The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-07

RED CROSS meet
Representatives OF All Civilized
Nations Gather at Washing
ton Today
TO DISCUSS MANY SUBJECTS
President Will Entertain on Clos
ing Day, May II.
Valuable Prizes Have Been Offered ir
Various Departments. To DEM
onstrate Work.

Washington. ID. c.. May Every
civilized country Of the globe is rep
! resented by delegates at the ninth
International Red Cross conference
which opened It's session here today I'm
the Pan American Union building. The
conference, in connection with which
| highly interesting exhibition of Red
Cross methods and appliances is held.
VIII remain in session until May II,
inclusive and promises to be the mos;
successful and important ever held.
The conference will hold general and
departmental sessions at the Pan-Am-
erican Union building and for all these
meetings and conferences elaborate
programs have been prepared. embrac.
| ing practically every subject bear
| ing upon the activities in war and
peace of the International Red Cross
organization. ON the closing day OF
the conference, Friday, May II. Pres-
ldent Taft. who is the honorary pres
| ident OF the American National Red
Cross, and Mrs. Taft will entertain the
/ foreign delegates and other dstin-
| guished attendants at the White House
Should the weather permit a garden
/ party in honor of the visitors will be
given i'm the White House grounds.
Distinguished Delegates.
Among the delegates in attendance
are many men and women distinguish
ed for their eminent work in the SER
vice of the Red Cross in their re
speclive countries. The United States
delegation includes the Hon. Charles
| Nagle Secretary OF Commerce and La
! lors-~Ill4g. ~fsens l:soEae, IA. roIpel. u
:. A.; Surgeon General Chus. r.
Stokes, u. :. n. and Miss Mabel r.
l'oardmen of the executive commit
tee of the American National Red Cross
and Maj. General Geo. w. Davis. chair
man Of the Central Committee
Germany is represented by S.. l..
Iiernheimer. a member of the expert
commission cf the German Red Cross;
Prof Pannwitz. Baron Won Pfuehl,
president of the German Red Cross
organization and a distinguished Cava-
| Try general, and Prof. Kimmel. Among
the Austrian delegates are DIR. Maurice
Victor Silbermark, chief surgeon of the
Austrian Red Cross and DIR. Yetta Sill
bermark Reissig. the most distinguish
ed woman surgeon Of Austria, who in
tends to make a study of sanitary in
stitutions for women in this country.
Japan has sent large delegation, in
Guiding Count and Countess n. Ogasa-
wara, DR.. Akiyama. councillor Of the
department of the army; Surgeon Ma
ior Il. Inouye and Baron 7. Ozawa, one
OF the Oldest ana most distinguished
promoters Of Red Cross work in Japan.
Interesting Exhibition.
The list OF distinguished delegates
also includes Sir Frederick Trevcs of
! Great Britain; Prof Manteune, Of
Russia: Gustave Adler. of switzerland;
Dr. Ferriers, uf Switzerland; Gen. Yer
moloh. of Russia; LicIt. Chcane, OF
the .Siamese army and numerous 9TH
ers.
| The exhibition held in connection
with the conference promises to be
one OF the most interesting and at
tractive features. Maj. Charles Lynch
1 VI Allt ANltuaNdi WI 10 VI Nh' otA'NNN
states Army, is in charge of the eX-
hfbition. which is divided into two
branches. The indoor exhibition is
| held i'm "a large cross shaped building
of 17.4O0 feet OF floor space, which Is
located a short distance from the Pan
American Union building. where the
conference meets. The indoor exhibi-
1 l.lxr rsf.s 10 10
and interesting display OF appliances,
instruments. etc, used in the work of
the Red Cross i'm war as well as In
peace. 1t is divided into two parts.
one part includes the exhibition OF
methods appliances and inventions for
relieving the sulferings of wounded
and sick soldiers. entered in the Marie
Feodorona competition; the other part
comprises the general international
exhibit of Red Cross activities and APP
pllances.
Valuable Prizes.
| Valuable cash prizes are offered I'm
both parts of the. exhibition The
prizes I'M the first mentioned depart
ment are derived from the interest on
the fund established for that purpose
by the Dowager Empress Of Russia.
In addition to the cash prizes In the
general exhibit medals OF special de-
sign Will be awarded to meritorious
exhibitors.
! The open air exhibit, which Is to be
, held daily west of the Monument
grounds. where grand stand for con-
venient observation has been erected.
promises to be unusually attractive.
Here daily program OF Red Cross ac-
tivities is TO be demonstrated Meth
ods OF transporting the wounded from
the battlefield and the injured from
the scene of some accident will be