Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-11
T0NAME DIRECTOR
:. OF MILITARY RELIEF
War Department to Accept the
Volunteer Services of Noted
Business Man.
RED CROSS WORK GROWING

Men who have handled the biggest
business propositions in the United
States have como into the Red Cross or
ganization to take charge Of the various
departments on a war-footing basis.
Official announcement Of the business
reorganization of the great relief So
ciety authorized by Congress is held up
pending action by the War Department
in confirming the volunteer selected to
succeed Col. Jefferson R. Kean- as di-
rector Of the military relief.
1t became known from an authorita-
tive source today, however, that action
by the War Department Is expected to-
day and that official announcement will
Immediately follow. The man chosen
charge Of one Of the largest business
enterprises in the United States. Col.
Kean has been withdrawn from the
Red Cross service by the War Depart
ment.
Besides the department of military
relief. the Red Cross reorganization
includes the department of civilian re-
lief, the department of supplies and
the department Of chapters.
NSSu Oh REORGANIZATION
The need for this general business re-
organization was forced upon the war
council by the tremendous increase Of
declared by the United States. When
the new Red Cross headquarters was
flrst occupied. only a few months ago,
there were but forty employees and now
there are more than 700 in that one
building. with an overflow Of several
ffV11A no har In I'D hpf
ings.
The reorganization Of the civilian re-
lief department has been caused by the
fact that DR.. E. P. Bicknell. who has
been its chief for many years. has been
sent with the commission to France. w.
Frank Persons. who came to the Red
Cross a few months ago from a position
as director of the Charities Organiza-
ton Society in New York to organize
the supply service. has been appointed
to succeed DR.. Bicknel1
Frank B. Clifford, head Of the purchasing
service OF Armour & Co.. has been Sc
cured as active chief Of the supply service
! with these assistant directors: Henry S.
Banking Company Of Boston and New
York; Roger B. Flannery, an official of
one Of the big steel corporations in Pitts
burgh. and Edwin j. Beinecke
Tho supply service is being organized
under the personal supervision Of Edward
N. Hurley. former chairman Of the fed
eral trade commission d. W. Cook Is
vice chairman to Mr.. Hurley and he is
in charge Of organizing the transportation
facilities.
Mr.. Cook is vice president of the Erie
railroad. This branch of the .ervice is
arranging for cargo space in outgoing
vessels and Is arranging to ship Red
Cross supplies to France, Russia,
Siberia and the Balkans.
Duties Of Harvey D. Gibson.
The department Of chapters is placed
| in charge of Harvey D. Gibson, pres;-
dent of the Liberty National Bank OF
New York. He will devote his entire
time at the headquarters here to bust
ness management of all chapter actiyt-
ties.
For assistants he will have E. H
Wells. the present director of chap
ward College; Fred P. Small. assistant to
the president of the American Express
Company, who will be personally in
which the Red Cross is to start with
the object to have all Red Cross articles
OF the highest grade and uniform.
Under the department of chapters
also comes the woman's bureau, which
was opened last week, with Miss Flor
ence Marshall as director. Miss Mar
shall was formerly principal of the
Manhattan Trade School, Her work
will be principally to direct the actiyi-
ties OF the groups in schools, churches
and outlying communities which are
not directly tied up with the various