The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-12-06
ORGANIZATION OF
THE RED CROSS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-Pretty much
everybody knows what the objects of
the American Red Cross are. but many
are still in ignorance of its organization
and to them a few words of explanation
may not be out OF place.
Briefly, then, very much as the War
Department has organized its army Of
war INTO various divisions, the Red
Cross has lately organized its army of
mercy into thirteen divisions, recalling
to mind the original organization Of our
country, with its thirteen states These
divisions, independent of each other,
are all the creation of and responsible
to the parent body, the National Red
Cross of America. Each one of these
thirteen DIVISIONS is subdIvided into
| Chapters, Branches and AuXiliaries.
The Potomac Division covers the states
of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
and the District of Columbia and with
in its limits there are approximately
AifC Alll44AOi DtioCAIS' NClNtl u FFllDAi, VIII
exceptions, can do something to help
the helpless, relieve suffering on the
| field Of battle, in the camp and in the
| homes of those who have given their
dear ones to the country. Out of this
great number, it is hoped that we may
create one Of the most important di.
/ ~, IN, National 4 A
The Honorable Henry White, former
Ambassador to France, the command
ing officer of this division has establish
| ed headquarters at No. 93Z l4th street,
| N. W. He is assisted in his work by
eight lieutenants, or to give them their
real title, Directors of Bureaus, while
each Chapter, Branch and Auxiliary
has its own immediate officers. The
headquarters aides are David H Brown
10 charge of the Development Bureau;
J. II. Purdy, Bureau of Publicity; Mrs.
Frank NJ. Chapman, Bureau of Wo-
mans Work; Miss Georgia Nevins,
Bureau of Nursing; DR.. j. W. Magru-
ner, Bureau Of Civilian Relief; Admiral
Richard Wainwright, Bureau of Sup
plies, and Paul Quattlander, Bureau of
Accounting.
81 believe" said Mr.. White today,
that the people of the Potomac Di-
vision soon viii make it known as ore
of the greatest divisions of the Ma
| tional Organization. To say that every
man and woman, hoy and girl, can find
work that will be OF great actual help,
sounds like an eXeggera.ion, but it is
not; each individual IN the division can
be Of tremendous help, and hope and
believe each one viii"
Already 70 Chapters have been or
gained in Virginia, 43 in West Virginia,
p IN Maryland and one in the District
of Columbia. with, in all, 1873 Auxiliaries
of Chapters, 262 Branches and IS or
CARNATIONS for Civilian Relief.
More Chapters and AuXiliaries will
be formed as recruits enlist in the
work, and soon no home in this division
| VIII be TOO remotely situated 10 be IN
close touch with some one Of its branch
es. The FIRST thought of our people
naturally will be of their own men, of
whom O,000 already have been drafted
from the area of the Potomac Division
for service in the Nationai Army. Be-
sides this on the shoulders of the Po-
tomac Division falls largely the care
and comfort of $50, 900 soldiers, sailors,
marines, aviators, engineers and other
men IN their country's service who are
now in camps. cantonments or naval
bases in the small area of this division
To provide for the actual needs Of
our own men and their families and TO
ease the hardships of the men in the
divisions, camps, and cantonments, is
now to be the responsibility of the Po-
tomac Division.
1t is Mr.. Whites desire, desire
shared by all ais assistants, that any