The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-17
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

Of the really great wonderful accomplishments of the
st of nG the Red 70 fully just
the Of this splendid has been and e
HELD manager division Of the Red
livered at a meeting just held in Minneapolis
present organization of the Red Cross consists Of II
divisions the United States with thirteenth division which
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similar national departments and also through the division man
q civilian reef nursing, military relief accounts publicity
junior membership and supplies The division
is audited by the War Department
I'm the chapters committees directly connected with
man to the division manager
Under the department of development is the bureau Of
chapter production which works with the production commit
To-day we are working, side by side with Herbert Hoover
cooperating with him and he with in the transmission of
relative to the appalling conditions For
tween the January July year
$35ooooooo for food Our work putting down epideics
are furnishing clothing to the both refugee
garments and old clothes obtain them from the chap
cal development has stood still for four Part Of
those upon whom ali countries must look for their future
AT home you knowswha home service, eanteens
have done. Their work continue until military ob
cations have been completed In notably home
and half since there still nearly million under
and duties not completed until whether
be whole wounded has been placed in job and the family
The Red Cross today is the greatest organization of it's
type in the world. We have organization working unit
coordinatng all of its various tasks under direction
national executive committee composed of
ed for their business and executive ability such Corne
Illus Bliss J Henry Davidson Elliot Wadsworth
The backbone of the Red Cross won the world the
ercan Red Cross and should be allowed up
Our has been allotted and home work This
will be by fall. We therefore, going the
American public again and ask them how they
give in order that military obligations peace pro-
gram may be carried out. #f
'This program comtemplates continued enroll
ment of classes home hygiene and the sick
and public health that will eventually reach
community in the United States that wishes it. In home
service work this outlining plan of continued
relief OF families which may be non-military.
In both of the above complete must be
made by division headquarters of each community county,
that desires these services cannot be
for we must be that the community wishes
that is willing eventually to finance after the organization
competition with existing agencies.
Our first aid outlined is considering
tension OF first aid classes to all industries the schools and
individuals wherever they be wanted We are
asking the of the chapters to take vacation
mer production but to bear in mind that production only
suspended The need for refugee garments great
dons appalling If production te
fall will be because foreign countries again fall back
on the generosity Of the United States Z
The Red Cross specifically mentioned in the Leaguei
OF Nations governments therefore, looking
to the Red Cross internationally carry with their
full organization of the work they doing
the war applied to peace conditions"
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