Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-12
FORMATION OF
NAVAL AUX|LIARES
OF the Red Cross Action Of War
Council
LETTER OF sECT'Y. DANIELS
Trouble Grew Out OF Disagreement
With The Navy League.

this new division of activities IS taken
in response to an invitation from
Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
Mrs. E. E. Stotesbury, of Philadel-
pbia. has been named as Chairman
OF the Naval Auxiliary of the Red
Cross, and an Advisory Committee OF
women is to be named by Secretary
Daniels this week.
Secretary Daniels. in a letter 10
Chairman Dawson, declares that the
cooperation Of the Red Cross with
the Navy is especially desired, owing
to President Wilson's wish that all
American war relief agencies be cen
tralized under the Red Cross HIS
letter is as follows:
Dear Mr. Dawson:
ssFor some months large number
OF patriotic women of the country,
animated by desire to add TO the
comfort of the fine body of youths
who have enlisted in the Navy, have
been sending useful gifts of their own
make. Some of these good women
have done this work through the Red
Cross and others through different
organizations. 1t has been suggested
that it would be wise If the Red Cross
the only National relief organization
having official recognition. be asked
to extend its large sphere of useful
ness by taking over entirely the d.
rection of this laudable work of send
ing tokens of good will from willing
workers to the men in the Navy by
creating Naval Auxiliary of the
Red Cross.
Il am sure the country fully APP
proves the statement of the President,
that recent experience has made 1t
more clear than ever a multiplicity
of relief agencies tends to bring about
confusion, duplication, delay and
waste In every European country
volunteer aid has been rendered 'un-
der a we'll organized central body.
The Red Cross is the body to which
the whole country looks. To its APP
peals the people are ready to respond
generously because, as President
Wilson recently said: With its
catholicity and its democracy the
Red Cross is broad enough to en-
trace all efforts for the relief of our
soldiers and sailors, the care of their
families, and for the assistance OF
any other non-combatants who may
require aid With this broad founda-
ton. with a record of efficiency, feel
sure the workers of the country who
are particularly interested in the men
who wear the naval uniform will be
glad if the Red Cross will increase its
bcnefactions by this natural and
p. per addition to its noble service.
"If your organization can do this,
the Navy Department and the Navy
in all it's units and the one hundred
million Americans who are proud Of
their Navy will give cordial aid and
hearty cooperation.
Trust that this suggestion will
meet your favorable consideration,
am
Sincerely yours,
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS"
In response to Secretary Daniels,
Mr.. Dawson sent the following let
ter, outlining plans for the naval
auiliaries:
my dear Mr.. Secretary:
Your favor of the 1st instant, in
which you express the hope that we
can favorably consider that the Red
Cross extend its present organiza-
lion for the purpose of creating naval
auxiliaries to bend their efforts par
ticularly to Navy kork, duly received.
THE Red Cross, as you know,
makes no distinction between the
Navy and the Army in its work, our
entire facilities being alike at the
present time at the disposal of both
branches of our government. We
have given your letter great deal of
thought, desiring to carry out your
wishes in every way possible, and the
following plan suggests itself to US
SIS the most practical for accomplish
ing the results indicated in your let
ter as desired by the Navy Depart
ment.
I'm all communities where Red
Cross chapters are organized. ladies
who desire to work especially for the
Navy shall be invited to organize and
become an auxiliary of the Red Cross
under the following conditions:
81 The name of such auxiliary
shall be in each community. the Ma
val Auxiliary of the American Red
Cross.
80. In each community the Naval
Auxiliary shall affiliate with the pres
, ent local organized unit of the Red
Cross and shall report to and be re-
sponsible to the Executive Committee
OF the Chapter of the Red Cross or the
Branch, as the case may be.
50 Naval Auxiliary may maintain
separate headquarters or they may
combine with the headquarters of the
local Red Cross work in any manner
that may be determined upon by the
Chairman of the Naval Auxiliary in
question and the Executive Commit
tee of the Chapter or the Branch un-
der whose jurisdiction it is.
"A. The rules governing Naval
Auxiliaries shall be the same as the
rules governing the present Red
Cross Auxiliaries
THE name of the Auxiliary shall
be descriptive of its membership and
affiliation and shall not be that of a
person
The purpose of the Auxiliary shall
be to carry out one or more specific
lines of Red Cross work as prescrib-
ec in the Certificate of Organization.
The Auxiliary must have at least