American Red Cross - Miscellaneous - French Honor American Red Cross. Interior of the Sorbonne on the occasion of a conference held in honor of the American Red Cross, Oct. 23, 1918, under the presidency of M. Louis Barthou of the Academie, France. Speeches were made by M. Mourier, under Secretary of State of the Service de Sante, who spoke in the name of the Government, M. Firmin Roz, Mme Sie Fried, Gen Malleterre and others. Mr. Henry P. Davison, Chairman of the American Red Cross responded