The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-09
Mass Meeting at
 Eagle Hall Tuesday

I headquarters and keeps the records of members, the minutes of meetings, etc, should have some facility for | such work and should be ready to give it the necessary time and attention As the duties of the secretary, as | fixed by the central committee, are of such nature that they cannot be divided between a corresponding and recording secretary. only one sec retary can be recognized by national | headquarters.
 | For treasurer it is we'll to select man who has banking connections and facilities for receiving money, keeping accounts in good order and making financial reports.
 5. A certificate of organization and election, for which a blank form will be provided, must be sent to the di- rector of chapters through the chan nel indicated on the same.
 6. If the organization of the pro posed chapter is approved by the di- rector of chapters, the central com mittee will give official recognition to the new chapter, which thereby becomes the local representative of the American Red Cross within it's juris- diction and has authority over all Red Cross activities therein subject to the bylaws and regulations of the Red Cross and the direction of the proper national officers.
 '. Minutes of the meetings of or ganizatiOn should be kept by a sec retary of the committee on organiza- tion, and documents pertaining to the same should be preserved and turned over to the secretary of the chapter. These are an important part of a chap ters records, useful in preventing mis- understanding and of historical value.
 8. The name and jurisdiction of chapter must be approved by the di- rector of chapters. The name must be geographical and indicative of the chapters location. The jurisdiction, which must be a definite territory, should be determined before authority to organize is granted.
 9. If there exists in the community local committee on Red Cross nurs- ing service or. an organization that employs nurse of the Town and Country Nursing Service, those who organize the chapter should make ar engagements with such organization for reciprocal representation on their re- spective governing boards.
 10. Membership in the society, which involves no fixed obligation, al though it implies loyalty to the Red Cross and such help as the members can give, is distinct from enrolment in special forms of service, for in- stance, as the Nursing Service. It is of six classes, all of which, except an nual membership, include subscription to the Red Cross Magazine. In other respects the privileges are the same
 Dues of life and patron members are sent in full to Washington, where they are placed in the endowment fund, the income from which is in- tended primarily to be used for emer- gency relief work.
 Per Year Ahhudl =. ... ...S 1.OO Subscribing ... .... 200 contributing =. ... .. .... 800 oustaillhS =. ... 1O.0O Life, one payment ... ... ...-- 25.00 Patron, one payment ... ... 10000
 Members residing within the jurfs- diction of chapter automatically be- come members of a chapter unless they individually request exemption, in which case they are enrolled as members at large.
 Il. When a chapter has ben organ ized it's first object should be the se-