El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
SAYS RED CROSS
MUST BELARGER
Morris Tells FL Paso Chap
ter Red Cross Not Pre-
pared for Emergency.

II the the United States should be
involved in a war in the near future
Il would be impossible 20 give the
wounded the proper attention because
there is not a storage supply Of band
ages or hospital necessities OF any
kind In the United states" said 5. +.
Morris, director of the Mountain diViS-
ion Of the National Red Cross society,
as q called meeting OF the FL Paso
chapter Of the Red Cross society, held
Monday afternoon in the y. w. {. A
rooms.
OF the American Red Cross society to
the army and navy OF the United
States. He urged the enlargement OF
the national Red Cross society in the
interest Of preparedness.
European WINS ~ "A Lesson.
Through the experience OF the Eu-
rppean war we all know the terrific
demand for bandages and hospital sup
plies that arose early in the progress
Of the war;" said Mr.. Norris. Even
with the long war preparation Of Euro
Denn nations, their supply of bandaEes
was FAR Inadequate 70 the need. The
United States would have no friendly
nation TO call upon TO supply its band
ages, as the United states did Tor the
European nations, and after war had
begun, IL would be too late 10 begin
TO meet the need for bandages and sup
plies We must have in storage at
least an adequate supply for our pres
cnt sized army and navy, or we Will
not meet our obligations 70 them"
Mr.. Morris told the people that the
American National Red Cross society
is smaller In numbers than that Of any
OF the big powers, having but ziOpU
members, while Japan has l,8OO,0OO;
Germany over million, and the other
European nations either q million or
near the million mark. THE finances
OF the National American Red Cross
society are so arranged that every dol
lar contributed for relief goes for re-
lief q fhn "a nF Fhn nmrnuW1nmf
fund of the society provide the fund
from which the salaries and admins
trative work is financed" said MI
Norris THE American people con-
tributed sI.6OO,OOO for tho European
relief fund It took $4,000 70 admin
lister this relief, but not a cent Of the
S1,600,000 was used for administration
expenses. This all came out Of the en-
Home Problem Is Serious One.
TN view Of the dangers that are
confronting our nation. the National
american Red Cross society has called
in almost all Of its workers from the
European field, TO handle the bigger
home problem or getting the home
organization prepared TO render the
in case Of trouble" said Mr.. Morris.
THE increased tension Of the Euro
pean situation and the Mexican situa-
tion combined are enough to make the
United States sit up and keep both
eyes wide open"
The Red Cross workers are divided
into three classes: Class A, composing
the trained workers, who are willing
TO serve in field hospital, supply coll
umns and intelligence sections, includ
ing physicians and surgeons, trained
nurses. nurses aids, dentists pharma-
cists. clerks, stenographers, typewri-
ters, cooks, litter bearers, chauffeurs;
class b, workers who are willing 10
work in the home country only, and
class G. those who are willing 70 serve
in their place Of residence only.
Al the nurses must be graduate
trained nurses but the nurses aids
must be men or women who have re-
ceived special instruction in the Red
Cross aid work.
Local Chapter 20 Be Enlarged.
Following Mr.. Morriss talk an In
formal discussion was held and 10 was
decided 10 start vigorous campaign
10 enlarge the membership of the 10
cal chapter of the Red Cross society
and also begin the immediate work Of
preparing bandages and hospital sup
plies.
Dr. Ida Z. Bishop. the chairman of
the chapter, who presided at the meet.
ing, appointed Dr. c. j. Braden as the
chairman of the membership campaign,
10 select his own committee. Mrs. j.
4 Potter was appointed chairman Of
the hospital supplies committee with
Mrs. Carl Lee Smith as her assistant.
The committee to be selected by Mrs.
Potter. Mr.. Morris left Monday night
Tor Albuquerque. where he goes in the
Interest OF Red Cross preparedness.