The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-06-06
REPORT OF DELEGATES TO REL,
CROSS CONVENTION, UNIVER-
SITY OF WASHINGTON,
SEATTLE, WASH, MAY
Gil, 1918.

something near 400 delegates. They
were taken care of mostly on the
college grounds and were served good
meals in the basement of the Com
mons building, cafeteria style
These college grounds are said to
be the most beautiful in the United
States. They are right out in the
woods on College Hill and they look
like city in forest.
At two o'clock p. m, Monday, we
assembled at Bagley Hall. Division
Manager c. D. Stimson outlined the
purpose of the convention, which
was, in short, to get acquainted, to
learn the needs of the various chap
ters, branches and auxiliaries, and,
in turn, to send by word of mouth, a
message of greeting, message of sci
vice, message of helpful coopera-
tion, message to the people to help
them to help their Chapter to help
their division that they may in turn,
be able to pass the endless chain of
helpfulness on to the Great Head
quarters at Washington, D. c., that
they may be able to help the millions
of sufferers all over war-torn Europe.
First of all, Mr.. Stimson asks that
we learn the lesson of submission to
authority, that we may better be able
to work a a unit. That our individ-
uality must be supplanted by devo-
tion to our cause, for without unity
we will fail.
Professor Suzzalo, of the Univer-
sity of Washington, delivered the
address of welcome and he certainly
made us feel at home. He SAYS
Americans are the biggest. the tall
est, the most self-reliant, the most ca
pable single individuals in the world.
but that We lack the something that
makes us a mass. Germany, he saws
is mass and the kaiser is hurting
this great mass at us and until we
can meet it in the same way we can
not win. That we must all pull to-
gether. and he begs for a united
long, hard pull, gathering momentum
as we go until no force can stand he
lore us, and then, and not until then.
can we force Germany to respect all
scraps of paper on which treaties are
written and also force her to make
such treaties as will safeguard iii.
rest of the world.
Mrs. Lucy c. Hilton. associate
division manager, gave us an on
couraging and helpful lecture on tho
achievements of the Red Cross in the
northwest. She also sends an appeal
lor unity, sympathy and patience
coupled with supreme determina-
tlon to give the utmost assistance to
our allies over sea. our bows in tbo
trenches and their families at home
DrvC. W. Sharpless, Director First
Aid' asks that all Chapters organize
ana train their people in first aid
WORK and to give special training -
our men. He says they need tho
framing TAR more than the women
out that each individual in the neigh
oorhood will be benefited by sncb
framing. 1t will only take litt,o of
your time and can be arranged for in
the evenings. The doctor fur,bo,
says that the training will not onIv
"e'p US out will make us more etH-
''ent In our efforts to help others
"hat Should Come of This Con-
ference was discussed by Ear, kil
patrick He predicts that we will gat
bigger, broader viewpoint and ha
'o''el ana more construc-
1--WE work, that the things which
seemed to be criticisms will froa,
."iS 'iine on be seen in the light Of
friendly helpfulness.
Tuesday We opened the oues.;
ooS and many things were mada
plain The Round Table conferenoo
'oilowed and I wish we could baro
attended all of them. There were
only three of lis and there We're manv
conferences held, so we wera o,1,.
aoie TO get a little from each. going
from one to another picking up the
grains of gold as best we could
| believe we could improve our
chapter by Round Table talks held
once or twice a month. | think If
would improve our chapter work,
On Wednesday We saw the moving
picture films that have been pra.
pared for the Red Cross. We can
have as many of these as we can use
by applying to headquarters. They
will let us know when the films will
arrive and the show can be arranged
10 suit the Chapter.
Thursday We visited Camp Lewis.
We were the guests of the ladies of
Tacoma and l want to say that the
Tacoma ladies are splendid hostesses,