Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-10
PLEDGE REDCROSS
FUND OF 100000
Means Erection Here OF Build
ing as Headquarters to
Cost 100000.
OTHER GENEROUS GIFTS
TO SOCIETY ANNOUNCED
Endowment of 500, 900 by Jacob H.
Schiff and Annuities of So, 500
and 5000 for Nursing Services.

Completion Of the subscription fund of
$300O necessary to make available the
100000 appropriated by Congress for the
erection in Washington OF a memorial
building in honor of the women of the
civil war for use as the headquarters of
the American National Red Cross was
announced by President Wilson as presi-
dent of the Red Cross at the ninth annual
meeting of the society at the New VIII
lard Hotel today.
President Wilson said the three-hundred-
thousand dollar fund had been guaran-
teed by Mrs. Russell Sage. John ID. Rookie
Teller, Mrs f. Fl. Hartman and James A.
Scrymser who started the movement. He
also announced that some other smaller
contributions had been made which will
be used in furnishing the building.
Assures Erection Of Building.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
building has already been passed by both
houses of Congress and has been signed
by the President. The announcement
that the additional 100000 has been
pledged therefore makes the early cree
ton Of the magnificent structure certain
The President also announced that
tributed a special endowment of 100000.
the income from which Is to be used for
the town and country nursing service OF
the Red Cross. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
chairman OF the committee on this serv-
ice, has offered to contribute $500 an
nually for the same purpose. be said.
Another contribution announced by
the President was one of $4,000 annual
ly by Cleveland H. Dodge Of New York
toward the employment OF four as
,a-4
p. Bicknell. -Four districts-the Allan
tic. Mississippi, mountain and Pacific
are to be established. with an assistant
director in charge of each. This Is to be
the time of the national director from
widely separated sections, and be-
cause Of the necessity for strengthen
ing the local chapters.
President Wilson in Chair.
President Wilson, who was elected
president of the Red Cross, following the
resignation Of former President Taft,
presided at the afternoon session of the
annual meeting, the fist time he has
performed a duty Of the kind since COM
ing into office. The morning session was
presided over by Mai. Gen. George w.
Davis, chairman Of the central commit
tee.
Gen. Davis in his annual report out
lined the organization and work OF the
Red Cross, mentioning briefly the various
activities which were considered more
fully In other reports. He mentioned
particularly the plan for the four as
sistant directors and took UP in detail the
budget plan now used by the society.
insignia by other organizations. he said
that many such organizations cease the
use when the law on the subject is called
to their attention.
Medals Are Awarded.
Gen. Davis also announced that the
society has decided to grant medals to
persons who have done particularly
meritorius work for the Red Cross in
the field. Miss Mabel Boardman later
told more particularly of the work Tor
which the medals were awarded the
medals, some gold and some silver,
were voted to the following:
For work in connection WITH the Onio
floods, Gov James NJ. Cox Of Ohio, Jacob
g. Schmidlapp Of Cincinnati. George w.
Lattimer of Columbus. Edward A. Deeds OF
Dayton. Homer H. Johnson OF cleveland,
S. O. Richardson, jr., OF Toledo, w A.
Compton of Pomeroy and John II. Patter-
son Of Dayton: for work in connection with
Balkan war; Maj. Clyde s. Ford, L. ;.
A: Hoffman Phillips of Constantinonle,
Mrs w. w. Rockhill of Constantinonle
and John B. Jackson uf Bucharest, Rou-
ii
Taal volcano. Harmon H. Buck OF Ma
Mia, and for miscellaneous work, Maj.
Charles Lynch, L. s. A.; w. w. Peet,
Beirout, Syria: Lewis E. Stein of the
District of Columbia. Francis ]. Mulhall
of the District of Columbia and Charles
T. Magee of the District of Columbia.
Certificates Recommended.
/ Certificates were recommended for the
following: Charles Franklin Beckwith.
Ohio; Thomas Fowke Cooke, New York;
Walter Lee Cosper, James Dunn and Ivan
Wesley Ellenberger. Ohio; Edw. Thos. De-
vine, New York; Jas. Louis Fieser, ONO;
Cornelius Lynton Quincy, missouri
Robert Lewis Hines. Louisiana; Charles
Luron Hughes. Ohio; James Frederick
Jackson, Ohio; Sherman Colver Kings
ley, Illinois; Louis Hiram Levin
Maryland: Eugene I. Lies. ILL
William Mcdonald McGrath, Alabama;
Rose John Ntzhugh,. Illinois James
William Magruder. Maryland: Edgar
Stanley Martin. District of Column bia
Hilda Keene Mills, Ohio; stephen Poul-
terer Morris, Colorado; Robert Glider
sleeve Paterson. Ohio: David Coombs
Peyton, Indiana; Amelia Sears. Illinois;
Albert Eby Sinks, West Virginia; Harry
Writ Steele, Maryland; Albert Ellis
Webster. Illinois.
John Bassett Moore. counsellor of the
State Department and chairman OF the
international relief board, reported that
as compared with former years the calls
for relief from foreign countries during
1913 have been few. and that In most IN
stances the assistance rendered has been
a continuation of work begun in 1911 and
1872 His report dealt with relief in the
two Balkan wars the revolution In Mexi-
co, the outbreak of smallpox in Carlo,
Mexico; river conservancy In CHINA ana
other minor work.
Relief Work in Mexico.
REGARDING the work in Mexico, he said
that relief of Americans in Mexico and
the bringing home of such people had
been attended to as far as possible. The
sum of 600 was sent for this purpose,
working in connection with the American
government Later Charles Jenkinson,
who had actual charge of much OF this