Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-17
ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION
All the work of the Chapter which is
for the benefit of civilians belongs to
its Committee on Civilian Relief. This
| includes assistance to those in need
because of disaster; such special local
activities. for example, as public
health nursing; and the relief of de-
pendent families Of soldiers and SAIL
ors. and of other families in the COM
munity who have lost their means of
support through the death or disab;l-
ity Of a wage-earner in this war
The last activity ii. e., the relief of
dependent families of soldiers and
sailors. and of other families in the
community who have lost their means
of support through the death or dis
ability of wage Garner in this war)
should be concentrated within the
Home Service Section. of the Civilian
Relief Committee. The Executive
, Committee Of the Civilian Relief Com
mittee preferably should be the Ex-
/ ecutive Committee and the nucleus of
the membership of the Home Service
Sectlon. Not all the members of the
Clviilan Relief Committee need to be-
long to the Home Service Section. but
Unless the Civilian Relief Committee is
doing other civilian relief work and.
therefore, needs to assign a part of its
membership to other duties. the two
may be identical. When identical 1t is
desirable that the name-Home Serv
ice Secfion-be used as means Of
Identifying the purpose and duties Of
this part of the Chapters organiza-
! ton.
! The Home Service Section shouId
have membership as representative
as possible of the various local inter-
ests-business, professional, and SO.
cial work.
Duties Of the Section
The Home Service Section should
be responsible to the officers of the
chap pier for the proper conduct of it's
work for the families under its care.
! IT should decide all matters of general
policy; it should prepare and submit
TO the officers of the Chapter the bud
get required for carrying on the Sec.
TONS activities; it should have charge
OF the employment of the clerical and
visiting staff of the Section, the en-
listment Of volunteers, the oreaniza.
lion OF the office system, and the maxi
ing OF required reports to the Chanter
and to the Director General of Civilian
Relief in WASHINGTON.
Inc section should have a chairman
ana a secretary. This chairman will
; IN most Chapters be, as, indeed is de-
sifabie, the chairman of the Executive
committee of the Committee an
t.Nlllan Relief. The secretary shou1d
ne choesn with special reference 70 his
or her ability to direct the work of tho
section of which this officer should he
the chief executive.
In cities carrying on effective Home
service meeting of the Section or of
the Executive Committee of the Sec
tlon is being held once a week.
Inc responsibility for raising funds
Tor Home Service rests with the FL
nance committee of the Chapter. The
FINANCE Committee will often find If
desirable to seek special contributions
from the public for this branch of
Chapter work
The Consultation Committee
The Home Service Section, or it's
Executive Committee should choose q
Consultation Committee. This COM
mttee should include the persons en-
gagged locally in social service and
having special experience and knowl
edge of local social conditions. It is
important that, if possible. there
should be upon this committee some
one familiar with military and naval
affairs, able to advise the Section
about how to proceed In verifying the
fact of a mans enlistment. and about
the proper military or naval authority
to whom to submit facts regarding the
dependency of an enlisted mans fam
| lily when this may be necessary. Later
editions of the Manual will contain
more detailed information about mill
tary and naval organization and the
procedure to be followed in making In
quiries or In seeking interviews with
representatives Of the various branch
es Of the service. There should also
be upon the Consultation Committee a
lawyer ready 70 instruct the workers