Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-08
PAYNE IS RENAMED
RED CROSS HEAD
Chairman Appointed for
Twelfth Year as Chief JUS
tice Lauds His Work.

Judge John Barton Payne, who has
led the American Red Cross through
the greatest periods of its relief work,
was reappointed yesterday for his
twelfth year as chairman of the organ
iZation.
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
a vice president of the Red Cross, who
presided at the annual meeting OF the
board CT incorporators, commended
Judge Paynes report of Red Gross re-
lief during the year in 95 disasters; its
distribution OF 6,524,010 barrels of Fed
eral flour, and of 50,147,000 yards Of
cotton cloth and 114,000,000 ready
made garments in exchange Of cotton
provided by Congress-
Seven new members Of the board
were elected to fill vacancies caused by
death. They were elected for life, as
follows: Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith,
New York Mrs. Frederic w. Upham,
Chicago; Gen. James G. Harbord, New
York; Quincy E. Newlin, Los Angeles;
Senator James CouZenS, Detroit; Gov.
Albert C. Richie of Maryland. and
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Wash
ington.
w. d. Hoover Named Trustee.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman of Wash
ington and Mrs. Henry r. Rea OF Pitts
burgh were reelected as members OF the
Central Committee for three-year terms.
William D. Hoover, Washington banker,
was elected a member of the board of
trustees of the endowment fund to fill
a vacancy, and Howard w. Fenton Of
Chicago, Harry G. Meem and Corcoran
Thorn of Washington were reelected
trustees for four-year terms.
Chief Justice Hughes said OF the
relief work:
Sheer necessity has given the work
of the American Red Cross in the pres
ent emergency an exceptionally wide
range" he said. "At this moment 1t IS
the agency for feeding and clothing
millions of families in want"
Judge Payne reported that 2.4l9
chapters had participated in unemploy-
ment relief foir 544 900 families.
President Hoover's reappointment of
Judge PAYNE as chairman was in recog-
milton of his long and experienced
services in handling the vast relief work
of the organization through more than
decade.
Many Notabies Attend.
Among prominent persons who at
tended the meeting of the incorpora-
tors were Mrs. Larz Anderson, Wash
ington; Miss Boardman, Mrs. Charles
S. Brown, jr., New York; Senator Ar
thur Capper, Mrs. Henry P. Dawson,
Locust Valley, New York; Mrs William
K. Draper, New York; DR.. Livingston
Farrand, Ithaca, N. Y: William For
tune, Indianapolis; Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, Frank T. Heffelfnger, Min
neapolis; Chief Justice Hughes. Col. j.
Franklin McFadden, Philadelphia; John
l.. Merrill, New York; Henry Morgen-
thau, New York; Gen. John j. PERISH
ing, Mrs. Henry r. Rea, Pittsburgh;
George E. Scott, Chicago: John H.
Storer, Boston; Eliot Wadsworth, Bos-
ton; Willoughby G. Walling, Chicago,
and Mrs. Simon Wolf, Washington.
At a meeting of chapter delegates
Mrs. August Belmont of New York and
GuStavus D. Pope Of Detroit were re-
elected to the Central Committee for
three years, and William Fortune of
Indianapolis, Ind, was elected to serve
until 1884.
The board of trustees Of the endow-
ment fund held their annual meeting
at the Treasury, with Secretary Ogden
l.. Mills, who is an ex-officio member
of the board.
The Central Committee, Of which
President Hoover is president, reelected
its officers as follows: Vice presidents,
Calvin Coolidge and Chief Justice
Hughes; counselor. Thomas D. Thatcher;
treasurer, Arthur A. Ballantine and
secretary, Miss Mabel T. Boardman.