Evening star., 1927-10-03

| Garrett, Honesdale, Pa: Mrs Richard
w. Goode, Melbourne, Fla; Mrs. j. j.
| Murray, Mercedes, Tex; j. F. Prender'
CAST, Marion, Ohio; Miss Lavinia
Riley, Memphis, Tenn: Cyrus d. Sill,
| Corning, N Y; Mrs. Athur f. Weber,
Clarion, Iowa; Mrs. st. John Wilson,
| Mobile, Ala; Mrs. Thomas wilson,
| Wilmington, Del.
Committee on nominations-William
Avery, chairman. San Francisco,
Calf; w. D. Brooks. Baltimore, Md;
Frank w. Evans, Norfolk. Va; Mrs.
It. j. Gist, Falls City. Nebr.; John
Johnston, Pawtucket, r. l.; S. II. Nc
Clary, Meridian. Miss: Col. j. Frank
lin McFadden, Philadelphia, Pa: Mrs.
Fred NJ. Orr, Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs.
r. s. Pond, Athens. Ga; Mrs. Charles
Rankin, Fayetteville, N. c.; Mrs. c. B.
| Schneider, Hardin, Mont: Robert s.
Widemeyer, Parkersburg. w. Va;
Mrs. William A. White, East Orange.
N. J.
Committee on resolution. j. B.
Forgan, chairman, Chicago. ILL.,; Mrs.
Katherine Fox BoXman, Warrenton,
Va; Hamilton G. Boykin, Richmond,
Va; Mrs. Charles p. Buck, jr.. New
Orleans, La; Roy Cushman, Boston,
Mass: J. Rogers Flannery, Pittsburgh,
Pa; Eugene Foster. Indianapolis. Ind;
William P. Gleason, Gary. Ind; T. J.
Horner. Helena, Ark; Mrs. j. w.
Jervey, Greenville, S. c.; Mrs. r. r.
| Kitchen, Wheeling, w. Va; Miss
Catharine Leverich, New York City,
N. " A. Mclaughlin, Schenectady,
n. Y; Col. d. H. Pond, Cleveland,
Ohio, and Rev. John /. 1ellott, Bel
Air, Md
The chairman introduced the Rev.
Edmund A. Walsh. s. j., regent
of the Georgetown University School
of Foreign Service, to deliver the in.
vocation. Father Walsh made plea
that wars Of international misunder-
standing, racial hatreds and domestic
discord shall be banished forever to
the limbo Of outworn things"
Delegates to the convention were
government by Proctor l.. Deugherty,
president of the Board of District Com
missioners.
Referring to the past activities
Of the organization, Commissioner
Dougherty declared that the record
of the American Red Cross is second
to that of no other agency engaged in
citizens service.
Pioneers Are Praised.
Commissioner Dougherty took occa-
sion to praise the record of Clara
Barton and her early Red Cross
work. and also Miss Mabel Boardman,
secretary of the Red Cross, who at
one time served as Commissioner
of the District.
Some idea of the gigantic relief
problem involved in the hurricane
hnf ~
ST. Louis was given by James L..
Fieser, vice chairman in charge of
domestic operations for the Red Cross.
A telegram received from William M.
Baxter, manager of the Midwestern
area with headquarters at st. Louis,
and from Henry M. Baker. director of
relief, declared that 129 persons were
still in hospitals requiring attention.
ST Louis has set $500,000 as it's
relief goal. of which, $500, 900 has been
raised. This was declared as a record
achievement. While the city is not
making a national appeal for aid Mr..
Fieser stressed the need of Red Cross
chapters responding to the needs of
this disaster.
Central Committee Meeting.
The Central Committee held it's an
nual meeting i'll the executive room of
the national headquarters of the Red
Cross at 2 o'clock. Those in attend
ance were Chairman Payne, Secretary
Herbert Hoover, Cornelius N. Bliss Of
New York. Miss Boardman, George E..
Scott of Chicago. Mrs. Henry P. Davi-
son. Locust Valley, N. Y; Mrs. Au-
gust Belmont of New York, Gustavus
D. Pope of Detroit, Maj. Gen. Merritte
w. Ireland. surgeon general of the
Army: Rear Admiral Edward r. Stitt,
surgeon general of the Navy. An i'm
portant announcement is said to be
Forthcoming at the close of this meet
ing.
The first of the series of round
table conferences is scheduled from
2:15 o'clock to 5:1E this afternoon, on
war service. in the assembly room of
the Red Cross Building. During the
same hour the Junior Red Cross will
meet at the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Attendance at the convention OF