BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROBERT M. O’REILLY, Surgeon-General, U. S. Army. REAR ADMIRAL PRESLEY M. RIXEY, Surgeon-General, U. S. Navy. SURGEON-GENERAL WALTER WYMAN, U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. Central Committee 1908-1909 Major-General GEORGE W. DAVIS, U. S. A. (ret.), _Chairman_. 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. Hon. BEEKMAN WINTHROP, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, U. S. Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C. Medical Director JOHN C. WISE, U. S. N., Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Hon. HENRY M. HOYT, Solicitor-General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. President BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER, University of California. Mr. JOHN M. GLENN, 105 East 22d street, New York, N. Y. Miss MABEL T. BOARDMAN, Washington, D. C. Hon. JAMES R. GARFIELD, Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. Hon. A. C. KAUFMAN, Charleston, S. C. Hon. H. KIRKE PORTER, 1600 I street, Washington, D. C. Mr. JOHN C. PEGRAM, Providence, R. I. General CHARLES BIRD, U. S. A., Wilmington, Del. Col. WILLIAM CARY SANGER, Sangerfield, N. Y. Judge LAMBERT TREE, 70 La Salle street, Chicago, Ill. Hon. JAMES TANNER, Washington, D. C. Mr. W. W. FARNAM, New Haven, Conn. PREFACE With its January issue the RED CROSS BULLETIN begins its fourth year. The fact that it is becoming of more general interest has led those in charge of the publication to increase its size that it may conform more to the appearance of other magazines. A new cover, symbolical of Red Cross work, will be provided for the April issue. As the expense of publishing the BULLETIN has been a heavy drain upon the limited income of the Society, it has also been decided to accept advertisements, so that the BULLETIN may in part pay for itself. That, though elected President of the United States, Mr. Taft consented to be re-elected President of the American Red Cross is a fact upon which the Society is to be not only heartily congratulated, but for which it is most deeply grateful; that, while assuming the great duties and responsibilities of the highest office in the government, Mr. Taft still desires to associate himself in an active way with the American Red Cross is but another proof of his constant desire to be of service to his country and also testifies to his belief in the usefulness of the Society. The Red Cross has also been most fortunate in obtaining the consent of Mr. Robert W. de Forest to act as the Vice-President. This issue contains reports and illustrations of the last two fields of Red Cross relief. A short sketch of the Russian Red Cross has kindly been prepared by a member of the Russian Embassy in Washington.