The Elbert County tribune., 1919-07-04
Red Cross Members-Not'ce.

idson, who represented the Elbert
County Chapter The convention
was very interesting and inspiring to
all Interested In Red Cross work in
any phase.
The Tuesday sessions were both
ield at the Central Presbyterian
Church and consisted of a series of
hort talks by the most prominent
ied Cross workers of the state and
several national men
Dr. Livingston Farrand recently
elected Chairman OF the Central
committee, was chief of the morning
peakers. He praised the work OF
he Red Cross. both at home and a.
broad, saying that the moral of the
Allied Armies was held up only by
he work which the Red Cross did.
The canteeD service, both at home
encouraging oiIr boys as well as the
allied Armies. The Doctor also
allied attention to the fact that re-
lief work was done in the territory
occupied by the German Armies as
yell as in the districts held by the
lies. He added, however, that
he relief given in Poland, serbia and
domania suffered somewhat owing
.ot he delicate diplomatic conditions
jut that relief was extended where
.ver possible. Doctor Farrand
welt for sometime on the peace
work. of the Red Cross. The Allied
,ontries have asked that the Red
Iross of the United States aid them
n the lighting of disease di-
seases, especially, as are caused
through ignorance. This, the ma
-ional headquarters has decided,
VIII be part of our work in the fu-
ure, although the relief work will
% on in cases where the local char
table organizations or the local
.ommittee can not furnish the aid
Miss Grace Ensey. director Junior
Membership Department, gave a very
Interesting talk ont he necessity of
educating our children to make bet
Ter citizens. She gave some statistice
hat were very interesting. The
Red Cross Juniors of Colorado, since
1917 made and gave to the refugees
over 10000 articles including
chairs, bedside tables, and other
articles of furniture and clothing
She struck the keynote of the stu
| alton when she said that Red Cross
work is applied Christianity.
In this statement she said that
someone once told Henry Ward
| Beecher that christianity was a fail
ure. He replied to the effect that
we had not tried 1t yet. We are
trying 1t now in cur Red Sross WORK
aud 1t has thus far beeng reat sue
cess.
among the other speakers of the
morning was Mr. E. w Corn, Div
sion Field Manager, who stated that
more than1 ,250,00 articles of wear
ing apperal had been sent to Europe
and that more than 15,000.00O yards
OF cloth had been sent abroad for
the refugees to make up Miss Welch
and MissChapman. both of the Nur-
sing department gave interesting
talks on their line of work.
Mr.J. Byron daecon gave an inter
esting short talk at this time on eli
william relief but his more important
talk was iven Wednesday morning at
Montain States Headquarters. CT
william relief may now be given to
families other than those of soldiers
and sailors; but only with the con-
sent of Chapter and the Division
Headquarters. This is one of the
new steps that is very important.
The afternoons of each day We're
given over mostly to conference and
qestion periods. Many puzzelng
questions were answered and much
enlightenment was given on all
phases of Red Cross work.
rhe lecture of Dr. Farrand at the
Greek Theater Tuesday was well at
tended and much appreciated The
theme of his lecture was that Red
Cross work did not cease now that
)eace was coming but that it was
o continue long the lines of public
health work.
Other questions that cannot be
here discussed owing to lack of space
were discussed from all angles and
the conference was all of great in
terest and benefit to all Red Cross
workers.
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