Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
RED CROSS PLANS
ANNIVERSARY HIE
Hoover, Speaking on Units
] Fiftieth Birthday, to Be
Heard by Millions.

On May 81.
Plans for the gigantic anniversary
observance, which will center in, Wash
ii4htSf1. we've stald He'd Gross delegates
TODAY during their annual convention
bv Douglas sGFieslner, national director
Of public information and the roll cali.
II viii mark the most suspicious year
Id the history of the far-fiung renef
organization.
The washington exercises viii be fea..
tured with ? banquet the evening OF o.
President hoover, head of the organi-
zation, will address distinguished guests
and Red Cross workers assembled from
all parts of the country Mr.. Hooverss
address will be broadcast from coast to
coast and to the various territories.
Judge Payne Also TO Speak.
In this way the keynote Of the Presi-
dents message will reach millions OF
Red Cross workers in every organized
chapter who viii be conducting ami
versary exercises simultaneously. Judge
John Barton Payne, chairman OF the
Central Committee, will be another
speaker at this anniversary dinner and
possibly Judge Huber, president OF the
International Committee OF the Red
Gross.
Plans for the observance include the
issuance by the Post once Department
of a special fiftieth anniversary COM
nlemorative stamp. The idea OF SO
years of service to humanity will he
Convened to the general public by the
wide use of StickerS and posters.
It is planned to have the Governors
of the various States and other high
State officials address the Red Cross
meetings throughout the country and
at the regional conferences that VIII be
carried on during the EAU.
The Junior Red Cross also hts into
the general Nationwide scheme of OBJ
servance. Under its directions, special
programs will be conducted IN the
schools Of the country.
It's attention directed temporarily to
other disasters besides drought rel1ef,
the Red Gross was told today that $500
deaths out of 5000 cases Of cholera was
the toll of the great epidemic which
broke out in the province OF Cebu,
Philippine Islands, in the Spring Of 1880.
This was the message brought by Col.
n. A. Delaney, executive member Of the
Philippine Chapter, who described the
horrors of the peStilence and the heroic
efforts by physicians and Red Gross
workers to overcome its rayages.
The outbreak was brought under con-
troll. but taxed 70 the limit of relief
facilities, which had at the time been
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the nearby province of Tayabas.
This was small epidemic" Col.
Delaney said, compared with the great
scourge Of the early days Of the. Anneri-
can occupation, when 1853 900 died. The
mortality was about 90 per cent"
3,eo0,o0e Given ProphyIactic.
Between two and three million per.
sons were given the cholera prophylactic
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The speaker, one Of several on the
second days program Of the convention
said the Red Gross also was doing good
work in the lepGr colony on Gulion Is.
land. This Is the largest leper colony
I'D the world, With 5000 patients. Al
least 1000 have been returned homs
Is cured.
director Of the Visiting Nurse Associa-
ton, NeW Haven, Conn, said Red eros;
chapters have an opportunity to extend
their WORK by forwarding the program
Of the White House Child Health Con-
ference. IF one studies the 10 points
OF the cfildren,s charter" she said
''qne finds them so practical, so near
az hand, so much q part Of what We
are already attempting TO do that II
does not seem impossible. OF the 10
points on this charter It Is good to see
that several are already on our Red
Cross program"
The Red Gross Is giving classes In
home hygiene and care Of the sick to
Thousands Of high school girls, she said
and has many victories to its credit in
this neid. But the fight is far frem
over" she added.
Health Service Aide Speaks.
Other speakers today included Miss
Grace Abbott, chief Of the ClaiIdren,s
Bureau, Department Of Labor, who
spoke on The Challenge In Child Wei
fare" and Dr. William de Kleine, ma
tional director Of the medical and
health service Of the Red Gross. 40
phase Of public health, said DR.. de
KIeine, offers more significant oppor-
ttnttteS for useful service than IN the
feld Of child health. The organization,
during the drought, provided the neces-
stiles Of health for more than 500, 900
families, be declared besides serving
hot lunches 70 more than 10000 chill
dren in. schools.
Meanwhile, the Junior Red Gross was
holding It's sessions 10 the auditorium
of the Interior Department Building
About 500 children Of all ages were in
attendance. They deliberated on many
PHRASES Of Bed Gross work In their par
The Juniors elected John N. Me.
Dune Of Grand Rapids, Mich, as theiI
Chairman. he Is the young, red-hairec
sion at the converting Of the anDual
meeting yesterday. As secretary. the
Juniors chose Albert THOMPSON Of tas
District Of Columbia Chapter.
A part Of the discussion today deal
with the international Childrens Fund
for the maintenance Of Fed Gross az.
uvities In the United States ant
Gt1T0G6 f1Fisaa1Ff1V IN al xtrs,-1r
AS an example of what the Junior.
have been doing in the drought areas
various reports were submitted, ors
mentioning $4,000 children given no
lunches In Oklahoma and $4,000 /.
Arkansas.
Relates Arkansas Experience.
Drought reiisf wa discussed In 1t.
various phases at the Red Cross meet.
ing yesterday afternoon and last night
G. "A. Wells, one Of the hundreds o.
chapter cfairnen who headed tn,
ageneyis volunteers in the drought dis.
tricts, told Of his personal experience;
IN Arkansas.
E1f, Wells said there was not a single
cage Of actual starvation, owing to dh,
prompt relief The death Of live stool
was also exaggerated, he said, sine,
death from any cause was attributed b.
the alarnists TO the famine. He ais
defended the frugal" ration given out
which food experts pronounced a varies
end ample diet.
The REGISTRATION Of delegates passes
the 1850 mark yesterday, which exceed
the first days registration at any Ret
Cross convention Of the past
The afternoon was given TO round
table meetings Of various Red cros
services.
First Aid In Industries.
Mr.. Wells. who Is chairman Of tn
Red Gross Charter at Lonoke. Ark