Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
RED CROSS To
HOLD MEETING ETH
OF IMPORTANCE
Five Day Session to Be Held
In Columbus; Many
Speakers Listed.

Columbus. O., Oct. 1.-The Ma
ttpnal Red Gross convention which
Will convene in this city on October
q and last five days, bids fair to be
the most important Of these gather
ings that has ever been held. even of
more Significance from. Red Cross
viewpoint than the meetings held
during the great war.
Men and women, prominent in all
walks OF life are on the program to
1sltver addresses to the delegates.
DR.. Livingston Farrand, chairman
Of the central committee. OF the
american Red Crosse and president Of
Cornell university, will preside at a
meeting October 4, when DR.. W. o.
Thompson, president OF Ohio state
university will deliver the address Of
welcome. Gov. Harry T.. Davis of
Ohio and Mayor James j: Thomas OF
Columbus will welcome the delegates
tor the city and state. President
Harding Is expected to be the princi-
pal speaker.
DR.. Henry Noble McCracken, presi-
dent OF Vassar college will preside at
the Junior Red Cross meeting in the
afternoon of October S. THE Chal-
lenge Of Childhood in America. to tho
Red Cross" Ia 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
the United States, Will address the
convention on THE Juniors at Work
in Our Insular Possessions" Herbert
Hoover, secretary Of commerce will
speak on The Challenge of Child
hood in Foreign Lands and What
Junior Red Gross is Doing There
while Senator Frank B.. Willis OF
Ohio, Is to deliver an address ON "The
Future Builders of the Nation and
Citizenship Training s
Evening Meetings
The evening meeting dedicated to
Americas Obligation to Her Service
Men and Women, will be presided
over by Dr.. Farrand and ten minute
speeches will be delivered by such
notables a DR.. Thomas E. Green, di.
rector Of the speakers bureau Of the
American Red Cross; Major Genera
LeJeune. U. S. marine corps: Rev
francis P. Duffy. chaplain 165th regt.
ment; Mrs. Frank v. Hammar, chair
man st. Louis chapter, American Red
Cross; Theodore Roosevelt. assistan,
secretary Of h navy; Rabbi Stepher
Wise. Free Synagogue of New York;
w. Frank Parsons, vice chairman II
charge of domestic operations, Ameri.
can Red Cross; John G.. Emery, ma.
tional commander American Legior
and General. John j. Pershing.
Robert S. Cast. chairman Of the
Red Cross relief committee Of Pueblo
Colorado, will address the convention
on "The Red Cross in Disaster or
the morning of October g.. Mis-,
Mabel F. Boardman. secretary Of tn.
American Red Cross. will preside.
|, Reunions Planned.
Reunions of Red Cross worker,
who served in the world war will b,
held at a series Of luncheons.
Sectional conferences< will be kel.
+ on the evening of October lane
morning of October s. A mass meet
ing on roll cali will constitute the aft
ernoon's program. winding up will
the historical pageant OF the Rec
Cross in the evening.
Among those participating in tn
sectional meetings are: Ex-servic,
group luncheon; Miss Clara D. Noyes
director Red Cross Nursing Service
presiding; Merrttte W. Ireland, SUE
geon general United States army
Admiral e. r. Stitt, surgeon genera
United States navy; Hugh C. Cum,
ming. surgeon general U. s. public
health service; Julia c. Stimson
major, superintendent, army nurs,
corps. dean, army school Of nursing.
Military relief reunion: Col. George
FIlmer, manager Pacific division, Sal
Francisco, presiding: Percy H. Clark
Washington, formerly director O
Camp Service, and Assistant Director
General of Military Relief; Edward E
Greene, Cleveland. and Edwin H
Brown. MINNEAPOLIS.