The American National Red Cross: Its Origin, Purposes, and ServiceCentury Company, 1923 - 210 pages |
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Page 87 - To continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same.
Page 17 - That the American National Red Cross is the only volunteer society now authorized by this Government to render aid to its land and naval forces in time of war.
Page 19 - To act in matters of voluntary relief and in accord with the military and naval authorities as a medium of communication between the people of the United States of America and their Army and Navy, and to act in such matters between similar national societies of other governments through the "Comite International de Secours" and the Government and the people and the Army and Navy of the United States of America.
Page 19 - August 22, 1864) . . . to act in matters of voluntary relief and in accord with the military and naval authorities as a medium of communication between the people of the United States of America and their Army and Navy...
Page 6 - Would it not be possible to found and organize in all civilized countries permanent societies of volunteers which in time of war would render succor to the wounded without distinction of nationality!
Page 19 - August twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour, to which the United States of America gave its adhesion on March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two. Second. And for said purposes to perform all the duties devolved upon a national society by each nation which has acceded to said treaty. Third. To succeed to all the rights and property which have been hitherto held and to all the duties which have heretofore been performed by the American National Red Cross as a corporation duly incorporated...
Page 19 - First. To furnish volunteer aid to the sick and wounded of armies in time of war, in accordance with the spirit and conditions of the conference of Geneva of October, eighteen hundred and...
Page 32 - A Memorial built by the Government of the United States and patriotic citizens, to the women of the North and the women of the South, held in loving memory by a now united country. "That their labors to mitigate the sufferings of the sick and wounded in war may be perpetuated, this memorial is dedicated to the service of the American Red Cross.
Page 19 - to continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and to apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same.
Page 129 - Professional preparation: (1) Graduation from an accredited school of nursing connected with a general hospital having a daily average of 100 patients or a minimum of 50 patients with one or more affiliations affording supplementary preparation.