The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-26
Red Cross Officers
George A. Mcfarland, president.
J. l.. Farley, vice president.
Mrs. F. w. Heidel, secretary.
Darby O'Malley, treasurer.

Representative citizens of Valley
City filed the auditorium at the city
hall on Monday evening and organized
a Red Cross unit for Barnes county.
Before leaving l24 members joined
the membership roll and paid the mem.
bership fee, after short address by
President George A. Mcfarland, of the
State Normal school, through whose
initiative the meeting of citizens was
called. Three signed up for life men,
bership, Darby O'Malley, Jas. J. Ear.
ley and Geo. A. Mcfarland. The num-
Der enrolled Monday night exceeds
those at the initial meeting in Fargo,
the membership there now reaching
$500.
President Mcfarland in his address
outlined the policies and functions of
the American Red Cross. He gave con-
siderable information and corrected
many mistaken impressions of the
work of the organization. He said the
Red Cross is not charity organiza-
tion nor does it concern itself with
local philanthropy. 1t serves the un.
fortunate in times of great disaster
The speaker gave a short history
of the organization, stating that the
Red Cross was organized by represen-
tatives of several nations at Berne,
Switzerland, in 1864. Its object was
to aid the wounded in battle, and now
almost every nation recognizes the
work Of the Red Cross, and it's repre-
sentatives are allowed to pass through
the lines. The Red Cross was organ
lied in this country in 1881, and Clara
Barton became it's head. 1t has broad
ened its line of activity and serves in
any great disaster, such as that which
betel San Francisco and Galveston.
The work Of the organization is
purely voluntary. It's members can
not be called to serve in the field un-
less they volunteer to do so, but mem
bership is open to anyone who wishes
to join. BY joining the person pays
any one of six membership fees A
fee Of 81 entities person to member
ship, a fee of 81 gives membership and
a subscription to the Red Cross Maga-
zine. Then there are fees of IS, $40,
SIS and $780, whichever the member
wishes to pay. twenty-five dollars is
the life membership fee and S10O gives
one the patron membership.
All moneys raised by fees are used
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President Mcfarland also explained
that any organization might become
an auxiliary to the Red Cross. The
local chapter of the D. A. r. has al
ready made application to become an
auxiliary and will furnish a box OF
supplies. In the same manner other
organizations may become auxiliaries,
and auxiliaries may be organized at
any point in the county. 1t is hoped
that this will be done, and that tnc
membership of the Barnes county unit
will be raised to at least 1000 mem
bers.
Rev. L. G. Moultrie acted as tenn
porary chairman Monday evening and
Rev. C. E. Vermilya as temporary Sec
retary. AS presiding officer, Re-.
Moultrie remarked that the Red Cross
work was one Of the most patriotic
in which the people Of any community
might enter. -.
Permanent officers for the Valley
City and Barnes county unit were
elected as follows: President. George
A. Mcfarland; vice president, J. ].
Farley; secretary, Mrs. F. W. Hcidel;
treasurer, Darby O'Malley.
The executive, membership and 9TH
er committees will be appointed in a
few days, after which an active men,
bership will begin, to include both city
and county,
The next meeting will be called
soon