The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-16
RED CROSS HOLDS
REGIONAL MEETING
IN ALBUQUERQUE
$1,000 900 Was Spent in
Southwest in Last Year,
Speaker Says

Tho work that tho Red Cross is
doing IN Albuquerque, IN New Mexico.
In the southwest and In the United
States was brought out at the regional
conference OF He'd Cross officers and
other workers In the our room OF
the Federal building yesterday after
noon.
The meeting was called to order by
II. j. Mabry. OF The Albuquerque
chapter. Robert r.. Bondy. director
OF chapter service with headquarters
IN st. Louis vas tho principal Hpenk-
er. He old the delegates that the
Red Cross has spent more than
VI SOC. 600 for disaster relief work In
the southwest In the last year. the
money spent In the Pueblo Hood dis
trlct being included In his amount.
OF this moun also he said $4,000
has been spent In the Rocky Noun
tain district.
He said that the Red Cross was now
caring for 80. 900 disabled soldiers in
hospitals throughout the country Red
Cross workers being stationed Ia the
various hospitals.
The biggest WORK Of the Red
Cross however" said MIR. Bondy. lis
the nursing service, There are now
l,OaG chapters and las nurses In
the country doing this work. There
are five million school children en-
rolled In Junior Red Cross work"
Dochcrty Speaks.
Or. j. II. Docherty. city and county
health officer here was one OF the first
speakers and told the delegates that
The death rate among spanish
Americans was nearly 500 per thou
sand recorded births IA year but
among the Americans IL was but 80
per thousand births. he said. He
snid the latter figure was a favor
nhlc comparison with the death rate
Of the larger cities Of the east. lie
considered the high death rate among
spanish-Americans was due largely to
Inadequate ood and insufficient care
In times % illness.
Miss Edith Childers. executive sec
rotary OF the Albuquerque chapter.
told OF the responsibility OF the Red
Cross 10 the former service man. and
touched upon the work being done
by the chapter In Albuquerque.
br l. =. Peters took as his subject:
'"Thc Albuquerque Chapters Re
sponsibility to Tubcrculsr EN-Scrvice
men He told what the Red Cross
meant to the soldiers from a financial
standpoint. explaining how they often
secured loans from the chapters.
Miss GLADYS Harris took ns her ub-
Jcct the nursing work OF the organ
tEttiun and told OF the work being
done In the county. Miss Kcgcl OF
Ration executive secretary Of the
chapter there, told OF the work being
done In Ration. adding that the Ration
chapter was one of the most active
IN h state.
Nccd of Garments.
Miss Mary Ann Cross Of ~. Louis
old uf the need Of the Red Cross for
garments u for voluntary workers.
She also related the benefits resulting
from h salvage shop. Mrs. james
Reed Of Santa Re. chairman OF tho
chapter there. told Of the recreation
worn Of the chapter In santa Re
county.
While Mrs j. T. Mclaughlin was
acting nH chairman later In the after
noon. MI Mabry took the floor and
told ot the preparations now being
made for the roll cali. lie said that
a campaign FOR $4,000 will be started
In Albuquerque In the early part Of
November, details OF which will be
announced later.
The delegates spent the morning In
looking over the salvage shop tn the
north part Of town and the business
session proper did not get under way
until shortly after 2 o'clock IN h
afternoon,