Evening star., 1924-10-09
RED DCR0SSFACE
CONVENTION ISSUE
Delegates Divided on SeIec-
tion of Meeting Place.
Pageant Is Success.

The question of whether it's next
annual convention shall be taken out
of the National Capital for the first
time since 1921, was sche duled for
consideration at the morning session
of the American Red Cross, with in
vitations from six different cities be-
fore it.
The delegates from every State in
the Union were understood TO be di-
vided in opinion as to where the con-
vention should go. and whether it
should leave Washington and the ma
tional headquarters. The invitations,
which we're referred to a special com
mittee for consideration. are from st.
Louis. Chicago, Hot Springs. Ark;
Detroit, Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
Final Reports Today.
Final reports of committees on
nominations. rules and organization
and resolutions we're ready for pres
antation today, and it was expected
the formal business might be prac-
tically concluded early today. Among
the most important topics for dis
cussion today was that of the An
nual Roll Call" DIR. Thomas Il. Green
was to address the convention on this
subject.
4 demonstration of Red Cross
methods OF water life saving was on
the program for this afternoon at
2:l5, to be conducted under direction
Of III. t. Enlows. director of life saw
ing service. The demonstration was
to take place at the Municipal swim
ming pool on the grounds Of the Wash
ington Monument.
A formal session tonight, to be ad
dressed by Albert L. Murray OF Iowa,
DR.. Charles +. Emerson OF Indiana
and Mrs. August Belmont, member of
the central committee, will close the
fourth annual convention.
Service to Schools.
The American Red Cross Service
to Schools" was the general topic of
an impressive session last night at
Memorial Continental Hall, during
which pageant was presented with
local cast Of more than 100 persons,
including many children.
DR.. William Mather Lewis, presi-
dent OF George Washington UniveY-
sity. who presided. paid high tribute
TO the Red Cross service to schools,
saving that it helped, whereas some
other organizations were trying to
load off onto the educational system
work they themselves should be do
ing.
Or. Lewis predicted that abolition
OF war would come not so much
through legislation as through inter
national education of children TO a
knowledge that children of all lands
have similar ideals. feelings, ambi-
tions and yearnings for life
The Junior Red Cross" said Dr.
Lewis, ''is leading the way in the
great movement of international un-
derstanding"
Objectives Are Stated.
r. p. Lane. chairman of the educa-
ton committee. Red Cross, declared
that in striving to make the six serv-
ices OF the Red Cross in educational
matters more popular with the schools
there were two objectives-first, TO
teach children the ideal of the richer
and more useful life" and then to
teach them that this richer and more
useful life can best be found through
unselfish Service" to others.
How the schools are supplemented
in their teaching by the six different
services of the Red Cross was Era-
phically and beautifully presented by
the pageant. The Gifts We Bring"
Two children. a boy and girl in the
pageant, attempting TO escape from
school, were halted by Education
played by c. l. Goodrich, who took
them aside and revealed, through the
pageant, first. the gifts of the ma
tionsN TO education. and second, the
gift of the Red Cross.
Players. picturesquely garbed. de-
picting the various gifts, were pre-
sented, symbolicaily showing where
education came from. with contribu-
tions from China, India, Phoenicia,
the children of Israel, Greeks. Ro-
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tion also spoke of contributions from
England and other lands
Nearly 100 In Cast.
Mrs. George S. Derby played the
role of Red Cross. introducing to Edu-
cation and the children the gifts from
that Organization.
With almost a hundred children.
including some from the embassies Of
Washington, dressed in the native
costumes of many countries par
tieipating, the pageant revealed what
the Red Cross does with these
services:
I. First aid, teaching what to do
in case of accident. . Public health
nursing, the nurse reviewing the
progress children have made during
the Summer. 8. Home hygiene and
care of the sick, teaching children
A1o" " ana 1uCufe
responsibilities. 4. Nutrition, giving
all children and teachers a knowledge
of what to eat for health 5. Life
saving, with land drill to teach life
saving. s. Junior Red Cross, helping
to promote the spirit of service and
friendliness among children Of all
nations.
Directed BY Mrs. Posten.
Little May Clark was a beautiful
picture as the spirit of Service -
| while Odell Whipple sang the solo
Ring Out Sweet Bells of Peace" in
| Producing the Red Cross.
The pageant was written by Miss
Louise Franklin Bache and directed
J by Mrs. Aurora NJ. Poston. Incidental
| music by the United States Army
| Band, w. j. Stannard, leader, fur
nished sympathetic background
The United States Navy Band enter.
| tanned with a concert prior to the
| meeting of the evening.
Among children from the embassies
| taking part in the pageant were
| Henry Howard, son of the British
| Ambassador; Eva and Darmad Kuraz
children of the first secretary of the
Czechoslovakian legation, and Hector
Mercedes and Alice Elizalde, children
of the Minister from Ecuador