The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 1) VOL. IV. JANUARY, 1909. No. 1. BULLETIN PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY The American Red Cross WASHINGTON, D. C. [Illustration] National Headquarters Room 341, State, War and Navy Building Washington, D. C. Entered at the Post Office, Washington, D. C., as second-class matter [Illustration: NOTE.—RED CROSSES INDICATE STATES AND POSSESSIONS IN WHICH BRANCH SOCIETIES HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED.] CONTENTS PAGE Preface 3 William Howard Taft (with Portrait) 4 Robert W. de Forest (with Portrait) 6 The Forest Fire Disasters (illustrated) 7 By Ernest P. Bicknell. Report of Michigan Branch 15 By Ralph M. Dyar. South Carolina Flood Relief (illustrated) 15 By A. C. Kaufman. Report of Investigation in the Flooded Districts of South Carolina (illustrated) 20 By Janet E. Kemp. A Short Sketch of the Russian Red Cross (illustrated) 27 By J. de Thal. The Christmas Stamp 32 The Story of the Red Cross (with Portrait) 34 Report of Chairman of the Central Committee 36 Major General George B. Davis, U. S. A. Report of the Treasurer 40 Beekman Winthrop. Fourth Annual Red Cross Meeting 43 Red Cross Endowment Fund 44 Red Cross First-Aid Text-Book 45 By William E. Curtis. First-Aid Instructions to Merchant Marine 46 By 1st Lieutenant G. H. Richardson, M. R. C., U. S. A. The Red Cross and Esperanto 48 By Major P.S. Straub, U.S.A., Medical Corps. Notes 49 THE AMERICAN RED CROSS Officers _President_, HON. WILLIAM H. TAFT. _Treasurer_, HON. BEEKMAN WINTHROP. _Counselor_, HON. HENRY M. HOYT. _Secretary_, CHARLES L. MAGEE. _Chairman of Central Committee_, MAJOR-GENERAL GEO. W. DAVIS, U. S. A. (Ret.) _National Director_, ERNEST P. BICKNELL. Board of Consultation