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Fl RED CROSS CHAPTERS
ORGANIZED IN MARYLAND
Potomac Division Must Look After
25O.0G0 Men in Camps And Cam
tOnmentS.

Washington, Nov. 80. - Pretty
much everybody knows what the OBJ
jects OF the American Red Cross are.
but many are still in ignorance of its
organization and to them a few
words of explanation may not be out
OF place
Briefly, then. very much as the
War Department has organized its
army OF war into various divisions,
the Red Cross has lately organized
its army of mercy into thirteen diyi-
sions, recalling 10 mind the original
organization OF our country, with its
thirteen States. These divisions, in
dependent OF each other, are all the
creation of and responsible to the pa
rent body, the National Red Cross OF
America. Each one OF these thirteen
divisions is sub divided into Chap
Uers, Branches and AuXiliaries. The
Potomac Division covers the States of
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
and the District of Columbia, and
within its limits there are approx
mately five million persons, each one
of whom, without exception, can do
something to nelp the helpless, re-
lieve suffering On the field of battle,
in the camp and in the homes of
those who have given their dear ones
to the country. Out of this great
number, it is hoped that we may ere
ate one of the most important Divi-
sions in the National Red Cross Army
The Honorable Henry White, for
mer Ambassador to France, the
commanding officer of this Division,
has established headquarters at 932
18th ST., N. w. He is assisted in his
work by eight Lieutenants, or to give
them their real title, Directors of
Bureaus. while each Chapter Branch
and Auxiliary has its own Immediate
officers. The headquarters aides are
David H. Brown, in charge Of the De-
velopment Bureau; ]. H. Purdy, Bu-l
reau of Publicity; Mrs. Frank NJ.
Chapman, Bureau of Woman's work;
Miss Georgia Nevins, Bureau of
Nursing; DR.. ]. w. MagrUder, Blu
reau of Civilian Relief; Admiral
Richard Wainwright, Bureau of Sup
plies, and Paul Quattlander, Bureau
of Accounting.
Il believe" said Mr.. White today,
that the people of the Potomac Di-
vision soon will make it known as
one of the greatest divisions of the
National Organization. To say that
every man and woman, boy and girl,
ca find work that will will be of
great actual help, sounds like an eX-
aggeration, but it is not; each indi-
vidual in the division can be of tre
mendous help, and | hope and be-
lieve each one Will"
Already 10 Chapters have been or
ganized in Virginia, Is in West Vir
ginia, q in Maryland, and one in the
District of Columbia, with, in all, 1SS
AuXiliaries of Chapters, 1852 bran
ches and 35 organizations for Civil
liam Relief.
More Chapters and AuXiliaries will
be formed as recruits enlist in the
work. and soon no home in this di- |
vision will be 100 remotely situated
to be in close touch with some one
of its branches The first thought |
of our people naturally will be of
their own men, of whom $4,000 all
ready have been drafted from the
area of the Potomac Division for ser
vice in the National Army. Besides |
this on the shoulders of the Potomac |
Division falls largely the care and |
comfort of 100000 soldiers, sailors, |
marines, aviators, engineers and 9TH |
er men in their country's service who J
are now in Camps, Cantonments or
naval bases in the small area of this !
Division.
To provide for the actual needs of |
our own men and their families and !
to ease the hardships of the men in |
the Divisions, camps and canton |
ments. is now to be the responsible |
ty of the Potomac Division.
1t is Mr.. Whites desire, desire |
shared by all mis- assistants that any |
member of the Potomac Division of !
the Red Cross coming to Washington |
shall feel that at this headquarters |
he or she will always be heartily well |
come, shall know it as a place where |
the officers will be glad to take up |
cases OF relief when asked to do so, |
to give information On any subject |
PERTAINING to our great work. to look |
up addresses or conditions of friends |
to send documents or literature; in |
short, to make themselves generally |
useful in connection with Red Cross !
activities.
That is the spirit of the headquar- |
ters, and We a"e confident that the |
same spirit of patriotism and service !
animates our AuXiliaries and Bran |
ches.