The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-21
SYMPATHY BASIS
RED CROSS WORK
Love for Humanity Inspires
Florence Nightingale
to Devote Life.
NOW GIRDLES GLOBE
Purpose of One Woman Gives
to World Organization
for Humanity.
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Northern Minnesota, North and
South Dakota and Montana.
| Insular and foreign--Hawaii, Insnlar
territories Of the United States and
foreign countries.
In Capable Hands.
| Each Of these divisions has gem
| eral headquarters and Is presided over
| by n manager, director bureau sup
plies. director military relief. director
| civilian relief. director bureau of de-
| veopment. director woman's bureau,
| director bureau of nursing. division
| accountant, director bureau publicity.
| The headquarters are located In large
cities, Minneapolis in the Northern di-
vision. and the organization is modelled
after that at general headquarters To-
Gated in Washington, d. G. In turn.
divisions are sub districted into chap
ters, usually comprising one or more
| counties. over each chapter Is n
chairman, vice chairman, treasurer and
/ beSitldlyt Will an cAtCutNe DOdTd
To further expedite the work chapters
are sub divided into branches. organ
lied similarity to the chapters.
Chapter headquarters are situated
usually at the largest city or town in
the chapters district. 1t is here the
work done by the branches is sent for
inspection and preparation for ship
ment to division headquarters. where
In turn It IL again inspected and sent
to the Atlantic coast for shipment to
the war field. In the same way reports
OF monies, receipts and expenditures,
are made. A standard form of chapter
accounting has been prepared for the
financial reports, which must be sub
mitted by all chapters to the division
managers.
Is Patriotic Work.
The direction of chapter and branch
affairs Is largely in the hands of peo-
pie prominent in their communities.
people Of public spirit who have the
confidence of their neighbors and as
soclates. Their time Is devoted to the
work for which there il little or no
| remuneration.
| To direct the work of the Red Cross
while the United States is in war
President Wilson. as it's president, APP
pointed a war council of seven mem
bers almost a year ago. This council
is composed of II. ]. Davidson, G. d.
Norton. Major Grayson p. NJ. Murphy
Cornelius n. Bliss, John y. Ryan, VIII
| II l.
The control of the war fund and other
money given for Red Cross work is II
the hands of the executive commit
tee and the war council
, Co ordination Is Aim.
To ordinate the work in Europe
commissions We're dispatched t,
: France. Russia, Italy Rumania ant
Serbia composed of specialists IL
medicine and general relief and execu
tives of large experience. A depart
ment for Belgium has been established
by the commission to France. The
recommendations of these commits
, sions are considered and acted upor
, by the war council A foreign relic
, department has been established I.
have charge of the acquisitions fol-
| itidAefillS anu REQUESTS ltT peTSonne
which are received from the commits
sions and approved by the war coun
= Gil. The whole field of relief Is di
2 vided into the military. bureau O
naval affairs, civilian relief, office o
( records and international interests.
4 Today the United States has prac
tically 100000 members of the Re,
Cross. the majority of whom wer
added as q result Of the nation wild,
drive during December. They form .
, network OF workers from the Cana
, dian boundary to the Mexican gulf an,
from the Rocky shores OF Maine I
the sun kissed coasts of California.
y There is scarcely n section, no mat
: ter how far remote, where som
n woman is not engaged in work to pro
< vide comforts and necessities for tn
, soldiers of the United States and thos
unfortunates in the war zone who's
q homes have been destroyed by tn
d merciless hand of warfare, 1T is thi
h universal spirit and desire to max
e every little count that In the aggre
;. gate is accomplishing more humani
r tartan work than the world ever befor
= has witnessed. 1t Is a work Of love.
e work of pride, a work of loyalty to tn
e principles for which America has al
: ways stood, 4 demonstration of pa
l. triotism that Is infectious.
Are You Helping?
Have you joined the Red Cross? Al
your idle dollars working in the caus
of humanity? Are you one of thes
possessed OF the larger vision that tn
future of mankind rests In the secul
G ity of our homes and democratic il
stitutions? If this government HI
not secured your financial and NOR:
- backing YOU are lax in your support
!, the government and those things IL
% which 1t is fighting. Your help
needed. Get into it,
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