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The American National Red Cross Bulletin
The American
National Red Cross
Chartered by Congress, January 5th, 1905
Bulletin No. 1
Issued by the Central Committee, January, 1906
Office of the Corporation Room 826, Colorado Building Washington, D. C.
PREFACE.
In publishing the first Bulletin of the American National Red Cross the Central Committee takes pleasure in being able to make manifest not only an evidence of the work of the Committee during the short period of the existence of the Corporation, but also the evident interest in the work by the community at large, as shown by the organization of branch societies in the District of Columbia, the Philippine Islands and in sixteen States.
The people of the United States are gradually awakening to the realization of the fact that while we have taken our place as a world power politically and commercially, we are far behind other nations in this great work of philanthropy. It is the object of the American National Red Cross, under its new charter, and under supervision of the National Government, to demonstrate the existence of humanitarian as well as commercial interests in the people of the United States, and the Central Committee appeals to them not only to use their personal influence to enlarge the membership of the branches already formed, but to assist the Committee in organizing branches in States and Territories where none now exist.
The Committee would be pleased to receive communications referring to more complete organization from those interested in the work of the Corporation, and especially from persons in the States and Territories where branch societies have not yet been formed.
The enclosed report is the official report of the Corporation to Congress as required by the charter, and the expense of printing by the Government Printing Office the copies issued with this Bulletin is borne by the American National Red Cross.
W. K. VAN REYPEN,
Chairman of Central Committee.
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Persons desiring to become members of the American National Red Cross should fill out, as indicated, the blank forms on last 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 826, Colorado Building, Washington, D. C. These applications will be given prompt consideration as soon as such Branch Societies are organized.
Life membership dues, .00. Annual membership dues, 1.00.
CALIFORNIA BRANCH: Mrs. Thurlow McMullin, 2200 California Street, San Francisco, Cal.
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: Miss Anne Vane Jones, 224 Henry Street, Savannah, Ga.
ILLINOIS BRANCH: Mr. Honor? Palmer, 1300 First National Bank Building, Chicago, Ill.
INDIANA BRANCH: Mrs. W. A. Woods, Clayport Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind.
MAINE BRANCH: Mrs. Frank H. Briggs, Auburn, Me.
MARYLAND BRANCH: Mr. George Norbury Mackenzie, 27 Builders' Exchange Building, Baltimore, Md.
MASSACHUSETTS BRANCH: Miss Katherine P. Loring, Prides Crossing, Mass.
MICHIGAN BRANCH: Mr. Charles Moore, 705 Union Trust Building, Detroit, Mich.
NEW YORK STATE BRANCH: Mrs. Wm. K. Draper, Bristol Building, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.
OHIO BRANCH: Dr. John Hewitt, Cumberland Building, Columbus, Ohio.
SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCH: Mr. George Hoyt Smith, Charleston, S.C.
VERMONT BRANCH: Mr. Charles S. Forbes, S. Albans, Vt.
WYOMING BRANCH: Miss Winifred W. Woods, Cheyenne, Wyo.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS.
+LETTER+
FROM
+THE SECRETARY OF WAR+,
TRANSMITTING
SIR: Pursuant to the provisions of an act of Congress approved January 5, 1905, entitled "An act to incorporate the American National Red Cross," and providing that the report of its proceedings shall be duly received and audited by the War Department, I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of report of the proceedings of the American National Red Cross for the part of the year 1905 during which the corporation has been in existence, and to state that the receipts and expenditures as shown therein have been audited and found correct.
Very respectfully,
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SIR: In accordance with the act of Congress entitled "An act to incorporate the American National Red Cross," approved January 5, 1905, I have the honor to make the following report of the proceedings of the American National Red Cross for the part of the year 1905 during which the corporation has been in existence.
The President of the United States appointed William K. Van Reypen chairman of the central committee, and Francis B. Loomis, Charles Hallam Keep, George B. Davis, Louis A. Pradt, John C. Boyd, Mabel T. Boardman, Cleveland H. Dodge, Samuel Mather, H. Kirke Porter, John Sharp Williams, and Frederick H. Gillett members.
The first meeting of the board of incorporators was held in the diplomatic room of the Department of State on February 8, 1905, and the following-named officers of the corporation were elected: President of the board of incorporators, William H. Taft; treasurer, Charles Hallam Keep; counselor, Louis A. Pradt; secretary, Charles L. Magee. As members of the central committee, Redfield Proctor, William Alden Smith, Walter Wyman, James R. Garfield, Hilary A. Herbert, and George H. Shields.
The treasurer subsequently appointed as assistant treasurer Henry H. Flather, assistant cashier of the Riggs National Bank.
The central committee elected as an executive committee Francis B. Loomis, George B. Davis, Louis A. Pradt, John C. Boyd, Hilary A. Herbert, James R. Garfield, and Miss Mabel T. Boardman.
This committee immediately commenced the work of organizing State and Territorial branch societies, as directed by section 5 of the charter, and adopted regulations for their organization and government.
It was considered advisable to have all members of the corporation affiliated with the branch societies in the States where they reside, in order that they might have a local as well as a general interest in Red Cross work, and that State organizations could take immediate charge of any work in their States, under the authority of the central committee, which committee would take control in case the work assumed proportions beyond the resources of the State branch.
During the past year branch societies have been organized in the District of Columbia, the Philippine Islands, and the following-named States: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, and Wyoming.
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