Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-30


chapter has committee on motor SER
vice, that committee may attend to
matters of transportation for the COM
| mittee on supplies.
3. Committee on Cooperation -
While the section on civilian relief is
| expected promptly to assume its prop
or functions as herein described, it is
J important that 1t shall maintain
friendly ard helpful cooperative rela-
/ tionship with other agencies engaged
! in similar work. Whenever practicable.
! # is hoped tina. other agencies interest
ed in the care of dependent families of
soldiers and sailors will be persuaded
to consolidate their efforts with those
| of the section on civilian relief. When
consolidation is not practicable, friend
ly reciprocal relations should be main
tanned
Collection and Disbursement of
Funds-The collection of relief funds
for disbursement by the section of CT
| william relief and its committees should
be assumed by the finance committee
of the chapter, or should be under its
! direct supervision, and all such funds
should be placed in the chapter treas
ury. The executive committee Of the
chapter should appropriate from the
funds in the treasury the amounts ne
cessary to carry on the work of the
section on civilian relief, and such APP
preparations should be paid out by the
treasurer on proper vouchers drawn by
an authorized representative Of the
section on civilian relief. This section
will account to the chapter treasurer
| for the expenditure OF all funds placed
in it's hands.
Reports-The Section on Civilian
! Relief will report it's operations to the
,, director-general of civilian relief in
| Washington. upon suitable blanks pro-
, vided for that purpose. Instructions
and suggestions. outlining some of the
more important principles and methods
or relief work, and including an ex-
/ PLANTATION of the forms to be used, will
be supplied to chapters by the depart
ment Of civilian relief. CA r c. 1922
DETACHED RED CROSS CIVILIAN
RELIEF COMMITTEES
! In order to enable the Red Cross to
extend its work of relief for depend
ent families of soldiers and sailors into
communities which are without chap
+ tiers, detached Red Cross civilian re-
1 llel committees Will De OTRdnlZeu.
! These committees will be made up of
citizens we'll known for integrity and
public spirit. and in their organization
and procedure will correspond as
closely as practicable to the organic
alton Of a section on civilian relief of
chapter, as above described. AS these
detached committees will ordinarily be
situated in the smaller communities,
the organization necessary for their
work may frequently be somewhat
! simpler than in the case of chapters
in large communities. Each such de-
tached committee, however should
have at least the following organiZa
ton:
Chairman-The duties of the chair
man will he to preside at meetings Of
the committee, to appoint such sub
committees as may be authorized, and
to perform such other duties as may be
assigned to him by the committee.
Secretary-The duties Of the secre-
tary are those usually pertaining to
that office. He will keep a record of
the proceedings Of the committee will
conduct the correspondence. and if the
committee so decides, may serve as it's
executive officer.
Treasurer-All funds received by the
committee for the support Of it's work
shall be placed in the custody of the
treasurer, and will be paid out by him
upon vouchers issued by properly au-
thorized representatives of the COM
mittee. The Treasurer should be ex
officio a member of the Finance Com
mittee.
Finance Committee-A finance COM
mittee should be appointed, which will
be charged with the duty of collecting
locally 50 far as practicable the funds
necessary to maintain the work of re-
lief and provide for other necessary
expenses.
Other Committees-In the appoint
ment of other committees. the plan of
! organization under the Section on Civ
iiian Relief of a chapter should be
generally followed, with such modifi-
cations as local conditions justify.
Accounts, Records and Reports-In
the matter of record keeping, financial
accounting. reports to the Department
of Civilian Relief, etc, the rules APP
plying to the chapter Sections on Civ
iliap Relief, will apply equally to these
detached Red Cross committees. and
necessary blank forms, instructions,
etc, will be provided by the Depart
ment of Civilian Relief as in the case
! of chapters.
IMPORTANCE OF TRAINED SER.
VICE
! Especial attention is called to the
Importance of bringing to the care Of
dependent families the help of persons
of training and experience in social
work. Wherever an Institutional
Member of the Red Cross is located,
1t will be found ready to place some of
its trained staff into this service, and
organized philanthropic societies ev-
erywhere doubtless will be equally
ready to cooperate with the Red
Cross in it's work in behalf Of depen-
dent families. 1t is strongly urged that
the collection of information upon
which to base intelligent and wise re-
lief action shall be entrusted to per-
sons experienced in work of that char
acter, or specially trained for this
emergency. Determination of what
| relief action shall be taken in the case