Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-20

gcons, nurses comrades paid any heed 20 those
10000 whose tortured bodies lay for days on the
neid. until denth relieved those who could not
crawl away
hut Danant saw-and heard--fh horrors there.
and he told 50 much Of It that he was able TO get
the leading nations 20 send delegates 10 the Ge-
nefn convention. and SO started the movement
which has now developed Into the Red Cross. A
me account Of this achievement In the Red
Cross Magazine 81 May. 1917
Though acclaimed d leader In humani-
tartan work. the United States was then 40 little
Interested tn the Red Cross ihnt the treaty was
DOT signed until 1852. hut IN 1905 the government
awoke, at least In part 70 the opportunity, and
chartered the American Red Cross II Is today.
The president ~ the United states Is the active
bend Of the Red Cross. and presdes at It's meet
tnss But NJ little Influence has politics In this
work Of mercy that former President Taft IL
chairman ~ the central committee. by appoint.
ment OF President Wilson. And tho present writer
sishes 70 say that though he has been connected
more or less closely with headquarters OF the
central division for two aud a half years he
~actunily does not know the politics OF another
officer Of either national local organization
Like snakes IN Ireland, politics IN the Red Cross
u not
The government OF the American Red Cross is
vested IN central committee Of eighteen Nom
hers six appointed by the president OF the United
Safca the others elected by representatives. OF
the members. And since the president himself
" chosen by the people. the policy Of the entire
He'd Cross Is united very closely nike 10 the gov
eminent and 70 the people. Since central com
mlttee Of eighteen Is too unweldly 70 transact
routine business with dispatch, power IL further
concentrated IN executive committee OF seven
members, Of whom i've constitute quorum The
chairman OF The executive committee must. by
Jaw. be the chairman 81 the central committee
iio~ closely the Red Cross Is Identified with the
government r. shown by tracing briefly. the posi-
Ions held by us officers As has been said. the
president Of the United States ~ president. and
ne appoints the chairman Of the central committee
and six Of It's members The chairman of the cen
trai committee Is also chairman OF the executive
committee Of seven The treasurer OF the Red
Cross u John SHELTON Williams comptroller OF the
currency OF The United States. and The counselor
u the Red Cross II John w. Davis. United States
solicitor general.
Under former President Taft on the central
committee are such meu as Brig. Cen Churies
Bird Of the United states Army Rear Admiral
William G Rrasted surgeon general OF the United
States navy Mai Gen. William G. Gorgns. sur
eeon general OF the United States army; Robert
lansing United States secretary OF state: Frank
lin X. Lane secretary OF the interior. and Judge
w. w, Morrow.
< Tho work Of the national organization Il carried
on under three great departments One for milf
tary relief: Que for civilian relief. and for
chapters. The composition OF each viii be briefly
outlined
The department OF military relief Is under Col
Jefferson Randolph kean. United States army
medical corps grandson OF Thomas jefferson
Under hlm are the medical bureau. In charge OF
the medical personnel OF base hospitals, the FIRST
aid instruction; the nursing bureau. In charge OF
nurses aud nurses aids for base hospitals and
womens classes Ia training; the service units TO
care FOR soldiers and sniors-ambulance COM
pnnies base hospitals. nurse attachments, snnl.
tary detaehments and general hospitals and the
Red Cross supply service FOR the buying. storing
and shipping OF all kinds OF supplies.
The department OF civilian relief Is under Ernest
4. nicknell director general with a long record
OF personal service IN disaster relief. HIS depart
ment controls all relief work at domestic and for
eigu disasters Of IRE, food aud pcstllence: the
relief 81 noncOmhataBts Ia war. both here and
abroad: the cnre 81 the families OF soldiers and
ssltorS: the town and country nursing service;
and the sale Of Christmas seals FOR the stamping
oug Of tuberculosis
Wells. director OF chapters. II deals through the
directors - the nine territorial divisions with the
organisation Of new chapters. and the membership
Ia these alresdy formed
The Red Cross Magazine. az first little
Than monthly Bulletin which told briefly, the
iolngs o. the organization has grown into
) splendid publication valued recently AZ $1,000.
soI). which tells by clear pictures and vivid
stories the history Of the Red Cross for each
month an over the world.
Each member OF the Red Cross above the one
solar class gets the Red Cross Magazine free.
BART of the dues going Ia The publication The CIR
.ulaton, which was only 5000 three years ago IS
Pow about 100000. and growing by leaps OF $1,000
Il time. u has been predicted by IN the
position 90 know best that within few years Il
Sils be making $4,000 a year clear profit for the
Red Cross instead OF costing $4,000 a month. as
4 did until n short time ago.
Under the national organization az Washington.
ne Nfafa -
seven great divisions. each under the supervision
II division director responsible TO Washington.
ind standing between the national officers aud the
be state and local organizations.
The unit of the Red Cross system is the chapter.
This always covers definite territory. usually