The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-20
Juneau Chapter Outlines Present Drive which Is for Getting
 Members Only.
IS STRICTLY REGULATED
Is Unlawful for Any Per- son or Society to Carry on Work in Name
 of Order.

Juneau is keenly alive to the i'm portance of the Red Cross Christmas Membership Campaign which is now sweeping the entire nation. Every citizen feels surge of patriotism, and a tremendous zeal to do some thing for the cause. It will be well to bear in mind that the chief object of the present campaign is to secure members, particularly annual, or dol lar members, rather than to secure donations or contributions of money, membership fees.
 The Red Cross needs money for it's work, and opportunity will always be given for rendering financial as sistance to the organization, but all effort during the Christmas campaign is aimed, primarily, at securing a huge membership list for the Ameri can Red Cross, in order that every business citizen may from hence forth, feel himself a part of the Red Cross, and may be disposed to keep 1 in touch with it's purposes. Must Get Authority
 No plan for raising Red Cross funds, aside from membership dues, should be formed during the cam 1 paign week, and at no time should Red Cross moneyraising plans be i inaugurated by unauthorized persons i or societies without full and specific authority from the Red Cross Chap , ter.
 Juneau Chapter of the American Red Cross operates under the strict est orders from divisional and na tional headquarters, and is by them l held responsible for preserving the dignity, efficiency, and integrity of l the American Red Cross within the territory under the jurisdiction of the chapter. To the end that the chap ter may meet fully it's responsibili- ties in these respects, the Executive committees has created a special committee, the duty of which is to pass upon all money producing pro i iects proposed as aids to the Red Cross. Mrs. H. l.. Faulkner is chair man of this committee, and all per sons contemplating at any time any undertaking as indicated above, must confer with and receive permission may legally be placed in operation. Employ Business Methods
 The American Red Cross main tains as it's positive policy that no money-making plan will be entered l into by the Red Cross unless the entire proceeds thereof pass to the | Red Cross. The further particulars of handling money-making schemes have been left largely to the discre- ton of the individual chapters. In some chapters, bazaars. fairs, and social activities of various sorts have been resorted to as Red Cross money-producing agencies. but in Jul neau Chapter it has become the pol ] icy to employ only accepted busi- ness methods for securing funds. Juneau Chapter does not encour- age methods of indirect taxation for 1 it's support but assumes that Red | Cross work is a part of every in- dividuals most important business, and as such should be managed ac- cording to the same plan accepted | for other successful business under i takings.
 Object of Drive
 Both the chairman of Juneau | Chapter and the chairman of the special Christmas membership cam paign committee, emphasizes the fact l that the chief object of the present drive is to secure members (money will come later through regular channels accessible to the public) and that at all times proper author ity from the chapter must be se- cured before planning, announcing, or advertising Activities on behalf of the Red Cross.
 Tn this connection, instructions from National Headquarters are re- l iterated that any unauthorized use of the Red Cross emblem, name, or prestige for advertising or other purposes, or any defamatory criti- cism or attempt to detract from the dignity or usefulness of the organi zation, is subject to prosecution through the United States courts.
 It occasionally happens that per sons of the highest type of patriot | ism, and with the very best of good intentions. owing to unfamil- l iarity with the regulations, unthink- ingly and unknowingly trespass up on certain of these rules. Juneau 1 Chapter wishes to forestall any un- pleasantness that might arise in such cases, by making the public thor oughly familiar with the facts of the situation.
 Is Big Organization
 The chairman of the Juneau Chap ter recently stated, "The American Red Cross is a big organization, with big aims, and big accomplish ments. In order to keep accurate l check on it's activities and in order