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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The American National Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. I, No. 3, July - 1906) - -Author: The American National Red Cross - -Release Date: June 12, 2022 [eBook #68299] - -Language: English - -Produced by: hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at - https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images - made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED -CROSS BULLETIN (VOL. I, NO. 3, JULY 1906) *** - -The American National Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. 1, No. 3) - - - - - The American - National Red Cross - - Chartered by Congress January 5, 1905 - + - Bulletin No. 3 - - Issued by the Central Committee, July, 1906 - - Office of the Corporation - ROOM 431 WAR DEPARTMENT - Washington, D. C. - - - - -CONTENTS - - - Preface 2 - - Japanese Famine Fund 3 - - Condition of Famine Districts, by Baron T. Ozawa, Vice-President - of the Japanese Red Cross 7 - - Vesuvian Disaster Relief Fund 12 - - California Relief 14 - - Invitation to Red Cross Congress 26 - - Abuse of the Red Cross Insignia 29 - - Notes 31 - - Addresses of Branch Secretaries 40 - - Applications for Membership 41 - - - - -THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS - - -=OFFICERS= - - _President_, - HON. WILLIAM H. TAFT. - - _Treasurer_, - HON. CHARLES HALLAM KEEP. - - _Counselor_, - HON. JAMES C. McREYNOLDS. - - _Secretary_, - CHARLES L. MAGEE. - - _Chairman of Central Committee_, - BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROBERT M. O’REILLY, - Surgeon-General, U. S. Army. - -=BOARD OF CONSULTATION= - - BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROBERT M. O’REILLY, - Surgeon-General, U. S. Army. - - SURGEON-GENERAL PRESLEY M. RIXEY, - U. S. Navy. - - SURGEON-GENERAL WALTER WYMAN, - U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. - -=CENTRAL COMMITTEE, 1905-1906= - - Brigadier-General ROBERT M. O’REILLY, Surgeon-General U. S. - Army, War Department, Washington, D. C. - - Hon. ROBERT BACON, Assistant Secretary of State, Department of - State, Washington, D. C. - - Major JEFFERSON R. KEAN, Assistant Surgeon-General, U. S. Army, - Washington, D. C. - - Medical Director JOHN C. BOYD, U. S. Navy, U. S. Naval Museum - of Hygiene and Medical School, Washington, D. C. - - Hon. JAMES C. MCREYNOLDS, Assistant Attorney-General, - Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. - - Hon. CHARLES HALLAM KEEP, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, - Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. - - Judge W. W. MORROW, San Francisco, Cal. - - Mr. SAMUEL MATHER, Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, Ohio. - - Miss MABEL T. BOARDMAN, Room 341 War Dept., Washington, D. C. - - Hon. JAMES R. GARFIELD, Commissioner of Corporations, - Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C. - - Hon. A. C. KAUFMAN, Charleston, S. C. - - Mr. CHARLES G. WASHBURN, Worcester, Mass. - - JOHN C. PEGRAM, Providence, R. I. - - General CHARLES BIRD, Wilmington, Del. - - Col. WILLIAM CARY SANGER, Sangerfield, N. Y. - - Judge LAMBERT TREE, 70 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. - - JAMES TANNER, Commander-in-Chief, Grand Army of the Republic, - Washington, D. C. - - Surgeon-General WALTER WYMAN, U. S. Public Health and Marine - Hospital Service, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. - - - - -PREFACE - - -A little more than a year ago the American National Red Cross, just -reorganized, consisted only of its sixty-five incorporators. Since then -it has not only organized Branches in twenty-six States and Territories, -but it has justified the claim that there is need for such an -organization in times of peace as well as war “to continue and carry on -a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply -the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, -floods and other great national calamities,” as stated in its charter, by -the assistance it has rendered after the typhoon of September 26, 1905, -in the Philippines, in the relief of the famine sufferers in Japan, to a -limited extent by the contributions sent for the victims of the Vesuvius -eruption, and lastly by its relief work after the great calamity that has -befallen San Francisco and its vicinity. Reports in regard to some of -this relief work are contained in this third Bulletin. - -The Central Committee proposes later to issue to the officers of Branches -a circular letter recommending the appointment in all cities and towns of -Emergency Relief Committees consisting of representative citizens, and of -which the Mayor should be ex-officio chairman, which will be called into -active service only at times of great national calamities. - -A translation is given in this Bulletin of the invitation extended -through the International Committee of Geneva by the British Red Cross to -all other Red Cross Societies to attend a Red Cross Congress to be held -in London, June, 1907. - -The European Red Cross Societies have tens and hundreds of thousands -of members, and the Japanese has a membership of 1,035,000. The United -States, so long delayed in the creating of a great national Red Cross, -must make up for lost time by its activity and energy. To increase the -membership of the American Red Cross and thereby its efficiency and -strength the individual personal efforts of its members must be depended -upon. A national pride should be felt in the American Red Cross, and all -Americans, men, women and even children, who are able to pay the dollar -a year dues or twenty-five dollars for life-membership, should become -members of our National Red Cross. Application blanks will be found in -each Bulletin with the addresses of the Branch Secretaries to whom such -applications can be sent. - - - - -JAPANESE FAMINE FUND - - -The American National Red Cross has forwarded to the Japanese Red -Cross for the famine stricken provinces in northern Japan a total of -$265,855.67, of which $200,000.00 was received from the _Christian -Herald_; being contributions made to that paper. A list of the -contributions received from the _Christian Herald_ from the Red Cross -Branch Treasurers and those made directly to the National Treasurer from -the different States is contained in this Bulletin. - -On March 31st when $100,000 had been received by the Japanese Red Cross -the following letter was sent to the American National Red Cross: - - TOKYO, March 31, 1906. - - MISS MABEL T. BOARDMAN, _The American National Red Cross - Society, Washington, D.C._ - - DEAR MADAM: - - We have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your esteemed - favor under date of the 22d, February. - - A generous appeal for our famine sufferers in northeastern - provinces in Japan done by your President Roosevelt, whose - sympathy with Japan and her people we have highly appreciated - has echoed to our shore, when our own people have been throwing - their effort in relieving the distressed, whose conditions are - beyond imagination terrible. From the date when you mailed - the letter up to this day the monies you sent to us in cable - remittances amount to $100,000.00 in gold, which we lost no - time, in compliance with your desire and under the direction - of our Government, in distributing to relieve the immediate - necessities of the most needy sufferers by forwarding a certain - amount of money to each President of our Red Cross Branches - in those provinces, who are Governors and, at the same time, - we have had them conveyed to the sufferers all the kindness, - good-will and sympathy that have ever been extended to us by - the American people. - - For the time being, we take pleasure in sending you an account - of the monies thus distributed to this date and will submit you - a more accurate account of the relief work later on. - - We shall be greatly obliged to you if you kindly send us a list - of those donors’ names and addresses, who have contributed over - $5.00. - - Thanking you for your effort in collecting donations and for - the practical sympathy extended by your President, we are, - - Yours obediently, - - S. HIRAYAMA, - _The Red Cross Society of Japan_. - -The above letter enclosed the following financial statement: - - ACCOUNT OF FAMINE FUND RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED TO DATE - - Date Name of Sender American Japanese Jap. Money Name - Received Money Money Distributed Provinces - - Feb. 22, A. N. Red Cross $10,000.00 $20,050.13 - Feb. 27, “ “ “ - Collected by - _Christian Herald_ 10,000.00 20,050.13 Prefecture. - $20,050.13 Miyagi. - 12,030.08 Fukushima. - 8,020.05 Iwate. - Mar. 5, A. N. Red Cross 5,000.00 10,050.25 - Mar. 15, “ “ “ 5,000.00 10,050.25 - Mar. 15, “ “ “ - Collected by - _Christian Herald_ 10,000.00 21,100.50 - 20,100.49 Miyagi. - 12,060.31 Fukushima. - 8,040.20 Iwate. - Mar. 16, A. N. Red Cross 5,000.00 10,075.57 - 5,037.78 Miyagi. - 3,022.67 Fukushima. - 2,015.12 Iwate. - Mar. 22, A. N. Red Cross 5,000.00 10,050.25 Now being - Mar. 22, “ “ “ 50,000.00 100,502.51 distributed. - Collected by - _Christian Herald_ ----------- ----------- ----------- - Total $100,000.00 $200,929.59 $ 90,376.83 - Balance 110,552.76 - ----------- ----------- ----------- - $100,000.00 $200,929.59 $200,929.59 - - _March 31, 1906._ - The Red Cross Society of Japan. - -In concluding a report made to the State Department in April on the -famine conditions Mr. Huntington Wilson, Charge d’Affaires, says: - -“Americans may well feel pride in the splendid work done by the foreign -committee at Sendai of which the great majority, Dr. DeForest, Mr. W. -E. Lampe, the Rev. C. S. Davidson, Mr. M. B. Madden, and Mr. William -Axling, are citizens of the United States. The work of these men, and -the donations from the United States collected by the _Christian Herald_ -and through the Red Cross Society, are like the President’s humanitarian -appeal, highly appreciated in Japan. - -“While the prompt assistance rendered has doubtless been of great value -in alleviating suffering, and as a fine example of humanitarianism there -is no doubt that the Japanese Government and people can now themselves -readily cope with the needs of the final months of the famine.” - -As the American people were ready and glad to aid Japan in the day of -her trouble so promptly has she turned to our help when calamity came -to us in the disaster in California and as will be noted in the report -of the work done there the Japanese Red Cross has sent to the American -National Red Cross one hundred and ten thousand dollars ($110,000.00) -for the California sufferers, and for this generous contribution the -American people and especially those of California are most grateful and -appreciative. - -On May 25th the following letter was received from the Japanese -Ambassador: - - DEAR MISS BOARDMAN: - - I take pleasure in informing you that I have been advised from - my home Government to the effect that the condition of the - famine stricken people in the Northern Provinces of Japan, - towards the relief of whom generous contributions from foreign - sympathizers have been received, has now improved to such a - favorable extent as to allow them to announce that, with the - harvest of the coming summer crop, there will be no more need - of receiving outside contributions. - - Yours sincerely, - - VISCOUNT S. AOKI. - -Baron Ozawa’s report on the famine conditions in northern Japan sent to -the American National Red Cross is given in full in this Bulletin. - -TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE JAPANESE FAMINE FUND - -Up to and inclusive of the date of the last remittance to the Japanese -Red Cross, June 5, 1906. - - ----------------------+--------------+------------------+------------- - | Amount rec’d | Amount rec’d | Total Amount - Name of State | through Red | direct by |received from - | Cross Branch |National Treasurer| each State - ----------------------+--------------+------------------+------------- - Alabama | | .50 | .50 - Arkansas | | 10.00 | 10.00 - *California | 228.00 | 238.61 | 466.61 - Colorado | | 31.00 | 31.00 - *Connecticut | 3,542.67 | 154.76 | 3,697.43 - *Delaware | 598.26 | 5.00 | 603.26 - *District of Columbia | 392.25 | 1,937.50 | 2,329.75 - Florida | | 10.50 | 10.50 - Idaho | | 3.00 | 3.00 - *Illinois | 1,710.15 | 939.19 | 2,649.34 - *Indiana | 80.50 | 1,011.31 | 1,091.81 - Indian Territory | | 5.00 | 5.00 - Iowa | | 183.54 | 183.54 - Kansas | | 124.41 | 124.41 - Kentucky | | 2.00 | 2.00 - Louisiana | | 256.35 | 256.35 - *Maine | 173.50 | 19.05 | 192.55 - *Maryland | 1,600.00 | 180.50 | 1,780.50 - *Massachusetts | 12,440.22 | 1,771.91 | 14,212.13 - *Michigan | | 80.30 | 80.30 - Minnesota | | 354.00 | 354.00 - Mississippi | | 125.09 | 125.09 - Missouri | | 46.64 | 46.64 - Montana | | 2.50 | 2.50 - Nebraska | | 1,147.29 | 1,147.29 - New Hampshire | | 22.50 | 22.50 - New Jersey | | 225.75 | 225.75 - *New York | 19,356.56 | 2,489.89 | 21,846.45 - North Carolina | | 248.20 | 248.20 - North Dakota | | 8.00 | 8.00 - *Ohio | 1,427.11 | 224.75 | 1,651.86 - Oregon | | 5.46 | 5.46 - Pennsylvania | | 8,741.42 | 8,741.42 - *Rhode Island | 1,393.98 | | 1,393.98 - *South Carolina | 750.00 | 32.00 | 782.00 - South Dakota | | 48.50 | 48.50 - Tennessee | | 24.00 | 24.00 - Texas | | 169.80 | 169.80 - Utah | | 5.00 | 5.00 - *Vermont | 24.00 | 12.00 | 36.00 - Virginia | | 702.07 | 702.07 - Washington | | 29.25 | 29.25 - West Virginia | | 52.00 | 52.00 - Wisconsin | | 190.50 | 190.50 - Unclassified | | 267.43 | 267.43 - ----------------------+--------------+------------------+----------- - Totals | $43,717.20 | $22,138.47 | $65,855.67 - Received from the _Christian Herald_, N. Y. |$200,000.00 - +----------- - Grand Total |$265,855.67 - Total amount transmitted to Japan |$265,855.67 - +----------- - Balance on hand June 5, 1906 | 0. - --------------------------------------------------------+----------- - - * These were the only States having organized Red Cross Branches - at the time the appeal was issued. - - NOTE.—Since the above table was compiled the Treasurer has - received from the South Carolina Branch, a remittance of - $59.24, and from the Connecticut Branch a remittance of $27.50; - also a few small miscellaneous contributions, amounting in all - to less than $100.00. - - NOTE.—Of the amount contributed by the State of Pennsylvania, - $5000.00 was given by the Citizens’ Permanent Relief Committee - of Philadelphia. - - NOTE.—The amount contributed by the Connecticut Branch includes - $1755.03 collected by the Hartford _Courant_. - - - - -THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE FAMINE-STRICKEN DISTRICTS IN THE NORTHERN -PART OF JAPAN - -BARON T. OZAWA, Vice-President - -The Red Cross Society of Japan - - - _To the American National Red Cross_: - - Having been fully occupied in looking after all the affairs - relative to the relief work of the late war-victims, some of - whom are still left behind in our hospitals, I could spare - no time otherwise up to this very day, when, nevertheless, I - found a few days to be squeezed out in order to have realized - my earnest desire of inspecting the present conditions of - the famine stricken districts in the Northern Provinces in - Japan and, besides, it was a proper time to be had for that - purpose. Leaving Tokyo on the 13th instant by a night train, - in company with our Mr. Masatake Togo, Honorary Secretary, and - Mr. Kow Isobe, one of our clerks, and arriving at Fukushima at - 4 o’clock in the next morning, I started for another journey - escorted by Gov. Arita, President of the Fukushima Red Cross - Branch, and several other officers, and visited as many - counties, towns, and villages as possible meeting, at the same - time, their head men and officials, and dropping, once in a - while, into the huts of suffering peasants and telling them, - upon every opportunity, how generous and sympathetic President - Roosevelt, members of the American National Red Cross Society, - proprietor of _Christian Herald_ and its readers had been in - practically rescuing the famine stricken people from the verge - of starvation. - - Before distributing the money, which you sent to us, however, - we had very carefully investigated the best methods, by which - no peasant there should laze away his time simply relying upon - such helps. With this in view, we instructed each Branch of - our Society at those districts to provide the poorest with - foodstuffs. - - An official instruction, No. 146, given by the Governor of - Fukushima Ken (Prefecture) on the 10th of March, 1906, to the - head men of counties, towns, and villages may be of interest to - you. It runs as follows: - - “The President of the United States has extended his sympathy - to Japan so deeply that he appealed to Americans in behalf of - our famine stricken provinces to raise a Relief Fund. As a - result, we have now received a certain amount of money as a - part of contributions from America which reached here through - the channels of the Red Cross Society of Japan, the Department - of Home Affairs and the American National Red Cross Society. - I wish you would convey to your sufferers the kindness and - sympathy so practically shown to them by Americans. This money - should only be used to provide the sufferers with food....” - - The amount of money we sent to Fukushima Prefecture was up to - the 13th of April distributed among counties as follows: - - THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISTRIBUTED AMONG COUNTIES OUT OF - AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS. - - NAME OF COUNTY. AMOUNT. - Shinobu Yen 4,943.00 - Date 5,244.00 - Adachi 5,364.00 - Asaka 4,642.00 - Iwase 3,315.00 - Minamiaidu 1,508.00 - Kitaaidu 1,084.00 - Yama 2,070.00 - Kawanuma 1,265.00 - Onuma 1,265.00 - Higashishirakawa 2,267.00 - Nishishirakawa 4,521.00 - Ishikawa 2,268.00 - Nakamura 5,847.00 - Ishijiro 4,452.00 - Futaba 3,375.00 - Soma 5,847.00 - Wakamatsu 1,000.89 - --------- - Total Yen 60,277.89 - - The methods of helping that have been adopted by proper - authorities in co-operation with local officers of the Red - Cross Society of Japan are in general similar with those in - other two Prefectures, and are applied quite scientifically, if - I could use such an expression. In classifying the sufferers, - for instance, the authorities have carefully inspected every - family in order to find to what extent and how its members - should be helped. The following is an example given to me by - the President of Iwate Red Cross Branch: - - NAME of the head of the family, Wutaro Rai. - Address, No. 334 Nakamura, Ishikawa Co. - Business, Tenant farming, Age 46. - Health, Suffering at present, Rheumatism. - - NAME. AGE. HEALTH. - Grandfather, Nil - Grandmother, “ - Father, Taro 75 Unable to work. - Mother, Hana 72 “ “ “ - Wife, Chika 40 Able to work in the house. - Two daughters, - Kuni, age 25, married. - Yasa, 18, serving as maid in a remote; sends a little - money to help. - Amount of taxes, Yen, 1.20. - Property, mortgaged. - Beddings, quite insufficient. - House, bad. - Condition of living in the past, lived pretty well - comparatively. - Remarks: Entire help is at present needed. - - Thus, persons, men or women, who are quite unable to work, - are fed and clothed with contributions that have been made - at home and abroad towards the sufferers, whilst those who - are able to work outside of the house, are furnished by the - local Governments, for measures of relief, with wage-earning - works such as those in rearranging public roads, paddy - fields, in opening new fields for mulberry trees, and those - in the house with materials for straw-works, bamboo-works, - fishing-net-works, etc., which are bought up afterward by the - authorities dearer than ordinary prices. Besides, to those - sufferers, who own themselves even a little bit of land or - who are tenants, are furnished with seeds of various kinds of - vegetables without charges whatever. The wages they earn in - these ways run from 12 sen (6 cents) to 30 sen (15 cents) per - day in accordance with the degree of their laboring power. - - Foodstuffs, which we purchased with the money you sent to us, - consist mostly of imported rice, wheat and flour. - - The number of sufferers or paupers in Fukushima Prefecture is - altogether 174,573, out of which 86,196 persons are helped in - such a manner as to be furnished with manual labor and 88,377 - directly with foods, which had been partly purchased by the - authorities with the money contributed from individuals to the - amount of Yen 235,322.00 up to the end of March and partly sent - by them in the form of provisions in a good quantity. - - In Iwate Prefecture, there are 78,588 sufferers, out of whom - 35,211 are altogether helped being totally unable to work. The - total amount of money, which we sent to this district out of - your contributions, is up to the 22d instant, Yen 58,276.37. - Foodstuffs, worth Yen 24,619.08, had already been distributed - among the sufferers and at present some more foods are being - purchased. The total amount of money that has been contributed - by the natives and expended is to the same date Yen 147,933.60. - - In Miyagi Prefecture, there are 475,135 persons, who have - needed help either directly or indirectly. Those who have been - furnished with foodstuffs number 51,058 and those with the - manual labor number 424,077. The total amount of money, which - we sent to this district out of your contributions is up to the - 15th instant Yen 100,464.78 and that consisting of donations - made at home is Yen 448,892.70. - - It may well be to state that, in consequence of the famine, - there have been established several societies in aid of the - sufferers in these three districts. The Ladies’ Relief Society - in Fukushima, for instance, has ever been collecting new and - old clothes and distributed them among the sufferers. The - Society for the Protection of School Children, which was - established under the auspices of the authorities in each - Prefecture of those districts since the number of pupils had - been found to be daily decreasing, has done a great deal of - work in helping and brightening them. At present, as a result, - the number of pupils who every day go to school is figured out, - on the average to be 95 per 100, whereas before the famine, its - percentage was about 85. All the text books, pencils, pens and - other necessities have now been pouring into their hands from - such children as are under different circumstances entirely. - Such articles, being in general second-handed, are disinfected - thoroughly before distributing them. - - Thus the authorities have been taking much precaution against - epidemic that may likely spring up in the coming Summer as - often should be the case with famine. As the sufferers’ huts - are apt to become more filthy and unhealthy than used to be, - policemen are frequently sent to such houses for inspection. - Moreover, on those who keep their own houses clean are at - present conferred prizes in the shape of money. - - School-children, in addition, get free luncheons at the - school, which are served by the Society for the Protection of - School-children. “I am very hungry. Oh no! I am not hungry” - is a spirit of Bushidoism or Samurai. It may be of interest - to state here that there had been at first some children, who - refused free luncheons notwithstanding they ate nothing for - more than two days and some fathers and mothers who refused - gifts from others. - - In order to encourage the education of children in these - districts, the Central Government made allowance of Yen 300,000 - for them, Yen 120,000 for Miyagi Ken (Prefecture), Yen 110,000 - for Fukushima and Yen 70,000 for Iwate Ken being respectively - assigned. - - The following, however, is the other side of society - indispensably resulted from the famine: - - CRIMINALS. - - -----------------+---------+--------+---------+------- - Comparative Time | No. of |No. of | No. of | - | Robbers |Thieves |Swindlers| Total - -----------------+---------+--------+---------+------- - Sept.-Nov., 1905 | 5 | 833 | 99 | 937 - “ “ 1904 | 5 | 123 | 36 | 163 - Dec. 1905 | 1 | 363 | 70 | 434 - “ 1904 | 1 | 69 | 36 | 106 - Jan. 1906 | 1 | 266 | 27 | 294 - Jan. 1905 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 80 - Feb. 1906 | 1 | 211 | 51 | 263 - “ 1905 | 1 | 46 | 22 | 69 - -----------------+---------+--------+---------+------- - - In Sendai City, at the beginning of the famine, all rice - dealers constituted a trust in order to enhance the market - price of rice. Mayor Hayakawa determinedly imported rice - from Tokyo at his own risk to the amount of about 102,600 - bushels to check the trust, which was, in consequence, almost - panic-stricken and had to bring down the price lower than - before. Currency being scarce at the time in this district, - he issued temporary notes to be used for paying wages only on - public works. These notes could be exchanged for foods only, - not for wine or liquor nor for tobacco, and are even to-day in - circulation among wage-earning people there. I enclose herewith - their samples. - - Speaking generally, all sufferers have now been rescued from - starvation throughout these three famine stricken districts. - It is not any exaggeration to say that many lives have been - saved through the generosity of American people, and that every - peasant, rich and poor, or wise and ignorant, has more than - highly appreciated the kindness and sympathy you have extended - to him so practically. - - In Sendai City, at my request, Hon. Kamei, President of Miyagi - Red Cross Branch, introduced me to foreign missionaries living - there, whose names, it gives me great pleasure to mention here, - were: - - Mr. W. E. Lampe, Mr. C. S. Davison, Mr. C. Jacquet, Dr. J. H. - DeForest, Mr. M. B. Madden. - - I dined with them and enjoyed the party to a full extent. - Scarcely need be said that these missionaries have played - a great part especially by this critical time in helping - the sufferers. I have no doubt that the former’s effort in - enlightening, in addition, the latter in every respect together - with all classes of people must have been and will be more than - the whole Japan can repay. - - At the close of this statement, I take great pleasure in adding - that all foodstuffs purchased with your contributions have - been distributed among the sufferers separately from others - stating at each time to the effect that those articles were the - gifts of American people, to whom the President Roosevelt and - _Christian Herald_ appealed for the alleviation in behalf of - the famine stricken districts. All the head men of counties, - towns and villages whom I met while on my trip requested me to - convey to you their heartfelt gratitude for all the kindness - you have tendered them. Enclosed is one of the letters of - thanks, which has been addressed and forwarded to our Count - Matsukata from the representatives of the sufferers, asking him - to convey to you their highest appreciation. - - Thanking you in anticipation for your kindness in reading this - report, which I now have the honor to submit to you. - - I remain to be, dear sirs, - - Yours obediently, - - BARON T. OSAWA, - _Vice-President, Red Cross Society of Japan_. - - * * * * * - - MEIJI 39th year, 4th month ....day. - - _The American Red Cross Society_, - - Your Society having felt pity at the distressed condition - of the people occasioned by the famine last year in this - district, has expressed deep sympathy and collected extensive - contributions for the purpose of affording relief, to be - distributed through the proper authorities. - - We immediately bought rice with the money and distributed it - among the poor people of this village, fully explaining the - philanthropic spirit in which you sent it. The people, who were - in extreme poverty and could not follow their occupations, were - deeply impressed by your kindness, and felt ashamed at their - lazy habit, swearing that they would rise and exert themselves - in future. They received the gift with tears of gratitude and - bowed heads. - - I hereby have the honor to express the sentiments of gratitude - on behalf of the people of this village. - - It is desired that your Society will kindly communicate the - foregoing to the President. - - Village of Niita, Adachi county, Fukushima district, Japan. - - (Seal) SHOZO YENDO, - _Village Magistrate_. - - - - -THE VESUVIAN RELIEF FUND - - -The reports contained in the press of the suffering, and privation caused -by the eruption of Vesuvius determined the Executive Committee of the -Red Cross to issue an appeal to the public for the unfortunate victims -of this calamity. Therefore, on April 12th the Secretary of the National -Red Cross sent to all the Secretaries of the State Branches the following -telegram: - - “Please announce in press Red Cross will forward contributions - to Italian Red Cross for Vesuvian disaster. Name local - Treasurer.” - -The work of securing contributions for this purpose had only just begun -when there occurred the great calamity caused by earthquake and fire in -California so that all the energies of the American people were turned -to render aid to their unfortunate countrymen at home, and thus only a -small amount was secured to be forwarded to the Italian Red Cross for the -relief of the Vesuvian victims. - -The Secretary and Treasurer of the Berkshire Division of the -Massachusetts Red Cross Branch received the following letter from -Italians resident in Pittsfield: - - PITTSFIELD, MASS., April 30, 1906. - - DR. ALFREDA B. WITHINGTON, - - MADAM:—Enclosed you will find check for $80.75 in behalf of - the suffering Italians who are victims of the Mt. Vesuvius - eruption. We all have the best of respect for the American - Red Cross Society, and have only thanks to offer you as their - treasurer of the Berkshire Division for the interest this - division has thankfully offered their aid to our people. - If this collection had been made when all were working the - cash amount would have been larger, but under the fact that - all laborers have not been employed during the winter, they - responded to the call for aid the best they could. Your - committee wishes to thank you personally for your efforts for - suffering humanity. - - Signed, - - JOHN SUTTY, - JAMES LIBIZZI, - ANTONIO CHIODE, - JOHN F. COSTER, - _Committee_. - -Thus at the time of any great foreign calamity the natives of the country -in which the disaster has occurred and now residents of the United -States may feel that the American National Red Cross provides a medium -through which all contributions they may desire to make for the benefit -of the sufferers from such calamity, can be forwarded to the Red Cross -of their former country for administration without any expense to the -contributors. - -The following are copies of telegrams sent by the Department of State -transmitting to the Italian Red Cross the contributions received by the -American Red Cross for the relief of the sufferers in the vicinity of -Mount Vesuvius: - - _May 7, 1906._ - - AM. EMBASSY, _Rome_: - - Six thousand three hundred dollars received from American Red - Cross for transfer Italian Red Cross, account relief sufferers - vicinity Mount Vesuvius, being contribution citizens Boston and - Massachusetts. Draw Secretary State, forward receipt Italian - Red Cross to Department. - - BACON, _Acting_. - - * * * * * - - - _June 6, 1906._ - - AM. EMBASSY, _Rome_: - - Eleven hundred fifty-one dollars additional received from - American Red Cross for transfer Italian Red Cross account - relief sufferers eruption Mount Vesuvius. Draw Secretary State, - pay as before and forward receipt Italian Red Cross. - - BACON, _Acting_. - - * * * * * - - - _June 18, 1906._ - - AM. EMBASSY, _Rome_: - - Fourteen hundred twenty-seven dollars twenty cents additional - received from American Red Cross for transfer Italian Red - Cross, account relief sufferers from Vesuvius disaster. Draw - Secretary State, pay as before and forward receipt Italian Red - Cross. - - BACON, _Acting_. - - - * * * * * - - _June 19, 1906._ - - AM. EMBASSY, _Rome_: - - Twenty-two hundred fifty-two dollars sixty-two cents additional - received from American Red Cross for transfer Italian Red - Cross, account sufferers Vesuvius disaster. Draw Secretary - State and pay as before. - - BACON, _Acting_. - - TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE VESUVIAN FUND - - Contributed by the Connecticut Red Cross Branch $126.50 - “ “ “ Delaware Red Cross Branch 20.00 - “ “ “ District of Columbia Red Cross Branch 192.00 - “ “ “ Maryland Red Cross Branch 22.00 - “ “ “ Massachusetts Red Cross Branch 6,658.75 - “ “ “ New York Red Cross Branch 247.00 - “ “ “ Ohio Red Cross Branch 1,135.20 - “ “ “ Rhode Island Red Cross Branch 283.00 - “ “ “ South Carolina Red Cross Branch 114.25 - “ “ “ Miscellaneous contributions 79.50 - “ “ “ _L’Opinione_ (Italian paper of Phila.) 2,252.62 - ---------- - Total amount contributed $11,130.82 - Transmitted to the Italian Red Cross $11,130.82 - ----------- - Balance on hand 0. - -NOTE.—The entire amount for this fund from Ohio was collected by the -Cincinnati Sub-division. - - - - -CALIFORNIA RELIEF - - -On the morning of Wednesday, April 18th, before ten o’clock, the news of -the earthquake in California was received at Red Cross Headquarters from -the War Department. Immediately the following telegram was sent to Judge -Morrow, President of the California Red Cross Branch, and a meeting of -the Executive Committee was called for that afternoon: - - WASHINGTON, _April 18, 1906_. - - _Judge W. W. Morrow, President of California Red Cross, U. S. - Circuit Court, San Francisco, Cal._: - - Have just been advised of disaster. Can Red Cross be of - assistance? - - CHAS. L. MAGEE, _Secretary_. - -Somewhat later in the day the following telegrams were sent to Judge -Morrow, the Honorable Horace Davis, Treasurer of the California Red -Cross, and to the Mayor of San Francisco: - - WASHINGTON, _April 18, 1906_. - - National Red Cross ready to aid San Francisco. Please confer - with Mayor as to best means of assistance. Reply care of War - Department. - - CHAS. L. MAGEE, _Secretary_. - - * * * * * - - - WASHINGTON, _April 18, 1906_. - - _To the Mayor of San Francisco_: - - National Red Cross ready to aid San Francisco. How can most - effective service be rendered? Please confer with Judge Morrow - and Hon. Horace Davis of California Red Cross. Reply care of - War Department. - - CHAS. L. MAGEE, _Secretary_. - -As it was found impossible to obtain a prompt reply to these dispatches -because of the condition of the telegraph service, it was decided at the -Executive Committee meeting to send to the Secretaries of the Red Cross -Branches the following telegram: - - WASHINGTON, _April 18, 1906_. - - Make Red Cross appeal for San Francisco. Name local Treasurer. - - CHAS. L. MAGEE, _Secretary_. - -On Thursday, April 19th, no word having been received from any of the -officers of the California Branch, the Hon. William H. Taft, President of -the Red Cross, appointed as special Red Cross Agent, Dr. Edward T. Devine -of New York, who had had experience in such relief work at Johnstown and -Baltimore. Dr. Devine being instructed to proceed immediately to San -Francisco, started Thursday afternoon. General Funston, Judge Morrow and -Mayor Schmitz were sent telegraphic notice of his appointment. - -Judge Morrow reported by letter later that directly after the disaster -he sent several dispatches to the National Red Cross, none of which were -ever received. - -A large number of telegrams were received at Red Cross Headquarters -asking to whom car-loads of provisions donated for San Francisco were to -be consigned. Before Dr. Devine had started instructions were returned to -ship such supplies to General Funston. As soon as Dr. Devine had started -all further contributions of supplies of which the Red Cross was notified -were consigned to him as Special Red Cross Agent. A report of these -contributions will be given in a later Bulletin when a fall report of -contributions of money, food, clothing and other supplies received by the -Red Cross will be made. - -April 25th, Dr. Devine telegraphed to the Red Cross that a consolidation -of the Finance Committee with the California Red Cross Branch had been -effected, which was entirely satisfactory to Judge Morrow, President of -the Branch. The new committee was called the “Finance Committee of Relief -and Red Cross,” Mr. James D. Phelan being chairman. There was great local -desire to have this consolidation recognized. An immediate reply was sent -as follows: - - _Dr. Edward T. Devine, Red Cross Agent, San Francisco, Cal._: - - Executive Committee gladly recognizes Committee of Relief and - Red Cross. Will forward funds to credit of James D. Phelan. - Law requires Red Cross accounts to be audited by the War - Department. Please keep accounts so that this may be done. - - ROBERT M. O’REILLY, - _Chairman Red Cross Central Committee_. - -On April 23d, the following telegram was sent to the Secretaries of the -Red Cross Branches: - - WASHINGTON, _April 23, 1906_. - - Appoint Committee of women to collect, sort, pack summer - clothing, blankets, linen, etc., to await further orders for - shipment. - - CHAS. L. MAGEE, _Secretary_. - -This was succeeded on April 24th by the following instructions: - - WASHINGTON, _April 24, 1906_. - - Sort and pack contributions of clothing. Ship to Dr. Edward T. - Devine, Red Cross, San Francisco. Indicate as far as possible - on outside nature and contents of each box. Wire Dr. Devine of - shipment. Report Red Cross Headquarters by letter amount and - character of shipment. - - CHAS. L. MAGEE, _Secretary_. - -On April 19th a request was made by the Maryland Red Cross to have a -contribution of $5,000 immediately forwarded to San Francisco. As even -the U. S. Treasury Department was as yet unable to get into communication -with the United States Mint there was no way of transmitting these funds, -and the President of the Red Cross telegraphed to General Funston to -inquire if relief funds would be of use there and received word that such -funds were not then required. The business portion of the city had been -so largely destroyed by fire there was nothing to be purchased in the way -of supplies. - -Very shortly after the relief work for California began, the Western -Union Telegraph Company, the Postal Telegraph Company and the Long -Distance Telephone Company gave to the Red Cross the free use of their -wires for all communications connected with this relief work. The -railroads and express companies throughout the country were most generous -in providing for the free transportation of supplies of various kinds -that the Red Cross Branches received for California. A more complete -acknowledgment of this will be made later when fuller data are obtained -from the reports of the Branch Societies. - -The response made throughout the country to the appeal for the sufferers -from the great disaster was most generous and sympathetic, finding -expression in the children’s pennies as well as the checks for thousands -of dollars, and many interesting incidents were reported in the letters -from the State Branches. A Chicago letter says: “Little girls are -even bringing in dolls and dolls’ dresses for the little girls in San -Francisco who have lost theirs in the fire. Some of the incidents -occurring in the Armory where the ladies are receiving, packing and -sending off clothing, are most touching. Yesterday a boy about eleven or -twelve years of age came in, sat down on the floor and pulled off his -shoes. He was asked what he meant by doing that and he said: ‘Well you -see it is nearly summer time now and I can go bare-footed, so you can -just take them shoes and send them to one of them boys who is getting -his feet burned in them hot streets.’ It was with difficulty the little -fellow could be persuaded to put on his shoes again and go away.” In many -cases garments were brought in the giving away of which must have meant -serious deprivation to the givers and yet there was evident joy at the -opportunity of helping those even more unfortunate. - -Only a brief general statement can be made in this Bulletin of the -contributions from the various Branches for San Francisco, the more -detailed report will be given later when the returns are all received. In -this Bulletin the receipts from the Branches for the Japanese Famine Fund -and for the Vesuvian Relief are reported. - -The prompt sympathy that was shown outside our own country for the -California sufferers manifested itself in several cases by generous -appropriations by foreign governments and by contributions from firms -and individuals. These were generally sent to the State Department. -As the President felt that the liberality of our own people would -meet the required aid and, moreover, if accepted by the Government -from one country others might feel a necessity of also making relief -appropriations, it seemed wise to decline with most sincere expressions -of thanks such contributions. - -Acting under the apprehension that the President deemed it best that -no foreign contributions be accepted, two generous contributions made -directly to the Red Cross, one from the Canadian Pacific Railroad and one -from the Chinese Diplomatic and Consular Service in this country, though -deeply appreciated, were declined. In the case of the money offered by -the Chinese Legation and Consuls, the Chinese Minister, at the suggestion -of the Red Cross, placed the contribution in the hands of the First -Secretary of the Chinese Legation, Mr. Chow Tszchi, who was sent by him -to the Pacific Slope with a letter from the Red Cross to Dr. Devine, -requesting the latter to assist in every way possible Mr. Chow Tszchi’s -work for the Chinese sufferers. - -On May 5th the following letter was received by the Honorable Wm. H. -Taft, President of the American National Red Cross: - - JAPANESE EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, _May 5, 1906_. - - _Honorable Wm. H. Taft, President of the American National Red - Cross_: - - SIR:—I beg to inform you that the Red Cross Society of Japan - has solicited contributions from the general public in Japan - for the relief of distress caused to the population of - California by the recent earthquake, and transmitted to me by - telegraph as the first installment the sum of 50,000 dollars - with the request that it be applied to the above named purpose - through the kindness of the American National Red Cross. - - Will you kindly inform me at your earliest convenience whether - you can use your good offices in the premises or not? - - Yours sincerely, - - VISCOUNT S. AOKI. - -As information was received that only such contributions as were made -directly to the Government were to be declined, this generous expression -of sympathy consisting of voluntary contributions made through the -Japanese Red Cross to the American National Red Cross for the purpose of -this relief work was accepted by the President of the Red Cross in the -following letter: - - WASHINGTON, D. C., _May 8, 1906_. - - _Your Excellency_: - - I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 5th of - May, in which you inform me that the Red Cross Society of - Japan has solicited contributions from the general public in - Japan for the relief of distress caused to the population of - California by the recent earthquake, and has transmitted to - you by telegraph the sum of $50,000, with a request that it - be applied to the above-named purpose through the American - National Red Cross. Your Excellency asks that I advise you - whether I can use my good offices in the premises. - - In reply I beg, on behalf of the American National Red Cross, - to express its gratitude and that of the people of California, - for the generosity of the Japanese Red Cross and the people - of Japan, and to say that I shall be glad, on behalf of the - American National Red Cross, to receive the contributions - mentioned, and to expend them for the purposes mentioned in - Your Excellency’s letter. - - I have the honor to be, Your Excellency, - - Very sincerely yours, - - WM. H. TAFT, - _President, American National Red Cross_. - - His Excellency, VISCOUNT S. AOKI, _Ambassador Extraordinary and - Plenipotentiary_, Japanese Embassy, Washington. - -On May 21st a second installment was received from Japan and accepted in -the following letter: - - WASHINGTON, D. C., _May 21, 1906_. - - _Your Excellency_: - - I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the - 21st of May, enclosing a check for $30,000, which the Red Cross - Society of Japan has raised as the second installment from the - general public of Japan for the relief of distress caused to - the inhabitants of California by the recent earthquake. - - On behalf of the Red Cross, I beg to thank you and your people - for the generous contribution. - - I have the honor to be, Your Excellency, - - Very sincerely yours, - - WM. H. TAFT, - _President, American National Red Cross_. - - His Excellency, VISCOUNT S. AOKI, _Ambassador Extraordinary and - Plenipotentiary_, Japanese Embassy, Washington, D. C. - -That, after the great expense incurred by the late war and the need of -relief at home on a large scale for the famine stricken provinces, so -generous an expression of sympathy for the sufferers in California was -made by the people of Japan, is most deeply appreciated by the American -National Red Cross and the American people. - -Up to the date of going to press the Red Cross has received from the -State Branches and from other sources $2,275,489.56. Four hundred -thousand dollars of this amount has been transmitted to Mr. James -Phelan, as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the consolidated Relief -Committee and Red Cross, and the remainder is subject to the call of -this committee, any sum being at its request immediately forwarded by -telegraph to San Francisco through the U. S. Sub-Treasuries, and placed -to Mr. Phelan’s credit. - -As the general principle of the Red Cross is that money is most wisely -expended as far as possible, near the scene of disaster so as to -stimulate the somewhat paralyzed business-life, and expended by those, -who—taking part in the actual relief work, best understand the needs, -the Red Cross Executive Committee made no purchases save one carload of -condensed milk and ten thousand blankets. In both cases these purchases -were made with the kindly assistance of Army Officers who pronounced -on the prices and inspected the articles before they were shipped, -transportation having been given. The Commissary officers of the U. S. -Army throughout the West kindly consented to act as Purchasing Agents for -the Red Cross, and Dr. Devine who with Mr. Pollok of the Relief Committee -was appointed on a purchasing committee, was notified of their names and -addresses. - -On April 26th the following telegram was received from Judge Morrow, -President of the California Branch: - - HON. W. H. TAFT, _President Red Cross, Washington, D. C._ - - Have arranged for full historical record of all matters - connected with disaster for Red Cross purposes. - - WM. W. MORROW, _President_. - -The distinguished historian, Professor H. Morse Stephens, is on this -historical committee and associated with him are some of the most capable -young men who were intimately connected with the relief work from the -first. - -This record will be published later and will not only prove of historical -interest, but of great value in any future relief work of a like nature. - -The importance of having the accounts of the expenditures of Red Cross -money contributions so kept as to render auditing by the War Department -possible, as required by law, was fully realized, and General A. E. -Bates, Retired Paymaster-General of the U. S. Army, kindly volunteered -his services to proceed to San Francisco and arrange some simple plan for -the keeping of these accounts. His offer was accepted, and at the request -of the President of the Red Cross he left for San Francisco, and on May -9th the following telegram was received by the President of the Red Cross: - - _The Secretary of War, Washington, D. C._: - - Arrived Monday evening and yesterday had an interview with - the Finance Committee by whom I was most pleasantly received. - Examined their system of auditing which I approve. Suggest an - addition to their system by which the Red Cross funds will - be treated like an appropriation for a specific purpose and - accounted for to you by vouchers and accounts similar to money - of Army appropriation. My suggestion approved and adopted - by Committee and Dr. Devine with thanks. Relief work here - is perfectly organized and organization apparently working - effectively and smoothly. Expenses being reduced daily. This - morning I appeared by request before the full Committee and - explained my position here. Shall remain here until system is - working and one set of accounts is forwarded. - - A. E. BATES, _Major-General, retired_. - -The following communication was received by the Secretary of the Red -Cross from Judge Morrow, enclosing the literature referred to: - - CALIFORNIA BRANCH, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., _May 12, 1906_. - - MR. CHARLES L. MAGEE, _Secretary, American Red Cross_: - - DEAR SIR: - - The distribution of food to the nearly three hundred thousand - sufferers in San Francisco has been a difficult problem for - solution, but we think a system has been adopted that will - make the distribution as nearly perfect as possible, and as - the subject may be of some interest to the National Society, I - enclose herewith the plan of registering of persons desiring - food, the directions for registering applicants at relief - stations; also a registration card and a food card. - - You may, perhaps, find it interesting, and I would suggest - that you show it to Mr. President Taft. The plan was devised - by Professor C. C. Plehn of our State University, and we think - it would be well to have it made a matter of record for future - reference. The plan goes into effect immediately. - - _Very truly yours_, - - WM. W. MORROW, - _President, State Branch Society_. - -A reproduction of the registration and food cards are given and it is -especially interesting to note that in the Japanese Famine Relief work, -as seen by Baron Ozawa’s report contained in the Bulletin, that the -Japanese Red Cross also used a system of registration. - - NATIONAL RED CROSS - - General Register of Applicants for Relief, Food Station No. .... - San Francisco, 1906 - ==================+==============================+======+============== - Surname and | Total number of persons for | Food | Date - given names of | whom rations are asked: .... | Card | of this - head of family: | | No. | registration: - | Men .... Children .... | | - | Women .... Aged, etc. .... | | - ------------------+------------------------------+------+-------------- - Present location: | Former home, or address on April 17: - | - ------------------+-------+---------------+------------+--------------- - Trade or | Age: | Nationality: | Union: | Former - occupation of | | | | employer: - head of family: | | | | - | | | | - ------------------+-------+---------------+------------+--------------- - References, or other memoranda relating to employment: - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Membership in (1) fraternal orders; (2) churches; (3) clubs: - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Address of friends to be communicated with: - - --------------------+---------------+---------------------------------- - Present employment: | Is it steady? | Is applicant owner of real - | | estate? If so, where? - | | - --------------------+---------------+---------------------------------- - Plans for future: - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Relief supplied (other than rations, including transportation): - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - Remarks: - - - Food Card Issued. - - -----+----------------------------------------------------------------- - No. | Date. - -----+----------------------------------------------------------------- - | - | - | - - - =============================================================== - Data as to adult bread winners in family or party (not the - applicant named on face of card). - --------------------------------------------------------------- - |_m._ _f._|_m._ _f._|_m._ _f._|_m._ _f._ - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Name and sex | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Age and nationality | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Trade or occupation | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Union | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Former employer | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - References | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Present employment | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Future plans | | | | - -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+--------- - Remarks: - - - 1 | NATIONAL RED CROSS. | - ----+ | - 2 | FOOD CARD. | - ----+ | - 3 | +--------+ | - ----+ | | | - 4 | | | | - ----+ | | | - 5 | +--------+ | - ----+ | - 6 | C. No. ......... R. S. No. .............. | (See other side.) - ----+ | - 7 | This card is issued on.................... | - ----+ (date) | - 8 | | - ----+ | - 9 | It will be good for 10 days ending........ | 31 - ----+ (date) +---- - 10 | | 30 - ----+ +---- - 11 | ......................................... | 29 - ----+ (Signature of Issuing Officer.) +---- - 12 | | 28 - ----+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---- - |13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27| - - -TAKE NOTICE. - -This card must be presented whenever rations are drawn. When drawing -rations keep it always in plain sight. - -This card is _not transferable_, and will be honored only when presented -by the person to whom it is issued, or by some member of his family or -party. - -Good only for 10 days. - -Renewable after 10 days at the discretion of the registration officer. - -Good only at the Relief Station of issue. - -If any fraudulent use of this card is attempted it will be taken up and -no rations will be issued to the offenders. - - -“AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS - -“Instructions for Registering Applicants at Relief Stations - -“The primary purpose of this registration is to provide a record that -will show how many persons are applying for relief from the National Red -Cross. Since relief is granted through a large number of sub-stations, it -is necessary not only that each station should keep a register of its own -applicants, but also that the headquarters should have complete records -for all stations. - -“When any one applies for relief, therefore, a Registration Card should -be at once made out showing so far as pertinent and ascertainable the -information asked for concerning the applicant. When rations are issued -to a family or party both the Food Card and the Registration Card should -be made out at the same time. Registration may—and in many cases will—be -done by the canvassers who visit each family. These canvassers may -be: (1) officers of the Relief Station; (2) workers of the Associated -Charities; (3) representatives of the Central Registration Bureau. The -utmost care should be exercised to see that the persons registered for -relief are within the district assigned to the station issuing relief. -If any question as to boundaries arises refer the same to the Central -Registration Bureau.” - -Among the directions for making out the Registration Card are the -following: - -“(1) Surname and initial of applicant. - -“Write legibly the name of the head of the family or party applying for -relief. - -“(5) Present location. - -“Give the best possible indication of where applicant can be found on -visit or by letter. - -“(6) Former address or home on April 17th. - -“What is wanted is the address that will be most useful in tracing the -applicant or his family in case inquiry is made by distant friends or -others. - -“(7) Trade or occupation. - -“In case the applicant has a recognized trade enter it; otherwise give -best indication possible of how he made his living. - -“(13) Address of friends to be communicated with. - -“Enter here any names and addresses of people to whom applicant desires -the National Red Cross to write in his behalf. - -“(17) Plans for future. - -“State any plans applicant says he has for future work, for leaving town, -etc., and any fact which may help in putting him on his own feet again. - -“Treat all applicants with the utmost consideration. The relief afforded -is not a charity and is needed most by respected and honorable citizens. -More than nine out of every ten of the applicants will be self-supporting -in a few weeks. The few lazy imposters will be speedily detected and -dealt with separately. Assume every one to be entitled to relief until -clearly proven unworthy.” - -Under the directions for the issue of Food Cards the purposes for which -Food Cards are issued are stated to be: - -“(1) To make sure that every one entitled to draw rations secures an -amount proportionate to the size of his family or party. - -“(2) To prevent imposters from drawing more than their proportionate -share of rations. - -“(3) To furnish a record of the number of persons being fed at the -several relief stations, for the use of stations, and of the central -distributing authorities.” - -In connection with the Food Cards the following cards have been issued to -provide for the giving out of other supplies: - - FOOD CARD No. ......... DATE .................. - - TO SUPPLY STATION: - - Give bearer the number of Articles punched out below. - - FOR MEN. - - Hats 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Shoes 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Shirts 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Undershirts 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Drawers 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Socks 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Stockings 1 2 3 4 5 6 - - FOR WOMEN. - - Waists 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Skirts 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Under Skirts 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Under Vests 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Diapers 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Drawers 1 2 3 4 5 6 - - HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES. - - Tents 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Cots 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Mattresses 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Blankets 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Towels 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Wash Basins 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Stoves 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Buckets 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Pots and Pans 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Knives and Forks 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Spoons 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Plates 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Cups 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Lanterns 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Chairs 1 2 3 4 5 6 - Soap 1 2 3 4 5 6 - -The issuing of these cards has reduced the number of repeaters and has -been of great assistance in the systematizing of the relief work. - -General Bates in his report to the President of the American National Red -Cross states later that a further economic and salutary measure has been -adopted in the establishment at the different camps and relief stations -of large kitchens and dining halls or sheds where a contractor buying the -supplies from the relief committee furnishes three cooked meals a day, -and in case of all persons, excepting those who are entirely destitute, -these meals are sold at ten or fifteen cents each. It is the opinion of -the officers in charge of this work, which is just inaugurated, that -within a few days, the greater majority of the people getting relief -from the Committee in this manner will pay for it. General Bates also -says, “I think it would be quite impossible for any one, without having -been on the ground or having had a similar experience in some other -place, to appreciate the enormous difficulties that these people have -had to contend with. In the first place their three days’ battle with -the fire was as horrible, excepting as to loss of life, as any of the -critical battles of the world. During that time, with the water cut off -from the city, the impossibility to arrest fire by means of dynamiting -and blowing up districts so that the fire should have nothing to feed -upon, the suffering and horror of turning two hundred thousand or more -people from their homes into the streets, with nothing to eat and nothing -to drink was simply appalling and notwithstanding the gigantic task that -lay before them, I think from what I learn, that it is safe to say that -no one has suffered from hunger or neglect.” - -This is only a brief and partial report of the beginning and progress of -the relief in California, but it conveys some idea of the methods adopted -in the accomplishing of this great work. - -Up to the date of going to press the various State Branches have -contributed the following amounts: - - Connecticut $119,094.74 - Delaware 18,900.00 - District of Columbia 58,911.01 - Georgia 200.00 - Illinois 144,818.55 - Indiana 34.032.16 - Maine 5,607.02 - Maryland 100,000.00 - Massachusetts 64,877.25 - Michigan 27,500.00 - Missouri 143,000.00 - New York 510,000.00 - Ohio 62,967.45 - Pennsylvania 129,600.00 - Rhode Island 87,000.00 - South Carolina 1,000.00 - Wyoming 1,694.60 - - - - -THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE RED CROSS SOCIETIES - - -_To the Presidents and Members of the Central Committees of the Red -Cross_: - - GENEVA, _March 20, 1906_. - -GENTLEMEN: - -In accordance with an established tradition, duly confirmed by the last -Congress held in St. Petersburg, it is the duty of the International -Committee to concern itself in due time with the reunion of the -International Meetings, which periodically bring together the delegates -of all the National Societies of the Red Cross. - -The British Society not having heretofore been called upon to entertain -the sister organizations of other countries, we addressed ourselves to -the London Committee: We have the pleasure of announcing to our honorable -correspondents that this Committee accepted the mandate which we proposed -it should assume. - -The next International Congress of the Red Cross Societies will therefore -convene in London, 1907, during the week beginning June 10th. - -You will unite with us Gentlemen, will you not, in addressing publicly -to the British Society, the expression of our sincere gratitude for the -invitation extended to us, assuring it at the same time of the zeal with -which we will favorably respond. - -It is important that these periodical occasions, the only ones which -afford to our Societies the opportunity to strengthen the bands which -unite them, by personal and instructive intercourse, should be as largely -attended as possible and that no Society, however modest it be, should -fail to have itself represented. - -The British Society which has so recently been called upon to reap -such a rich harvest in the field of Volunteer Aid, will doubtless have -important communications to make to its guests; moreover its organization -and peculiar workings, will offer an ample subject of study to delegates -assembled to perfect their knowledge in the line of aid to wounded -soldiers. - -It seems of interest to us, to trace in a few lines, the origin of this -Society, thereby learning to know it in advance, because few countries -have shown as much zeal and expended as much money in succoring wounded -soldiers, as Great Britain. This Society owes its existence to the -Members of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, who conceived the idea in -April, 1869. It was regularly incorporated August 4, 1870. Its operations -were confined at the outset, in time of peace, to the training of nurses, -but in time of war, it played an important and beneficent part in sending -aid in money, or in kind, by furnishing detachments of nurses, not only -for the wars in which England participated, but also for those in which -she was not engaged. - -In 1899 a British Central Committee of the Red Cross was created, uniting -the delegates of the National Society for Aid to the Wounded, the -Ambulance of St. John and the Reserve Corps of Army Nurses, to serve as a -bond between these three institutions and for the purpose of distributing -in time of war, all voluntary relief contributions, whether made in -personal service, in materials or in funds. It was destined to enlarge -the sphere of action and of influence of the British Red Cross, and to -neutralize the efforts of all the Relief Societies of the country. The -Chairman of the National Society, Lord Wantage, was placed at the head of -this Central Committee, and the new combination proved efficacious and -useful in the Anglo-Boer War, where the Volunteer Sanitary Service played -such an important part. - -Finally in 1905 a new transformation became operative. Lord Wantage, -deceased in 1901, was succeeded by Lord Rothschild. A committee presided -over by the latter, under the auspices of the Queen and in response to an -appeal made by her, was charged with the work of rendering more effective -the concentration of all British Societies concerned with Relief Work -amongst the sick and wounded in the Army. The efforts of this committee -of organization have resulted in an association which assures to the Red -Cross in Great Britain, the position it should occupy. Lord Rothschild -is Chairman of the Executive Committee. We will undoubtedly be able in -the next issue of the “Bulletin” to give more complete details concerning -this entirely recent institution. - -The Headquarters of the British Red Cross Society are at 9 Victoria St., -London, S. W. - -The program of each Congress is as you know, finally arranged by the -Committee of the Country acting as host, according to the subjects -suggested by the other National Societies and also by those which it -desires itself to discuss. We therefore request you to inform the British -Society directly and at your earliest convenience, of the questions you -would wish to see appear on the program for deliberation. The British -Society in transmitting to you the final program, will give full, -practical and necessary directions. - -In accordance with resolutions passed at St. Petersburg, an exhibition -will be held in connection with the next Congress, with the object of -showing the technical progress made in relief methods. Moreover the -prize founded by the Empress Marie-Feodorovna, will be awarded for the -first time, to the authors of the best inventions for alleviating the -sufferings of sick and wounded soldiers.[1] The inventions to be shown -at the aforesaid exhibition. The jury charged with awarding the prize -is composed of eight members, of which two are named by right, one by -the Russian Central Committee, the other by the International Committee; -besides these, the Central Committees charged with designating in 1907, -each a member of the jury, are those of Germany, Austria, Great Britain, -France, Italy and Holland. - -Finally, and in conformity with a decision of the last Congress, we -invite those of the Red Cross Societies which have not yet informed us of -how far they have been able to carry out the wishes and the resolutions -adopted in St. Petersburg, to do so at once, or at least to notify the -London Committee in time to enable them to present a report on the matter -to the Eighth Congress. - -Having given ourselves the pleasure of announcing the gracious invitation -which the British Red Cross Society intends addressing to you, with the -special communications which it will send to you directly, we beg to -renew to that Society the expression of our gratitude and to present to -you, Gentlemen, the assurance of our most distinguished sentiments. - -For the International Committee of the Red Cross: - - G. MOYNIER, _President_. - E. ODIER, _Secretary_. - GUSTAVE ADOR, _Vice-President_. - -[1] Article 2 of the regulations of the Empress’ Fund. See Bulletin of -the International Red Cross Committee, xxxiii, p. 143. - - - - -THE ABUSE OF THE RED CROSS INSIGNIA - - -The rapidly increasing prominence and importance of the Red Cross will -still further tend to the abuse of its insignia. Unfortunately in the -United States the use of this insignia, created for the special purpose -of identifying and protecting in time of war those caring for the sick -and wounded, ambulances, hospitals and hospital equipments, has never -been properly safeguarded as has been done in most other countries which -are signatory powers of the treaty of Geneva, and which recognize the -necessity for the protection of this insignia. - -A number of manufactured articles bear as a trademark this insignia, -their manufacturers having obtained from the Patent Office, previous to -the reincorporation of the Red Cross, a legal right to such use. Others -using that mark claim a right to use it because they had used it previous -to the granting of the charter. In a number of cases their attention -being called to the clause of the charter intending to prevent as far as -possible this use of the Red Cross for purposes of trade, manufacturers -and others have kindly and promptly abandoned their use of it. In other -cases the request to desist from its use—it might be called its abuse—was -refused. - -In two cases that have been brought to the notice of the Executive -Committee so-called training schools for nurses that provide, in one case -a course of a few weeks with no hospital experience, and in another a -training by correspondence only, called their nurses Red Cross nurses. -As it is the object of the National Red Cross to enroll among its nurses -only such as have had a regular two or three years’ course with hospital -training, and whose efficiency and character have been thoroughly vouched -for so that our American National Red Cross nurses will rank as highly -as do the Red Cross nurses in many of the other countries, this use of -the Red Cross by such institutions as those mentioned above must act as a -strong detriment to the National Red Cross and prove especially injurious -to its efforts to secure the enrollment of the highest class of trained -nurses. - -Red Cross nurses are enrolled for service in time of war or of great -calamity as provided in the charter and a false impression is conveyed -when nurses not enrolled by the National Red Cross make use of this -name of Red Cross nurse. There can be in each country but one Red Cross -Society as recognized by the International Red Cross Committee of Geneva -upon proof that the Society has received official recognition from the -Government of its own country and only its nurses are really Red Cross -nurses, so that all others using this name convey to the public a false -impression that they are nurses of the Red Cross. - -Public opinion should most strongly oppose the abuse of the Red Cross -insignia, and its use, save for the purposes for which it was created, -earnestly discountenanced. The members of the Red Cross are requested -to report to the Executive Committee all such use of the Red Cross, -not connected with the National Society, that may come within their -cognizance. The Society has a list of those manufacturers who obtained -the Red Cross as a trademark previous to its reincorporation under the -present charter in January, 1905. It should be the duty of every American -to see to it that in our country this Red Cross insignia, created for -so beneficient a purpose, is protected as far as possible from the -degradation of becoming a mere advertisement for money making designs. - - - - -NOTES - - -On April 16th the Headquarters of the American National Red Cross were -moved to the office, room 341, provided for them in the Surgeon-General’s -Division of the War Department. Through the kindness of Mr. F. A. Keep -some new articles of furniture were purchased for the office, and the -more spacious quarters and better equipment for office work have proved -of the greatest advantage in the large amount of additional labor -entailed by the San Francisco Relief. - - * * * * * - -The delegates appointed by the U. S. Government to represent it at the -Convention of Geneva for the Revision of the Red Cross Treaty, held June, -1906, are Brigadier-General George B. Davis, Judge Advocate General of -the U. S. Army; Brigadier-General Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon-General of -the U. S. Army, who is also Chairman of the Red Cross Central Committee; -Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, U. S. Navy, and Colonel William Cary -Sanger, President of the New York Red Cross Branch. A report for the -Bulletin on the revisions agreed upon by this Convention will be made by -one of the U. S. delegates. - - * * * * * - -Since the publication of the last Bulletin the following new State -Branches have been organized: - -Colorado.—President, C. C. Hemming; Secretary, W. DeF. Curtis; Trustees, -John A. Thatcher, Pueblo; F. B. Gibson, Denver. - -Indian Territory.—President, Dr. F. B. Fite; Vice-Presidents, Hon. D. H. -Johnston, Chief Chickasaw Nation; Hon. John Brown, Chief Seminole Nation; -Hon. W. C. Rogers, Chief Cherokee Nation; Hon. Green McCurtain, Chief -Choctaw Nation; General P. Porter, Chief Creek Nation; Secretary, Dr. -Fred S. Clinton; Treasurer, J. H. McBirney. - -Minnesota.—President, Governor John A. Johnson; Vice-Presidents, Dr. -Cyrus Northrup, Archbishop John Ireland, Hon. David Percy Jones, Hon. -William H. Lacid, Rev. A. W. Ryan; Secretary, Edward C. Stringer; -Treasurer, Kenneth Clark; Chairman of Executive Committee, Hon. Daniel R. -Noyes. - -Missouri.—President, J. C. Van Blarcom; Vice-Presidents, Hon. John W. -Noble (1st), Robert A. Holland, Jr., (2d); Secretary, Leighton Shields; -Treasurer not yet designated. - -North Carolina.—President, Mrs. Zepulon B. Vance; Vice-Presidents, Dr. -S. Westray Battle and James H. Caine; Secretary, and Treasurer, Mrs. -Theodore F. Davidson. - -Texas.—President, Mrs. Mary Sherman Allen; 1st Vice-President, John A. -Ewton; 2d Vice-President, M. P. Exline; 3d Vice-President, Mrs. Sarah -Danover; 4th Vice-President, Mrs. C. Burton Griggs; Treasurer, Royal A. -Ferris; Secretary, Mrs. Green Scheyler Hill. - -Washington.—President, Mr. John T. Redman; Vice-Presidents, Captain E. -G. Griggs and Dr. Carsley Balabanoff; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Henry -McCleary; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. James W. Cloes; Treasurer, Mr. -Louis W. Pratt. - - * * * * * - -The records of the Philippine Red Cross Branch show a membership of 119 -annual and 4 life members. - -On December 30th there died at Manila Captain Joaquin Monet of the Manila -police force as the direct result of a cold contracted in the performance -of duty during the tornado which devastated Manila and particularly his -precinct, Paso, on the 26th day of last September, when for twenty-four -hours he worked without changing his wet clothing, amidst live electric -wires, in the ravages of storm and flood, to protect property and to -relieve the sufferings and fears of people under his care. He left a -widow and children, and as there is no provision for pensions for the -families of men who give themselves at the call of duty, the Philippine -Red Cross Society decided to appropriate out of its relief funds $15.00 -a month for six months for the support of this man’s family, and the -Secretary of the Philippine Red Cross writes: “Had you relieved only -this one case it is worth the while to have founded here a Branch of the -National Red Cross.” - - * * * * * - -Hon. A. C. Kaufman, President of the South Carolina Branch of the Red -Cross, writes as follows: - - The formation and management of a Red Cross Branch, in this - section, has called for extreme diplomacy, conservatism and - caution. Our effort has been to place this Branch upon a - high plane, following closely the standard of the parent - organization. - - By pursuing this course, we have established confidence in the - movement, and have won friends in every portion of the State. - That has been clearly demonstrated in our ability to secure - as a Vice-President, from each of the seven Congressional - Districts, in South Carolina, gentlemen of exalted standing in - the social, professional and business walks of life. - - The following is a complete list of the Vice-Presidents of - the South Carolina Branch: First Congressional District, Maj. - Theodore G. Barker, Charleston; Second Congressional District, - Hon. D. S. Henderson, Aiken; Third Congressional District, Rev. - James A. B. Scherer, Ph.D., Newberry; Fourth Congressional - District, Rev. Robert P. Pell, Litt D., Spartanburg; Fifth - Congressional District, Col. Leroy Springs, Lancaster; Sixth - Congressional District, Hon. W. D. Morgan, Georgetown; Seventh - Congressional District, Hon. W. C. Benet, Columbia. - - Again, we have done well under the circumstances, in - contributions that have come to us, in aid of sufferers of - Japan, Italy and San Francisco. Our purpose was, not to go - around begging alms, but to trust to the generosity of our - fellow citizens, and thereby to test their confidence in us, - as representatives of this great International body. The - success of this plan has been shown in the reports that have - been made by us to the National Headquarters. Every penny we - have accounted for has been a voluntary gift, that has come to - us, not been run after. This dignified course has produced a - marked effect upon the people of the State who have witnessed - this well ordered procedure. This plan may have diminished - somewhat the amount of our receipts, but it has raised the - organization very high in the estimation and respect of the - entire citizenship of our State. - - The Branch is now in a most healthy and flourishing condition - and we feel proud of the position it occupies in the brilliant - galaxy of Red Cross Branches. - - * * * * * - -The Secretary of the Michigan Branch, Mr. R. M. Dyar, writes under date -of June 6: - - We have adopted a method for increasing our membership of - getting in communication with men in small towns, who acted - as Treasurer or Chairman of local relief committees for the - San Francisco Fund, our idea being to appoint such men as - Vice-Presidents and to have them decide on becoming members - themselves, and endeavor to secure additional members in their - cities or towns. - - * * * * * - -The following is a list of the Sub-divisions of the Massachusetts Branch, -with the officers of each: - -Worcester County.—Chairman, Charles G. Washburn; Treasurer, Dr. Homer -Gage; Secretary, Mrs. Lincoln W. Kinnicutt. - -Berkshire County.—President, Judge John C. Crosby; Vice-President, -Rev. J. C. Smoots; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. Alfreda B. Withington; -Executive Committee: Dr. J. F. A. Adams, Mrs. H. A. Brewster, Miss -Julia W. Redfield, Rev. James Boyle, Pittsfield; Mrs. W. Murray Crane, -Jr., Dalton; Miss Cornelia Barnes, Lenox; Miss Caroline T. Lawrence, -Stockbridge; Mrs. William Stanley, Great Barrington. - -Hampden County.—President, Mr. George Dwight Pratt; Treasurer, Mr. Ralph -P. Alden; Secretary, Miss Amy B. Alexander. - -A Division is being organized in Essex County, of which Gen. Francis H. -Appleton will be Chairman and Mr. W. O. Chapman, of the Asiatic Bank, -Salem, Treasurer. - -The Secretary of the Massachusetts Branch, Miss Katherine P. Loring, -reports that, “A man has been representing himself as an agent of the Red -Cross and has been begging for subscriptions for our purposes. We have -put notices in the newspapers and have notified the police that we never -employ agents.” - - * * * * * - -The Connecticut Branch reports six Sub-divisions and another in process -of formation. They have a total membership of 900, including 89 life -members. Of the foregoing membership four hundred are members of the -Norwich Society. - -The Secretary of the Connecticut Branch of the Red Cross in a letter -dated June 12th states that the Bristol Sub-division, which is composed -of twenty-five boys, members of a Sunday-school class, accomplished -wonders in their efforts in behalf of the unfortunate people of -California. They not only collected and shipped to California clothing, -blankets, linen, etc., amounting to 1272 pieces, but contributed in cash -$1,235.04. No better work than this has been done by any organization, -and as Mrs. Kinney says—good for the boys! - -The New York State Branch now has twelve sub-divisions. Since the April -number of the Bulletin, four new sub-divisions have been organized, -namely: Chautauqua County, Columbia County, Duchess County and New -York County. It is probable that organization will be effected soon in -Chemung, Oswego and St. Lawrence Counties. Work is now progressing and -organization is under consideration in seven other Counties, namely: -Broome, Greene, Orange, Nassau, Suffolk, Tompkins and Jefferson. - -The membership of the sub-divisions is as follows: - - Albany County 100 - Brooklyn 267 - Buffalo 80 - Chautauqua County 11 - Columbia County 52 - Duchess County 59 - Islip Township 144 - New York County 587 - North Westchester County 51 - Oneida County 186 - Rochester 30 - Syracuse 20 - -In other counties of the State there are forty-nine members, making the -total membership for the State, so far as reported on June 16th, one -thousand, six hundred and thirty-six. - -The Americans in London sent through the Honorable Whitelaw Reid, the -American Ambassador, $20,000.00 for the California Fund. - -The New York County Sub-division opened two clothing depots where -contributions of clothing were received, assorted, repacked and -shipped, sending 181 cases to San Francisco. During the first three -weeks every night a list of supplies that day shipped or en route -was sent to Dr. Devine. Service was also systematically arranged in -telegraphing inquiries for missing relatives and friends and forwarding -the information when received. The business public evinced the greatest -interest and most practical coöperation in the relief work by furnishing -free service and by lending or giving ample equipment to carry on the -work. - -The work of the State Branch has so increased as to render it necessary -to move into a larger office—Room No. 507—in the same building, No. 500 -Fifth Avenue, New York City. - - PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH HEADQUARTERS. - - PHILADELPHIA, Independence Hall Building, _June 14, 1906_. - - We awoke the day after the earthquake horrified to read in the - morning papers that California had been devastated and San - Francisco was in flames. It needed no second reading to know - that a call for help would soon reach us, so our officers and - executive committee reported to our State Headquarters where - soon the expected telegram from Washington was received. It - was a brief message instructing us to issue an appeal and - appoint local treasurers. - - Our official printer, who, by special arrangement, is obligated - to take our copy and run on our emergency work night and day, - was in a few hours delivering to headquarters the necessary - printed matter. - - “The Society for Organizing Charities,” represented by Miss - Richmond and Mr. Esterbrook, volunteered to do the addressing - of our appeals and at an hour’s notice had more than a score of - their splendid young lady volunteers addressing and mailing our - Red Cross appeal, using their Charity list of fifteen thousand - selected names. - - By a wise arrangement our Secretary is authorized to make - emergency expenditures subject to reimbursement at later - meeting of the Executive Committee, so the postage alone of - some $300 was made instantly available from his personal funds. - - In all such appeals it is vital to determine the psychological - moment of greatest effect and the force of our appeal was at - its highest on Monday morning following the reading of the - Sunday papers. - - An early call was sent to each city daily and evening newspaper - and a publicity department was established where all telegrams, - letters, abstracts and daily subscription lists were furnished - in typewritten copy to all reporters. Such returns must - be made quickly and we kept a regular volunteer force of - messengers taking reports at certain convenient intervals to - newspaper headquarters. These State Headquarters realizing the - necessity and value of the coöperation of the towns, other - than Philadelphia, throughout the commonwealth, promptly - acted upon the suggestion of President Talcott Williams and - the Secretary who were in daily conference with heads of - all departments. A telegram was therefore sent to some two - hundred towns throughout the State, addressing the leading - bank, or trust company, asking them to confer with their - Mayor or Chief Burgess as chairman, appointing a Red Cross - Committee, and with aid of local newspapers to publish a fund - and solicit subscriptions, same to be promptly forwarded to - State Treasurer, Mrs. Alexander J. Cassatt, at Philadelphia, - who daily deposited the amounts received for transmission to - Washington. An immediate response was forthcoming from some - score of towns and in a few days the funds were massing up. - - This secured the hearty interest and coöperation of thousands - of citizens of the State and established the groundwork of Red - Cross Sub-Branches in every city, hamlet and village. - - The State Headquarters, at Philadelphia, in the old - Independence Hall Building, with its Executive Committee and - volunteer clerks, stenographers and messengers was a busy - office for the three weeks following the disaster. - - Our facilities were admirable to the purpose. The two telephone - companies, the Bell and Keystone, gave us free of cost each - three extra telephones of unlimited service. The Postal - and Western Union Telegraph companies franked our official - messages. The Adams, United States and Wells Fargo Express - companies sent forward our packages free of charge and the - Relief Trains of the _North American_ and _Evening Telegraph_ - put their cars at our disposal, and sent their wagons for our - heavy freight, thereby greatly assisting us with a matter that - was assuming serious proportions. - - The Ladies’ Auxiliary Committees under the able advice of - Mrs. John Dye, herself a veteran nurse of the Civil War and a - trained Red Cross worker of the Spanish War, took full charge - of the packing and inspection of all materials submitted and - nothing of worthless or inappropriate kind went forward bearing - the tag of the Pennsylvania Branch. - - It was an honor and privilege extended our Secretary to act in - conjunction with the National body in the purchase of large - quantities of Army Blankets from local mills. These vital - essentials were early despatched by rush express to the Red - Cross Field Agents in San Francisco and thus can the State - Branches assist the great National Headquarters in other ways - than the forwarding of funds alone. - - An item of a thousand baby nursing bottles and a dozen boxes of - infant necessaries and a shipment of condensed milk for future - ’Frisco citizens shows that the little ones were also well - remembered. - - In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other of our large cities there - has existed for years many splendid and efficient Permanent - Relief and Citizens Emergency Committees all of whom, with - the many trades organizations, were early in the field with - their appeals. Though the millions of dollars thus raised were - speedily and properly expended it yet served to exhaust the - giving power of many who would have gladly subscribed to the - Red Cross appeal. - - This serves to urge us to the immediate completion of a - full State organization of Sub-divisions, and any of our - Pennsylvania citizens reading this would help our cause should - they proceed to organize local bodies and address these - Headquarters for instructions. - - It is impossible in so brief a report to mention the many - incidents of our “California Earthquake and San Francisco Fire - Appeal” as we called it. The pathetic letters, the sad plight - of the refugees who came to us for succor and employment, of - our inquiries for the dead and missing, of the free telegraphic - bureau and of the letters written by the many who called to ask - a seemingly hopeless question. Nor must we overlook thanking - Dr. Devine for his quick and always satisfactory replies to our - inquiries. The marvel of it all is that it was possible to so - quickly bring the relief work to such a state of high potential - efficiency, conclusive and splendid record of the success of - the National Red Cross and its responsible State Branches. In a - later report we will send you a list of the Pennsylvania State - towns with their financial statements of subscriptions sent - through these Headquarters. We wish now to thank the citizens - of the entire State and particularly of those cities that - responded so promptly and so liberally. - - “Who gives quickly gives twice.” - - Very respectfully yours, - - JOSEPH ALLISON STEINMETZ. - _Secretary for Pennsylvania._ - -The National Secretary received the following letter from Miss Emily P. -Bissell, Secretary of the Delaware Branch, who is making a tour of Europe: - - ROME, _May 27, 1906_. - - MR. CHARLES L. MAGEE, _Secretary the American National Red - Cross, Washington, D. C._ - - MY DEAR MR. MAGEE: - - I am sorry to say that I could not find out anything much about - Red Cross relief work in Naples. When I landed there on May - 8th, the eruption of Vesuvius was a thing of the past. The - streets were all cleaned up, the roads open, and the people who - had at first crowded into the city from the destroyed towns - had all been sent back or away. I went to the Red Cross rooms, - and was shown the garments for distribution, which a committee - of ladies had been attending to. That was the only sign of - activity there, and only one man, and he not an official, but a - subordinate, was in the rooms. He told me all the relief work - now carried on was in the towns themselves—Bosco Tre Case and - Ottajano. So I started off for them next day. - - Bosco Tre Case is very easy to reach and to examine. The road - is clear, up to where the mass of lava has blocked the railway. - The officers of the municipality, three in number, were - standing at the entrance of the road into the village, with a - plate, asking contributions from the tourists, who were driving - through in numbers. The lava, a black, rough mass, covering - fields, and what had been houses, was still smoking. But its - path was not very wide, this village only being destroyed, and - on each side of it the fields were in their usual state. The - destruction in the path of the lava was absolutely complete, - of course. I could not find any Red Cross people there, so I - drove on to Pompeii, and took the next train to Ottajano. As - we went up toward Ottajano, the ashes began to show in the - fields. At first only a thin gray dust, they increased as we - ascended. It was a pitiful sight, the vineyards and orchards - dying in the ashes. It was like a tremendous snowfall, with - drifts here and there, but smooth in most places. For miles, - the vineyards are three feet deep in ashes. Here and there, - women and children, with small baskets on their heads, were - laborously carrying away the ashes and dumping them on the - side of the roads. But it would be about as easy to empty Lake - Erie with a tablespoon. At Ottajano, I found the army and the - Red Cross in full control. Seven hundred homeless people are - here cared for. One thousand have been sent to friends or to - America, or scattered here and there where work can be found - for them. The Red Cross people said that it was impossible to - tell how long those who remained would have to be looked after. - Perhaps six months would not be enough. Three hundred was too - large an estimate, they said, of those killed in the eruption; - but certainly over one hundred had perished, and very likely - many more. The soldiers and the men were at work digging ashes, - and casting them away on tiny freight cars. The women were - sitting in groups, with nothing to do. Some sewing is now being - given out by the Red Cross. The houses are full of ashes to the - second story, and the roofs either gone altogether, or broken - and unsafe from the weight of the ashes on them. The Red Cross - gives out rations and clothes and seems to be extremely well - conducted. There are various officials and Sisters of Mercy, - all working constantly and with great system. - - The covering of the fields by ashes is the worst part of the - disaster, for it means that the livelihood of the people is - gone for an indefinite time. They are hardworking, deserving - peasants, and now their crops are gone, and the soil will not - bear anything for three or four years, till the ashes are - assimilated. They are far too deep to be plowed in at present. - There is no possible place to dump them. Every road is full, - every waste space heaped up high. - - The Red Cross has not as yet published any bulletin or account - of their work. They will do so, however, in the end. Of course - they need money, and will continue to need it for months. I - hope America can send them some, for they certainly deserve it. - - Sincerely yours, - - EMILY P. BISSELL. - - * * * * * - -Items from the April _Bulletin_ of the Red Cross International Committee -of Geneva. - -The _Bulletin_ contains a report of the hospital sent to and maintained -in Manchuria by the German Red Cross Society. The equipment filled 24 -cars, providing for a hospital of 120 beds, a disinfecting apparatus, -Röntgen plant, a bacteriological laboratory, and provisions for six -months. Its personnel consisted of the Chief Surgeon, four Assistant -Surgeons, two students, an administrator, a technical officer, 12 sister -nurses and nine lay nurses. A large part of the personnel spoke Russian. -Dr. Brentano, the Chief Surgeon, who considered the collaboration of -feminine service of inestimable value, exacted that the sister nurses -should belong to strictly religious orders, and that the character of the -lay nurses should be strongly vouched for. - -At the termination of the war, in returning to their country, 59 Japanese -officers and 1721 soldiers who had been prisoners in Russia passed -through Germany. For those who had been sick or wounded the German Red -Cross turned the cars into veritable hospitals. At Berlin, upon order of -the Emperor and Empress, the German Red Cross prepared a reception for -them. Tea, cigarettes and some Japanese papers were distributed among -them. At Hamburg the transportation of the sick and wounded to the ship -was quickly accomplished by the Red Cross sanitary columns, and those who -were well taken by a Red Cross detachment to see the city. - - * * * * * - -In France a movement is on foot to organize a volunteer automobile corps -for the transportation of wounded. With the excellent roads that exist -in that country, the wounded could often be transported in a few hours -by automobiles to the reserve hospitals—thirty or forty miles from the -front—instead of by the slow process of transportation by ambulance. - -It is proposed to organize a volunteer corps of chauffeurs, including -women, who are experts in the running of these machines. - - * * * * * - -In Italy the Red Cross has been continuing its great anti-malarial work -in the Roman Campagna. It has several stations, and each station has a -wagon, an ambulance and medical supplies, and a personnel of a medical -officer, a man nurse and a conductor, each giving two months’ service. - -In 1900 when the work began, 31 per cent. of those receiving the -preventive treatment suffered from the fever. The report for 1905 shows -that only a little over 5 per cent. were attacked by the malady; that is, -out of 16,427 treated only 839 suffered from fever. - -The Red Cross of the Netherlands reports relief rendered to a village -which was partially destroyed by fire. - - * * * * * - -The _Bulletin_ contains a long article on the Russian Red Cross. On -January 1, 1905, not including Port Arthur, it had 158 ambulances of -various kinds including hospital trains, and hospital accommodations in -Manchuria for 27,911. This article shows so strongly the need of system -and preparation beforehand that it is hoped a portion of it may be -printed in some subsequent _Bulletin_ of the American National Red Cross. - - * * * * * - -The Saxon Red Cross reports 70 Sanitary Columns with 2161 members, all of -whom have received a special course of instruction. At Loschwitz a house -for convalescents has been established and utilized for German soldiers -returning from campaigns in South Africa. - - * * * * * - -The importance of the Revision of the Treaty of Geneva and some of the -subjects to be discussed, for which the Convention is now being held in -that city, occupies considerable space in the _International Bulletin_. -Among the questions are: the protection of the wounded from ill treatment -and pillage, the wearing by all military persons of some mark of -identification, a provision that a list of the dead, the wounded and sick -found or taken by the enemy shall be sent as soon as possible to the -opposing Army or its government, a complete enumeration of the sanitary -personnel protected by the Treaty, if in this enumeration shall be -included the personnel of the volunteer aid, and under what conditions? -Fourteen questions are given. - - * * * * * - -It is much regretted by the National Officers that so few of the Branch -Societies have sent in any notes for publication in this number of the -BULLETIN. - -Copies of this quarterly BULLETIN are sent to all foreign Red Cross -Societies and to every member of the American National Red Cross free of -charge. - -Members of the Red Cross may obtain from the Secretary of the Branch to -which he or she belongs a Red Cross pin or button upon the payment of -fifty cents. - -The new life-membership certificates are now being sent out from the -National Headquarters, and any life member not receiving one will confer -a favor by notifying the National Secretary. - -The Red Cross is having made some special pins to be worn by Red Cross -nurses. These will be furnished the nurses without charge. - - - - -APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP - - -Persons desiring to become members of the American National Red Cross -should fill out, as indicated, the blank forms on following page of this -Bulletin and mail to the Secretary of the Branch Society in the State -where they reside, whose address is given below. - -Persons residing in States or Territories where no Branch Societies have -as yet been formed should send their applications to the Secretary of the -American National Red Cross, Room 341, War Department, Washington, D. C. -These applications will be given prompt consideration as soon as such -Branch Societies are organized. - - Life membership dues, $25.00. - Annual membership dues, 1.00. - - CALIFORNIA BRANCH: Mrs. Thurlow McMullin, 2200 California - Street, San Francisco, Cal. - - COLORADO BRANCH: W. DeF. Curtis, Colorado Springs. - - CONNECTICUT BRANCH: Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, P. O. Box 726, New - Haven, Conn. - - DELAWARE BRANCH: Miss Emily P. Bissell, 1404 Franklin Street, - Wilmington, Del. - - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BRANCH: Mr. Gist Blair, Corcoran Building, - Washington, D. C. - - GEORGIA BRANCH: Mr. Allen Sweat (Treasurer), National Bank - Building, Savannah, Ga. - - ILLINOIS BRANCH: Mr. Honore Palmer, 1300 First National Bank - Building, Chicago, Ill. - - INDIANA BRANCH: Hon. Noble C. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind. - - INDIAN TERRITORY BRANCH: Dr. Fred S. Clinton, Tulsa, Indian - Territory. - - MAINE BRANCH: Mrs. Frank H. Briggs, Auburn, Me. - - MARYLAND BRANCH: Mr. George Norbury Mackenzie, 1243 Calvert - Building, Baltimore, Md. - - MASSACHUSETTS BRANCH: Miss Katherine P. Loring, Prides - Crossing, Mass. - - MICHIGAN BRANCH: Mr. R. M. Dyar, 705 Union Trust Building, - Detroit, Mich. - - MINNESOTA BRANCH: Edward C. Stringer, St. Paul, Minn. - - MISSOURI BRANCH: Leighton Shields, Laclede Building, St. Louis, - Mo. - - NEW YORK STATE BRANCH: Mrs. Wm. K. Draper, Bristol Building, - 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. - - NORTH CAROLINA BRANCH: Mrs. Theodore F. Davidson, Asheville, N. C. - - OHIO BRANCH: Rev. John Hewitt, Cumberland Building, Columbus, - Ohio. - - PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH: Joseph Allison Steinmetz, Independence - Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. - - PHILIPPINE BRANCH: Mrs. George A. Main, Manilla, P. I. - - RHODE ISLAND BRANCH: Prof. George Grafton Wilson, 15 - Westminister Street, Providence, R. I. - - SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCH: Mr. George Hoyt Smith, Charleston, S. C. - - TEXAS BRANCH: Mrs. Green Scheyler Hill, Dallas, Texas. - - WASHINGTON BRANCH: Mrs. James W. Cloes, Tacoma, Wash. - - VERMONT BRANCH: Mr. Charles S. Forbes, St. Albans, Vt. - - WYOMING BRANCH: Miss Winifred W. Woods, Cheyenne, Wyo. - - -Application for Membership in the American National Red Cross - - I apply to be enrolled as a (Life/Annual) member of the .... - Branch of the American National Red Cross. - - Name ....................... - Address .................... - - Life membership dues, $25.00. - Annual membership dues, 1.00. - (Erase whichever membership is not desired.) - - To the Secretary of the ........... Branch - The American National Red Cross. - - ....................................................................... - - ....................................................................... - - -Application for Membership in the American National Red Cross - - I apply to be enrolled as a (Life/Annual) member of the .... - Branch of the American National Red Cross. - - Name ....................... - Address .................... - - Life membership dues, $25.00. - Annual membership dues, 1.00. - (Erase whichever membership is not desired.) - - To the Secretary of the ........... Branch - The American National Red Cross. - - ....................................................................... - - ....................................................................... - - -Application for Membership in the American National Red Cross - - I apply to be enrolled as a (Life/Annual) member of the .... - Branch of the American National Red Cross. - - Name ....................... - Address .................... - - Life membership dues, $25.00. - Annual membership dues, 1.00. - (Erase whichever membership is not desired.) - - To the Secretary of the ........... Branch - The American National Red Cross. - - ....................................................................... - - ....................................................................... - - - - -FORM OF BEQUEST - - -A will in the form following may be used to bequeath money for the -purposes of this corporation. It would be well to have the same signed by -_three witnesses_ in the presence of the testator and of each other. - -All legacies, not otherwise specified, go into the Red Cross Endowment -Fund, the interest of which is applied to the Emergency Fund. - -I, A. B., of .............................................. (testator’s -domicil), hereby make and publish the following as my last will and -testament: - -I give and bequeath to the American National Red Cross, a corporation in -the District of Columbia, created by Act of Congress of the United States -of America, its successors and assigns, the sum of - - ........................................... Dollars. - - (A. B.) ........................................... - -Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above named A. 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