Evening star., 1939-07-30
Roll Call
WillOpen
Sept. 28
Miss BOardman
Again to Head
Key Committees

The annual Red Cross roll call will
open on September 2S and close Oc-
tober 19, according to announcement
of Edgar Morris, general chairman
for the drive.
Miss Mabel Boardman again will
head the Booths and Special Mem
berships Committees, on which
many leading clubwomen of Wash
ington will serve.
Mrs. E. G. Montgomery, president
of the Twentieth Century Club, and
Mrs. j. x. McClintock, comptroller
at national headquarters, American
Association of University Women.
are vice chairmen of the regional
group.
Miss Boardman will be assisted in
arranging booths by Mrs. Philip
Young and Mrs. r. C. Mackay
Booths, as usual. will be established
in banks and department stores.
Miss Boardman, who is now In
Canada, will return in time to open
the drive This will be the 23d con-
Secutive yearthat she will head the
Booths and Special Memberships
Committees. Associated with the
work of the Red Cross since 1900 and
an outstanding leader in the reor-
ganization of the society in 1905.
Miss Boardman's contribution to
Americas welfare. through the Red
Gross, was summarized by the late
Chief Justice William Howard Taft
by the following statement: I'VE
cannot think of the Red Cross with
out thinking Of Miss Boardman. and
we cannot think Of Miss Boardman
without thinking Of the Red Cross"
The District of Columbia Chapter
is one of the 3,715 chapters of the
| American Red Cross and Miss
Boardman helped to organize it and
has served on its board since its or
ganization.
Her name was placed in the list of
the Board of Incorporators of the
society when it was first incorporated
by act of Congress at the close of
the Spanish American War in 1900.
She still is member of the board
and, in addition, secretary of the ma
tional society.
Miss Boardman also claims the
distinction of being the first field
representative" of the Red Cross.
having travelled throughout the
country, at her own expense, organ
izing local chapters and laying the
foundation for the enormous organi-
zation the Red Cross became over
night at the beginning of the World
War. And it was in this period in
the history of the society that her
responsibilities were perhaps great
est, for she helped to direct the
mobillzing Of the many thousands
of workers who carried on the work
Of caring for personal needs and
medical necessities of the men of the
Army and Navy.
Miss Boardman was largely re-
sponsible for the organization of the
International Red Cross Conference
in Washington in 1912, when she
was made a member Of the Florence
Nightingale Medal Committee. She
has been a delegate to international
Red Cross conferences, including the
18th International Red Cross Con-
ference, held in Toxic in 1884. She
has also been delegate to confer
ences of the League of Red Cross
Societies in Paris While In London
last year she spoke at the Interna-
tional Conference of Red Cross So
cieties as delegate from the United
States.
For her Red Cross work the
French government recently made
her a chevalier of the Legion of
Honor, and, in addition, she has
been decorated by the governments
and Red Cross Societies of Belgium,
Japan. Portugal. Italy, Serbia and
Sweden, to mention only few Of the
honors conferred upon her. She has
also received honorary degrees from
Yale, George Washington, Western
Reserve Universities and from Con-
verse College.
through an appointment by Presi-
uent Wilson. Miss Boardman was
mace one Of the three commissioners
OF the District of Columbia in 1920.
remaining in office until the expira-
tion OF the presidential term. She
Is lhe only woman who has held this
important post in Washington.
More volunteer service groups are
expected to participate in the drive
tnls year than in previous times.
allo many OF the clubs in the District
reoeratlon are expected to serve at
booths and on committees.
All groups serving during the fall
campaign will be in uniform. a dis
tlnct feature from drives of former
years.
Committee chairmen of booths and
special memberships will be an
hounced at later date by Red Cross
headquarters. wv