Evening star., 1923-10-28
LPAN,AMERICAN RED CROSS :
PARLEY TO OPEN NEW. ERA
American Delegation Sees Significant
Step Toward Closer: Harmony in : !
Humanitarian Effort.

Red Cross movement will prove Of spe-@
cial interest. 3. Z!
The American Red Cross conrcr-s
ence will find the Red Cross movement
well established in the majority of
South American countries and ready to
undertake much Of the new work PLAN
ned. 4
The Argentine Red Cross is now. sup &
porting schools for the training Of mel
and women in the profession of nurs-
ing. Its Junior Red Cross work has =
every school in the country enrolled. -
Campaigns in public health and santa
tion are carried on through advertising
and publicity and camps are maintained
for the care of undernourished children.
Clinics and dispensaries are maintained
In some of the larger cities. >.
The Bolivian Red Cross is of recent I.
origin and It's membership is small. It's
most notable work. it is reported, has,
been in the military camps during sum
mer maneuvers, where complete serv-
ice has been established. 1t also MAIN
tafns public consultation office in La
Paz, with trained and student nurses ins
attenoance. y
Brazil Society Strong. :.
The Brazilian Red Cross. founded in
1906, includes among It's larger activities
aid to victims in times of epidemics and
catastrophes, the maintenance of a ma,
tional crusade against tuberculosis and
the founding Of school for nurses. A
large national Red Cross headquarters
Is now under construction in Rio Ja- :
neiro which will contain offices for the
organization and a well equipped emer-
gency hospital. The Brazilian Red
Cross established itself as a national
necessity at the time of the 1918 inf1u-
enza epidemic. the overflow of the San
EYor No y-try nd OIL olox~ p.
Chile founded a Red Cross society r
at the time of the Pacific war, in
1870, which passed out of existence
some years later. Starting again !.
the Chilean organization has become
one of the best in South America,
and in addition to serving as an aux
iliary to the army sanitary service. it
has thrown itself into social welfare E.
and public health work. Every
chapter now maintains a dispensary.
clinic and vaccination service, milk
stations, protection to children ata
home and in school, prevention and
cure of social diseases. alcoholism,
tuberculosis and the civic. hygiene
and moral education of the individ--i
ua1. g..
The Columbia Red Cross was or
ganized in 1915 and since has been
reorganized as an auxiliary to the.
sanitary service of the army.
Costa Rfca Society New.
The Costa Rican society as recently
reorganized maintains first aid sta
tions. free medicines and prescrip-
tions to those unable to pay. A sani-
tary brigade and Junior Red Cross
also are maintained !,
The Cuban Red Cross has rendered
numerous and important services to 4:
the nation in times of distress, and
sent funds to Europe during the pro-
| tracted Balkan war. During the Eu-
ropean war it sent eleven shiploads
of medical and food supplies overseas.
| While the Dominican Republic has
contributed funds for relief abroad.
| no national society has been organ
lied there, and such BED Cross work
| as is done comes from the American
| Red Cross
| The Ecuadorean Red Cross, founded
| in 1910, is doing good work in a
number of public health lines. it is
! said. In Guatemala a national So
| ciety was organized last January. In
| Honduras no society has been formed.
| Mexlco's turbulent political condil
tion In the past has prevented the
| formation of national organization.
there, although one chapter. was
| formed and has done good work in
| number of national Gala amities. r,
| Nicaragua has no Red Cross. Pan
| ama's organization includes tuber-
cular clinic snd a baby clinic visit
| Paraguay's. Red Cross has devoted
| its work to cooperation with exist
| ing beneficent and charitable organ-t.
izations. The Peruvian Red Cross;
| was organized during the war of the
| Pacific and has rendered service in
| times of national calamities and epiS;
| denies. Salvador has had Ped -,
Cross organization since 1885. The
| Uruguayan Red Cross has rendered
| extensive aid during a revolution and
| now directs sixty boards and delega-
| tions in the various departments in q
| public health campaign. The Vene-s
I zuelan Red Cross operates a dispense
! airy in the capital, has organized a
school for nurses and a junior Red