Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
RED CROSS FARLEY
OPENS TOMORROW
Convention Is Scheduled to
End Thursday Col.
Draudt to Speak.

When Col. Paul Draudt, vice chair
man Of the League of Red Cross So
cieties and vice president OF the Ger
man Red Cross, addresses the eighth
convention, of the American Red Cross
in the council chamber of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce tomor-
row night, he viii speak for the new
internationlism service of which he Is
distinguished exponent.
Incapacitated for command because
of wounds early In the World War, he
was called by his. government to look
after prisoners OF war, atask continued
after the peace conference, at which
he sat as commissioner. This work
led to his taking charge Of the German
Red Cross. Two years ago he was ap-
pointed the directing head of the
League Of Red Cross Societies by Judge
John Barton Payne, its chairman. From
the league, which has It's headquarters
In Paris, he comes to Washington to
address the American Red Cross.
Col. Draudt viii be on the program
tomorrow evening with DR.. Ray Lyman
Wilbur, Secretary Of the Interior; Chief
Justice Emilio del Toro Of the Supreme
Court Of Porto Rico, who was chair
tee during the recent hurricane relief
work on the island, and Judge Payne,
chairman Of the American Red Cross.
Miss Mabel r. Boardman. secretary Of
the society. will preside.
Doughetry to Give Welcome.
When the delegates assemble in the
council chamber at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow morning for the opening ses-
sion, they will be welcomed by Proctor
l.. Doughetry in the name OF the Dis
strict Board of Commissioners. of which
he is president, and by William Butter
worth, president Of the Chamber OF
Commerce Of the United States and
the Red Cross. Addresses will follow
by James L. Fieser and by Col. Ernest
p. Bicknell, vice chairman Of the
national organization Of the Red Cross.
Three men of national reputation
meet at q luncheon Tuesday at 12:45
pm, at the New Willard Hotel. They
are william Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, member
of the board of incorporators Of the
Red Cross; Rev. Michael j. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore. and Frank A.
Arnold, director of development Of the
National Broadcasting Co. The
luncheon feature will be broadcast with
a hookup Of at least IL stations, extend
ing from WRC Of washington to KSL
of Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Glenn To Speak.
Speakers Tuesday evening include
r. B. Kittredge, secretary general Of
the League Of Red Cross Societies, and
Mrs. John M. Glenn, leader Of the
chapter In New York City during the
war and now president of the American
Association for Organizing Family
Social Work. Mr. Kittredge is gradu-
ate of the University of California. who
was pursuing advanced studies at Ok
ford when the war started. After serv~
ing with the Belgian Relief he took a
commission on the staff Of Admiral
Simms when America entered the war.
He Is here from Paris.
Secretary of War Good and Henry
Morgenthau. former Minister to Turkey
and a member of the board Of incor-
porators Of the Red Cross, will be on
Wednesday evenings program.
Thursday viii end the convention,
with O plenary session in the morning
and final round table conferences In
the afternoon. Douglas Griesemer, di-
recor Of roll call and public informa-
ton for the Red Gross; Col. ]. Franklin
McFadden of Philadelphia, and DR..
Thomas e. Green will speak at that
time.
Air Corps To Show Work.
Between AIS and 3:45 o'clock We'd
after an exhibition of formation and
acrobatic flying, will demonstrate the
new system Of signaling from the
ground and the dropping Of food, cloth
ing and medicine from planes with small
for the Red Cross in re-
lievtng marooned refugees.
AirplaneS Of both Army and Navy
have for several years played an i'm
portant part in carrying Red Cross sup
plies to the beleaguered in catastrophes.
Airplane ambulances will also give an
exhibition In picking up and trans
porting the injured.
The three evening general sessions
will be preceded with a concert by the
Marine Band Orchestra between 7:45
and 8:15 O'Clock, when the meeting
convenes. This orchestra will also play
from 10 to 1880 o'clock at the opening
meeting tomorrow morning.
All questions Of Red Cross service are
Technical and special matters con-
nected with the development of the
different Red Cross services in the
Junior Red Cross, public
health nursing, nursing enrolment, the
teaching OF home hygiene, first aid and
home service to veterans
and nutrition-occupy Monday and
Thursday afternoons and mornings and
afternoons of Tuesday and Wednesday.
As at the last convention in Noveni-
Der, 1927, the Junior Red Cross will
send delegates.