Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-27

Patent once At the breaking out OF the civil war
and wounded in the hospitals and her attention
was called TO the fact that no understanding ex-
lsted oetween the armies not 70 fre upon the hos
land, Mr.. Henry Dunant had already written an
arucie on the subject, In response 20 which an
agreement was made by all the leading nations In
1864 not 70 lre on hospitals, nurses, surgeons Sc
The sign Of this International Convention OF 0e-
neva" was declared to be a red cross upon a white
ground Before the civil war closed Miss Barton
was sent 70 Andersonvtlle. A search after missing
soldiers was carried on at her own expense. She
afterwaru lectured on 'Incidents OF the War; and
In the Franco-Prussian war OF 1870. as stated she
was OF great service In the hospitals on either side
In 1877 Miss Barton organized the American Asso.
ciaton OF the Red Cross for the relief OF sufferers
oy nre and nood-a general organization with
many branches II sent food and supplies In 1881
10 the sufferers by fire In Michigan, In 1882 10
those who Were overwhelmed by the floods OF the
Mississippi, and In 1854 TO those who were simi-
lariy smlcted. During the latter year Miss Barton
superintended In person the giving OF the relief.
MISS BAEroS's TALK.
Miss Barton, in her address, sketched the
organization OF the Red Cross as the result OF the
'Treaty or Geneva" Florence Nightingale, she
said, Travelled a painless held In the wars that
iolowed the Cr1inean even her example was not
Needed. She described then the rising OF the clear
steady lame OF the Red Cross In our own war,
she said, the work OF relief commissions was from
lack OF military recognition, comparatively in
enectual "with the Franco-German war OF 70
III, said Miss Barton, commenced the oppor-
ciples OF the treaty. No record OF needless
inhumanity or cruelty TO wounded or sick stains
and night l served In Its camps and marched
with It's men, and l know whereof speak. The
German, the Frenchman, the Italian, the Arab.
tne Iurco, and the Zouave were gathered tenderly
anEe, and lay side by side In the Red Cross
palace hospitals OF Germany. The royal women,
VINO to-day mourn their own dead, mourned then
the dead OF friend and foe since that day
NO war between nations within the treaty has
taken taken place In which the Red Cross did not
stand al its post, at the field, and the generous
gifts OF neutfaI nations have filled It's hands. "
She Sketched also the tendencies OF the Geneva
Treaty 70 pring war-making powers 10 know each
other. and to bring about the establishment OF
universal peace. Sne told also OF the work OF the
American society In ministering 70 the relief OF
sufferers by great disasters
"But,n said Miss Barton, "what has the Red
cross 10 DO with womans work, and why does our
Miss Anthony give IL place here? Because her
strong, and she sees from afar. Miss Anthony was
the nrst woman TO lay her hand beside mine In the
Iormation OF Red Cross Society In her native city
OF hochester, and that society has stood like a
rock through trouble and disaster responsive TO
every call Because there are more women than
men in the Red Cross OF Europe to-day, empresses
ana queens lead It's societies and its relief work
war, ana while these princesses or peace and hu-
man1ty, each Queenly wife stands with her Red
Cross hand on the epauetted shoulder Of her war
medltating husband. he Will consider well before
ne declares This has been and Will be agQn the
case. Women have much to DO with II, and In
Quered war, and IT'S standards fioau out from the
shiplng battlements, both women and the red
cross will be there"
Miss Barton, at the close OF her address. was ap-
plauded, and had 70 bow her Acknowledgements
several times.
THE WOMEN OF UTAH
Mrs. Shattuck introduced as the last speaker OF
the day, Mrs. Emily s. Richards, delegate from
the Women's Association OF Utah, who made a re
port describing the relief societies and other Or
ganizations among the women Of Utah For rfteen
years she said the women OF Utah had enjoyed the
privilege OF the elective franchise, but now they
mad been unJustly deprived OF that by Congress,
because they chose TO give their support at the
polls TO their friends instead OF to scheming ene-
mics or doubtful strangers.
TIE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Before adjourning the morning service Miss VII.
lard announced that the committee on organiza-
ton had held one meeting and would hold another
tomorrow. They named the following as the com.
mittee TO nominate officers OF the permanent or.
ganlzatlon: cara Barton. Frances Willard. Emily
Louise Thomas Mary F. Eastman, Mary Wright
SemeLi, new Ada G. Bowles, Rachel g. Foster,
Leonora NJ. Barry, and Annie Rice Powell. The
morning. session was then adjourned. After the
auJoufnmen, meeting OF delegates was held and
~ Mas ueei1e1 ~ TO appoint the foreign delegates as
nenAuefs VI We committee on nominations.
NOTES FROM THE PLATFORM.
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake, OF New York, who sat
upon the stage to-day, is the noble outcome OF the
hgh-pressure literary and social life OF the great
est metropolis OF this country. the most heroic
act OF hers was done in 1883, when Dr. Dix, the
proud rector OF a proud parish, took it into his
head TO hurl the thunders OF his vatican at women
IL was then Mrs. Blake rose In her might hired a
hall, attracted larger throng than the clergy
man did, and with an array OF facts and deduc-
tons smote the reverend gentleman hip and
thigh. Mrs. Blake wears the modest dress
OF the well-dressed woman, brown Goth and
chenille bands, French bonnet, Jetted wrap. She
proposes TO have a meeting OF the New York women
In the capital at room 236 Riggs House, O'Clock,
on Wednesday.