Scottish Central Council Branch minutes of council meetings
Production date
1914
Description
Minutes of meetings from 28 May 1914 until 24 December 1914. The volume contains the minutes of Council, Finance Committee, Executive Committee, European War Voluntary Aid Advisory Committee, Hospital Accommodation Equipment Committee, Transport Committee, Personnel Committee and the Springburn Hospital Committee.
Matters discussed included: relationship between Scottish County Branches and the Scottish Head Office; Balkan Fund; formation of Voluntary Aid Detachments; arrangements in the event of hostilities breaking out; appeals for funds; appointments; division of Scotland into districts for the Commissioners' control; expenditure; European war business; Auxiliary Hospitals; control over Voluntary Aid Detachments; county subscriptions; provision of hospital equipment; gifts in kind and gifts of clothing; railway charges on transit of stores; grants to Funds; relation of the Prince of Wales' Fund to the British Red Cross Fund; formation of Scottish hospital for wounded; expenses; convalescent homes; collecting boxes and books; prisoners of war; newspaper collections; stamps; use of Red Cross badges; advertising for funds and subscriptions; St Andrew's Ambulance Association accounts; hospital in France; relief to Serbia; insurance; transport of patients; transport in France; name-plates for beds; obtaining cars for the Mobile Unit in France; wounded in France; orders for, and maintenance of, ambulances; offers of premises for use by the Society; European War Fund; accounts; Red Cross Flag Day; Springburn Hospital; Stobhill General Hospital; Kinghorn Hospital; delivery of letters to France; relatives visiting the wounded; salaries.
Matters discussed included: relationship between Scottish County Branches and the Scottish Head Office; Balkan Fund; formation of Voluntary Aid Detachments; arrangements in the event of hostilities breaking out; appeals for funds; appointments; division of Scotland into districts for the Commissioners' control; expenditure; European war business; Auxiliary Hospitals; control over Voluntary Aid Detachments; county subscriptions; provision of hospital equipment; gifts in kind and gifts of clothing; railway charges on transit of stores; grants to Funds; relation of the Prince of Wales' Fund to the British Red Cross Fund; formation of Scottish hospital for wounded; expenses; convalescent homes; collecting boxes and books; prisoners of war; newspaper collections; stamps; use of Red Cross badges; advertising for funds and subscriptions; St Andrew's Ambulance Association accounts; hospital in France; relief to Serbia; insurance; transport of patients; transport in France; name-plates for beds; obtaining cars for the Mobile Unit in France; wounded in France; orders for, and maintenance of, ambulances; offers of premises for use by the Society; European War Fund; accounts; Red Cross Flag Day; Springburn Hospital; Stobhill General Hospital; Kinghorn Hospital; delivery of letters to France; relatives visiting the wounded; salaries.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
file
Catalogue Number
RCB/2/38/36/2