Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-06-20
RED CROSS WORK.
CroSsviIIe Ladies and Others Over Coun-
ty Will Lend Helping Hand.

r Gross Chapter, brought out larg
| number of ladies and several men
. Mayor A. L. Garrison presided al
g master of ceremonies.
t Judge e. E. Snodgrass delivered al
eoquent and inspiring talk, vIvldlJ
t setting out the great needs that con
front the nation in the field of labor
| dIstlnctively devoted to Red Cross
/ work. He showed what great Chris.
tian work 1t Is and urged in the strong
est terms that our people join heartily
, IN this noble work of ministerlng
mercy. He was heartily cheereed at
the close of his address as an evidence
that his stirring words had struck
home to the nearts of his hearers.
MS. f H. Washburn read splendid
paper telling of the work, after which
she named a few committees 10 push
the work along. Mrs. j. y. johnson
was named as chairman of the Com
mlttee on Finance, Mrs. J. W. Dorton,
| Work, and Mesdames Andy ElmOre
and F. j. Upham, Purchasing.
Some literature relative to the man.
ner IN which such chapters are organ
lied was expected before the meeting,
but 1t failed to arrive.
We have been favored with a very
clear and concise statement of what is
expected of members, the manner of
organizing chapter. which follows:
In connection with enrolling Red
Cross members and organizing Cum
ber land County Red Cross Chapter
there are number of poaS,s for peril
lnent questions. o.
Many seem to fear the duties that
embershlp may impose. There IS no
need for this to prevent any one from
enrolling as member CT this great or
ganlzation
Signing the application blanks and
paying one of the dues, from one dol
lar to one hundred dollars. simply per-
mts your name to go on record as a
member of the Red Cross, with no ser
vice obligations whatever.
The Bulletin of April. 1917, has this
paragraph on Membership: Member
ship imposes no obligation OF personal
service, either IN time of war or peace.
1t is not to be confused with enroll
ment tor SPECIAL service, such as nurs-
ing, hospital units, ETC., which have
special requirements and duties.
Comparatively few persons can
serve the Red Cross in the field. but
everyone can serve at home, by becom-
ing member, by getting friends to
join, and by spreading knowledge of
the work and by participating IN the
work of the local chapter
! The application blanks also bear IN
red ink:
"No field service required.
| So no one need entertain any night
mare vision of active service unless
they volunteer for such work. Enroll
ment ooes not even obllge one to do
any work with the local chapter. That
Is all matter of personal ability and
inclination. This is list of the var
lous kinds of membership:
|. Annual member $1.00
Subscribing member annually, 200
Contributing member, annually 500
Sustaining member, annually, 1000
Lite member, one payment, $500
Patron member, one pay't, 10000
Another question is relative to the
disposition of the dues collected. The
April Bulletin explains this:
members of the Red Cross. within
the territory Of a chapter. are auto
maticaIly members of the cnapter, and
q portion of the membership dues is
retained py the chapter for Its own
use, within proper restrictions. /"
This means that the greater part of
the membership dues are used for the
Purchasing of supplies, ETC.. for the
local work.
The organization of a chapter is a
matter of considerable time as the So
ciety is overwhelmed at Washington
with its unusual press OF work. The
process OF organizing is clearly stated
in the Bulletin:
"When a community desires to or
ganize chapter petition requesting
the necessary authority signed by five
or more responsible persons residing in
the district should be forwarded to the |
Central Committee of the American