Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
FIRST AID CONTEST
Interest of Red Cross CenterS
in Exhibition.
RELIEF WORK SHOWN
Several Teams Participate in After.
Moons Demonstration.
CONFERENCE HEARS PAPERS
Work in Many Sections of World
Is Described by the
Delegates.
CONFERENCE HEARS PAPERS

Chief interest in todays session of the
International Red Cross conference CEN
tered in the public exhibition this after
noon of actual Red Cross work in re-
heving suffering after disaster or In time
Of war This exhibition will be pre-
coded by a first aid" competition, In
which six 'teams" are entered.
At this mornings session the first
paper presented was that read by Dr.
Ferriere in the name of the interna-
tional committee. the subject being
Assistance to Soldiers in Time of
Peace" He took the position that the
Red Cross should not attempt to rem
der aid Of any sort to soldiers in time
of peace without the formal consent
of the military authorities. and sug-
gested that the organizations. through
its various societies. might well per-
form valuable service In behalf of
soldiers. sick or innrm. after their
permission of departure for reasons
Of health or during convalescent leave.
in behalf of soldiers in garrison towns
or colonial posts, and in behalf of SOL
diers dismissed from the army as unfit
for service, in consequence Of changed
conditions.
Organization in China.
DR.. T. Theodore Wong. director Of the
Chinese educational mission in the United
States. presented a report on the organ
ization Of the Chinese Red Cross, which
was begun in 1904. during the war be-
tween Russia and Japan. but final organi-
zation Of which was not completed until
1907. DR.. John G. Ferguson OF the Chi
nese delegation followed DR.. Wong, with
brief address.
DR.. Masanosuke Akiyama of the jan
anese delegation. told Of the work Of
the Japanese Red Cross during the Ave
years from 1907 to 1911. DIR. Akiyama
who is the official representative Of the
japanese government, Is councillor to the
army department.. law bureau of Japan
ana is also governor general of Korea.
A summary OF the work Of the Red
Crescent Of Turkey was presented by DIR.
Bessim Omer Bey, q charter member OF
the Turkish organisation. The cross be-
ing forbidden symbol according to the
Hohammedan religion, there can be nc
Red Cross In Turkey, for which reason
the society uses as its insignia a red
crescent.
Dr.. Joaquin de Ohveira Betelho. gen.
eral secretary Of the Brazilian Red Cross
read paper on the work Of the society.
Bavarfan delegate, Mr.. SUPP, on various
phases OF Red Cross activity in Bavaria
and Germany.
At the suggestion of Gen. George W.
Davis. Y. 8. A.. retired. resolution
was adopted declaring that an organf-
zafion being formed in several foreign
countries, styling itself the International
Order of Red Cross, is not sanctioned by
the International Red Cross and is not
recognized by that organization or by any
Geneva convention.
Five Events in Exhibition.
The competition and exhibition of Red
Cross work held on the field adjoining the
exhibition pavilion this afternoon includes
five events. The first, which Started at
o'clock. was q competition in first aid
work. in which the competitors were the
Hospital Corps. U. S. A.: the police de-
partment of the District Of Columbia, a
woman's first aid detachment, miners
first aid teams, from the bureau of mines
boy scouts first aid teams, and team
representing the field corps OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The other events on the program were
the removal OF wounded men from a
battleship at sea: relief work In mine
accidents. including the telling in Of the
mine; an exhibition drill by the Illinois
field corps of the American Red Cross
and. as the concluding exercises, the
award or prizes to winners of the events.
Maj. Charles Lynch Of the Army Medi-
cal Corps is in charge of the first aid
department of the exhibition and compe-
tition, the manager of the affair being
DIR. ]. NJ. Shields Of the Army Medical
Reserve Corps. and field representative
of the American Red Cross. who is as
sisted by J. w. Paul, IN charge Of the
mine rescue helmet demonstration
The judges In this afternoons prize
competitions are:
Representatives Of the United States
Army-Maj Charles R. Reynolds. Medical
Corps; Maj. Matthew A. De Laney, Med
ical Corps; Maj. Charles A. Ragan, Med
ical Corps: Capt. William T. Davis, Med
ical Corps; Capt. William A. Wickline,
Medical Corps; Capt. Howard H. Baily,
Medical Corps: First Lieut.. Frederick H.
Foucar, Medical Corps First Lieut..
Frank l.. Chiffon. Medical Corps; First
Lieut.. Edgar D. Craft, Medical Corps;
First Lieut.. Harry II. Van Kirk, Medical
Reserve Corps: First Lieut.. William E.
Hall. Medical Reserve Corps; First Lieut.
Douglas w. McEnery. Medical Reserve
Corps.
Representatives Of the United States
Navy-Surgeon II. M. Kennedy, Surgeon
s. G. Evans. Surgeon j. c. Pryor. Sur
geon w. b. Grove. Surgeon Raymond
Spear and Surgeon A. M. Fauntleroy.
Observation-Disclosures d. Daniels and
Frank I. Williams.
Tonight's social event for the Red Cross
delegates will be musical and reception,
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Strong,
in the ballroom of the New willard