The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-24
POLICY OF RED CROSS
TO BENEFITS
LOCAL CHAPTER pEslGNATEs
MRS. FAlRWEATHER TO SUP.
ERvlsE ENTERTAINMENTS.

The Shoshone County Chapter of tn
Red Cross requests the papers of tn
county to publish the following let
} ters:
Letter Of instruction.
American Red Cross, Washington
d. c., April 17,s 1917.
ITO all chapters American Re,
Cross
Many chapters are being approach
ed with offers of entertainments, all o.
a part OF the proceeds of which ar,
to be donated to the Red Cross. I'm.
der these circumstances it seems es.
sential that some general policy should
be defined for the information and
guidance of chapters
Experience has taught that the Red
Cross must exercise the greatest eau
tion and discretion in accepting Of
/ fers of assistance of this character
The following general rules are sub
mitted as a guide to chapters in cons
sidering offers of assistance through
the medium Of entertainments. it be-
ing recognized that each individual
case will have to be decided by chap
ter officers on the ground, and that no
hard and fast rule would be applicable
in every instance.
First No offers should be accepted
Confamnlafiup a diy,;o;op9 ,f ,a,.>at. ~
tween promoters and tie Red Cross.
This rule applies to the manufacture
and sale of merchandise or articles of
any kind as well as to entertainments
Second No one should be permitted
to promote or advertise an entertain
ment or like function as Red Cross
entertainment or benefit unless you
are sure the management or control Is
entirely In the hands of the Red Cross
chapter.
Third. If. after due investigation,
those Offering to conduct entertain
ments for the benefit of the Red
Cross are found to be entirely re-
liable and acting in good faith, they
may be permitted to make announce
ment in the press or otherwise of their
intention to donate the proceeds of
the entertainment to the Red Cross,
but the entertainment should not be
advertised as Red Cross benefit or
Red Cross entertainment, nor any
wording used in the announcements
that would lead the public to believe
that 1t Is being given under auspices
Of the Red Cross or that the Red Cross
IS In any way connected with or re-
'ponsible for its management.
Fourth. In no instance should the |
Use OF the Red Cross emblem in an
louncing or advertising an entertain
nent be authorized except in the case |
# such entertainments as are actual
Y managed and controlled by the Red
ross chapter.
Fifth. There should be a well de-
med policy in each chapter Office in
egard to these matters. People Of
ering their services to the Red Cross
nay not easily understand why they
re not Immediately accepted. Some
erson in each Office should be familiar
nth this policy and authorized to
peak for the chapter. This auth
rized spokesman should also act as {
clearing house for offers in order
nat conflicting information or con-
letting dates may be avoided.
ELIOT wADSwoRTH, II
Acting Chairman" !
instructions Explained. IL
In answer to letter asking for !
ore detailed information regarding
lie first rule the following was re-
lived: ]
II merchant In any way includes =
e name of the Red Cross in his adj r
'rtisement or in the announcement I
his intention to contribute a GER L
in percentage of the proceeds. then 1 !.
offer cannot be accepted. On the N
her hand. the action of the White N
* base ball team in Chicago is open N
no objection. without any adver- %
cement of any kind the White Sox P
'nagement turns over to the Chicago p
apter ten per cent Of its receipts. =
There is nothing of course to pre- D
Mt a merchant or a theater or any p,
Ter Individual or group of individ- p
Is from making gifts to a local ~
ipter or to the work of the Red RI
oss either direct or indirect. 81
Hoping this information will be Of =,
to you, ! remain, 81
n Il. H. WELLS, So
Assistant to the Chairman" Sa
n compliance with the Instructions On
the fifth rule, the chapter has as So
ned to Mrs. Stanley p. Fairweather w,
duty Of supervising the question WI
entertainments. -.