Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-17
CONFERENCE AT END|GRATEFlL TO TAFT
Sessions of Red Cross Society Lake Mohonk Conference
Are Concluded. Commends Peace Efforts.
BRIEF ADDRESSES MADE URGES WORK FOR TREATIES
international Committee Defeat and
Place of Next Meeting. France by Senate Deplored.
LISBON LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE COURT
Packing
Exposition by Ratification Of the Decla-
ing Begins Tonight ration
International Committee to Decide
Place Of Next Meeting.
LISBON LIKELY TO BE CHOSEN
Work Of Packing and Removing Ex-
hibits From Exposition Build
ing Begins Tonight.

/ The ninth International Red Cross con.
ference, which has been In session in the
] Pan American bureau since May Z came
to an end at noon today, when M. Gus.
4 tave Auor. president of the international
committee, declared the session ad.
journed.
The morning session. which met at II
o'clock, was devoted to brief addresses
Of thanks and congratulation. the offica
business Of the conference having been
completed yesterday. The placs Of hold
ing the next conference. in 1917. will b.
selected by the international committee
with headquarters in Switzerland, It be.
ing stated today that Lisbon. Portugal
probably will be chosen.
| DR.. Ador, who has presided at the
sessions of the conference. this morn
ing paid a graceful tribute to the
American Red Cross and to Miss Board
man for the success Of the conference,
also thanking the Pan-American Union
for the use Of the building.
Brief Addresses Delivered.
Others who made brief remarks were
Ernest p. Bicknell, chairman OF the
| conference committee: Gen. C. Won Pfuel
4 ~ SSAC oOA A1diA uOACSdt1Ous 0Su jan OK
| the French delegation, Dr.. Bessim Omer
Bey Of the Red Crescent Of Turkey, Dr.
Theodore Ion, Greek delegate; John Bar
rett. director Of the Pan-American
Union.
Miss Boardman. speaking in the name
the thanks Of the society for tho CO.
operation Of the delegates in making the
conference a success, and also expressed
the societys thanks to each member Of
the american Red Cross office force. by
name, for the earnest work performed by
them in behalf of this. the first inter-
national Red Cross conference ever held
IN the western hemisphere.
Many of the official delegates are men,
bers of foreign legations or embassies
which are stationed in Washington, while
| others Of the foreign delegates are max
Ing their first visit to the United States
number OF these will remain in this
country for more or less extended tours
| before returning to their homes. The
work of packing and removing the ex-
hibits from the exposition building will
begin tonight, the building being closed
| after o'clock this afternoon.
Urges Cessation Of War.
Speaking at the banquet last night a,
the New Willard rendered by the Amer
lean National Red Cross to tho foreign
delegates. George w. De Forest startled
VIC SOAPohy Ny AIS uOClATdLlOn tndC We
who have been spending SO much to miti-
gate the horrors OF war are, after all,
helping to continue those horrors by per-
hitting war" The keynote of all mod
ern philanthrophy. he said, is "preven-
tion," and he expressed the belief that
the next step In the work Of the Red
Cross as an international organization
will be the prevention Of war, with its at
tendant horrors.
Two members OF President Taft's caa,i-
net spoke at the banquet last night Sec
rotary Of War Stimson, telling of the re-
lief work being done by his department.
In the hooded districts Of the south said
that the War Department Is sometimes
regarded as means of pleasure, some
times as means Of profit, but seldom in
connection with war. Cheers and ap-
piause greeted his statement that while
during the civil war the relief corps were
SO divided that they often hindered the
work OF relief, the great work of the Red
Cross now lies in bringing together all re-
lief organizations for effective work.
Attorney General Wickersham said the
curse of war can only be mitigated or re-
moved through enlightened beneflcence
The Red Cross conference just drawing
to close, he said, was significant of the
growing bond between nations and
should result in long step forward in
the cause Of International peace.
Miss Mabel Boardman was forced to re-
spond to a toast, after listening to ex-
pressions of praise from all the speakers.
and gave expression to the sentiment that
the Red Cross makes us all brothers
and sisters, and enlists the peoples of all
nations in the work of beneficence mad
for peace, under one banner"