The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-10-03
RED CROSS WILL
OPEN NATIONAL
MEET TOMORROW

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 3.-The Ma
Uonal Red Cross convention which
viii convene in this city tomorrow
and last five days, lids fair to be the
most important Of these gatherings
chat has ever been held, even of more
Significance from Red Cross view
point than the meetings neld during
the great war.
Men and women pcom:nen. in all
walks Of life are IN The program to
: deliver addresses to the delegates.
Dr.. Livingston Farrand. chairman
of the Central Committee Of the Am
erican Red Cross aud president of
Cornell University, Will preside at a
meeting October (. whcn DIR. w. ..
Thompson. president of Ohio State
University will reliver the address
ni welcome. Gov. Harry I Davis OF
Ohio and Mayor JAMS J. Thomas If
Columbus will welcome the delegates
for the city and state. President
Harding is expected to be tho prin-
eipal speaker.
DR.. Henry Noble McCrackeu. pre-
sident OF vassar Colle2s will preside
at the Junior Red Cross meeting in
ahe afternoon Of Oct. 5. "The Chal-
Ienge Of Childhood in America, to the
Red Cross" is the subject On which
Miss Charl Williams, OF the National
Educational Association will speak
DR.. w. w. MarQuart. educational |
agent for the Philippine Islands In
ehe United States, will address the
eonvention on THE Juniors at Work
In Our Insular Possessions f" Herbert |
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce will
speak on THE Challenge of Child
h6od in Foreign Lands and What
Junior Red Cross is Doing Here"
while Senator Frank b, willis of
Ohio. Is to deliver an address on ''rhe
Future Builders Of the Nation and
Sstsonship Training"
The evening meeting dedicated &c
Americas Obligation to lIer Service
Men and Wbmen, will BE- presided
Ov~ by Or. Farrand and ten min
ufe speeches win bs delivered by
such notables a. Dr.. Thomas T..
Green. director OF the Speakers Bur
eau Of the American Red Gross; Ma
Dor General LeJeune. u. s. Marine
Corps; Rev. Francis p. Duffy, Chap
hahn l66th Regiment; Mrs. Frank v. 4,
Hammar. Chairman st. LOUIS Chap
tar. American Red Cross: Theodore
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary cf the
Navy; Rabbi Stephen Wise, Free
Eynasogue Of New York; W. Frank =.
Parsons. vice-chairman In charge uf
Domestic questions, American Rcd
Gross; John G. Emery. National
Commander American Legion and !.
General John ]. Pershins.
Robert s. Cast, chairman Of the
REQ Cross Relief Committee OF pueb-
Io, Colorado. will address the con-
vention on The Red Cross in Dis .
lsfer" on the morning Of October 6.
Atss Mabel r. Boardman. Secretary "
" the American Red Cross. will pre- =
I56e. q
Reunions Of Red Cross workers
who served In the world war will be !
hesd at q series OF luncheons.
Sectional conferences will be held {
N fhe evening Of October and !
morning OF October 8. A mass meet
nx on roll call will constitute the
program, winding up
Nth the historical Pageant of the
Red Cross In the evening.
Among those participating in the
sectional meetings are: Ex-sarvice
sroup luncheon; Miss Clara d. Noyes.
'irector Red Cross Nursing Service,
'residing: Merritte w. Ireland, sur
seon general United States Army:
ADMIRAL e. r, Stitt. surgeon general
United States Navy; Hugh c. Cum
ming, surgeon general U. S. Public
Health Service; Julia C. Stimson, Ma
or. superintendent, Army Nurse
,orps. Dean, Army School of Nus.
ng.
Military Relief reunion; Col. Geo.
'iimer. manager Pacific Division.
ian Francisco, presiding; Percy II.
lark. Washington, formerly direc
N OF Camp Service and Assistant
,irector General Of Military Relief;
Mward q. Greene. Cleveland; and
rAvin II. Brown, Minneapolis.