Evening star., 1937-05-02
DISASTER RELIEF
RED CROSS TOPIC
Convention to Dramatic
Past Winters Activities
in Flood Sections.

Organization of disaster relief in CO.
operation with Federal agencies and
volunteers will be one of the principal
topics before the annual convention
of the American Red Cross meeting
In Memorial Continental Hall, May 10
to l3.
One feature Of the convention will
be dramatization of relief activities in
the Mississippi Valleys during
last Winters disastrous food. Emer-
gency radio broadcasts will be repeat
ed and motion pictures of flood scenes
shown.
The part each agency played in saw
ing lives and property and distribut-
ing relief to more than 100000 flood
victims will be told by members Of
President Roosevelt's Relief Co-or-
dinating Committee. which was head
ed by Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chair
man of the Red Cross.
Distinguished Speakers.
Speakers on this subject will be De
Witt Smith, general director of Red
Cross relief: Gen. Malin Craig, chief
OF staff of the Army; Rear Admiral
r. r. Waesche, commandant of the
Coast Guard: Harry L. Hopkins. w.
P. A. administrator; Dr. w. F. Draper,
assistant surgeon general, United
States Public Health Service, and
James L. Fieser, vice chairman in
charge of domestic operations, Amer
lean Red Cross.
How boys and girls of the Nation
played their part through the Junior
Red Cross will be described by How
ard French. high school student of
Evansville, Ind. Senator Barkley of
Kentucky will speak on the flood as it
affected his State.
The cooperation of hundreds Of
thousands of volunteers in great re-
lief operation such as the recent floods
will be covered in general session
Tuesday afternoon, May II. Pre-
siding officer will be Paul H. Schmidt
chairman Of the Evansville Red Cross
Chapter, one of the cities hardest hit
by the Winter floods.
The whole field of service by volun-
teers will be covered in addresses by
Robert E. Bondy, director of disaster
relief service; Miss Ida F. Butler, di-
rector of nursing service; Miss I.
Malinde Havey, director of public
health nursing, home hygiene and
care of the sick; Walter S. Gard,
assistant director of the Junior Red
Gross; Don c. Smith. director of war
service; Maj. Gen. Robert c. Davis
executive director New York chapter
and Miss Mabel T. Boardman, direc-
tor of volunteer service.
Dinner to Miss BOardman.
Another outstanding feature of
the convention will be a dinner in
honor of Miss Boardman at the Will
lard Hotel Tuesday evening. in which
tribute will be paid to her 81 years
service as volunteer Distinguished
speakers and a picture presentation
recalling memorable events in which
Miss Boardman participated are on
the program. Admiral Grayson will
be POSTMASTER.
Three great organizations which
help to mold public opinion will be
represented at the closing luncheon
Thursday at the Willard Hotel
The speakers will be Frank B.
Noyes, president of the Associated
Press and The Evening Star News
paper Co.: L. R. Lohr, president of
the National Broadcasting Co., and
Will H. Hays, president Of the Mo-
ton Picture Producers and Distrib-
utors OF America. The presiding off,
Ger will be Gustavus D. Pope of De-
troit, member of the Red Cross Cen
tral Committee.