New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-18
Delegates Pay High Tribute to
American Hospitality.
CALL MISS BOARDMAN ANGEL
DR.. Omar Bey Says More Public
Spirited Women Here than
in Any Other Country.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, May T.-With as brilliant a
banquet last night as even Washington
rarely sees. and with mutual congratula-
lions this morning, the ninth annual inter
national conference OF the Red Cross
wound up in a blaze Of glory.
This" said Baron Korr rs the day
We give thanks. everybody 10 everybody"
IT was. There was a perfect shower OF
bouquets. and. naturally. ". Ador. Miss
Boardman. Mr. Bicknell and the American
Red Cross came in for the lions share.
NJ. Ador paid n graceful tribute 10 Miss
Boardman Miss Boardman responded In
KIM. Professor De Wreden. OF tho Rus
sian delegation. came back and added n
special tribute 10 Nine. Bakhmetef, who
garian Red cross. Professor De Wreden
called attention 70 the fact that she had
organized the Red Cross in Bulgaria and
that the organization had rendered i'm.
poriant service there during the last war.
General Michel. In a speech thanking VI.
Ador for having presided over this confer
ence with competence not 10 b"
equalled and an amiabiitv never al fault. "
and expressing the hope that those who at
tended the next conference would ind him
still In the chair. took occasion 10 com
ment on the extraordinary hospitality"
Of their reception in Washington.
The same extraordinary hospitality had
evidently impressed Or. Bessim Omar Bey.
president OF the Red Crescent organlza-
ton. who expressed the "sncerest graft
tUde for the royal reception We have had
from the President OF the United States
the American Red Cross and tho public OF
Washington. who have shown US their ar
chiteCtural beauties. their natural beauties
and their American beauties" He went
OH 10 say that although this was the FIRST
conference no had attended he had talked
freely 10 other delegate who had been TO
many and that they had all assured him
that although they always met with charm
ing hospitality their reception in America
had outdone all their previous experience.
He said that in America he thought there
were more public spirited women than any
where else. and that he felt sure that
among the first Of these would always be
ranked the angel or the American Rel
Cross" Miss Boardman. lie could not say
enough for the happy inspiration which
had selected the beautiful an-American
Building as the scene OF their conference
Every time have entered 1t have had
the thrill Of one who enters great tenn
pie. yea. even the holy Of holes"
This gave the director. John Barrett. his
turn and he assured the delegates that
never since the building was dedicated had
Il had more fitting gathering within its
walls than this Of the Red Cross. DR.. Ion.
representing Greece. moved that the con-
ference send official greeting to Andrew
Carnegie, who had built this beautiful
building.
Most OF the delegates will leave Wash
ington within twenty-four hours. Many
have already gone. OF those who remain
Mr.. Bernheimer. the apostle OF people 8
sanatorla" on the German plan as a factor
in the campaign against tuberculosis. -
probably tho only one who feels that his
work is only just beginning. He has sue
ceeded in interesting a number Of wealthy
women In the establishment OF such inst-
buttons here Miss Boardman will help all
sbe can. Others are interested, and Mr.
Rernheimer hopes 10 see his work In Ger
many duplicated in America.