The diamond drill., 1918-02-16
SHOULD BROADEN SCOPE.
State Red Cross Rep. Says iroh Co
Chapter Not General Enougll

N
zation OF the Red Cross was In Cps
tai Falls during he week making AN !
inspection OF the Iron county chap
ter for the purpose OF reporting 20
the state headquarters on the activl-
ties OF the chapter In all OF Its work.
The representative chosen was Geo.
r. Carroll. state secretary Of the fra
ternal league OF the state and man
who has had as much experience In or
ganization work as any man in Mich
igan.
A reporter for The Diamond Drill
looked up Mr. Carroll before he left
town and interviewed him on his
opinion OF how the Iron county chap
ter stacks up with chapters in other
sections OF the state. 1t would take
the swelling out Of the head OF our
most ardent admirers had they had
an opportunity to hear Mr.. Carroll
talk upon organization work and the
conditions necessary to make any or
Ednlzatlon i've one.
His first jolt came on the executive
committee which he characterized as
mot representative enough" He says
! that every community in the county
should be representative upon the
executive committee. In other words,
Alpha, Amasa, Mansfield. Gibbs City,
Palatka, Stambaugh, Mapleton and
every other place in the county which
has number OF people doing Red
Cross work should have representa-
tive on the committee. In order TO do
this successfully, the number on the
executive committee should be In
creased sufficiently to admit OF wide
circulation.
Crystal Falls and Iron River have
no business. according to Mr.. Car
rolls idea OF Red Cross chapter, to
hog all the representation and hold
these outlying points as satellites.
Mr.. Carroll spoke very highly OF
the work being done by the women
He had but one criticism to offer up,
and that was that the women who do
the work should be fully represented In
all units on the central body. He says
that too frequently chapters get the
idea that a Red Cross organization
is a sort OF society affair That idea
must be swatted on the head. The
Red Cross is a charitable organization
and while society events are counter.
anced in order to swell the funds Of
= the organization. the primary pur'
pose must not be lost sight Of Wort
is the watchword OF successful Red
Cross organization. In order to ge
work there must be the utmost dem
ocratic spirit evidenced No on'
man, woman, group OF men or wo
men should predominant in the coun
ellis OF the chapter above the other
all should meet on the same level
for work; not for show.
Speaking OF coming war activities
MIR. Carroll says that there is no al
ternative In his mind but central or
ganizations whereby every man an
woman in the different counties OF tn
state may be asked to donate II
saws that about 90 OF the So countie
of the state have already organize
and that with each succeeding wee
more counties are coming to recog
nize the necessity for such plan.
Mr.. Carroll further stated that th
Red Cross work Is only started. Tha
when the boys come back from Tn
front crippled. blinded, their healt
broken with tuberculosis or in othe
ways infirm, then the great burden {
the Red Cross will come home to u
in each community. The knitting
garments and folding OF bandages al
long-distance administrations. Whe
tho cripples come back the work wi
come home TO us and then the tru
test will come as to who is and WI
fs not the real Red Cross workers.
Mr. Carroll gave Iron county grei
,, credit for the showing that was mac
in the membership drive. He sa.
that he was at Manistique and New
berry when the flags were presents
10 the chapters OF those places ar
that the utmost enthusiasm prevail,
everywhere.
Inspections are made at regular !
tervals OF all chapters OF the sta
and a detailed report is made OF Il
inspection TO the state headquarters.