Red Cross Founders' Day.
The 68 Red Cross societie' throughout the world yesterdaj celebrated the birthday of the founder bf' the Red Cross, Henr; Dunant. Born in Geneva, Switzer land, in 1828, Dunant created r heutrai brganisation that iii tjnir of war would impartially care fo thb sick arid wounded soldiers o both sides. At first his proposa.e were met by a comp'ete lack o' interest on the part of the authorities concerned. but firially, in 1863, an international conference in Geneva, a'ttended by 14 nations, ap • proved the foundation by a gfoup of Swiss citizens of the first Re-:'. Cross organisation, . the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 May 1949, Page 4
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109Red Cross Founders' Day. Chronicle (Levin), 9 May 1949, Page 4
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