Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-11-01
STATE RED CROSS
WORKERS GATHER
FOR CONFERENCE
More Than Two Hundred Reg.
ister Up to Noon; Central
Division Heads From
Chicago Attend.

l. Nebraska State Red Cross confer
ence, with more than 200 registered
up to noon, assembled at the Hotel
Fontenelle yesterday morning.
The conference will continue until
tonight. Eleven speakers were sched-
uled to make addresses during the
day.
The morning session of the gather
ing opened al hour late. Mayor
James c. Dahlman delivered an adj
dress of welcome, Dr.. E. H. jerks
delivering the invocation address.
Heads of the various branches of
the Red Cross in the central division
from Chicago are attending the con-
IficfsneY. , Ininent among these are;
Mrs, tharT G. X 4, superintendent
of general sappliG Woman's serv-
ice; Bruce D. sSmith, manager of the
central division, and Miss Ina Taft,
superb Atendent of hospital supplies,
Chicago.
State Represented.
Women Red Cross workers from
practically every town and city in the
state ire in attendan nee at the con-
ference, g.
The conference, coming at this time,
was declared by F. w. Judson, Ne
braskas director, to be, perhaps, The
most important in the history of the
Nebraska chapter. Many new ideas
will BIZ brought UP before the confer
ence with the view of working as di-
rectly' with the European battlehelds
as possible.
Social entertainments and other
amusements for the visiting Nebraska
women will be sharply curtailed dur
ing the conference, if not entirely
eliminated. No night sessions will be
held.
Uurges Constant Effort.
Bruce D. Smith, manager Of the
central division, in his speech ON "The
American Red Cross Organized for
War" laid particular stress on the
great strides the Red Cross had made
since the declaration of war with Ger
many. Perfect as it was, Mr.. Smith
urged the women to push on even
harder in their mercy work, declaring
that practically the entire world
needs helping hand"
Mrs. Z. T., Lindsey, assistant state
director, was very busy woman dur
ing the day. Mrs. Lindsey assisted
the delegates in getting placed for
the session. Clarence Hough, direc-
tor of publicity for the Red Cross,
central division, was also very busy
delegate.
Question Box,
A question box, anchored in a
prominent place in the convention
hall, seems destined to an eventful Ca
reer.
The first question, dropped by a
delegate from upstate, would be suf-
fcient to provide argument pro and
con for the remainder of the conven-
ton. The question read: will the
war last until l920?" The question
box officials have decided to leave the
question until the final hour of the
convention Thursday night.
Numerous pamphlets are being pro-
vided by women directors of the va
rious branches of Red Cross work.
Mrs. Charles G. King, superintendent
Of general supplies, women's serv-
ice, has issued instruction for knit
ting sweaters from light wool, that
will make them heavy and sefviceable
for foreign service.
The inability of Mrs. Joseph M
Cudahy of Chicago, formerly an
Omaha girl, to attend the conference
caused much regret among Omaha
members. A telegram from Mrs.
Cudahy arrived during the morning,
expressing deep regret and declaring
that the Red Cross work in Chicago
had grown to such volume that she
eoufd MT attend the 0nn ha .,aAa.:.-