CONTENTS

PAGE
Preface 3
William Howard Taft (with Portrait) 4
Robert W. de Forest (with Portrait) 6
The Forest Fire Disasters (illustrated) 7
By Ernest P. Bicknell.
Report of Michigan Branch 15
By Ralph M. Dyar.
South Carolina Flood Relief (illustrated) 15
By A. C. Kaufman.
Report of Investigation in the Flooded Districts of South Carolina (illustrated) 20
By Janet E. Kemp.
A Short Sketch of the Russian Red Cross (illustrated) 27
By J. de Thal.
The Christmas Stamp 32
The Story of the Red Cross (with Portrait) 34
Report of Chairman of the Central Committee 36
Major General George B. Davis, U. S. A.
Report of the Treasurer 40
Beekman Winthrop.
Fourth Annual Red Cross Meeting 43
Red Cross Endowment Fund 44
Red Cross First-Aid Text-Book 45
By William E. Curtis.
First-Aid Instructions to Merchant Marine 46
By 1st Lieutenant G. H. Richardson, M. R. C., U. S. A.
The Red Cross and Esperanto 48
By Major P.S. Straub, U.S.A., Medical Corps.
Notes 49