PRESIDENT COOLIDGE SPEAKS AT AMERICAN RED CROSS CONVENTION
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On September 24, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge delivered the main address at the American Red Cross* Convention held at Memorial Continental Hall here in the Nation's Capital.
The President talked about "practical idealism" which he described as "a deep faith in spiritual things tempered by a hard common sense adapted to the needs of the world."
The President said that practical idealism has been demonstrated by the American Red Cross in its' relief campaign following the recent world war.
The Evening Star reports that this was Calvin Coolidge's first public speech as President of the United States.
*American Red Cross, founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, is a non-profit humanitarian organization providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education.
SOURCE
"President Praises Red Cross Spirit, Opens Convention," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
