The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-15
FOR RED CROSS ENDOWMENT
ssJ,IOO STIIL NEEDED TO NAME
ar NEW iORk'S sJOO.OO0.
Prr.lIeat TAFT tppeais Toe . Permanent
FUND Df ~. OpO, 0Oo incnme Nru~s-
sar, Tor tsuiei> Aid Mlss Mabel isear,i-
man Here 10 laeip Ra,se the MONEY

American Red Cross SOCIETY. nv which
the society hopes To plac" rs work on
nrmar. and more efficient basis, ~
growing rapidly. according 80 Miss Mabel
T Boardman of tn" sncIetvs executive
committee. who has been IN Nav York
recently Siip.rN iSIng thIS work. The plan
at raising the endowment fund hv ask ing
the cities If the ronntrv to contrhut"
10 cents per capita of their population
has the approval OF President Taft. who
II the head Of the nat Iunal organization.
and OF Secretary ~ ihn Treasury Mao
vsagh who Is the chairman NJ the endew-
tn-nt fund commute"
In an Interview Miss Boardrran said
that II had been d"cided TO lrv ont tha
plan first in New York and thar the APP
ortionmeut OF he part ut the fund 10 he
raised her" a. ma g. On "A basis of 100 w0
populai ion. The endowment fund com
mitt-es report for October 81. made
public AT this time. shows that si.i.Sh'
OF the half million To be raised here has
already been subscribed ar promised on
condition thar the .nt,re s5oo.OS IL raised.
This amount has been subscribed by
thirty persons and Miss Boardman said
THAT she voiced the fes.sIng of the Ameri-
can Red Cross Society when she said that
she hoped that the remainder would come
from a great number of small contribu-
r,ous although larg. gifts are welcone.
The endowment fund committee seeks
ro raise s,.WD On for the American Red
Cross The need for this permanent fund
and the purposes for which II will h" used
are set forth in "A letter sent nv President
Taft TO the New Work branch Of the COM
miti 90 and In a statement nv Secretary
Macveagh. Th. President : letter says
The time has come when TIA" American
Rcd Cross should be placed ON a permanent
and efficient basis lay an endowment fund
who's, income will rnai,lr II 80 he preIsarei
at all tunes Ia carry out me rrrrosns for
whch ~ has hscn created. u - the au-
thnrized official organization OF IN" nIted
states for volunteer aud ~ tim" of war or
great disaster
The funds Irr teu.i work received by
the American Red LrOss NlIhsn The last
Ave wears amount ~ over ~ oc"ntp and
proye the confidence IN" pubh, places IN
the ~ori,tv Public confidence - most inn
portant but u - OF equal Importance that
ih. so.i.ty should BE- ahl" to maintain an
organization which i capau" ot admin
isrering such large funds To- 1h- greatest
advantage.
The sxIrrieuc. N relief matters gained
oy "A permanent organization - beyond
question ani In~uu"- a TAR aAlsr and Nis"r
eNIenditure of rpiisf funds thar ,au h-
-...'nr.,i Dvtemp0rary aud -7Ildelly created
commuters The accounts nf N" Pod
cross are required by Law "a ~. andrsd
nv RI. War Department The NH -rs 81
the society with me exception III The ma.
tional director and -"'r-lRrv serve w,thout
compensation. some 81 i"m deNorug ths
greater part of their time 20 - work ~
- methods tn. cooperation OF -Ich rrGanr-
cations a. can h" utiliZed Tor active relei
work Is being secured. thus assuring trained
-eryiC. without the n'"sSslrv ot MAINTAIN
ing a corps Of il own workers
Experience ha- shown that IA Eases 81 ,
great disasters such a. occurred az san
Francisco aud IN Italy large contributions
are received by th. Red Cross. bat IN ~"
constantly recurring disasters where
smaller communiI", are stricken and
should receive a certain assistant" the
contributions ar" Tar To" small :" meet he
need Moreover ~ IN" cl<" Ut great dis |
astsrr the Red 'ro-- should have such a
balance IN hand a. to snabl. ~ O." take I'M 7
m.Ciat. action without h"iue forced - ;
wait until contributions ar" received
To provId. tn, first prompt a~.i>tanr- .
At time- 81 disasters 81 great MAGNITUDE ana
To- render the ur',s--ary a'd ~ ,I-s- uf .
CalamitI"~ '" smaller communities SIihnut
TOO frequent public Appeals tn" \m-rlC.u
Ned tro-- should boz. assured oI Al adequate. .
incom. By enabling tn" society ?" con-
tinua and extend ~ -v-i"w ~ hr.' aud in
-truction under TN" rr-t a,i department
and its "our-..- ia -IiuP" h"mr nursing 81 'H" Fl
sick for women under - nursing depart /
mont = psr-Dnn"l vJlUaDl" IN WINE. ~ dis .
a-tsr viii not 9nv w. secured rur In-tru,- .
s,r,ictinn of constant aud econ tnuuE G---
fulnss- Will b" provided
Though wiling t. c"n'rir,.r. generously
For relief after Great d'-I.''r- ~ = Il Hir,it
tn OBTAIN IN THIS '"un''r I.r :. m-mb"r,hi!
continuing small annual due Tn. irnar-
lean Red 'ru-- received la-1 wear from ih"
- per cent Of annual iu"- pIiS into ~. F
national treasury los than {, "'-' The .
Japane-" Red Cru-- iu lp"- received from F
the annual du"- 81 IT. llr'."" W"mr'r- .
over a million dollar
The brief statement ~ r"rari 80 no "u.
dowmeut fund III ~" american I,-h rr".~
compared with 'hr-" ri 'h" -r'i-tI-- ~ .
several other nations -tuW- hoV o. thI-
country - behind n TIM r--pec'.
An "ndoN m"ut fund for 'h,. cent rat utri,..
AZ ~" Red ro-- far from becoming A., stag. .
mating Influence. A. ~ 'a-"- where "ndOw- .
n.nt. are for local purp"---. viii provide
~. means OF continued stimulation to- the
state boards and 'hHpr~r- -"4rt"r"G over .
uhp nitrd state and ~ dcp' mi"ut pu-,
-"--ion-
The standing 81 thi- r-nar, r'l' "rrauila-
ZION throughout ~" world. 49, .uipurraur.
Z" oar own country ana IT. n"nef'"ut tnru-
.nre for peace and good VIII - international
relief work commend ~ ." th. puhi,.
spirited m"n ani women "i ~" lulr-h /
state believe you cannot appeal 10 |
iham IN fatn =" AID ~ pro, iding 'hr Nrn-r.
i'an Red tru-- With an -udrW went fund
at =. .E-r.oas'. i.-- than the fund.- 81 IN. 80
'i"''.- ~ m" other hr-' Power -. thar pur
national E,'I"iH may 'Ik" IT. proper place
In tn'a rr-t' International Institution
The statement If comparisons nf TN.
American rcd Cross Endorsement Fund
with m" funds ~ th. society n other
countries shows that Japan head, the.
list with a fund 81 e. USU U-t5 including
a. ia tn" other cases the estimated vu ltI..
az property. buildings and supplies
France. has q fund - - ~ SO. PrtI--tg
- $40 gi- aud w." other German Stlra-
g. IS 265 Austria : fund tota l. 81 i5g575
Italy has 81 So iisHud Hungary sSG~ 30,
A. m" British Red tTO-- has lately
b....ri r,.urgauI Z.d 10 has not vet i-.u.-t i,
public report 81 - funds and roSSurc.-
but ~ printed -tat"menT ~ say that
it, income from ito capital ~ sufficient