Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-17
C. FOX
RED cross vye1R

during fha Mar % The Rad Croass 1Es
Tor the 1rst six months 0f the war. or
the second BIx mouths or the third
atx na0nths yOn did - ron ere IN
sSEled % one. two. Or three bars In
aicafang your service. Fuller details
ae to how to apply for service stripes:
badges and buttons will 81 announced
IA 3 few days
Many Inquiries have been recelved
BY the Committee on Awards, and
at the present time not all details BIZ
Che plan for awards can be given. In
general way though, an acnrate
record has been kept By most chap
ters of those persons who have been
regular workers and who are eligible
Tor such recognition 0g service
z Certificates Will be awarded to
chapter workers upon the recommen-
aation OF the Chapter Executive com
mittee, or of special committee APP
pointed by the chapter chairman
Where II Ii impossible To secure &C
curate records of service rendered. Il
d suggested that workers submit
their claims, approved BY the officers
under whom they worked. To the chap
ter committee Responsible for award
ing certificates and badges
In the case of men. there Ii no dis
ttngulshing mark granted To show
the length OF service above 4 mini
mum period OF six months. For
women, In each period or six months,
i minimum Of 800 hours must have
been given. An excess Of this amount
Of service In any one period viii not
entitie the person eligible to more
than the one stripe allowed Tor each
period of service, the second stripe
for two full periods Of service being
il white one. Three full periods ,of
service with minimum os 500 hours
work Id each entities the person to d
blue, white, and . blue stripe.
For Exceptienaa Servlee
Many inquiries have been received
BY the committee. citing cases where
women through no fault Of their own
have not served minimum period OF
800 hours and yet have done except
ional work at great personal sacri-
nee. Realizing that injustice would
be done innot recognizing certain Of
these cases, the Committee on Awards
has decided that service certificates
and badges may be granted ct the d.
rectiOu o9 the chaptsr chairman ID the
following cases:
/. Women who have rendered q
minimum OF 600 hours service and
have done exceptional work in chap
ters where no opportunity was given
for longer service, may be granted q
service badge attached to different
colored ribbon from that used on the
regular service badge Tbis ribbon
will be. standard throughout the coun-
try and win shortly he furnished the
chapters. III ID necessary, however,
that the service rendered the Ameri-
can Red Cross In this connection be
i real service The Committee on
Awards appointed Or the chapter
chairlnan Will nae great discretion LII
these awards They we're Intended
for those women who, living In rural
communities. only hma On opportun-
ity Of working Ill He'd Cross work
rooms for limited periods os time, but
we also recommend that the working
women of cities who have given ex-
Gaptional aerpice after their business
hours should be considered ID these
awards
2. Hen or women who have rem
dered exceptional intensive service az
executives ID membership campaigns
or drives. for Red Cross work may
be awarded service badges ann Ger
Etificates BY their chapter chairman In
recognition Of their efforts on behalf
OF the American Red Cross.
The committee also wishes 10 call
attention to the fact that the Red
Cross service badge must not be worn
on the outdoor nnEsorm according
to the request biz the War department,
the Red Cross service rSbAon mast
never be worn without the badge. The
American Red Gross hes granted the
privilege Of wearing aiIEer service
bars on unss0rnas 20 Enascate the per-
iod az asryscs. Therefore. the wear
Ing or Red Cross service badges
sgsOual be sEractly conaned t0 civilian
dress.
Service BADGES Fer Jnnlor Members
srha ksea On Awards does
not recognise any age limit III the
service og Ehe Red Crosa Il any
Junior p1eSnbeEs bare Given the re-
CURED amount og service, they are.
entitled ID serves certificates and
badges lust 81 any other mambars of,
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