The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-17
BECOMES MEMBER RED CROSS SOCIETY Local Associated Charities
 Is Nominated
  WHAT NEW DUTIESARE Local Members Expected to Take ln- stant Relief Action in Case of
 Disaster in Any Locality.
 Membership Standards
WHAT NEW DUTIESARE

The Associated Charities Of Birmingham
 is now an institutional member of the l American National Red Cross society having accepted through the president,
 John L. laul nomination to this class
 Of membership extended by that body a
 short time ago. This acceptance goes into
 effect at once and the local organization
 is now the official representative of the
 Red Cross association in this district
 Maj Gen. George W, Davis of the United States army notified the Asso- ciated Charities that the central commit tee of this national society. of which he is ehairnen, has decided after due in- qnry that the Birmingham Associated | Charities, meeting every requirement of tho regulations governing such member ship, is eligible to become an institution al member.
 In the event of disaster requiring large and unusual measures of relief. the institutional member in the community in
 which such disaster occurs, as the eX- l ecutive agent of the Red Cross, will be expected to take instant relief action in the name of the Red Cross, pending the arrival of the national direction. Such emergency relief work by an institutional member will be under the supervision of the national relief board and the imme- diate direction of the national director. l An institutional member will not be re- euired to collect money or supplies for Red Cross emergency relief purposes. 1 The collection of relief funds will be left l to the state boards and chapters of the I Red Cross or to national headquarters,
 or to such other agencies as may be created for this purpose. An Institutional
 member is to be solely an executive agent. 1 The following are the standards that each institutional member must be judged | by before receiving 8 nomination to this l positions
 'It must maintain such relations of friendly cooperation among leading phil anthropic agencies that it assure their cordial and active cooperation in the conduct of emergency relief measures.
 "The selection of charity organization so- cieties for institutional membership n lHe fteu 6TbSH WdS utltfiililtu DY lilc cardinal principle of cooperation to which such societies are committed, these be- ing the group of charitable societies in which this principle Is Fundamental By cooperation Is here meant a working to- gether of agencies of various ereeds and nationalities engaged in general as well as special forms of relief. 1t is obvious that the Red Cross cannot entrust it's great interests to a local agency unless that agency is in a position to actually represent it's community in large way commanding the general confidence of citizens and organizations. The Red Cross alms, in fact. at community representa- tion, and selects the charity organization society as it's agent because, in the com prehensi9e nature of it's objects, a charity organization society more nearly stands for community representation than does any other charitable agency
 Tn order to fulfill it's functions as an institutional member of the Red Cross. a charity organization society is expected to form q Red Cross emergency relief committee with representation thereon of the local chapter of thet Red Cross. f such there be. This committee as a nu- cleus committee should be permanent, and may be temporarily enlarged upon tho occurrence of disaster requiring large and unusual emergency relief meas ures.
 Annually, or upon the request of the national relief board an institutional member will be expected to submit brief l 1eport to the Red Cross of all Red Cross emergency relief work in which 1t has been engaged during the year or during
 the period included In the request from the relief board