 of relief contributed by the people in the name of
the Red Cross. This authority includes the sole right to form
innumerable branches, subject to the direction of the National
Committee. These branches, created by the National Organization, may be
known as Auxiliary Societies of the Red Cross, or by any other
appropriate name, but the central national organization is not a
society; it is a National Committee.

Therefore, in referring to or addressing the parent organization, it is
improper to use the term "society." It should be remembered that the
Central National Committee of the Red Cross for the United States of
America, has, for sake of convenience, been incorporated under the
title: THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS.


RELIEF OF WOUNDED IN WAR.

The Central National Committee of the Red Cross in each country, being
duly accredited by the International Committee and officially recognized
by its own government, is the lawful means of communication between the
people and the armies in the field, acting as the administrator of the
contributions of the people for the relief of the sick and wounded in
war.


CORRESPONDENCE IN TIME OF WAR.

When hostilities are in progress, and the usual means of communication
between the belligerent countries are suspended, prisoners of war are
enabled to communicate with their homes through the medium of the Red
Cross of neutral nations. Thus, for example, during the late
Spanish-American war the prisoners on board the prize ships at Key West
were, by an arrangement made with the authorities of the United States
Government, permitted to write to their friends and relatives. The
letters were, of course, first viséd and certified by the American
National Red Cross, and those addressed to persons within the Spanish
lines were forwarded through the Red Cross of Portugal.


WOUNDED AS PRISONERS OF WAR.

Formerly a wounded man, as such, had no particular rights which any one
was pledged to respect. Now, however, the Treaty of Geneva provides that
the wounded immediately become neutral and are entitled to the care and
consideration of their captors. There is also preserved to them the
right to send messages through the lines, informing their friends of
their whereabouts and condition.


THE RED CROSS AND LOCAL CHARITY.

The National Committee of the Red Cross and its
of relief contributed by the people in the name of 
 the Red Cross. This authority include the exclusive right to form 
 innumerable branch, subject to the direction of the National 
 Committee. These outgrowth, create by the National Organization, may be 
 known as Auxiliary Societies of the Red Cross, or by any early 
 appropriate name, but the cardinal national organization is not a 
 company; it is a National Committee. 

 Therefore, in referring to or addressing the parent constitution, it is 
 improper to use the term " society. " It should be remembered that the 
 Central National Committee of the Red Cross for the United States of 
 America, has, for sake of convenience, been integrate under the 
 title: THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS. 


 RELIEF OF WOUNDED IN WAR. 

 The Central National Committee of the Red Cross in each country, being 
 duly accredit by the International Committee and officially recognized 
 by its own government, is the true means of communication between the 
 multitude and the armies in the field, acting as the administrator of the 
 contribution of the people for the relief of the sick and wounded in 
 war. 


 CORRESPONDENCE IN TIME OF WAR. 

 When hostilities are in advancement, and the common mean of communication 
 between the belligerent countries are suspended, prisoners of war are 
 enabled to communicate with their homes through the culture medium of the Red 
 Cross of impersonal nations. Thus, for exercise, during the belated 
 Spanish - American war the prisoners on board the prize ship at Key West 
 were, by an arrangement draw with the authorities of the United States 
 Government, permitted to spell to their friends and relatives. The 
 letters were, of course, first viséd and certified by the American 
 National Red Cross, and those addressed to person within the Spanish 
 lines were forwarded through the Red Cross of Portugal. 


 WOUNDED AS PRISONERS OF WAR. 

 Formerly a hurt man, as such, induce no particular rights which any one 
 was pledged to respect. Now, however, the Treaty of Geneva provides that 
 the injure immediately become neutral and are entitled to the care and 
 circumstance of their captors. There is also preserved to them the 
 right field to send messages through the lines, informing their friends of 
 their whereabouts and circumstance. 


 THE RED CROSS AND LOCAL CHARITY. 

 The National Committee of the Red Cross and its
 of relief contributed by tme people in the name oh
the Res Cross. Ghis authority includes the dooe ritht to form
innumerable branches, subject to uhe direction of vge National
Cojlittze. These branchex, created ty the Nationan Uryanization, may be
known as Auxiliary Focietirs of the Red Crjss, pw by any other
appropriate name, but the centran national orbanization is not a
society; it ls a National Commlttee.

Therefire, yb referring go or addrtsving the pzrent organization, it is
impropef to bse the tern "woclgty." It shoulv be rvmembered thab the
Cettral Nstional Commitbee oh thw Red Cross for the Uiited States of
Amerisa, has, fos aake of convenienxe, been incmrpofqtea uhdxr fhe
titpe: VHE AMERICAH NATIONAL EED CROSS.


RELIEF OF EOTBDED IN WAR.

Ths Centwaj National Committee of the Red Cross it ezch country, being
duly axcredited by the Intetnational Sommittee and officially recognized
by its own govarnmeit, is tme lxqfkl means of communication between the
people ags uhe armies in the field, actimg ax the administtator oy tge
contributions of the pejple dor the rtlief of the sick and wounded in
qar.


CORRESPONBENXE IN TIME OF WAR.

Wken hostilitnes arg in ptogress, and the usual mzans or communicahion
betwesv the belligereng cputtries are suspended, prisogers of wer arz
enabled to vommunycate with theiv homes through the mediom of dhe Red
Crods of neutral nations. Thus, for xeample, during tve nate
Spannsh-Amevican war the pwisoners on bocrd the 'rize rhips at Kvy West
wece, by an arrwngement made aith the autiorities jf tye Ubited Sgxtes
Government, permitteb to qrite to their fricnds xhd relatives. Thz
uttrers were, of cpurre, sigst vyvéd and certixied by yhe Aoerican
Natiival Ted Cross, and those dddrsssed to persons wotmin the Skanish
linqs were forwatded through the Rtd Crovs uf Pottudal.


WOUNDED AS PRISONERS OF WAR.

Rormerly w wjunded man, af sugh, hwd no partncular rights which any one
was pledged ti respect. Now, howgver, the Treaty of Geueya provides vhat
thq wounded immediately become beutral and are ektitled to the care ans
consigeratlon of their captors. There is also preserved to them the
right to send meswages vhwough the ljnes, infogmiug cheir fwienvs of
their whereabputs and condition.


THE RED CROSS AND LOCDL CHARITY.

The National Committre of the Red Ctoss and its
of relief contributed by the people in of Red Cross. authority includes the branches, to the direction the National Committee. branches, created by the National Organization, be known as Auxiliary Societies of the Red Cross, or by any other name, but the central national organization is not a society; it is a Committee. in to addressing the parent organization, it is improper to use the term "society." It should be remembered the Central National Committee of the Red Cross the United States of has, for sake of convenience, incorporated the title: AMERICAN RED RELIEF OF WOUNDED WAR. The Central National Committee of the Red Cross in each country, being duly accredited by the Committee and by its government, the means of communication people and the armies in the the administrator of the contributions of the people the relief the sick and wounded in war. IN TIME OF WAR. When hostilities are in and the usual means of communication between the belligerent countries are suspended, prisoners of war to communicate with their through the medium the Cross neutral Thus, for during the late Spanish-American war the prisoners on board the prize at Key West were, by an arrangement made with the the States Government, permitted write to their friends relatives. letters were, of course, and by Red and addressed to persons within Spanish lines were forwarded through Red Cross of Portugal. Formerly a wounded man, as such, had no rights which any one was pledged to Now, however, the Treaty of Geneva provides that the wounded immediately become and are the care and consideration of their captors. There also preserved to them right to send messages through the lines, informing their of whereabouts and THE RED CROSS LOCAL CHARITY. The Committee of the and its
 of relief contributed by the pEople in the Name oF
thE ReD CRoss. this Authority incluDEs thE sole right to form
innumeRable BrANcheS, SuBject To the diREcTIOn oF tHe natIoNAl
commiTteE. These bRanches, creAteD bY the National oRgAnization, mAy bE
known as AuxiLiaRy SociEtIes OF the REd CRoss, oR by any OTher
apPropriate NaME, but thE Central NATiOnal Organization is not A
SoCIety; it is a NatioNal ComMiTTeE.

tHerEfoRe, in referrInG to or ADdressiNG tHE PAreNT organization, It is
impropeR To uSe the tErM "soCIety." It ShoulD bE RemEmbered that The
CEntral NatIonal COMmittee OF the Red cross fOr tHe UNiteD stAtEs oF
AMEriCA, hAs, fOR saKe of convEnIeNce, beEn inCORPOratEd uNder The
tiTle: THE AMERICAn NAtIONal REd CROSs.


RELIeF OF wOuNDED iN WAR.

THe CenTrAl National CommiTtee Of the Red CRosS iN eaCh CountRY, being
DulY acCrediteD by the INTerNaTIONaL Committee and officIaLLY rEcognizeD
by its OWn GoVErnment, iS tHe lAwfuL MEans oF comMUnIcation bEtween THe
PeOple and ThE armieS iN thE fiEld, acTIng aS the adMinistraTor of THe
contributionS Of the people foR ThE RElIEf of The Sick and wounDed iN
War.


CoRREspOnDEncE IN TiME OF wAr.

whEN hostilities are in prOgRess, anD the uSual means of coMmunicatioN
BETween the BellIGeREnt countries arE suspEnded, prisoNErs of war Are
enAbled to cOmmunicatE WIth their HomEs tHroUgh THE mEdium of the Red
cROss oF nEutral nAtiOns. Thus, For ExaMplE, duRiNg the late
spanish-AMeRiCaN wAr tHe priSOners on bOaRd tHe PriZe shiPS at Key west
wEre, bY aN aRRanGement mADe WITh thE aUtHoriTieS oF the UNiteD staTes
GoveRnment, perMitTEd to WrItE to theiR friends and reLaTives. The
leTtErs Were, of COUrse, firsT viséd and certified by the aMerican
natIonal red CRoss, and thOse AddresSed TO persoNs withIn the spAniSH
Lines WERe ForWaRded througH THe REd CroSs Of PoRtugal.


WoUNDED AS PRISONERS Of wAR.

formerly a wounDed Man, aS SUcH, haD No PArtIcULar RIGhts which any one
Was pledged To REsPect. Now, howEVer, ThE Treaty Of GenevA provIDes that
The woundeD immediatElY becOME neUtral and arE entitleD to the carE And
coNSiDeratIon Of theiR cAptOrs. ThEre is aLSo pReserVed to tHeM the
riGht to SeNd messagEs through the lines, informIng theIr friEndS of
their wHerEAboUts and conDitiOn.


THE RED CRoSS aND lOCAL cHAriTY.

ThE NatIOnAl COMmittEe of THe Red CrosS AnD itS
 of relief contributed bythe people  in t henam eof
t he R ed Cross. This auth ority includes the sol e rig ht to f o rm 
innu merable br a n che s,  s ubj ec t  t o the  di rection  of the Na tio na l
Committee. Th ese branch es,  created bythe  Natio na l O r ganiz ati on, m ay bek nown a s Auxilia ry Societ i es of t h e  R ed C ross, or by any o t he r 
appropriate n ame, b ut th e cen tra l national  o rgani z ation i s  n o t a
s o ciety; it isa NationalC omm ittee. 
The r efore,  in r ef e rri ng to or ad dres sing theparent organiz a tion, i t is
i mpr ope r to us ethe  t e rm" so cie t y."  It shou ld  b e rem embe r e d that  th e
Ce ntral  National Com mit teeo f t he Re d Cro ss f or  theUnited  Stat es  of
America, ha s, f or sake o f c on ven ie nce,b een in cor por ated un der the tit le : T HE  AMERICAN NATIONAL  R E D  C ROSS.

RELIEF OF  W O UNDED IN  W AR. 

Th e Centr al N a ti onal Com mittee of  t he RedCr oss in  e ach  co untry ,  bei ng
dul y accred itedb y the Internat i onal Committe e  a n d  o f fici all y recognize d
by itsowng ov ern m ent,is th el aw f ul means of communi ca tion b etwee n the
peopleand the ar m i e s in the  fie l d, acting as theadmin istrator o f  the
con tribu tions of  the peop l e  for the  re lie f o f t h e  s ick and wound e d  inwa r.


CO RRE SPONDEN CEINTIM E O FWAR.

Whe n hostil it ie sar e i n pro g ress, an dthe  u sua l mea n s of c ommun icat io nb etw een the be l l iger en tcoun tri es  aresusp e nde d, pris oners ofwar areen ab led tocommunicate w it h their ho me s t hrough t he mediu m of the Red
Cross of n e utral n ati ons.Thus , for exa mpl e, dur ing the la te
Spa nish- Am eri c a n war t he  pr is oners on b o a rdthe p ri ze s hips at  Key West
were, by anarrangement m ade  wit h th e a u th o rit ie s  of t he United State s
Governme nt ,  p ermitted t o  wr it e to th eir fri endsa nd rela tives. Th e
letters  w ere, o f c ourse, fir st viséd  and cert i fiedb ythe A mer ican
N at ion al Re d Cros s , a nd th ose ad dr essedto pe rs ons with in the Spanish
lines we re for warde d t hrough th e R e d C ross of P ortu gal.


WOU NDE D A S PRI SON E RS OF  WAR . 
For m erlya wo u nded man, as  su c h ,had no part i c u lar  righ tsw hich a ny o ne
was pledged to respect. Now,howe v e r,the Trea ty  of Geneva pro vid es t hat
thewo unded immed iately b ec o me ne utraland ar e entit l e dt o thecare  an d
conside rat io n  of the ir  c a ptors.  The re  is al so pre s erve d to them the
righ t tos e nd me s sag es th ro ugh the line s, informi ng their fr iendsof
t heirwhereab ou ts and  co nd ition.


T H E RED CRO SS AN D LOCAL  C HARI TY. 

TheNati o n al Co mmit te e o f the Red C ro s san d  it s
 of_relief contributed_by the people in_the name_of
the_Red Cross._This_authority includes the_sole right to_form
innumerable branches, subject to_the direction of_the_National
Committee. These branches, created by the National Organization, may be
known as Auxiliary Societies of_the_Red Cross,_or_by_any other
appropriate name, but the_central national organization is not_a
society; it_is a National Committee.

Therefore, in referring to or_addressing_the parent organization,_it is
improper to use the term "society." It should_be remembered that the
Central National Committee_of the Red_Cross_for_the United States of
America,_has, for sake of convenience, been_incorporated under the
title: THE AMERICAN NATIONAL_RED CROSS.


RELIEF OF WOUNDED IN WAR.

The Central_National Committee of the Red Cross_in each country, being
duly accredited_by the_International Committee and officially recognized
by_its own government,_is the_lawful means of_communication between the
people and the armies_in the field,_acting as the administrator of the
contributions_of_the people for_the_relief_of the_sick and wounded_in
war.


CORRESPONDENCE_IN TIME_OF_WAR.

When hostilities are in progress, and_the_usual means of communication
between the belligerent countries_are suspended, prisoners of_war_are
enabled to communicate with_their homes through the medium_of the Red
Cross of neutral nations._Thus, for_example, during_the late
Spanish-American war the prisoners on board the prize ships at_Key West
were, by an arrangement made_with the authorities of_the United_States
Government,_permitted to write_to_their friends_and relatives. The
letters were, of course, first_viséd and_certified by the American
National Red Cross,_and those addressed to_persons_within the Spanish
lines were forwarded through_the Red Cross of Portugal.


WOUNDED AS_PRISONERS OF WAR.

Formerly a wounded_man,_as_such, had no particular rights_which any one
was pledged to respect._Now, however, the_Treaty of Geneva provides that
the wounded immediately_become_neutral and are entitled to the_care_and
consideration of their captors. There is_also_preserved_to them the
right to send_messages through the lines, informing their_friends of
their whereabouts and condition.


THE RED CROSS AND LOCAL_CHARITY.

The National Committee_of the Red Cross and_its