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Show I RED CROSS WORKERS GATHER I FOR FIRST REGIONAL MEETING Delegates From 15 Chapters Present at Morning Session; Mayor Frank Francis Pays Tribute To Organization in Welcome Address fl With delegates present from lu of HI the county ctfaptora In the state and Hfl with more scheduled to arrive during H the day the first regional conference HI Of th liiih Chapters of the American H ed CrOSS ever held in tht stale opened In Ogden nt the university club this morning. H John Edward Carver, president or H the Weber county chapter, presided imong those present at the opening Of the .session were 1U C Hranlon, lH assistant manager the Pacific dl-H dl-H vision; Miss Mary Concannon, direc- tot "i" the Junior An lean Hed cross. Pacific division: Mlsf Grace Harrihg- ton assistant director, bureau Of nurs-ing. nurs-ing. Pacific division: Mrs. Amy Brown H Lyman, state president. Mormon Re-H Re-H lief society; Blshfp Jolin Watson, Miss veil Holslnger, field representative the Pacific division j Mrs. J. O. Fnlck past president, I'tah Division. Star Service Legion and Mrs. Ada (Irls-wold, (Irls-wold, former secretary ," the Homo While the delegates were ariivmg furnished By trip composed of Doris Proudnt, violinj Miss Phyllis Proudfit, 'cello, and Miss Marva Mc- M Y K SPE k.KS H Bishop Watson delivered the in- vocation and the address of welcome H was made ly Mayor Frank I ranels. He spoke "i the theme of "Service Mayor Francis called attrition to he worn being done by the jcpre-sentatives jcpre-sentatives of the American j.' d cross during peace times and said that such H work as the various representatives wore engaged1 in doing without any thought of themsel'. cs' was of the I greatest service to humanity. DULUSTRATES LOYAITY. He illustrated the loyalty of the Red Cross worker- to th-ir ause lV mmm a story 01 a umu, i. - . :hat recently entered his office and plead for the release of her father, I ' onflned m i be cltj Jail on d charge , LW .f drunkenness and told of how he. endeavored to make the child admit I fl that the father was a bad man or he Lm would not have been put In Jail toi j H guch a cause; ol how the child w ould j not admit for a moment that the par-: par-: father I und how at last he called the other JH two commissioners to hear t'ie child's -W story" with the result that the man was pardoned. He expressed the belief that the Red Cross was doing much the same class of work, a work of mercy but to a far greater degrc than could be accomplished in any other manner He also called attention to the fact that since the war was over the great majority were inclined to forget the IH deeds and the sacrifices that had been IH made by the soldiers, but that the Red Cross did not forget an was contlnu-ously contlnu-ously at work relieving those that were in unfortunate circumstances. i TO APPOINT COMMITTEES, jii Assistant Manager Rranlon spoke jj briefly on the question of orca :: t- I tlon .after which it was eclded to ap- H point committees on organization, by-S by-S laws, constitution and such matters. IH Mrs. Amy Brown Lyman read a IflH paper on "Community Responsibility," In which she Illustrated ly many e-Hmples e-Hmples not only the responsibility f H the community, but also of each individual in-dividual in the community. MRS. FAIiCK SPEAKS. The "Relationship of Service Star j Legion to American Red CrossV was ) the subject of the address of Mrs. ' J. G. Falck, past president of the ; Utah division, Service Star Legion S and Mrs Ada Grlswold delivered an J, address on the subject of "Service J Through the Red Cross to the Com- I munlty at Large " j. Following the forenoon session thq i 1 .-. . .- . ...... . . - i i . . i i, uciogaica nciu sci vcu luucaeuo at ins Reed hotel. i DELEGATES PRESENT. j Among others present at the"re- ! noon session were. Mrs. John ,C Av- lett, Midvale: Mrs. V. Wl. Lawson, Bait Iake; Mrs. Nettle . Berr, Bingham Bing-ham Canyon; Mrs J f ' . Carpenter, Cedar City; Mrs. D. F. Booies, Mag- i na; Mrs. E. R. Halllday, Pleasant I Grove; Mrs Grace Mathe Spanish Fork; Mrs. J. M. Faster. Cedar City; i Mre. Elizabeth W. Stevenson. Cedar City. Prlscilla J. Rlter, Lucv M Van J Cott, Salt Lake; Mrs. Eugene Mor- ris, Bingham; Mrs John Edwrd Car ver, Ogden; Mrs Marlon Johnson. Salt Lake; A. O. Smoot. Provo. E. R Handory, Pleasant Grove; Mrs. G Chlpman, American Fork; Mrs. M. S Kapple and Mrs. Julia Hancock, Pay- 1 son, Mrs. John S. Turner and Mrs j Daisy Couch, Morgan; Rev. Clarence E. Fowler. Brigham City; Denmark Jensen, Brigham City; MJss Helen Constantino, Jdllford, headquarters Seattle, Wash ; Mrs. Margaret Wilkinson, Wil-kinson, Logan; Miss Marie Barber, Logan; Mrs. Martha Barnes, Kays- i llle; Mrs D. L. Rice, Farmlngton; Mrs. J. B. Durham, Bountiful; Mrs ! P. Hatch, Woods Cross; Mrs. Nellie S Lee, Pangultch; Helgor Packer, Brig-bam Brig-bam City; Mrs. Rachel Jefferson, f l-irlgham City; F. J. Foulger, Ogden; Mrs. C. W. Evers, Garfield, Mrs. w . t,. isarton, ijarneia, .Mrs. T. I Thomas. Provo; Mrs. J. E. Cotter, I.ehi; Harris Pillshurv. Tienn; Ray B, West. Logan. Tracy Irons, Nephl, Amy B. Grover. Nephi, and J. 11. IWhltlock, Manti, Mrs E. L. Va Meter, Ogden. The program announced for the afternoon af-ternoon session was as follows: AFTERNOON SESSION. The aftcumon session was to include in-clude an acTOress by R C. Branlon on What the Ftah Chapters of tho American Red Cross Can Accomplish During an Era of Peace" with the discussion led by p.ay West, chairman of the Cache county chapter. Following Follow-ing this, W Mont Ferry, chairman of the salt Iake county chapter, was to I Bpeak on "Responsibility of Chapters 1 for Efficiency of Their Branches." I Chapter histories of various coun- ties an. i chapters will be given in the I following order: Tooele ...unty. Mrs. I Elm, l ; Smith, secretary; Milrord . , . Dr. 11 C. Hunter, chairman. chair-man. eber ( ounts Wra, it. B. Porter, Por-ter, secretary; carbon county, Mrs. c I H. Stevenson, chairman. I At tonight's session Mr. Branlon win ,Hs, "ih" opportunity and Respon- Isibiiitv of the individual Qltisen rot the American Red Cross" ami Judge Hugo Miderson will speak on iho 1 question of " Patriotic Influence of the I American Red Cross on the Citizen of, 1 Tomorrow " This lecture will be 11- j lustrated by Red Cross films. The. .lat speaker at tnis session will be Dr. 1 Murrav. on the subject of ' The Valuo ..!' First Aid Instruction. 1 HI llsii.W s WORK. Dr B U BlacH of the U. S. vet- l erans bureau will occupy the first hall hour ol the Thursday morning' 'session hi theme being, "What Is, I Being Done i"i the Dlsaoled Former! (Service Men by the I S. Veterans' bureau." The second address ot tho 'morning will be given by Miss Mario B irber. secretary of tne Cache county chapter, who will tallt on "Home Ser-j ! vice to Former Service Men. at Home,, In Hospitals and in Training " lr. T B. Beattj vill then tell of Utah's, 'health program, including commt-nu on the Towner bill. Dr. George j I Thomas. Dr. Elmer c Peterson and1 Dr -l 1 Macfarlane will lead thej I discussion "Health Work In Tintlc District" will be the subject of an address by, .Mrs. T. W. Mathews secretary of the Tintlc chapter, and Miss Char-1 Iptte Run., a Weber county school 1 niiis-. speak on Health Nursing! in the Pacific 1 i ision " I The final session of the conference I will be he!. I ThUl day afternoon. Miss Mary Concannon will discuss "Juniotj I American Red Cross Program" and j I chapter representatives will tell of the Junior program in the Ltan cna piers The business session will follow, the conference to conclude with an afternoon after-noon of entertainment provided by the Weber county chapter, l FICERS ELECTED. The following officers were elected: Rev .John Award Carveri chairman of I thl Utah chapter of the American Red i ross; Miss Grace Barber, secretary, and the following directorate. Harris Pillshurv. Logan, Miss Lucy M. Van Cott. Salt Lake. Mrs W. W. Rlter, Salt Lake, Miss Helen Constantine Mil-ford, Mil-ford, headquarters Seattle, Wash.; Mra Rachaei Jefferson, Miltord county coun-ty chapter. A committee was appointed to name committees on organization, constitution constitu-tion and by-lawi 'md such matters, the following being Ml members Mrs Amy Brown Lyman, Salt Lake. Harold PUlsbury Logan; Mrs. Kachel Wat-lace, Wat-lace, Milford. 00 |