Evening star., 1924-10-08
LOCAL LREDCROSS I
OPPOSED TO CHEST
Goes on Record at National
Convention After Address.
by Gen. Barnett.

national body at Memorial Continental
Hall today as being against participa-
ton Of the local chapter in any kind
Of community chest, as the means for
raising it's budget
The issue was Joined by Maj Gen
George Barnett. former head of the
Marine Corps, now head Of the Wash.
lngton Chapter of the Red Cross
when he entered a debate over the
community chest which was occupy
ing the morning session at Memoria
Continental Hall.
Gen. Barnett said that the local sit
uation was peculiar on account of the
large number of "transients" will
which authorities here were required
to deal. The local chapter should bt
independent in it's means of raising
mony through the regular annual rol
call customary for several years, the
general said, and should not be con
trolled by any community chest OIL
supervisory budget rasing body.
I'VE are flooded with transients
here" said Gen. Barnet%. I'VE are not
willing and we should not have tc
take charge of such people who come
here
Many of them. the general said, no,
only came to Washington with the
view to adjudicating their claims be.
fore hte Veterans Bureau, but they
brought their whole families with
them.
Must He Cared For.
We have to take care of these
people," said Gen. Barnett. "The Red
Cross should not have to stand it,
Gen. Barnett's remarks came in the
of 1nhnt n q
fore the convention concerning the
relation Of the American Red Cross
annual roll call to the community
chest. Following a spirited debate
taken part in by delegates from sew
eral parts of the country, resolu-
ton by Joseph G. Logan, delegate
from Atlanta, Ga, providing that
both the majority and minority re-
port of the resolutions committee
under debate. should be referred bach
to the Red Cross committee appointed
some time ago to study the problem
Delegates were widely divided as tc
their stand in favor of or against the
Red Cross participating in commu-
nifty chest.
A new departure broke in upor
the regular procedure Of the con
vention this morning when it wa.
decided to consider seriously invita-
tions from six different cities 10
the next annual meeting OF the Amer
lean Red Cross. All previous annua
meetings have been held in Washing
ton at national headquarters. !
committee has been appointed to con
slider the Invitations which came from
ST. Louis, Chicago. Hot Springs. Ark.
Detroit. Indianapolis. Cincinnati.
Discussion OF the ways and means
of raising money occupied PRACTICAL!
all of the morning session, although
detailed consideratio of problems o
the annual roll call went over unit
tomorrow morning. including an ad
dress by DIR. Thomas +. Green, duec
tor of the speakin service, Ameri
can National Red Cross.
Ways and means of placing the ap
peal of the American Red Cross be
fore the public and of handling tn
yearly roll call when the annua
budget is raised by popular subscrip
tion also were discussed this morn
ing.
This afternoon has been set asid
for rest. recreation and sightseeing
while what promises to be one OF tn
most entertaining sessions of the con
vention is listed for tonight at Me
mortal Continental Hall. a concert b,
the United States Navy Band, Charlie
Benter conducting, will open the pro
gram at 80 o'clock. The genera
topic tonight will be American Re
Cross Service to Schools" with Dr.
William Mather Lewis. president o
George Washington University, pre-
siding. The principal address of tn
evening will be delivered by r. r
Lane, chairman of the education com
mittee Of the Red Cross.
ID
A pageant specially written an.
produced for the occasion will b.
presented. entitled The Gifts ".
Bring being a tableau of the Amer
lean Red Cross. Incidental musi
will be furnished by the Army Band
The pageant was written by Louis,
Franklin Bache.
Success of the Red Cross in bring
ing different races together in tn,
common cause of humanity is tn,
! hope of the world. Mrs. John AIlai
Dougherty of this city said las
night at the meeting of the Wash
ington Division.
Mrs. Dougherty was reviewing hel
experiences at the conference of tn,
League of Red Cross Societies il
Paris, followed by a tour of the coun
tries of central and eastern Europe.
The league she explained, "ha:
carried the enthusiasm manifested b,
the Red Cross in time of war into tn,
heid OF peace.5 1t is not to be con,
iused with the International. which
is devoted to works of mercy durins
war. The object of the league Is t1
promote the welfare OF mankind +,
educate health nurses. coordinate re
lief ip case of disaster and to ami,
the late medical discoveries to tn,
problems of public health. The lea gu,
now HourIshes in 81 nations of tn,
World, In my tour of Europe tn,
thing that impressed me most wa.
the fact that the standards of tn,
American Red Cross are now TIN
standards of Europe"
Mrs. Dougherty related many in
stances of the gratitude shown b,
, the children of Europe for the Amer
lean Red Cross.
Institution for All.
DR.. Robert McElroy, professor O
history at Princeton University, saw
in the Red Cross the ore world insti
tuition in which there was no con
h1ct or economic or political interes
or OF antagenistic ambitions.
The Red Cross" he declared, 81
the union Of the good elements il
mankind to overwhelm the evil ele
ments."
People have forgotten the reason
for the Crimean war" he added
But they have not forgotten that /
was here that Florence Nightengal,
began the work that has since be
come the task of the Red Cross"
DR.. McElroy noted that for nearl!
score of years the United States
took part in the International Re.
Cross conferences unofficiaily.
And the United States" he wen
on to say, will continue to take par
officially or unofficially In ever.
movement tending to lead to a bette
international understanding. No fore,
on earth Is breaking down the bar