Evening star., 1926-05-26
RED CROSS SESSION
MAKESPAYNEH HEAD
Chile Proposes and Peru
Seconds Governors Head
as Permanent Chairman.

Tho second Pan-American Red Cross
Conference, meeting in the ran.Ameri-
can Union this morning at its first
plenary session, perfected its orga nj
zation and cleared the states of rou-
tine matters preparatory to consider
ing the important problems that are
on its official program. First consider
alton of the program will come this
afternoon at meetings Of commits
sions which were appointed this morn
ing.
One of the first things the delegates
did at the opening of today's session
was to elect John Barton Payne.
the League Of Red Cross Societies and
chairman Of the central committee of
the American National Red Cross. as
permanent chairman Of this confer
ence. The election OF Judge Payne
was proposed by the delegation from
Chile and. oddly enough, was prompt
ly seconded by Peru. The vote was
unanimous.
At the suggestion of the delegate
from Peru the Presidents OF all of
he American governments represented
in the conference and the governor
general of Canada We're elected hon
orary presidents. This time the dele
cation from Chile seconded the motion.
and the conference commented audi
bly, at this deliberate exchange of
courtesies between the only two ma
tions OF the Western Hemisphere
which have serious political differ
ences.
Other Officers Named.
For secretary general the delegation
from the Argentine proposed the name
OF DIR. Getulio dos santos. secretary
general of the BraZffian Red Cross
and colonel in the army medical serv-
ice Of Brazil. DR. dos Santos. was
elected una nimously, and the following
assistants were named similarly: DIR.
Rene Sand and r. ID. kittredge. repre-
senting the secretariat of the League
of Red Cross Societies; Don Carlos
r. Troncoso of Argentina, DIR. Gerardo
de Nilliers V Rodriguez, Cuba; Sonora
Carmen T. de PinillOs, Peru. and DIR.
Thomas Green of Washington, ID. G.
Sonora de Pinillos Is one of the few
women of Latin America to have 80
public an office conferred upon her.
When she went to the table OF the sec
retaries- general she was given warm
reception. and tha nked the conference
presidents of the conference was
quickly disposed of. although one from
each of the nations represented had
TO be named.
Many Vice Presidents.
The election resulted as follows:
Gen don Julio X. Garino, Arsen-
tina: DR.. Juan Manuel BalcaZar, Bo-
livia Marechal A. Ferreira de Amarsl.
Brazil DR.. James W. Robertson, Can
ada: Dr. Pedro l.. Ferrer, Chile: Don
A. r. Larrosa. Colombia: j. Rafael
Oreamuno, Costa Rica; Dr. Carlos
Alzugaray, Cuba: DIR. Juan Cuevas
Garcia. Ecuador; Francisco Sanchez
Iatour. Guatemala; DR.. Jose r. Aspe.
Mexico; Dr. Ricardo J. Alfaro. Pan
anna; Dr. Juan V. Ramirez, Paraguay;
IN. Alfredo Gonzales. Prada: DR.. Car
los Leiva. Ell Salvador; Sonora Heloisa
Dodswarth Machado. Uruguay, and
DR.. Juan de Dios Nillegas tuiZ. Nene-
Zuela.
Telegrams of felicitation were read
from a number of the Presldents ana
Red Cross societies of the different
countries represented. Another such
message was from the Queen of Spain.
In turn. the conference wired a mes
sage of regret 10 the Red Cross of
.Japan over the latest earthquake
disaster in that country. Messages of
felicitation were also ordered wired to
the Presidents of the American ma
tons, apprising them of their election
as honorary presidents of the con
ference.
Under the rules Of procedure adopt
ed. the nations of the American con
tinents may have delegates present
with power to vote. Representatives
Sth nf
rope and Asia are accepted in ad-
visory CAPACITIES. Five commissions
were appointed TO consider the ques-
tions on the agenda, organization and
propag ga nda, relief, health. nurse train
ing and the Junior Red Cross. These
commissions will meet this afternoon
To complete their orga nization.