The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-01


The regular meeting Of the Fair
mont Chapter, American Red Cross,
viii be held on INa1day evening, March
8, at 1880 o'clock, at Red Cross head.
quarters in the Municipal building.
At this meeting amendments will
be proposed to the Bylaws Of said
chapter, by resolution, Is follows:
Resolution No. I.
Be It resolved that there shall be
added to the paragraph In the Bylaws
entitled Standing Committees" the
following language:
Committee on Chapter School for
County"
Committee on Town and Country
Nursing Service"
Resolution No. 2.
Be 1t resolved that the second para
graph Of the section Of the Bylaws
entitled Executive Committee" be
and the same is amended so as to be
in the language following, namely,
1.-THE Executive Committee shall
have power to fill vacancies In their
own number or in the offices Of the
Chapter In the intervals between the
annual meetings, but shall not have
power to diminish or increase the size
Of Executive Committee except It may
select chairmen Of newly created
standing committees"
Resolution No. g.
Be It resolved that, In addition to
all other departments, standing COM
mittees and organized activities Of this
Chapter, there shall be organized and
maintained a standing committee on
Town and Country Nursing Service
and that there shall be added to the
Bylaws Immediately preceding tho
Bylaw entitled STANDING Commit
tees" the following language, name
COMMITTEE on Town and Country
Nursing Service"
This committee shall be known as
the Town and Country Nursing Ser
vice, Fairmont Chapter, A. r, C..
This committee shall consist Of a
Chairman, Secretary! Treasurer and as
many members as are deemed neces-
sary.
The Chairman shall be selected as
chairmen of other Standing Commit
tees with like powers and privileges.
The secretary, to be selected by this
committee, shall keep q record OF the
work Of this committee and Of its ap.
pointees and servants. The Treasurer
shall keep a record Of funds disbursed
| by this committee, and shall make
monthly to the Executive Committee,
complete report Of funds disbursed
and work undertaken or accomplish.
ed.
This committee shall have full
charge and supervision Of nurses with
authority to employ and discharge
same, fix salaries, and make necessary
expenditures in connection with its
work.
This committee shall receive a
monthly budget to carry on its regu'
lar work, but any activities requiring
expenditure Of unusual sums Of money
must be first approved by the Execu
tive Committee.
The Treasurer Of the Chapter shall
be, exofficio, custodian of any dona
tons received by this committee, all
of which shall be placed in the Chap
Ter Treasury as part Of the general
| funds.
The work Of this committee shall
not supersede the work of any other
Standing or Special committee, but
the services Of the Nursing star shall
b eat the disposal OF the sick with es
pecial attention to Tubercular cases
This committee shall not dispense
any charity, except medicines ant
medical and surgical supplies.
Should any other committee require
the services Of nurse or nurses the
same shall be furnished by this com
mittee Internationally, at the direction
OF the Executive Committee.-Ady.