Evening star., 1937-05-10
RED CROSS URGED
TO SWELL FUNDS
AS SESSION OPENS
1000 Hear Admiral Grayson
Praise Flood Relief Work
of Last Winter.
FEDERAL COOPERATION
PLANS ARE SOUGHT
Children From Embassies and Le-
cations Stage a Parade
of the Nations

In exultation over the way the
American Red Cross met the challenge
Of the Ohio and Mississippi floods of
last January, 'its supreme test of
peacetime," Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
Red Cross chairman, today neverthe-
less called upon his organization to
bulwark its resources so that future
disaster may be repelled even more
forcefully.
Almost 1000 Red Cross officials and
workers from all over the United
States crowded Memorial Continental
Hall. Seventeenth street between C
and D streets to hear their chief make
the talk which opened the four-day
annual national convention of the
American National Red Cross.
We are proud Of our disaster re-
: lief position Admiral Grayson said,
but the demands of today indicate
our disaster service must be further
strengthened A great advance is
called for in chapter and national
preparedness Plans for close CO.
operation with Government agencies
concerned with disaster relief are i'm
portant."
Greetings Brought.
Vicomte Bonabes de Rouge. secre-
tary general of the League Of Red
Cross Societies, Paris. France. brought
the good wishes of the Red Cross So
cleties Of the entire world. banded to-
gether regardless Of political enmities
= IN worldwide international co-opera-
ton In the relief of human suffering"
An answer to the question of the
place Of youth in the Red Cross scheme
came from Donald Turner, Omaha,
Nebr., high school student and men,
Der of the Junior Red Cross, who said:
Among the grave and pressing ma
1or problems which challenge this gen.
Grafton with its philosophy of service
are prosperity and standards of living,
unemployment, crime. health, educa-
ton and peace. We of this generation
are faced with the strange anomaly of
growing too much food while people
are hungry, of producing too much
cold. Youth is allenged-challenge
to serve in the solution of this prob
lem."
President Is Praised.
For the accomplishments when the
waters invaded more than 100000
homes, Admiral Grayson hailed the
support of President Roosevelt and
Government officials who helped plan
the flood campaign and warmly
thanked the people.
Three hundred high school girls and
boys, who will stage Junior conven-
ton" began registering yesterday.
for sessions of the Junior Red Cross
in the Interior Department Audi
torium.
Brig. Gen. Frank R. Keefer, chair
man of the District Chapter, called
the opening session to order.
Other Speakers Listed.
: Another speaker was Mill Eliza
beth Fox, associate professor of nurs-
ing education. Yale University, who
discussed THE Past and Future Of
Red Cross Public Health Nursing"
President Roosevelt sent greetings.
More than 20 children from the va
rious embassies and legations are stag
ing THE Parade of the Nations"
dressed in their native costumes, and
a chorus from Eliot Junior High School
Is singing the Junior Red Cross Song
OF Service"
"Service to Chapters" Topic.
This afternoons session was to be
devoted to discussion of Service to
Chapters" with an introduction by
James L. Fieser, vice chairman in
charge of domestic operations. Other
speakers on the program were Rev.
Ellsworth c. Reamon Of Syracuse,
N Y. A. L. Schafer, manager Of the
Red Cross Pacific area, San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Mildred Shelton Brooke
of Atlanta, and Emory Asbury of
Tacoma, Wash.
A special dramatic presentation of
disaster relief, featuring motion pic
lures and radio, will be given in Con-
stitution Hall tonight. The public is
invited.
Featured on the program will be
Hugh Conrad of New York, voice of
1.-The March of Time" radio programs,
who will appear In person, and a
radio sketch with stars from Station
WLW in Cincinnati Brief talks on
the relief measures of the Red Cross
and Government agencies will be
given, and pageantry will conclude the
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