be composed of the society
lincorporators. five associates to be named
by the President of the United States.
| delegates attending annual meetings from
states and territories, members of the
central committee, members of the nation
al and international relief boards and
delegates to the annual meetings from
institutional members and state fedora
tions of nurses.
| 1t is intimated opposition to the amend
ments has developed in some quarters.
| The delegates in attendance this morn
| ing were from the following states and
territories: California, Panama, Con-
lumbia, Illinois. Maryland, Massachu-
sets. Michigan, New Hampshire. New
Jersey. New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio.
South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and
! Rhode Island.
! The reports in each instance indicated
a general progress in the several state
and territorial organizations and sub
| stantial increase In membership. In a
number of the reports various modes of
| collecting funds for relief were outlined,
| some of which were unique in character.
| The reports whole showed that the
! same generosity ruled in contributions to
foreign relief as to the national relief.
War on Tuberculosis.
| With but two exceptions the state re-
port showed also decided progressive
ness in state and territorial fights against
tuberculosis. In a number of the states
especial New York. MASSACHUSETTS,. Della
1 R~h<
against the white plague has assumed
| large proportions. In these common
| wealths numbers OF day camps and dis
pensaries. with nurses, had been provtd-
! ed and vigorous educational campaigns
| instituted
! The report Of the District of Columbia
| made by Arnold Hague, showed a de-
cided advance in the war on tuberculo-
sis and outlined plans for future provi-
sion TO enlarge the scope of the Dis
| tricts work in the past.
The reports of Miss Emily P. Bissell OF
Delaware. George w. Mackenzie of Mary
\ land, Mrs. w. K. Draper OF New York.
Judge Lambert Tree of Illinois. Joseph A.
Steinmetz of Pennsylvania. DR.. H. v. Du-
vail of Panama and A. G.. Kaufman OF
| important. The report from Panama
showed the Canal Zone branch was or
ganized in January of last year with a
membership of 1.333.
ed to a little over $4,000 which was
| utilized in cases of accident or con-
tagious diseases throughout the zone
| The report stated the Panama branch
was in f1ourishing condition and q
large increase in membership Is expect
ed during the next twelve months.
Contributions to Relief Work.
Among contributions from different
states for national and international re-
lief during the past year. according to
| the reports, were as follows:
| To the Italian earthquake fund-Mary-
land. $4,000; New Jersey, $21 900: District
of Columbia, $1,000; Illinois. 100000. and
New York, S321,OOO. Illinois has contrib
uted far $4,000 to the Cherry Hill
mine disaster relief fund, Pennsylvania
$4,000 to the societys general relief
fund, New York gave $500 to the Ar
menian massacre fund and Maskachu-
sets added about 5000 for the same pur-
ranged from a few hundred to many
thousands Of dollars. The general relief
record for the year is held by New York
state with $34S,OO to Its credit. The
Of Christmas stamps t. special contribu-
| tons at the society's call for relief.
List of Medal Winners.
The twenty-five persons chosen to re-
ceive medals for relief service in behalf
| of the society we're selected at a meeting
Of the central committee this morning
| shortly before the converting of the an
! nual meeting. For service In the italian
earthquake relief gold medals are to be
presented to former Minister Lloyd c.
Griscom, w. Bayard Cutting, jr.: Lieut..
Commander r. r. Belknap, u. 8. N
Silver medals to Miss Katherine B.
Davis, Harry Bowdoin. Charles King
| Wood. H. Nelson Gay, Samuel L. Par
| IRISH. William Hooper. Winthrop Chan
dler, Wirlam Earle Dodge, jr., George P.
Page, Lieut. Allen Buchanan, u. 8. N:
Ensign }. w. Wilcox, U. 8. N, and John
Elliott
For services in connection with the
| Turkish American relief. silver medals
| to G. Bic Ravndal, consul general to Bel
rut: DIR. F. D. Shepherd Rev. Stephen
Van r. Trowbridge, DIR. Harry P Dor
man. E. L. Freyer and Miss Anna Davis.
| A silver medal was also recommended for
| Philip c. Hanna, consul general to Mon
| terey. Mexico, for his services In connec-
! ton with furnishing relief for flood suf-
| ferers there.
DISTRICT BILL HEARING.