The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 1, January 1909)American National Red Cross
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The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 1, January 1909)
American National Red Cross
American National Red Cross -- Periodicals; Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Periodicals
The morning session of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Red
Cross was held on Tuesday, December 8th, at the Hubbard Memorial Hall. It
was presided over by the Chairman of the Central Committee, Major General
George W. Davis. At this meeting reports were read from the Branches, the
subject of the Christmas stamp was taken up and an interesting address on
the Assistance of the Press was made by Mr. Leigh Mitchell Hodges, of the
Philadelphia _North American_. The revision of the by-laws was informally
discussed. The officers, incorporators and branch delegates were kindly
entertained at luncheon by the First Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bacon.
Hon. William H. Taft, President of the American Red Cross, presided at
the regular session in the afternoon. Besides the reports that are given
elsewhere the most important work of the session was the adoption with
a few minor changes of the revised by-laws as presented by the Central
Committee. The report of the officers and those on Red Cross work are
somewhat long so that the publication of the new by-laws will be given
in the April BULLETIN, but any one desiring a copy will receive one on
application to Red Cross Headquarters.
Mr. Taft, greatly to the satisfaction of the Society, consented to be
re-elected President, and Mr. Robert W. De Forest, of New York, was
elected to the newly-created office of Vice-President. Mr. Ernest P.
Bicknell was appointed October 1st, National Director, and the other
officers were all re-elected. To fill four vacancies among the Charter
Members, John M. Glenn, Henry Stockbridge, Robert W. De Forest and
Mrs. Douglas Robinson were elected. The two new members of the Central
Committee elected were: Hon. H. Kirke Porter and Mr. John M. Glenn.
Mr. John C. Pegram and Miss Mabel T. Boardman were re-elected on this
Committee.
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