The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19

Professor John D. Shoop, super
tendent of Schools Of Chicago.
The keynote Of the Conference was;
an effort to define the function OF
the Junior Red Cross, which was
stated by DR.. MacCracKen 70. oe'
First, Education al, Second, Produc(lVes
and Third, F,ins .ncial, in the order .oI
Importance naEned.
The following are the members. OF
the Honorary Advisory Commttee
Bernard M. Ba;ruch, Council OF Nation
al Defence; Mlry C. G. Bradford, Pres
ident National. Education Association;
Carrie Chapm an Gait, President OF the
National Suffrage Association and
Woman's Committee Council OF Ma
tfonal Defenc ce; P. P. Claxton, Unlt-
ed States Co nrmissioner OF Education;
His Eminen ce James Cardinal Glib
bons, Archbishop. Of Maryland; WaI
tef F. Clifford, Director OF the Councli
Of National Defence; Samuel ten-
pers, Presid ent American Federauon
of Labor; Henry John Heintz, ChalE
man, Executive Committee World
Sunday School Association; Herbert
c. Hoover, United States Food Admin
istrator: Julia Lathrop, Chief Chill
dren's Bureau, United States Depart
ment Of Labor; Eva Perry Moore,
President National Council Of Wom-
en-: Herbert Putnam, Librarian OF Con-
gress: Frank E. Vanderlip, Chairman
of war Savings Committee, United
State,; Treasury; Frederick Waicott'
Food Administration; Mrs. Josiah EV'
ans yowles, National President OF the
Fedt ration of Woman's Clubs.
D,. Philander P. Claxton, united
Sta tes Commissioner Of Education
sta ted that he had carefully inVesu,
ga ed the program Of the Junior Req
CT oss and had decided that 1t was tne
or eanization most practically fitted to
e hist the interest and activity OF the
chool children of America into sys'
t,ematized program of practical patriot
ism.
] State Advisory Committees to the
Junior Red Cross composed OF mel
and women prominent in educatlona
work have already been appointed: II
!! the five states Of the Southern DlVl
, sion as follows:
Tennessee: s.. W. Sheriff., State .Su
perintepdent Of Education, chairman
A. A. Kincannon, School Superintend
ent of Memphis; w, E Miller, Schoo
Superintendent Of Knoxville; Q. n
Winder, School Superintendent O
Chattanooga.
Georgia. M. L. Britain, State Su
perintendent of Education, chairman
G. Fl. Bruce, School Superintendent o
Macon; C. B. Gibson, School Super
intendent Of Savannah; Chancello
David c. Barrow Of the University o
. Georgia; Mrs. John W. Rowlett, stat
President of the Parent Teacher Asso
e citation.
e Flbrida: W. N. Sheets, State Super
|. intendent Of Education, chairman; j
d e. knight, School Superintendent o
i Tampa; F. A. Hathaway, School 81
/ perintendent Of Jacksonville; DIR. A
|, A. Muir phree, President Of the Un
+ versity of Florida.
j. North Carolina: J. Y. Joyner;' Stat
n Suuerirltendent Of Education, chail
v man: G.. P. Harding, School: Superb
/, tendent of Charlotte; John ]. .Blail
e School superintendent Of WILMINGTON
J. DR.. Edwin X. Graham, President
l. the University, Of North Carolina
s Mrs. Thomas W. Lingle, Dean {
# Women of the University of Mort
t, Carolina.
!, South Carolina: J. E. swearinge1
e State Superintendent of Education
e chairmac: A. B. Rhett, School Supe
t. intenGent &C Charleston; Frank Evan
;. School superintendent Of Spartal
!, burg; DR.. w. S. CurTell, President
d the University Of South Carolina