PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ADDRESSES OPENING OF ARC CONVENTION
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On October 6, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge spoke at the opening meeting of the American Red Cross* held here in the Nation's Capital.
The President, according to the Evening Star, thanked the organization for its accomplishments for "practical humanity and inspired charity."
Mr. Coolidge said the United States has the opportunity...
"to capitalize and direct the finest, the most appealing attribute of our human nature--charity."
*American Red Cross is a non-profit organization providing emergency assistance, disaster relief and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
SOURCE
"Coolidge Visions Red Cross Ideals Actuating World," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
