Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-10
RED CROSS WORK
CHIEFLY TO AID
MEN IN FIELD
President Wilson Addresses
Annual Meeting and Out
lines Plan Of American Or
ganization's Future,


Washington, Dec 9.-The American
National Red Cross at It's tenth an
nual meeting here today readjustcG
It's European war work. Hereafter the
secretary will not solicit contributions
for nOn-combatants but VIII limit its
solicitations to funds for relieving the
sick and wounded IN the engaged
armies. Ii will transmit, however,
non-combatant relief funds TO Euro
pean Red Cross organizations when
the donor designates TO which coun-
try the funds are TO be sent
This change In policy was In line
with the remarks of President Wilson,
who as active head of the organiza-
ton, presided ut the afternoon SEES
sion. In urging the strlctest neutrality
on the part of Americans, the presl-
dent took occasion to praise the spirit
of the Red Cross as typical OF the
American spirit OF lending a helping
hand to the suffering.
Women Knit for Bclgians.
As Mr.. Wilson talked, many of the
women In the hall knitted lndustri-
ously away on socks for the Belgian
sufferers. Among those In the audi
ence was Mrs william Ii. Taft.
The president said, IN addressing
the meeting:
II think that the society is just now
charged with a peculiarly responsible
duty. II Is really the medium OF the
whole world. that part Of II, at any
rate, which is disengaged from the
terrible present conflict In Europe, In
ministering to those who need the
ministratlons of comfort and RELIEF
in these distressing circumstances.
"All eyes are centered upon this
society. All efforts at relief come
sooner or later into the councils of
this society. Il Is the more necessary
therefore. that we should cooperate
with that spirit which | believe we
all think. SO characteristic of America,
the spirit of absolute misunderstood
ness. not thinking of ourselves. but
thinking OF the results we wish TO
achieve.
Results Are Spiritual.
"And those results are spiritual as
well as material. You cannot, admin
lister material relief without admins
tering 1t in a spirit which Is evident
in the ministrations themselves, and
that spirit will be the spirit Of Amer
lea, which has sought az all times to
hold out hand to those VINO are SUI
fcring, to those who have no other
friends. Therefore, IL Is to my mind
very happy circumstance that this
society should have some almost Of
ficial relation with the government OF
the United States, that there should
be, at any rate. normal connection
between 1t and a government which
has nothing to seek except the liberty
and the safety and the progress OF
mankind.
II feel honored. therefore, and priv
LEGGED to show my interest in THIS So
ciety by being here and serving as
presiding officer for a few minutes
Reports of Field Work.
In reporting to the meeting on the
European war work, Miss Mabel L.
Boardman stated that the society had
transmitted Sill. 900 10 Europe. Rob-
ert w. Deforest, chairman of the Bel
gian relief committee in New York,
described the inception and scope of
that work.
Lieut.. Col. William l.. Sibert told Of
the Red Cross commission to China;
| Miss Jane A. Delano, OF the Red Gross
nursing service; Mrs. william X ORA
per, OF the Red Cross station at Bush
Terminals In New York; Mrs. William
Crozier. Of the Pattern department and
Christian Iantz, of the Salem fire.
The meeting closed tonight with q
reception at the home Of Miss Board
man.