Evening star., 1924-09-28
PAGEANT FEATURES
RED CROSS PARLEY
More Than 100 Local Chill.
dren to Participate in
Production October 8.

With more than a hundred WASH
ington children, including group
from the emba ssies and legations
taking part, new pageant of the
American Red Cross will be presented
at Memorial Continental Hall. on the
evening Of "Wednesday, October s, as
feature of the program of the
fourth annual national Red Cross
convention. The convention opens
October 6, and continues through
October 8.
President Coolidge, as President of
the American Red Cross. will pre-
side at the opening session. Monday
morning, the 9Th. ad will welcome
the delegates representing Red Cross
chapters all over the United States
and membership aggregating $780,
600 adults and more than 100000
juniors.
The members of the Capitals diplo-
matte corps have been invited to at
tend the Monday evening session, of
which the foreign and pan American
service Of the Red Cross will be dis
cusSed.
Ladies' Of Cabinct Receive.
On Tuesday afternoon, the members
of the central committee of the
American Red Cross and wives of
members OF President CoolidGe's cabi-
net will receive the delegates in the
assembly room of Red Cross head
quarters. Among those who have ac-
cepted invitations to be in the receiv-
ing line are: Mrs. Charles E. Hughes,
Mrs. Harry S. New. Mrs. Henry c.
Wallace. Mrs. August Belmont. Miss
Mabel r. Boardman. Mrs. Frank v.
Hammar. Mrs. f. B. Douglas. Mrs.
Henry r. Rea and Mrs. Eliot Wads-
worth.
The pageant is entitled The Gifts
We Bring" and was written espe-
cially for the convention by Miss
Louise Franklin Bache of Syracuse.
formerly with the Red Cross. Mrs.
Aurora NJ. PoSton Of the District OF
Columbia public schools will direct
the performance. The pageant Is in
logue, and cpitomizes in dramatic
form the contributions which the
American Red Cross, through us uni
fed services is making to the Schools.
Except for two or three characters.
Education, the Red Cross and the
Nurse. the parts will be taken by
children, representing not only the
children Of this country. but also their
friends in other lands.
Service OrchestraS Aid.
A half-hour concert by the United
States Navy Band viii precede the
Wednesday evening session, and the
Navy Orchestra will provide the
music for the pageant President
william Mather Lewis of George
Washington University will preside
and speak. and there will be an ad-
dress By r. p. Lane OF the National
Red Cross staff. on the work of the
Red Cross educa ton committee. This
session, and all others of the con-
vention, will be open to the public.
Another feature of the convention
will be demonstration of Red Cross
methods OF life saving and resuscita-
tion Thursday afternoon, October 9,
in the District municipal pool Com
modore w. E. Longfellow, national
assistant director OF Red Cross Life
Saving Service. assisted by several
division directors Of life-saving and
group Of expert members Of the
American Red Cross Life-SavinS
Corps, will put on. the demonstration.
which will show the simplest and
safest methods of saving people from
drowning.
From 800 to 1000 official delegates
of Red Cross chapters are expected
at the convention. In seven general
sessions and series of 13 round
table conferences they will discuss
the progress and problems of the es-
program of Red Cross peace
time service, at home and abroad.
The sessions will be held IN Memorial
Continental Hall, Red Cross national
headquarters and the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art.
List of Speaker.
Among those who will address the
general sessions are: Judge John Bar
ton Payne, chairman Of the Red Cross;
Mrs. August Belmont. member of the
central committee: Brig. Gen. Frank
T. Hines, director of the United
States Veterans Bureau; Col. d. H.
Pond of Cleveland, Miss Alice Fitz-
gerald, former director of nursing
service, League Of Red Cross Socie-
ties; Senior DR.. Don Rafael H. Elizalde.
from Ecuador: President
Lewis Of George Washington Uni
versity, Albert L. Murray Of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Dr. Charles P. Emer-
son, dean Of the School Of Medicine,
Indiana University; Col. Ernest P.
Bicknell and James l.. Fieser, vice
chairmen OF the Red Cross.
Men and women prominent in the
civic life Of their home States will
lead the discussions in the round
ia BILE sessions.
One session Of the convention will
be devoted to preparation for the
eighth annual Red Cross roll call, for
the enrolment of members for 1925,
which will take place throughout the
country from November IL, Armistice
day, through Thanksgiving day, No
vember 81.