The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-17
RED CROSS PLAN
SET FORTH BY
new DIRECTOR
First Circular, Just Issued,
Explains General
Scheme of Work

The first of the circulars that are
to be sent out from time to time by
the American Red Cross North Dako-
ia headquarters, in the Edwards
by n. G. Young, director, and Harry
Curran Wilbur, the new headquarters
secretary. These circulars are de-
signed to define the plans in detail of
the Red Cross association, and to give
thorough information as the work de-
velops. They will be of immense value
all over North Dakota, as individual
chapters already organized have been
unable heretofore to obtain much of
the information which they sought,
and the state headquarters was flood
ed with requests for this information
as soon as it was established.
The Organization Plan.
The circular issued Monday was en-
| titled, North Dakota Organization
Plan, and reads as follows:
THE American Red Cross is the
humanitarian arm of the United
\ States government.
THE American Red Cross is the
| only volunteer society now authorized
by the United States to render aid to
| its land and naval forces in time of
| war. Any other society desiring to
4 render similar assistance can do SO
only through the American Red Cross.
Gen: Order No. 49, U. S. War De-
1.-THE demands made on the Ameri-
| can Red Cross due to the present
| worlds war made simplifcation of
It's administrative plans necessary.
Men expert and experienced in hand
ling big enterprises have been draft
| ed into service and placed in charge
of the work.
Under the new plans North Dakota
has been detached from the Mountain
division, with headquarters at Denver,
Col, and attached to the Central diVi-
sion, with headquarters at Chicago,
Ill. J. J. O'Connor, Chicago, Ill, is
director of the Central division.
rector for North Dakota, instructed to
open headquarters in Fargo, and to
install the chapters provided for un-
der the new regulations governing
for each county in the state, will be
installed. In each case the chapter
will bear the name Of the county,
have it's headquarters at the county
seat, have general jurisdiction over
the entire county, and be responsible
county.
All present and future members of
the American Red Cross residing in
the county. automatically become
| members of the chapter.
Uniform bylaws have been pre-
| pared, under which the government of
each chapter is vested in a board of
| directors and an executive committee.
The officers of each chapter will be a
chairman, vice chairman, secretary,
and treasurer. The bylaws provide
for appropriate committees, the estab-
| fishing of branches within the county,
and other details of organization.
Chapters will be installed by the
state director as rapidly as possible.
To make certain that there will be no
conflict with the new regulations, no
organization of a chapter should be
attempted until after consultation
he for h nnly 20
Red Cross activities must not be
suspended. Present and contemplated
organizations will be brought into the
chapter in an orderly way. Member
ship, work and campaign activities
should be continued, and a careful
| record thereof kept.
Harry Curran Wilbur, of Fargo,
has been named executive secretary
to assist the state director in carrying
out the organization mp plans = young
Director for North Dakota.
Harry Curran Wilbur,
Executive secretary.
Edwards building, Fargo, N. D.,
All communications should be adj
dressed to the North Dakota head
quarters, American Red Cross, Ed
wards building, Fargo, N. d.
The Cass county Red Cross chapter
will maintain offices in the same
building as the state headquarters,
and the Offices of the latter will be
ready for complete occupancy by the
latter part of this week.
visit State Fair Exhibit.
w. p. Porterfield, as chairman of
the committee in charge Of the Red
Cross exhibit at the Interstate fair IN
Fargo, Mr. and Mrs. #. G. Gardner and
Mrs NJ G. Young all were in Grand
Forks today inspecting the Red Cross
booth at the State fair there. The
Fargo exhibit will be housed in a
large tent