The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-03
Il RED CROSS CHAPTERS
ORGANIZED IN MARYLAND
300, G0O Men in Camps And Cam
tOnmentS.

Washington, Nov. 80. - Pretty
much everybody knows what the OBJ
jects OF the American Red Cross are.
but many are still in ignorance of its
organization and to them Il few
words OF eXplanation may not be out
OF place.
Briefly, then, very much as the
! War Department has organized its
army OF war into various divisions,
the Red Cross mas lately organized
its army of mercy into thirteen diyi-
sions, recalling 10 mind the original
organization OF our country, with its
thirteen States. These divisions, in
dependent OF each other, are all the
creation of and responsible to the pa
| rent body, the National Red Cross Of
America. Each one OF these thirteen
! divisions is sub divided into Chap
| Iers, Branches and AuXiliaries. The
| Potomac Division covers the States Of
| Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
! and the District of Columbia, and
within its limits there are approx
mately five million persons, each one
of whom, without exception, can do
| something to nelp the helpless, re-
| lieve suffering on the field of battle,
in the camp and in the homes OF
| those who have given their dear ones
to the country. Out OF this great
number, it is hoped that we may Gre
ate one of the most important Divi-
sions in the National Red Cross Army
The Honorable Henry White, for
! mer Ambassador to France, the
commanding officer of this Division,
| has established headquarters at 932
14th ST., N w. He is assisted in his
work by eight LieutenantS, or to give
them their real title, Directors OF
| Bureaus while each Chapter, Branch
| and Auxiliary has its own immediate
| officers. The headquarters aides are
| David H. Brown, in charge OF the De-
velopment Bureau; J. H. Purdy, Blu
reau of Publicity; Mrs. Frank NJ.
| Chapman, Bureau of Woman's work;
Miss Georgia Nevins, Bureau of
Nursing; DR.. j. w. Magruder, Blu
reau of Civilian Relief; Admiral
| Richard Wainwright, Bureau of Sup
plies, and Paul QaattlaadeF,- Bureau
| of Accounting.
Il believe" said Mr.. White today,
that the people of the Potomac Di-
vision soon will make it known as
| one of the greatest divisions of the
National Organization. To say that
every man and woman, boy and girl,
ca find work that will will be of
great actual help, sounds like an ex-
aggeration, but it is not; each indi-
vidual in the division can be of ire
mendous help, and l hope and be-
| lieve each one will
Already 70 Chapters have been or
| ganized in Virginia, 4 8 in West Vir-
cin MI n 10 r1-laDH n a
| District of Columbia, with, in all, 1873
Auxiliaries of Chapters, 1852 bran
| ches and 50 organizations for Civil
| liam Relief.
More Chapters and AuXiliaries will
| be formed as recruits enlist in the
| work, and soon no home in this di
vision will be 100 remotely situated
! to be in close touch with some one
of its branches The first thought
of our people naturally will be of
| their own men, of whom $4,000 al
! ready have been drafted from the
area of the Potomac Division for ser
/ vice in the National Army. Besides
this on the shoulders of the Potomac
Division falls largely the care and
comfort of 100000 soldiers, sailors,
marines, aviators, engineers and 9TH
er men in their country's service who
are now in Camps, Cantonments or
naval bases in the small area of this
! Division.
! To provide for the actual needs of
| our own men and their families and
| to ease the hardships of the men in
| the Divisions, camps and canton
ments, is now to be the responsible
| ty of the Potomac Division.
1t is Mr.. Whites desire, desire
shared by all mis- assistants. that any
! member of the Potomac Division of
! the Red Cross coming to Washington
| shall feel that at this headquarters
| he or she will always be heartily wei
/ come, shall know it as a place where
! the officers will be glad to take up
| cases OF relief when asked to do so,
! to give information On any subject
! PERTAINING to our great work. to look
| up addresses or conditions of friends
! to send documents or literature; in
| short, to make themselves generally
useful in connection with Red Cross
! activities.
| That is the spirit of the headquar
/ tiers, and We a~e confident that the
same spirit of patriotism and service
animates our Auxiliaries and Bran
| cheS.