Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
RED CROSS GROUP
CALLS ON HOOVER
Delegates Visit White House,
Then Go to Boiling for
Air Demonstration.

+ Today was busy and important one
for the delegates ito the eighth national
convention of the American Red Cross
Following a morning of convention
conferences the $50 adult and junior
delegates were received Hospitality a,
noon by President Hoover who formerly
served on the central committee Of the
organization and now is its president
by virtue of being the Chief Executive
of the Nation.
After luncheon the delegates headed
for Boiling Field, where the Army Air
Corps arranged to stage a spectacular
demonstration of the methods employed
by the Army and Navy flyers in CO.
operation with the Red Cross during
the Southern floods last month.
Judge Payne Heads Visitors.
Headed by Judge John Barton Payne,
chairman of the organization, the dele
gates grouped in the south grounds and
there were given a cordial welcome by
the President and Mrs. Hoover.
The air exhibition follows strictly
the air ground message code for disas-
ter relief, prepared for the Red Cross
last February by the Army Air Corps.
Riggs to Receive Delegates.
Buses leave Boiling Field at o'clock
for the Naval Hospital, where the dele
gates will be received by Rear Admiral
Charles E. Riggs, surgeon general OF
the Navy, and the commandant OF the
hospital, Capt. Theodore E. Richards,
and his staff. Lieut.. Comdr Joel T.
Boone. U. S. N, personal physician to
the President, will give a brief ad-
dress on Red Cross War Service and
the Peace Time NAVY"
At Boiling Field the flying is being
done by five Army observation planes.
piloted by Capt. John j. Devery and
Iieuts. c. w. Sullivan, Guy Kirksey, M
S. Lawton and L. S. Stranathan. Capt
Ross G. Hoyt of the Office of the chief
of Air Corps was to put pursuit plane
through a 10-minute period OF aero
battles, including all the maneuvers era
ployed in aerial warfare.
Question Mark to Be Used.
And after demonstration of bal
loon bursting" by Capt. Hoyt and Lieut..
w. A. r. Robertson, was scheduled,
ground messages were to be picked up
in the air by Lieut. Newton Longfellow,
flying an observation plane, as another
feature. A parachute jump by an
enlisted man also was on the program.
The Army transport plane question
Mark. which established world en-
durance record of more than 100 hours,
is being used in demonstrating the
use of planes in picking up injured
persons and transporting them TO nos
pitfalls, with Capt. H. A. Dlnger as
pilot.
Talks on the general topic. "The RED
Cross as an Agent for the Community
Service" were given at the general
CtotQS ChQmher
of Commerce Building last night.
Among the speakers were Mrs. John M.
Glenn. president of the American Asso-
citation for Organizing Family Social
Work: Edwin S. Burdell, chairman OF
the Columbus, Ohio. Chapter, and t.
B, Kittredge, secretary general OF the
League of Red Cross Societies.
Provides Cooperative Nucleus.
The program of the Red Cross, de-
clared Mr.. Kittredge, is one Whlcn
every citizen of every country should
be willing to support. 1T PROVIDES
nucleus for cooperation OF volunteer
forces working for social betterment In
the community. in the National and In
the world" he added.
THE basis of its action is and must
be the local committee, the chapter
It's collective strength, its future posi-
bilities, depend upon the degree 10 winch
each community can be LED 10 suppotI
and participate in the work. Coulo
there be a more magnificent cnalienge
to the ingenuity and devotion. OF the
great army OF RED cross Voiunleeis
throughout the world?"
Every chapter, he declared, is con-
cerned vitality with the Fundamental!
problems involved in the developing OF
local or community work. The COM
mittee always must bear in mind their
special character and their primary
responsibilities.
Problems Are Classified.
A general survey of the present
problems of the various cooperating
societies throughout the world he classl-
fed into five main groups:
Organization. recruiting OF members:
raising of funds and the education OF
the public.
Preparation for action in time of war
or disaster.
DEVELOPMENT Of the Junior Red Cross
membership through the schools and
the training of children in community
service.
DEVELOPMENT of nursing training and
nursing services to meet all the needs
for trained personnel in emergencies.
Development of such health activities
as local circumstances might require.
At the meeting of the Junior Red
Cross yesterday Maurice McClung, II
years old, of Los Angeles, was elected
chairman of the convention and Miss
Pauline Bennett of New York City was
chosen secretary. The Juniors made
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon and to
the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington during the afternoon.