Show RED FED CROSS TO OBSERVE GOLDEN D 6 may 15 the american red cross will celebrate celebi ate its soldan go ion anniversary on may 21 1931 1031 this observance was voted as one of the closing acts of the recent national red cross convention the society was first organized on nay may 21 1881 by clara carton barton the name of the american association of the red cross not until 1882 did the united states government become becom e i signatory to the treaty of geneva if 1864 which rave gave official protection to the wounded in war thu tho present organization was forni form d on the basis of the ON oll society ader the congressional chartor cr of 1905 |