The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-17
RED CROSS WORK
IS NEVER ENDED
HUT VIII Continue Until Tho Last
Patient Is out OF the
Hospital.
HOLD REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Chairman Leigh X. Page Opens Inter
esting Meeting Mt the 9cnerson
Hotei-Many Topics Are DIS
cusscd

The Red Cross regional conference
convened yesterday in the Jefferson
hotel. with delegates from htt'en
counties and half dozen cities 81
Eastern Virginia and representatives.
from national and Potomac Division
headcuarters.
The afternoon session was held at
o'clock. Leigh Il Page, chairman
home service section, Richmond, De (
fiyering the address OF welcome. Mr..
Page briefly outlined the purposes OF
the conference and expressed gratih-
cation at the opportunity afforded he
delegates to broaden their knowledge
of the great work Of the American
Red Cross through listening TO the
talks of those who were authorizes
on the subjects with which they would
deal.
The feature Of the opening day was
the address given at the evening ses-
! sion by Or, Ebert II. Fretwell, direc-
tor OF recreation in hospitals, who
was sent from national headquarters
to address the conference. +, {. NUN
roe. general manager Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. who was chedulfd to
sneak last night. rendered his regrets
through David Il. Browne, acting
manager Of the potoma division. eN~
planning that he was called 10 New
/ York to attend meeting Of the CHAIR
mems advisory committee
DIR. Fretwell divided his address on
! the Future Program Of the Red
Gross into six vital points, but the
keynote of his whole talk was ser
! vice.
..As a nation as we'll as indvidu-
ally he said, we have never been so
keenly aliruistic as we are TO-DAY.
Certain wonderful things will come
out of the horrible and destructive
war. One big example is that the war
has been the great factor In The
growth Of our organization That
I the desire for service has never been
80 great Ia evidenced daily by the
work Of mercy among the stricken
nations. hy the peace conference at
paris and in nunaberiess individual
Instances
Six points Discussed.
The six points We're the Garry"
On Problem" Nursing and the Pub
lie Health" Home Service Ma
lional Disasters" First AID and the
Junior Red Cross Dr. FretWeh
4 told his hearers that members OF the
& Red Cross must not think that their
work is done now that the war Is
over.
"You did not enlist for the period
81 ,he war he said. Your work VIII
not be done until the last patient Is
lsout of the hospital and the last war
q broken family rehabllitated There
s2arc 60, 600 patients IN United states
Hospitals now. and many more TO he
& returned from France. In addition
4 10 this. domestic demands are m
creasing ali over the country
In sketchlng the plans of the hed
SsCross i'm reference TO Nursing ana
&the Public Health. pr. fret"eti
SsaId that he thought It personally
Ndix9raceful to be sick. lie said
s3fhat the doctrine OF health was to be
sssnread throughout the land and that
n people would be educated in the
nroner way 20 care for and look after
1.-THE human engine" He emphasized
the Importance of a knowledge OF
1 first aid meth Ids.
In outlining the planH of tho head
0,1arters III regard to national us
asters." DR.. FretwcIl said that plans
were being work ed Out 10 avoid inc
sdisbandment OF the LILY haS" hos
ssnital units which went overseas, ana
10 cooperate with the government
Tin supplying them with aGdiaonal
enuiprnent 80 that they might be neld
I'm readiness t. cope WITH any dIsas-
ter which might occur in the dlS-
94drfct allotted them. such as fires, eA~
plosions. floods. etc.
Junior Commended
In conclusion. Or FretweU told MS
hearers that The Junior Req cross
vas to be comm ended and cncour-
4 ared calling attention u The tendency
nreyafent among boys and girls 70 do
the Same thing they see their elders
doing.
Nov,ng pictures % ne actual work
5sof reconstruction OF war shattered
human bodies being done IN N" nos