Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-19
Delegates Here
For Red Cross
3-Day Session

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in Washington today for the
three-day national convention
of the American Red Cross.
President Eisenhower, honor
airy chairman of the Red Cross,
will speak at the opening session
tomorrow morning in Constitu-
ton Hall.
The delegates. expected to
number 5000. are the citizen
leaders in Red Cross chapters
across the country. They rep
resent the nearly 2 million VOL
unteers in 3.700 chapters in the
United States. Guam, Hawaii
and Puerto Rico.
Financial Problem
Foremost among the problems
the delegates will consider. in
general sessions and in smaller
discussion groups tomorrow
through Wednesday. will be the
present financial straits Of the
Red Cross.
Record expenditures for dis
aster relief have brought Red
Cross emergency funds to what
is called a dangerously low
level" These emergency funds
are used to enable the Red Cross
to respond Immediately in times
of catastrophe.
| In the last fiscal year, about
$33 million was spent for dis
aster relief. In the current fiscal
year. an expenditure of more
than SIT million is indicated for
relief operations. including the
cost Of the Hungarian relief
program.
| At the opening session tomor-
row, E. Roland Hartman. ma
tional chairman, will make the
keynote address. He will be fol-
lowed by President Eisenhower
Tomorrow night. Gen. Alfred M
Gruenther. Red Cross president
will be the speaker at an Inter
national Night" program in Con-
stitution Hall. Tomorrow after
noon. delegates will split into
eight discussion groups in hotels
and other halls.
Pre- Convention Schedule
A full pre-convention program
of events has been scheduled for
today.
Included are a 10 am. high
mass at st. Thomas Apostle
Church, 1855 Woodley road NV:
an open house at 1880 pm. al
the Red Gross Eastern Area
ONCE. 6l5 North st. Asaph street
Alexandria; q service Of dedica-
ton at 4 pm. at Washington
Cathedral at which the Right
Rev. Angus Dunn. Episcopal
Bishop Of Washington, will give
the sermon: a SPIN. get-togethel
for college student delegates al
the Lee House Hotel. and a spe-
cial concert by the National
Symphony Orchestra at 8 pm
in Constitution Hall. Registra-
ton will continue all day at Con-
stitution Hall.
| At the formal opening tomor-
ROW morning. Daniel w. Bell
District chapter president and
chairman of the convention. will
preside. District Commissioner
Robert E. Mclaughlin will vel
come the delegates.
The session will be preceded
by four area breakfasts for dele
gates at the Statler and Willard
Hotels and a meeting of Junior
Red Cross delegates at the Pan
American Union.
Discuss Programs
Tomorrow afternoon, the con-
vention viii split into these eight
sessions for discussion Of vari-
Gus Red Cross programs:
Services to the Armed Forces
and Veterans. in the Department
of Commerce Auditorium: Blood
Services. Departmental Audito-
rum; Chairman Of Volunteers,
District Chapter Auditorium;
Disaster Services. Statler Hotel:
Junior Red Cross adult leaders
in large chapters. Pan American
Union; small chapters, Depart
ment Of Interior Auditorium;
Nursing Services. Statler Hotel;
Safety Services. Willard Hotel.
The District Chapter will hold
open house for delegates from
5 to 7 pm. tomorrow. 2
Tomorrow night. the "Inter-
national Night" program will
conclude with Gen. Gruenther's
speech. The program also in
cludes presentation Of the Flor
ence Nightingale Award from the
international Red Cross Com
mittee to two nursing leaders.
Tuesday morning. Gen. Gruen-
ther will present q special cita-
ton to Secetafy Of the Army
WILDER M. Brucker in recognition
OF the Army's assistance in a
Red Cross television series. There
will also be q discussion on THE
American Community Today
and summary Of the Monday
afternoDn discussions.
Two luncheons are scheduled
for Tuesday. One is for adult
leaders Of the Junior Red Cross
at the Statler Hotel and one for
delegates interested in personnel
and training at the Willard