The Washington times., 1922-10-08
RED CROSS WILL
Be WELCOMED
BYPRES|DENT'
Fifteen Hundred Delegates Ex-
pected at Annual Meet {.
ing Here.

Washington this week will enter
tain the annual convention Of the
American Red Cross. Fifteen hun.
dred delegates are expected.
Opening Monday morning at 10
o'clock in Continental Memorial
Hall. with Judge John Barton Payne,
chairman, presiding. the sessions
will continue through Thursday.
Welcome by President.
President Harding will deliver the
address Of welcome; Gen. John J.
Pershing will speak his apprecia-
ton of the Red Cross service for
the A. e. F. and convention Off
GERS will be chosen. The afternoon
session will be given over TO dis.
cussion OF postwar problems OF the
Red Cross.
Sir Claude Hill. director of the
League Of Red Cross Societies, will
speak tomorrow evening. On the
platform with Sir Claude will be
Secretary OF Commerce Herbert
Hoover; w. A. Nichols. Of the China
Central Committee and DIR. A. Ross
Hill, vice-chairman in charge OF
foreign operations.
Taft to Preside.
Chief Justice Taft will preside at
the closing session OF the convention
proper Wednesday evening and the
speakers will be Solicitor General
James NJ. Beck. Mrs. August Bel
mont, Col. c. r. Forbes and Col
Albert A. Sprague. OF the American
Legion.
Group conferences will be held
Wednesday morning at the Pan
American building. II will be pre-
sided over by Emilio del Toro. chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
Porto Rico. Speakers will be DIR.
r. J. Alfaro. minister from Panama;
DR.. Santiago Bedoya, secretary cf
the Peruvian embassy and DR.. Don
Rafael II. Elizalde, minister from
Ecuador.
Ped Cross work for the ex.service
men. public health nursing. home
hygiene and care Of the sick, nu-
triton, volunteer service and the
Junior Red Cross are topics to be
discussed at other group conferences.
Membership 4,OO0,000
On the eve OF the national con-
vention, comes the announcement
that a preliminary survey Of the
annual roll call indicates that the
present strength OF the Red Cross Is
over 100000 members and will be
maintained for 1929.
Reports indicate there will be a
widespread revival OF the wartime
enthusiasm for enrolment Of men,
bers and hundreds Of volunteer
workers OF the war years are COM
ing back into the work.
The Roll Call. which will begin
Armistice Day, November II, and
close with Thanksgiving Day. No
vember 80. will have as it's slogan
Every American Everywhere a
Member OF the Red Cross"
Plans for an intensive campaign
will be worked out at this week 3
convention.
District Delegates.
Delegates from the District Chap.
ter will be Mrs. Theodore w. Rich
ards. acting chairman; Col. Charles
Y. Lynch, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock,
Mrs. Montgomery Blair. Mrs. Simon
Wolf, Howard S. Reside, Miss Alice
Clapp, Miss Anna Koerper. Mrs.
Isaac Lfttell. DR.. s. B. Cousins, Miss
Smoot, Miss Dousall. Mrs. Robbins,
Mrs. f. Roberts, Mrs. Marie Cham
berlain. Mrs. A. G. Chappell. DR.. j.
AtS.-
A special meeting under the
auspices Of the Washington chapter
will be held Friday, October IS. at
1880 o'clock. Mrs. John Dougherty
will preside. Mrs. N. A. Baker,
national adviser Of production and
conservation OF garments for the
Red Cross. will speak.
The public generally Is invited.
Daily exhibitions OF renovated gar
ments for children will be shown at
the museum OF national headquar.
ters from 1890 to o'clock.
The United States Navy Band. un'
der the direction OF Charles Ben:cr
will furnish music at the convention
of delegates to the Red Cross con.
vention at Memorial Continental
Hall. The concerts will start at
1870 Monday, Tuesday and Wednes'
day nights.
The following programs will be
given by the musical organization:
Monday-March, "Secnav" (dedica'
ted to Secretary DENLY, Of the Navy
Department., Benter; overture, Ca
price Italien." Tschaikowsky; "Hymn
to the Sun" and Song OF India, u
Rimsky- Korsakow; rhapsodie, "Sla'
Vonic," Friedmann.
Tuesday-"Call Me Henry" Ben
ter; overture, william Tell" Ros
sini; scenes from "Lohengrin," Wag
ner; Souvenir" Drdla, and "Marchc
Slav," Tschaikowsky.
nesday--March, THE Wash
ington Times" Benter: overture
"Rienzi," Wagner; "Sextette from
Lucia" Donizetti; scenes from rig
oletto," Verdi, and Coronation
March" from THE Prophet" Meyer
beer.
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