Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-09
NEW RED CROSS SERVICE
TO AID MEN WHO ENLIST
Central DepOts and Warehouses to
Bo Established In All Prin-
cipnl Cities.
BUREAU OF MILITARY RELIEF
Will Forward and Distribute All
Gifts and Comforts for American
Troops and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Men to Take Charge OF Activities.
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lSpc'lQl TO ne cS-DISpatcnJ
WASHINGTON. April S.--A great ma
tional supply system, with central de-
pots and warehouses; in ali the prin-
ciral cities of the United states. has
hecn organized by the American Hed
Cross to forward and distribute all
gifts and comforts for American troops
and military hospitals.
The new organization. known as the
RED Cross supply Service is Il bureau
OF tho department of military rcliet
OF tho American Red Cross. This ser
vice viii be at the disposal Of any in
div;dual or organization seeking to aid
those cniistinE in the nations service.
in every training camp. in every mill
tary and naval hospital. at every army
base, there will be agents OF RED Cross
supply Service" to report on the needs
OF the men and to supervise the dis
tribution OF supplies.
Bchlnd the field organization will be
bureaus in charge Of the collection and
forwarding Of supplies. These will act
under the direction of central Of
flee in Washington. which will be in
close association with the War and
Navy Departments. and with the Coun-
ell OF National Defense. AS director
of the supply service. the central com
mittec OF the American Red Cross has
chosen w. Frank Persons, formerly di-
rector of the Charity Organization So
ciety OF New York City.
PROMINENT BUSINESS
MEN TO TAKE CHARGE
To aid in tho organization. and d.
rection OF Red Cross Supply Service
and to give 1t the efficiency Of a sue
ceasful corporation. prominent business
men have been enlisted to take charge
OF it's activities In the principal cities
Red Cross supply Service will be a
help and convenience in the work Of
patriotic and relief societies through
out the country. These will be able
to make up all supplies on specifica-
lions and regulations adopted by the
army and navy, and to distribute them
through the supply service. SO far as
possible. these societies will also work
on orders or requests for special arti-
clcs forwarded from division or CEN
trail headquarters
Thus much OF the waste arising from
misdrectcd or uncentralizcd effort may
be eliminated. Over-production OF GER
tain articles may be avoided. and short
age i'm others prevented. In the same
way. the reports OF field agents at all
lated at the central office. will show
where supplies are insufficient and
where there is a surplus.
Similar economies Will prevail in tho
purchase and forwarding of all sup
plies Materials to be shipped will be
drawn from the central depot nearest
their destination. while raw materials
for all local producing units Will be
purchased in wholesale quantities and
sold nt cost from these warehouses.
BRANCH HEADQUARTERS
ALREADY ESTABLISHED
To supervise the collection and
preparation of supplies branch head
quarters have been established in New
York. Boston Chicago Denver. New
Orleans and San Francisco. The work
of smaller towns and cities will he
directed from these centcrs.
The director of the New York branch
OF Red Cross supply Service is Otto
7. Barnard. OF the New York Trust
Company. Mr., Barnard will Give prac-
tically his entire time to this work
and he will he assisted by an advisory
committee consisting OF Henry James,
chairman OF the executive committee