Show for II 11 according to I 1 canvass of the tile di division ision offices of the american Americ jn red cros cross out of ex or 59 per cent ire re no 0 o men these figures apply only to those holding important executive positions in division offices anil and do not include rde chapter officials the convass further shows that 56 percent per cent of all executives ire are full time volunteers serving without the division form of organization has been in effect only since the appointment of the tile red cross w ir council and was found necessary because of the tre mendo b growth of the aati activities aties and operations of the tile red cross brou brought Alit about by the war the work of millions of red cross members is no now w direL directed tiLd by the division officers fic cirs which are ire the tile ies ie between national qua and ind ane several thousand red cross chapters scattered throughout the tile united states and foreign countries prior to the establishment of the divisions the operation of the red zed cross was nas centralized at national headquarters and anti the only women in ili the file headquarters organization were A ere three in the nursing burcia and arid one a member of the cen irai grai com committee mittLe since the appointment of the war council thil number has been increased to 12 and aud miss 1 I iss elizabeth 11 II 1 io t has been appointed assistant to the tile general manager there isalio is ilso a woman s ad advisory isery committee of I 1 11 I 1 members and i womans comans ad advisory isery committee and anti naval auxiliary to the war nar council consisting consist imi of 15 members enily Rn ily here have been established dished about 25 institutes of home service er ice which are ire tr ining inin schools for or red cross home service N ork e eis S who will assist families of soldiers and sailors in each of these institutes are ire two to executive positions and the number of incumbents ii i practically e evenly enly divided between men md arid women omen thee hive not been included in the above aboe figur figures ts in the so selection of officials to conduct the various arious iati activities aties said harvey harey 1 gibson general gentral manager the policy has been blen to obtain the most Lf tetie available iNai lable person with the tile best qualifications for that particular work ork 1 these I appointments have hae been made re of politics sc X or ion ion |