Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
RED CROSS TO HEAR
FLOOD RELIEF TALK
Hoover to Describe Work of
Organization in Mississippi
Valley Disaster.

Delegates to the American Red
Cross convention temporarily laid
aside emergency relief measures to-
day to study administrative problems
of organization, but tonight, in one of
the outstanding sessions, the story of
it's achievements during the Missis-
sippi flood will be told by Secretary
of Commerce Hoover and leading Red
Cross officials.
1t is this story which President
Coolidge, in addressing the conven-
ton last night, described as one of the
fine chapters in American history"
and aroused public interest by pledg-
ing that the Government would not
again permit such a disaster to occur
in the Mississippi Valley.
During the morning and afternoon
sessions the discussion of city chapter
work. which Emerson III. Landis of
Dayton, Ohio, newly elected conven-
tion chairman, declared to be the
greatest Red Cross problem of the
future. was before the delegates at
round table conferences. Other as
semblages devoted attention to rural
chapter work, charity and medical
service and details of meeting the
100000 membership goal set by the
central committee for the 1913 roll
call.
Hoover Principal Speaker.
Tonight's session from 7:30 o'clock
to 1890 in the United States Chamber
of Commerce Building will be a pic
torial display of the great flood
disaster with Secretary Hoover, who
directed the flood relief operations, in
the role as interpreter of how the
Government proposes to go about in
dealing with permanent flood relief
measures. Judge John Barton Payne,
chairman of the central committee,
will preside and other speakers on the
program are: Lieut.. Col. George r.
Spaulding of the Army Engineers,
who directed the rescue work; DIR.
William r. Redden, Red Cross chief
medical officer, who has charge of the
disease preventive operations in the
inundated regions, and T. J. McCarty,
who directed the reconstruction work
in Louisiana.
There were no sessions today of the
Junior Red Cross, but these young
delegates, numbering about 100, will
make a pilgrimage tomorrow to
tomb Of Gen. Washington.
Eight sections of the volunteer
service round table conference We're
in session at various hours TODAY with
a result that most of the administra-
tive problems facing the convention
were got out of the way. These
problems will be crystallized in the
form of resolutions for action by the
convention on Thursday, the closing
day.
Rural Influences Praised.
Speaking on the general topic, "The
Problems of Town and Rural Chap
ters," DR.. G.. j. Galpin of the Depart
ment of Agriculture declared that
despite the significant loss in farm
population during the last seven years,
the rural communities of the Nation
are a more potent force in American
life than the cities.
During this period the rural popula-
ton has declined by 100000, DR..
Galpin declared. but instead of losing
the lead in the moral and economic
life of the Nation he held that the
rural districts have developed even
cline in population.
Extension of public health and med
ical service in the outlying country
districts. he declared, was the great
est need in Red Cross work at the
present time.
James t. Nicholson. assistant man
ager of the Eastern area of the Red
Cross, presided over the conference
devoted to 1.-THE Problems of the City
Chapters" 1t was brought out by vol
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