The Washington herald., 1910-05-11
JOIN The RED CROSS
Associated Charities Accept
Membership Invitation.
NAME CONFERENCE DELEGATES
Letter Received from Gen. George W.
Davis Approving Nomination for
Grounds of Efficiency and Conf
dence-MOnthly Report Read.

By unanimous vote. the board Of man
ayers Of the Associated Charities yester-
day accepted the invitation Of the Amer
lean National Red Cross Society for in
stitutional membership
The following letter was received from
Mai Gen. George w. Davis. chairman Of
the central committee:
''The national relief board of the Amer
lean National Red Cross has. in accord
ance with section lie of the bylaws,
nominated the Associated Charities Of
Washington for institutional membership
In the Red Cross.
The central committee, being con-
WINGED by due inquiry that this society
maintains a high standard Of efficiency
In the conduct of its affairs. that it pos
sesses the confidence Of its community
and that ii is capable Of complying with
all the conditions essential 20 the dis
charge Of the duties Of an institutional
member as prescribed IN the bylaws and
as defined in the regulations and state
ment Of standards. herewith inclosei, has
approved the nomination and hereby in
vites the Associated Charities Of Wash
ington, D. c., TO become an institutional
member OF the American National Red
Cross"
Monthly Report Read.
In the monthly report Of John JOY
Edison, treasurer, submitted yesterday al
the May meeting Of the Associated Char
tiles, the receipts for April were S3S3. 20
and the disbursements Sl.696.76.
he
eight divisions were So. Agents reported
l,32l visits and the volunteers 1882. max
ing total Of 4,S53. once interviews num-
bered 103. while official reports made
were 80 Employment was obtained for
forty-three persons. Transportation was
obtained for fifteen persons. The amount
Of relief disbursed TO los white families
was S55l.3l. and TO 135 negro families
sos %. making a total Of tS5I33. one
hundred and forty-fve children were
clothed for school Correctional and legal
aid was provided for eighteen persons
and medical aid for twenty-eight The
total amount Of deposits in small savings
was Sggl9S.
Delegates Named.
The following members have been
named delegates 10 the National Confer
/ ence OF Charities and Corrections at St
I Louis Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Ernest
/ p. Bicknell, Rev John Van Schaick. IT..
/ George s. Wilson. Miss Clara Z. Heller
/ agent OF the central division. who vii
attend while on a vacation, and III,
| general secretary.
! The board named the following 10 con-
stitute the summer outings committee.
Charles J. Bell. Byron 5. Adams, Ira
/ +. Bennett. Col. Henry F. Blount. VIII
| liam J. Boardman. Mrs ". L. Gift, Col
! Spencer Cosby. John JOY Edison. f. r
/ Grabill, Rev. Samuel II. Greene, D. D.
/ Walter Stilson Hutchins, Prof. B. T
1 Janncy. Hennen Jennings, Gen. John A
/ Johnston, T. Hubert Jones, Maj. William
. V. Judson. Rudolph Kaufman. Rev
F. William J. Kerby. d. D.. Miss Bessie J
/ Kibbcy. DR.. George NJ. Kober. a. Lisner
y. N Lothrop. Hon II. B. F. Macfar
/! land. Charles r Nesbit. Maj Z H Neu
meyer, Andrew Parker, D. s. Porter
/ Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph. Edga
/ D. Shaw. Frederick L. Siddons, Col r
/ D. Simms. John B. Sleman. jr.. Mai
Richard Sylvester. W. ". Tracy, Col
George Truesden. Rev. John Val
schaick. IT., Walter s UTord, Henry L
/ West. George s. Wilson. 5. ". Wood
ward, DR. Hamilton Wright and Judg
William II. De Lacy.