The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-30
FIRST MEETING
IN RED CROSS
SERIES OPENS
Richmond Host to Initial
Session of Five in
Indiana.
VlNCENNES TO BE NEXT
Madison, EIkhart and Pur-
due University Also on
Schedule.

The first of a series of five
regional Red Cross conferences in
Indiana is III session at Richmond
today. At each various phases of
Red Cross work, especially in its re-
lation to the home, will be discussed
by officials Of the national head
quarters in Washington and
delegates from neighboring chapters.
The Richmond conference, cover
ing chapters in east central In
diana, opened with a welcome by
Will P. EdTnondson, chairman of
the Wayne County chapter. Speak
ers from Washington, who will adj
dress all five conferences, were Will
liam S. Hepner, assistant manager
of the eastern area, and Douglas
Griesemer, national director of roll
call and public information. Eugene
9. Foster, director of the Indian
spolis Foundation, told about the re-
Sponsibility of chapters to the ex-
soldiers.
Mayor Windsor B. Harris, mayor
of Richmond, delivered an address
of welcome, followed by round
table discussion on disaster pre-
paredness, led by George Hamilton,
chairman of the disaster prepared
ness committee of the Wayne
county chapter. The Junior Red
Cross members held special
session and discussed their programs
and reported on the service activities
which are conducted in connection
with their local chapters.
Second at Vincennes
Vincennes will be the scene of the
second conference, to be held
Wednesday, when delegates from
southwestern Indian will assem-
BILE. There will be discussions on
disaster preparedness, led by Eliza
Clark, chairman of the disaster
committee of the Knox county
chapter; on home service, by the
vice chairmen of the Evansville
chapter. Forrest M. Condit, and on
community detectives, by Hepner.
Griesener will speak on member
ship as the foundation Of Red
Cross service. There will be spe-
cial Junior Red Gross session.
The conference at Madison
Thursday, over which the Rev. John
C. Black, chairman of Jefferson
county chapter will preside, will
open with a welcome address by
Frank Pritchard, mayor. Besides adj
dresses by national headquarters
representatives, there will be talks
on home service by Mrs. Peter Q.
Zanone of the New Albany chap
ter: water safety program by
Roger Walker, chairman of life
saving for the Jefferson county
chapter; public health nursing serv-
ice by Miss Helen Bean, nursing
field representative, and home hy-
giene classes in jackson county by
Miss Matilda Lebline, public health
nurse of that county chapter.
Junior on Program
George E. Denny, president of
the Madison Chamber of Commerce,
will preside at a luncheon session,
at which James Carr, junior dele
gate of Perry county chapter, will
address the delegates on "Our Jun
ior Red Cross" During afternoon
session there will be round-table
discussions on disaster prepared
ness, led by the Rev. Theodore j.
Destinon, chairman of the Jackson
county chapter, with Griesemer
leading the discussion on roll call
methods.
Delegates from the northern Sec
ton will attend the conference at
Elkhart, Oct. 8. Following discus
sions on roll call methods and dis
aster preparedness there will be a
special Junior Red Cross session.
The last of the regional meetings
in Indiana will be held in the Pur-
due Memorial Union building of
Purdue university. LAFAYETTE. Oct. 10.