THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE RED CROSS SOCIETIES
To the Presidents and Members of the Central Committees of the Red Cross:
Geneva, March 20, 1906.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with an established tradition, duly confirmed by the last Congress held in St. Petersburg, it is the duty of the International Committee to concern itself in due time with the reunion of the International Meetings, which periodically bring together the delegates of all the National Societies of the Red Cross.
The British Society not having heretofore been called upon to entertain the sister organizations of other countries, we addressed ourselves to the London Committee: We have the pleasure of announcing to our honorable correspondents that this Committee accepted the mandate which we proposed it should assume.
The next International Congress of the Red Cross Societies will therefore convene in London, 1907, during the week beginning June 10th.
You will unite with us Gentlemen, will you not, in addressing publicly to the British Society, the expression of our sincere gratitude for the invitation extended to us, assuring it at the same time of the zeal with which we will favorably respond.
It is important that these periodical occasions, the only ones which afford to our Societies the opportunity to strengthen the bands which unite them, by personal and instructive intercourse, should be as largely attended as possible and that no Society, however modest it be, should fail to have itself represented.