The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-09-25
Red Cross
To the, Chapters of the Pc
tomac Division.

Cooperation with Woman's
Committee of Council of Ma
tional Defense respecting Bras
sard as substitute for mourn
ing for one who'e life has been
lost in the service.
Enclosed please find joint
circular addressed to the local
units of the Woman's Commit
tee of the Council of National
Defense and to the chapters of
tho American Red Cross, with
respect to plan suggested by
the Woman's Committee and
approved by the President, for
TIE wearing of a Brassard as a
substitute for mourning by the
relatives of those soldiers and
sailors who have lost their lives
in the service.
The Red Cross War Council
has undertaken, at the request
of the Woman's Committee, to
prepare these Brassards for dis
tribution to the bereaved fami-
lies, and you are respectfully
requested to undertake this re.
sponsibility, always in coopera-
ton with tho local units of the
Woman's Committee.
American Red Cross Chapters
will provide the Brassard with.
out charge to the widow and
parents of the soldier or sailor.
To other members of the family,
it will be furnished at cost. Ma
terials for the Brassard have
reached the division warehous-
es acquisitions from chapters
will be filled upon application
to division headquarters.
A Rrassard consists of a band
Of black broadcloth three inches
wide, to be worn on tho left
sleeve, midway between elbow
and shoulder. The length of
the band as delivered is eigh
inches, and should be adjusted
to the size OF the sleeve, the
ends being Tapped or sewcd in a
SCAM. lne seam or tapped
edges of the arm band should
be placed at the seam of the
sleeve.
The stars should be midway
OF the width of the band. When
one star is worn it should be
placed about | Ii inches be.
yond the first quarter of the
band, and Il distance of about
Ia inches should be main.
tanned between the centers of
the stars when more than one
Is worn. Ii two stars are worn,
the first star should be moved
one inch nearer the seam.
1t is suggested that Chapters
confer Immediately with the 10.
cal unit of the Woman's Com
mittee of the Council of Nation.
al Defense, and if deemed ad
yisable, together with the
chairman of your Home Service
Section, regarding the distribu-
ton of the Brassards. 1t is
considered better policy to let
each community decide for 1t
self the best method of insuring
the success of this plan locally.
a joint circular letter address
ed to the local units of the Wo
mans Committee, and to Red
Cross Chapters with respect to
this plan, which has been APP
proved by the President of the
United States is enclosed here.
with, and it is earnestly sug-
gested to our Chapters that
they act in close cooperation in
this matter with the local units
of the Woman's Committee
wherever they may be.
l venture furthermore to re-
quest all officials of Chapters in
this division to be so good as to
canse the fullest possible pub
Lefty 10 be given to this letter
and it's enclosure.
Very sincerely yours,
HENRY WHITE,
Manager Potomac Division.
The Womsn's Committee of
the Council of National De-
tense, in executive session on
May 20, recommended the wear
ing of q Brassard as a substi-
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