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Miss Mabel Boardman Talks at Manchester on Great Red 
HE, annual meeting of the Essex 
County chapter of the American 
National Red Cross Society was the 
attraction which drew a large num- 
ber of people to Manchester Tuesday 
morning. Central square was lined 
with automobiles of persons interest- 
ed in the meeting at Town hall. The 
meeting was opened at 10.45, and af- 
ter a brief welcome to those present, 
the president of the chapter intro- 
duced Miss Mabel T. Boardman, who 
spoke on “Red Cross Preparedness 
for War and Other Emergencies.” 
Everyone, who heard the compre- 
hensive address delivered by Miss 
Boardman, could not fail to be im- 
pressed with the wonderful efficiency 
and economy of the Red Cross sys- 
tem, in the building up of which the 
speaker herself has been so influen- 
tial. 
In the beginning of her address, 
Miss Boardman read from an un- 
published paper by  ex-President 
Taft on the work of the Red Cross 
society.. This paper dealt primarily 
with the purpose of the Red Cross 
work, to mitigate the suffering of the 
sick and the wounded during war, 
based upon the fraternal feeling of 
mankind, the brotherhood of man. 
Such an organization must have the 
perfection of a military organization, 
the skill of professional service, and 
a central directing force in order to 
be ready for any emergency. War 
stimulates the sympathy of people, 
who are willing to give freely to aid 
those who must necessarily suffer 
from such a disaster. A system for 
intelligent distribution of this aid is 
necessary and cannot be grown over 
night. 
The Red Cross has the recognition 
of the government, as set forth hy 
Congress in 1905, and also an official 
Cross Work 
status for aiding the injured accord- 
ing to the international agreement, 
which has given to this society a use- 
fulness in war possessed by no other 
organization. 
The Red Cross has, too, an execu- 
tive head at the seat of government 
to see to the carrying out of the So- 
ciety’s purpose economically and ef- 
ficiently. 
Miss Boardman dwelt upon the 
difficulties and the mistakes, which 
have arisen and been made in the 
foreign work in the European war, 
not in unkindly criticism, but that the 
lessons they teach might be applied 
to the, American> Red Cross. = iilite 
English Red Cross society was un- 
prepared for the great work which 
was thrust upon it almost over night, 
for it had kept up no organization ex- 
cept for war relief, and so had lost 
its hold upon the people during the 
years: of peace. + The “American: as- 
sociation is not likely to meet with 
this difficulty for the lessons in First 
Aid to the Injured, Town and Coun- 
try Nursing, and Elementary Hygiene 
have kept it in daily contact with the 
public. 
In France the lack of centralizatioa 
has resulted in untold suffering which 
might have been alleviated except for 
the confusion and waste of money 
caused thereby. We have little con- 
ception of war and of the constantly 
shifting battleline. If there is no 
very definite system of distribution of 
supplies, the battleline may have 
moved out of reach of the consign- 
ment of food, or money, or bandages 
when it reaches the place from which 
the appeal was sent. 
Miss Boardman paid high tribute 
to Red Cross societies of Germany 
and Japan, which she said are better 
organized and better centralized than 
any others in the world. 
For mitigation of the suffering of 
war, we must depend almost entirely 
upon voluntary aid, for the Govern- 
ment is, necessarily, putting most of 
its time and money into the fight. A 
wounded man is of little value to the ~ 
Government at such times. Three 
things are necessary to the carrying 
out of the Red Cross purpose. The 
first great need is funds. Miss 
Boardman advanced her suggestion 
that a committee of 1000 persons be 
made up, with a sub-committee for 
every county, so that definite knowl- 
edge of what is being done will be re- 
ceived. at headquarters, and a record 
of what has been done will be kept. 
The American Red Cross is far be- 
hind that of other countries in the 
matter of an endowment fund, as ifs 
endowment is only $800,000 against | 
the millions possessed by other so- 
cieties. The speaker appealed to those 
in her audience, which included some 
of the wealthiest people on the Shore, 
to put codicils in their wills for their 
country, as well as for colleges, 
schools, and cities. 
Second in the organization of a so- 
ciety like that under consideration 
comes its personnel. ‘There must be 
competent physicians and surgeons in 
every branch, as well as nurses. The 
American Red Cross nurses are the 
finest in the world, declared Miss 
Boardman, as regards! training and 
efficiency, Pharmacists, hospital or- 
derlies, stretcher bearers, chauffeurs, 
cooks, stenographers, are all neces- 
sary to achieve the great purpose of 
the society. The bureau of informa- 
tion, which helps so much in keeping 
those “at home” informed of the 
whereabouts of the fathers, brothers, 
and sons in the fighting lines, is an 
interesting feature of the work, 
