Evening star., 1927-10-05

those outlying districts where the
children carry their own lunches to
school Mr.. Israel declared they were
actually carrying :pails Of disease"
Despite conditions which he said it
is hard to conceive in the midst of
public health education, the speaker
now engaged in improving the lot of
the country folk.
From a religious viewpoint condi.
tions are only second to those in the
schools. the speaker explained, 1,600,.
900 farm children being forced to live
in communities where there are no
churches or Sunday schools. Two.
fifths of the churches in the towns
and country have no resident pastors,
the record shows, and approximately
25.000 churches in rural communities
have no Sunday schools.
Visit National Shrines.
While the adults were discussing
various problems of rural and city
chapter work at round table confer
ences. rs Junior Red Cross delegates
made a pilgrimage to the Nations
shrines at Mount Vernon and Airing.
ton National Cemetery. Upon their
return they were to resume their ses-
sion this afternoon.
Leaving the Red Cross Building at
$3.50. o'clock in motor cars loaned by
officials and local workers, the Juniors
made their way through the beautiful
Virginia country ablaze with the color
Of turning leaves to wander through
the mansion and grounds of Mount
Vernon at their leisure. In the name
Of the children Of the United States,
Juan Denet, full blooded~ Navajo
Indian lad, placed a wreath on the
tomb of Washington. Young Denet
was chosen for this duty by the other
Juniors because they said he was the
only real American" attending the
convention. He discarded his usual
natty civilian clothes for the pic.
turesque Indian garb of his tribe.
After leaving Mount Vernon the
Juniors proceeded to Arlington, where
Harold Harrison of Los Angeles placed
a wreath on the Tomb Of the I'm.
known Soldier. Arthur W. Dunn, d.
rector of the Junior Red Cross, whose
membership numbers 100000, was In
charge of the trip.
At today's round table sessions
James r. Nicholson presided over the
conference. devoted to the problems
Of city chapters and the need Of pub.
licity in advancing Red Cross activ.
tiles, and stirring up public interest
was stressed.
"War service" was the principal
topic before the convention this after.
noon, following the annual luncheon
at the Willard, at which Emerson H.
Lands. convention chairman, presid-
ed. Don C. Smith, director Of Red
Cross war service, was in charge of
fhQCa NnnfnrhnNoC of NH To
Fieser, vice chairman of the national
organization, was to be the principal
speaker.
The Juniors will meet in the audi
torium Of the Corcoran Art Gallery,
with Mr.. Dunn in charge. How high
school service can best serve the in.
terests OF students and Of the Red
cross was to be one of the main top.
ics and the opportunity of school chill.
dren to promote international under.
standing another.
Many Attend BANQUET.
Nearly all of the 500 delegates at.
tenoed the annual convention lunch.
con at the Willard, which was the
principal social event of the sessions.
The wives Of five members of the cab.
met. Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Wilbur, Mrs,
New, Mrs. Jardine and Mrs. J. J. Da.
Wis were among the special guests at
this function.
Mr.. Hoover, who is as intensely In.
terested in Red Cross work as her
husband, will be hostess at a tea this
| afternoon at her home, 230O Califor.
MIA street, to all delegates of the con.
vention.
Tonight's session, preceded by the
usual band concert, will be devoted to
various problems before the conven.
| ton. The speakers will be Col. Err.
| nest p. Bicknell, vice chairman in
| charge Of insular and foreign opera.
tions Of the Red Cross: Miss Julia C..
Lathrop, former chief of the Chill.
dren's Bureau, Department of Labor,
and George E. Vincent. president of
the Rockefeller Foundation.
The convention closes tomorrow aft.
ernoon with a pageant in the evening
| by the Junior Red Cross. Tomorrow s
sessions will be the most important
during the conference from the point
of view of the organizations objec.
tives. Reports of convention com.
mittees. including that embodying the
resolutions, will be presented during
! the morning. Also matters in con.
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