Evening star., 1934-04-12
DISTRICT IS THIRD
. ON RED CROSSL
Ranks High in Membership
Based on Population.
Nevada Is First.

1t was announced today
1T the organizations convention In
the Chamber Of Commerce Building.
In Washington, Sc per cent Of the
total population are members Of the
Red Cross. Nevada, with only 5000.
ranks first, with 78 per cent. and
New Hampshire second, with 81.
In recognition of Nevada's achieve
ment Miss Mabel T. Boardman. Sec
retary of the Red Cross, presented
the State Chapter banner this
Senator Key Pittman ac-
cepted it on behalf of the residents
of his State, commencing Miss Board
man and Chairman John Barton
Payne for giving their lives unset
fishly to Red Cross work.
Louisiana was announced as the
winner in the Junior Red Cross mem-
bership class and a banner was pre-
sented to Douglas Kelley OF Monroe
by DR.. Thomas w. Gosling. newly
appointed director of the junior or
ganization.
Junior Red Cross members through
out the world we're challenged today
to prepare themselves to become the
intelligent leaders of tomorrow.
The issue was thrust upon them to-
day by DIR. Thomas w. Gosling. newly
appointed director of the Junior Or
ganization, in a speech before the
Leadership Awaited.
"The world waits upon leadership"
said DR.. Gosling. former superintend-
ent Of schools at Akron, Ohio. THE
future is hanging in the balance. Sell
fish and corrupt leadership will set us
back a thousand years.
"High-minded, thoughtful. courage
GUS and noble leadership will carry us
all onward through every difficulty.
every hardship, through
every crisis to a victory beyond all
words-a victory over every Ill that
harasses mankind-a victory which
shall make the world fit abiding
place for the human spirit.
1.-The members of the Junior Red
Cross through the world are chal-
lenged here and are now adequately
to prepare themselves to supply this
kind of leadership"
The breakdown of present-day lead
ership was discussed by Allan v. Hee-
ly, chairman of the Andover. Mass,
Red Cross Chapter. who spoke on
The Red Cross and the Needs OF
Today" He blamed the breakdown
on greed and recklessness, and said
that the Red Cross, by virtue OF the
fact it works with those thousands
who feel the pinch Of the economic
shoe most keenly. must have fun
damental and abiding interest in the
growth and quickening of a sympa-
thetic and intelligent social conscious
ness"
Moral Recovery Needed.
"Now we are engaged in a great
work of economic recovery. But all
thoughtful people know that. If it is
to be effective and lasting, it must be
accompanied by a moral recovery en-
bodied in a new social attitude-an
attitude broad enough and human
enough to include the broad and hui
man aim Of the Red Cross; "the bet
terment Of community life.
For the breakdown in leadership
did not come because men did not
know enough, or could not have
known enough If they cared to. Lead
ership broke down. not because facts
were lacking, but because attitudes
were wrong. We know now that we
had been placing too much trust in
external attributes and not enough in
inward attitudes.
Now we are dealing, in our social
and economic life. with the blighted
harvest reaped by men in whom the
profit motive had obliterated . true
concern for human values; men In
whose philosophy the stale slogan Of
Business is business" had become the
excuse for q cynical indifference: men
by whose reckless audacity. racket
eering and corruption have been
erected into prosperous industries.
"The very basis of sound economy
the assurance that every able bodied
and willing man can find steady work
at comfortable pay-has become q re-
mote and difficult ideal, attainable
only in our brightest dreams. Have
we not learned from these last four
bitter years that plans and platforms
and systems are important alone-that
where there is no vision the people
perish?"
Message Pledges Support.
A message pledging the continued
support of the Red Cross to the ad-
ministration's recovery and relief pro-
grams was adopted yesterday after
noon by the 1850 convention dele
gates and sent to President Roosevelt.
1t follows:
"Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1.-THE President:
This convention expresses to you
as President of the United States and
president of the American Red Cross
cordial greetings and best wishes on
behalf of its members throughout the
land. While we regret that your ab-
sence from Washington prevented
your presence at our convention, We
rejoice that you had the op-
portunity for some rest from the great
burdens you are carrying. We now
renew our pledge to continue every
possible cooperation with the Fed
eral agencies Of recovery, and We
stand ready 10 render such additional
service on behalf Of the people as may
and further your plans.
"HENRY MORGENTHAU,
chairman of the Convention.
JOHN BARTON PAYNE,
chairman Of the Central
Committee"