Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-23
THE RED CROSS.
Work Done in the Mississippi Valley
by the American Association
Relief in
Money, Clothing. Supplies aad Seeds
Progress of a Noble Organization
All over the World.

New YORK, May 22-The Herald pub
fishes a special from Washington with the
statement that the American Association of
the Red Cross, of which Clara Barton is the
president, is about to close up its relief work
in the Mississippi valley. Prof. J. B. Hub
bell, of the Michigan University, a special
agent of the Red Cross, is now in New Or
leans, having traveFsed the entire length of
the Mississippi valley, scattering assistance
among the sufferers in intelligent and
systematic manner, and leaving behind him
sub-agents to carry on the work begun by
him while he pushed forward to his destina-
ton. Money, clothing, etc, have been fur
nished to many suffering and destitute fami-
lies out of the funds received by the trus-
tees, Secretaries Folger and Lincoln and
Commissioner Loring, while garden seeds in
abundance have been shipped to Vicksburg
by the associate society at Rochester, n. Y.
Large quantities of seeds have also been pur-
chased at New Orleans by Prof Hubbell and
distributed by him among the farmers in the
lower portion OF the valley. Full reports of
the work done have not yet come to hand,
but handsome sum, counting money, medi-
cine and materials of various kinds, has been
sent out through the efforts of the Rad Cross
organization since the issuance of its call
and all the expenses of which, such as print
ing, postage, clerical assistance, ETC., have
been betrayed ont of the means of its. central
ton came from Newton Edmunds, of Yank-
ton, d. d =, and the next largest from Charles
S. Neal, secretary of the San Francisco Stock
Exchange Board.
MISSION OF THE RED CROSS.
The mission of the Red Cross is rapidly
becoming understood, and letters of sympa-
thy and support are rapidly reaching the
central COMMITTEES by every mail. Among
those in our own country who are particu-
larly interested in Miss Barton's work are
the members OF the Howard Association,
whose holy mission during the yellow-fever
epidemic will be well remembered. From
over the water come words of cheer from the
Red Cross people of all Europe, and the
Grand Duchess of Baden has among other
things written a letter to Miss Barton upon
the successful initiation of her work such as
but few women have ever received. As orig
inally formed the Red Cross organizations
abroad only applied their efforts to softening
the suffering caused by war, but under the
stimulus of the exampls caused by the United
States in extending the scopeof the Red Gross
SO as to include the sufferings caused by floods,
famine, fires, pestilencs and other national
calamities, Russia has already added these
features to her Red Cross work, and it is
probable that the other European nations
will ultimat fall into line. A recent
number of the ST. Petersburg Golos stated
that The amount of surplus in the hands of
the Red Cross Society of Russia was more
than 100000 of rubles, or nearly 81 ,000, 600.
OF this sum 100000 rubles are held as a re-
8 rye fund, used only for relief in time of war;
but the remainder, which is being continu-
ally increased through the contributions of
benevolent persons is designed for the same
character of work which the American
organization has been doing in the Missis-
sippi valley,