The Dolores star., 1924-06-27
WHO MANAGES
The AMERICAN
RED CROSS?
PERSONNEL OF pIREcToRlAl
BODY OF GREAT SERVICE
ORGANIZATiON
Official Publication Names lncorpor.
ators Of National Association
Which Is Chartered by
Congress.

is asked: what is the American Red
Cross now doing, and how is ii man.
agedT" The responsibility for the Red
Cross program and its financing, as
well as its policy, IS stated in answer
TO these questions In the following ar
ticle printed In The Red Cross Cour
ler," the official publication of the
American Red Cross, In its issue of
March Is.
THE Board of Incorporators of the
American National Red Cross, as IT is
now constituted, are: Alvey A. Adee
assistant secretary of state, Washing
ton, d. c.; Dr. Edwin A. Alderman
Charlottesville, Va; Mrs. Larz Ander-
son, Washington D. G; Or. Stockton
Axson, Washington. d. c.; Charles j
Bell. Washington, d. C.; Mrs. August
Belmont. New York, n. Y; DR.. Frank
X. Billings, Chicago, Ill w. X. Bixby,
st. Louis, Mo-; Miss Mabel 7. Board
man, Washington, D. c.; Dr. John c.
Boyd, Washington, d. C.; Noble C.
Butler, indianapolis, Ind: Senator
Arthur Capper. Topeka, Kan; William
H. Crocker, San Francisco, Cal; Mrs
Joseph NJ. Cudahy, Chicago, Ill. Arch
bishop Michael J. Curley, Baltimore,
Nd; Mrs. Henry p. Dawson, New
York, n. Y; Robert w. De Forest, New
York, n. Y; Cleveland II. Dodge, New
York, n. Y; Mrs. William X. Draper
New York, n. Y; DIR. Livingston Far.
rand. Ithaca. N. Y; Marshall Fiske,
New Haven, Conn.,; Rt. Rev. James E.
Freeman, Washington, D. G.; Jakes
R. Garfield, Cleveland. o.; Frederick
II. Gillett Washington, D. C.; Charles
c. Glover, Washington, D. c.. Samuel
Gompers, Washington, D. G.; Joseph
P. Grace, New York, n. Y; George
Gray, Wilmington. Del; Edward S
Harkness, New York, N. Y; Mrs Ed.
ward Fl. Hartman. New York, n. Y:
Jesse H. Jones, Houston, Tex. Charles
Hallam Keep, New York, N. Y. Robert
Lansing, Washington. D. c.; Mrs Ar
thur Lea, Philadelphia, Pa; Eugene
Levering, Baltimore, Nd; Robert T.
Lincoln, Washington, d. c.; Francis
B. Loomis, Burlingame, Cal; Samuel
Mather, Cleveland, O.; William G. Nc
Adoo, Los Angeles, Cal. ; Bishop VII.
liam F. Mcdowell, Washington, D. c.. ::
Robert w. Miers, Bloonlington, Ind.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Washington, D.
G.; John B. Miller, Los Angeles, Cal.
Henry Morgenthau, New York, N. T.;
Judge W. w. Morrow, San Francisco
CAL; Gov. Clifford Pinchot, Harrisburg.
Pa; Louis A. Pradt, Wausau, Wis.
Mrs. Henry R. Rea, Sewickley, Pitts.
burgh, Pa. Mrs Elizabeth Mills Reid.
New York. N. Y; Mrs. Charles Scott
Jr., Philadelphia, Pa; Gen. George II.
Shields, St. Louis, Mo. Senator Furni
fold M. Simmons, New Bern, N. G.;
w. Alden Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich;
Mrs. Willard Straight, New York, N.
T.; John H. Storer, Boston, Mass.
William b. Taft, Chief Justice of the
o. 8. Supreme Court, Washington, D.
C.; James Tanner, Washington, D. c.;
Admiral William X. Van Reypen,
Washington, D. c.; Eliot Wadsworth
Washington, D. G.; Willoughby G.
Walling, Chicago, ILL.,. Felix NJ. War.
burg. New York, N. Y; Mrs. Simon
Wolfe, Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Leon
ard Woods Manila, P. l.; John Sharp
Williams, Washington, D. c.
I'm Washington a beautiful building
National Red Cross headquarters
houses the various Red Cross depart
ments. In this building there is an
assembly hall where the National Red
Cross conventions and other fmportant
gatherings are held. new memorial
tablet was placed In the Red Cross
building May IS, 1923. 1t is significant
that this tablet was placed under the
stained glass window that was the
joint gift Of the Women's Relief Corps
Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the
Republic and the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. Besides the name of
the donors and their presidents. the
inscription is simple. There is the
American National Red Cross with the
emblem, and this one line: One in
service for the common good This
line Indicates the character of service
"hlch the Red Cross has always rem
f"'"d in the past .....,n 1t Is no
If Ing, and which 1t Will always be
called upon to render-"arvice for tie
common good"
In order to answer the question at
the head OF this article, the National
Aed Cross publishes an official organ
called the Red Cross Courier" 1t
comes weekly and the subscription
price is email. 1t gives news Of
Red Cross activities and responsible
tiles belonging to the Red Cross all
over the world.
The Seventh Roll Call, which took
place In November, 1923, marked the
first Increase In Red Cross membership
since the close Of the World War.
Three million, four hundred and seven
ty-one thousand members were on
rolled between Armlstlce Day and
Thanksgiving Day In the American
Red Cross.
Ihe popular appeal of the Red
cross lies In the opportunity for serv.
Ice In a great variety Of channels. The
strength Of the Red Cross lies in It's
large number Of members, who are to .
De found In every county and small
community Of the land, as well as iu