Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-20
Red Cross Convention

in the south are preparing 10 attend
the first great peace time convention
of the American Red Cross TO be
held at Columbus, Ohio, October 4-8.
Thousands of delegates are expected
10 attend this meeting for conference
discussion, and inspiration and among
the numbers will oe leaders in thought
from every corner of the English
speaking world.
This inspirational session IS pre-
paratory to and to stimulate interest
In the renewal of membership actl-
vities in the Red Cross organization,
to be launched in November through
out the country.
Thirty or more notables have been
invited as speakers and acceptances
hive already been received from them
emong them President Harding Gen:
Pcrshing Mrs. August Belmont Chlef
Justice Taft, DR.. Livingston tarranG,
chairman of the central committee OF
the Red Cross; Secretary of War
Weeks, Secretary of the Navy DENLY,
| General LeJeune, commanding the
Marine Corps; Miss CnarI Williams
of Memphis, president of the Ma
tional Educational Association; LORD
Byng, governor general Of Canada;
Herbert Hoover j. G.. Emery COM
mander of the American Legion,
Rabbi Stephen Wise, D. W. t. Evans,
Ambassador Jusserand and other
equally we'll known and illustrations
personages.
In the large exposition grounds at
Columbus, with its spacious coliseum
seating 10000 people and tremend-
| Gus stage which lends itself to pag'
eantry, officials of the Red Cross have
found the ideal spot for such con-
vention.
The first morning meetinlg of the
convention will be devoted to the reg
isteration of delegates. In the after
non there will be the roll call of the
delegates presided over by W. +.
Persons. Response will be by States.
Or. Farrand will prsidc at the even
ing meeting when Governor Davis
OF Ohio, and Mayor James Thomas
of Columbus will deliver addresses of
welcome. THE Call" by DR..
Farrand, and "The Response for the
Nation" by President Harding, and
an address by President w. 0. Thomp-
son of Ohio State University, con-
clude the days program.
Sectional conferences, where work
ers and leaders will meet to cultivate
closer cooperative working basis
among Red Cross chapters for carry
ing on the various activities OF the
organization, to exchange ideas and
experiences and gather inspiration
will be held the morning Of October
5, the evening of October 6, and the
scheduled Addresses scheduled for
Wednesday Afternoon, October 5, are
THE Challenge of Childhood in Amer
lea to the Red Cross" by Miss Charl
Williams; Juniors t Work in Our
InsuIar Possessions" D. Vanguard;
The Challenge of Childhood in For
eign Lands and What Junior Red
Cross is Doing There" Secretary
Herbert Hoover; THE Future Build
ers of the Nation and Citizenship
Training" Senator Frank B. Willis;
with Dr.. Henry Noble McCracken pre-
siding.
Evening session will be dedicated
to Americas obligation to her service
men. Dr.. Thomas E. Green, Major
General LeJeune, Secretary DENLY,
Secretary Weeks Colonl Forbes
John q. Emery, Frank Persons, Gen
ri Pershing and Chaplain Duffy
are expected to participate.
The Red Cross in Disaster" by
Robert S. Cast; THE Red Cross and
Public Health Nurse by Miss Lillian
Valid; The Red Cross and the Ma
tons Health" BY Dr.. W. A. Evans,
and Volunteer Service by Mrs.
August Belmont, are on the program
for Thursday morning, October s.
From II to o'clock on that day at
i;.ncheon there will be number of re-
unions of those who served during the
great world war. Nurses, production
workers cantcen workers motor
corps camp service and other depart
ments Of service vii be gathered for
the first time since the war.
A foreign service program will DC
held in the afternoon, addresses to be
delivered by MISS a lice fitzgerald,
Dr.. Albert Ross Hill and General
AlIcnby. DR.. Stockton Axton will
preside
In addition to the sectional confer
cnces the next morning, there will
be mass conference on roll call at
II O'Clock. In the afternoon there
viii be three addresses by leading
representatives OF the three great
faiths Professionalism Catholicism
and Judaism. ''The Summing UP"
will be rendered by DR.. Farrand.
As browning feature and giving
this program dramatic conclusion
Will be historic pageant, to be pre-.
scented the last two evenings of the
convention. The pageant of the Red
Cross calls for the participation Of
more than 1000 men, women and
children, in addition to a chorus of |
1900 voices.
A Junior Red Cross pageant, to be
presented by 1000 children, and in
GLIDING u chorus of 1000 childrcn's |
voices, will also be a feature of the