The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-20
AMERICAN RED CROSS
::SOC|ETY RECOGNIZED
BY i. S. GOVERNMENT
PRESIDENT ISSUES PROClAMA.
TON DESIGNATING 1T AS
NATIONAL BODY.
Copy Of Proclamation Received Here
by A. E. Sinks. Secretary Of
Wheeling Chapter

| President Wilson's prOClamatin1,. Is
sued Aprll Il. designating the American
R"d Cross Society a. Il department ~
furnish volunteer aid 10 the sick and
wounded in Time OF war and 10 per.
! form duties devolved upOn national
I society of natiCn accepting the
treaty Of Geneva. has been received
! in This city ny A. +. Sinks. Of the
Wheeling chapter OF the American
! Red Cross Society.
Appealing 10 all its members for
earnest cooperation and support
President Wilson. chief executive Of
The society. writes: Upon your aid
iUpCT the amounts and prompiness of
your gifts and CO-Unrrar;On. must De.
pend the fulfllment Of HE duties that
are imposed Grnn il. II serves 20
!nnhi" and bcncticent a purpose that
III must appeal 10 all who love their
country and who love humanity"
The proclamation is as follows:
THE WHITE House
WASH NGTON
Aprrl e. 1917.
| In "rd"r mat thr r"licf work which
! IS uEduuhi"dly ahead Of us should b.,
| mad" thoroughly efficient. il is most
d"sirahI" INA; il should h.. cn-"rdinalcd
and concentrated under one urganiza.
! zion.
Recognizing thts fact. Congress inc"r-
| p"rht"d tn" american Rcd. Cross to
! furnish volunteer aiG 10 Tho sick and
wounded "i armies in Tin" Of war and
Tor said purposes {" perform all tn.
duties d"N"iv"i upon q national soCici Y
by each nation which has accepted the
treat! uf ,i"n'Ia. Ia act m
matters "f voluntary relief and in ac-
! cord with III" military AMI naval
aI' m"rijl"S rs. medium az CuInmunica :
! lion between tn" p""Nl" "f IN" United
! states ~ America and lEclr Army and
Navy.
iia'ins mus h""n mae" the official
Volunteer ali organization uf the Init"
Hin'"S. III American Rcd cross comes
! HnH"f IN" nr"t"Cti"n ui III" Treaty -!
''"n"Ea and has received Lu" rcruEni-
| 'i"n ifnm all foreign governments. IN
Gus n"ln nj h"n, ana abroad H. thus
definitely Determined and assured
IN" surgeons General Of the VA:
and NaN% Departments are members ~
| ih' E.N"rut!}" committee. Of ;hr Amnri-
can l.'6 t'rnSS Rv Act - Congress
t. medical officers "f both hranchr: ~
| N" S"rsI"" ~" G"fai'"L Tor scr, IT," VITA
h" :" "rSnn'H"d rs best /" suprI"men;
! m" m"irai service "r our hShtIn2;
+ rrrc"S
! m" civilian r.ll.r j. und"r :, trained
| HHd experienced personnel "Surria'ly
| fitted (" ear" -" soldiers families and
/ other n"u-r"mn atlantis. III" Hcc"Uui> -:
! n" Nss"cratioir a." ;,Udii"d b! III" War
/ department III nrG"r Thoroughly - safe
ruard III" funds contributed by the pun
! H..
, E"r"nt experience ma mad. it NOR
I 'I'n~ than ever ihat 4 mulnplcIly If
! r,fii"f HG"nrl"~ l"NhS To bring ahnr.'
i""uiUst"H. dTl'iCat: delay and vast"
Mur""'"r. II alturiS temptations :" dis.
! honest I".rS"us t. tak" adNanlac" OF IN"
+ general wiIiInEn"SS - tn" public -
| sUhS,'rih'rS and rnh In" soldier ~ tin
as iS;uurr h. =" much needs. Wherever
/ n III" present war SUfiIri"nt EulUut."c
I aid has been rruGcT",I either :" sol
! Hi"rs "r ga r"n-rouhalnuiS - has been
| 'rd"rri under u W-li-u"GaUIscd central
| body. ENr'rnrr" - certainty n" most
! ,uuyirtSHE teacher &nl " should learn
| By hos. European examples how e.
conduct our own relief work with th'
MOST th"-"ugh efficiency md system.
! Wl'h il rlj&uii"I'y and i'S democracy
| III" Rcd cross * broad enough ~ on
! hrnr.. nj. efforts 10Y N" relief of our
| families and tor IN" asS!Stnr"" &c any
! at h.,r n"li-""uIhataniS vino may r"puir"
and
vs. tn. G're siirn, "f tn, American Rel
! truss ,nlr branch nf rh' great inter
uarlonal organization. most earnestly
, commend IT 1" your confidence" ana Enui
support I-pon your aid. upon III"
amounts ana prumpin"Ss "f E"lr gifiS
and cn-"p"raiirr. musr depend til" int-
iiiilrmrnt 81 ~. iuticS ihnt ar Imposed
n;,.n =; u serves 50 n0hl" anr
hcuri.rr"n: n puGHc>" that il. must NJ.
peal - All VIZ. 10y" their country and
VIII" l"r" humanity.