Show iUT UTAH AM RED CROSSE CROSS E MEETING SCANS SAFETY RELIEF Speakers Tell Moves to Cut Accidents on Highways share among more than American adults and children children chil chil- dren in alleviating peacetime dis- dis th tress ress and promoting safety was set forth orth as the state conference of tyli the he American Red Cross opened T c Ci Thursday in the Hotel Utah The more than delegates from froni S If all parts of Utah heard speakers kli describe efforts of the Red Cross Crosso to o bring relief to stricken disaster-stricken Americans reduce educe accidents on the highway and in the home and of sa sacrifices of children to toI I bring ring suc succor succor or to military and civil- civil II tan ian an victims of f battle Christensen Speaks Under the direction of Mrs T. T L. L p Holman olman Salt Lake City chairman of f the county chapter the conference conference confer- confer ence nce at 10 a. a m. m The first firstI d speaker was Nyles Christensen I Salt alt Lake City general field agent for or Utah whose topic was RedCross Red Cross r ross s Ac Accomplishments ments and ObI Ob- Ob in Utah I Mr Christensen reported that all I the 36 Utah chapters had been active active ac ac- ac- ac eI tive during the year on projects authorized by the national body He praised wartime activities of the Junion Red Cross saying that during during dur dur- 1 ing the World war American Amer Amer- k ican idan children sent abroad more than 4 for relief of soldiers and children I The Junior Red Cross now hasa has e. e membership of a gain of of over last years year's membership mem- mem he said Ia I Speaks for Itself r Lauding the peacetime program e eb of the Red Cross Mr Christensen said With the exception of dis- dis aster J ster relief elief the first aid and life life- ii work probably are its greatest greatest greatest great- great est accomplishments It speaks for forI f itself m Citing the appalling toll of life B and ind injuries from traffic and common com com- I I-h mon inon accidents A. A J. J Schafer San Francisco manager of the Pacific branch told of the Red Cross' Cross efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts to make the public accident conscious I Ten million of our people were by accidents last year he said More ore than were killed injured 11 killed every hour I I More o children ren died of accidents than of disease rs Deaths Death Automobile accidents c caused a au u s sed e d deaths common accidents in inthe inthe 4 the home In our fever speed we throw II aside caution and respect for the rights of others resulting in massacre massacre massare massa massa- cre re little ittle less ess than a national disgrace disgrace disgrace dis dis- dis- dis grace with the situation growing steadily worse Mrs Holman discussing the anal annual an- an nual roll call urged her audience al to keep in mind three points 1 1 Love of God and humanity 2 Vision with attention fixed y on the objectives of the organization 11 is 3 Success obliterating a all II thought of failure The delegates were welcomed byI by Ray Itay Pinney secretary to Mayor E. E B. B Erwin who was unable to attend the conference f Outlines Vork Work I I Dr Franklin S. S Harris president of Brigham Young university chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the state roll call committee commit commit- tee outlined the work of that irie i t The luncheon speaker was to be rJames James K Washington Washing Washing- ton D. D C C. Vice chairman in charge of ot national finance F I I have been face to face with the suffering of innocent victims of peacetime calamity Mr McClintock McClintock McClintock McClin- McClin tock said The Red Cross is ready today to act promptly and energetically energetically energetically cally if it the the- terrible tragedy of war eyer faces this country again He lauded the recent work in accident prevention and stressed the Iii value of ot establishment of first-aid first stations along the nations nation's high high- ways Heads of Conclave t JP c Y e l q S S S SS S S 'S SS S S S. S S S v S. S S 4 S S S L. L S S PRINCIPALS AT PEACE OFFICERS' OFFICERS MEET l E. E A. A left R. R H H. Wootton t |