The Washington herald., 1910-12-13

More than $4,000 of Washington's ap-
portioned $4,000 for the Red Cross ma
tlonal endowment fund was raised in an
hour yesterday at a meeting in the board
room OF the Union Trust Company Build
ing OF the Red Cross endowment fund
committee named By President Taft. The
meeting was held 10 take the initial steps
toward raising Washlngton's apportion-
ment Of the 100000 and, before the
meeting adjourned, the sum of s25,5l5 had
been subscribed.
President Taft, who is president of the
American National Red Cross. addressed
a call 10 the Washington endowment
fund committee in which he set forth
the great need OF supplying the Red
Cross with an endowment fund. The in
terest from this fund is TO go for the re-
lief or sufferers from disasters. He
pointed out that subscriptions for great
disasters came generously and spon-
taneously, but that there was no pro-
vision for the constantly recurring dis
asteTs where smaller communities are
stricken. and for the relief Of which con-
tributiOns are always inadequate
At lAtl that ACCOUNTS aAt d-4AAttFA ~
the War Department, that the majority
OF the officers Of the Red Cross serve
without compensation and that the ser
vices OF other organizations can be had
In time of need, the work of this per-
manent organization and its expenditure
OF funds are ADLER and wiser than would
be those OF temporary and suddenly Gre
ated committees
The meeting yesterday was called By
Edward J. Stellwagen- Henry B. +. Mac
farland was chosen chairman; Henry H.
Flather, temporary secretary, and Ed
ward J, Stellwasen, treasurer.
Miss Boardman speaks.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman then address
ed the meeting and gave the members
an account OF the widely ramiiied work
that the Red Cross has assumed in
teaching first aid 10 miners, railroad
men, the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. Boy Scouts, pilots captains, mates.
deep-sea sailors, and military and naval
corps. Miss (Boardman illustrated the
uses to which a fund OF this sort can be
put by citing the case OF Porto Rico,
where the REQ Cross came 10 the aid Of
the Department. Of State BY supplying
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| put up tents and 20 supply imperative
measures of instant help that might
otherwise have been delayed.
Charles c, Glover nominated Clarence
I Moore as permanent secretary of the
committee, and Mr.. Moore was elected.
| Arnold Hague was nominated for a place
on the original committee, and was also
unanimously elected.
The members Of the Washington En-
/ dOwment Fund Committee. as now con-
| stituted, are: Milton z. Allies, Larz An
/ derson, Admiral ". II. Bronson, Scott c.
Bone Edison Bradley, Charles j. Bell,
Admiral Robley d. Evans, John JOY Ed
son, Henry II. Father, Charles c. Glover.
/ Arnold Hague. Christian Heurich, ". D.
/ Hoover. Hennen Jennings, Gen. John a.
| Johnson. Frederick A. Kee. Sigmund
/ Kann, A Iisner. Henry B. F. Macfarland,
! John r. Mclean. Clarence Moore. Theo-
| dore Noyes. Clarence F. Norment. Thorn
as Nelson Page Mai Duncan c. Phillips
/ r. Ross Perry, Gen. J. Sanger. Edward J.
stellwagen, Henry K. Willard. Gen. Max
well V. z. Woodruff. Herbert Wadsworth
| Gardner f. Williams. S. ". Woodward
Gen. John NJ Wilson. and NJ L Weller.
Subscribers 10 Fund.
The subscriptions that have already
! been made are as follows: