Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-07
1CiLING WON EN-.
The Guod Accomplished By THOR Con-
nection With the knights of Labr Or
ran,za,I,n aud La&.sfakihg Discussed

,, ,,,,,, ,b. Kipbts of Labor Or.
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s""N'''' 90"
by the f'i' De"s"
WASH NGToN March ~ - lh' lhto'"|
iional Council OF Women Resumed us scs-
s;uu v stcrd ~ MON ng. ! .ers were read
~ + ibelja g. barrow, AID J. ura Men cir on
tho Woyl, df Ipitar;,u Woriel and th3
aT,,i.s ~ vou ~, Influence Isabel
-, .sori,,od tbenrisey,r refof;n work gf
ooSS'o' ,'o', 49, - -. r., n rihoncv f,t,
% l'a@ 'ie III az. uo,-,t,s M,n.
lowe WIN ah .H'"s o'i o.. c..
aged by anu FOR hoiitH h's .i"
Barton, president oil tha hncr'c'h -'''o"-
al Red Cross, outlined the origin, purposes
and work OF the socie y OF wa en- she Is lne
chief Tho synopsis Of her remarks Is as
fo,l6us.
she told the intCftht 6nhl Council OF Women
how the Red Gross was esta,A shed by the
treaty O. Geneva in 1861 Under this ircaty all
rn rites working in time Of war for the succof
Of the wounded and sick arc neutrals and may
not he molcsted Military hospitals float
ing the Red Cross flag may not be attacked,
nnd those in the service of tho hospitals or am-
balances are safe from capture, while badly
wounded DR. soners On d captured field may be
delivered to their own army National So
et,es are formed within each sgnatory nf-
tion, and all work togetl er III time or trial
The American Red Cross differs from the
Eurorean soc.et cs in going further in its work
of mercy than do the Old World organiz t ons
In this country not war alone, but any disaster
too large TO be handled by the people among
whom it occurs is arccognized field for the Red
Cross. Across the Atlantic this difference IS
known AS the American amendment.
In the Franco German war of 1901 the Red
tor
The Empress OF Augusta, then Queen OF Prus-
sia and the Empress Eusone were the lead
ers IN the worl, of mercy and the
brassart on the arm Of the relief
corps was n passrort anywhere The
sneaker had he self served through that war
and she smoke touchingy of the work that was
done. The work done n this country has been
seen in all the great mistortunes which have
fallen upon the people. beg nning with great
foods along the southern Mississippi in 1874
10 the cycloae at Mount Vernon, H. As to the
efficacy Of the methods OF rel cf and the pJpu-
| lar confidence II tie work OF the Rel cross
| it was pointed out mat inc Lh yea 9Va'es
Governmel spent 'lg''oo ana ''' heI % oro,s
siono III Fc"e''"s 'ne su''' ''s ~ INT MINUS
VI 80 ,,-,,,, ,,,.. p,,..o, ,.oia. am, ooain
hn , pod Cross ,o 10 vim wom1n's
,.rr,, and ,rb,, dnes orr ,,iss Anthony give IT
| ,,acc he 90 Rrcou.e her indgmc1t is at, elk
| and sound, her vision clear and strong, and she
| sees IRON afar, Miss Anthony vas The first
| woman TO lay her hand beside mine in the
formation Of Red Cross S9c!etV in her
natl" city OF Rochester, ana mat so'le'y
has stood IKE rock lhrouSn 'ouy'' %,l" pa
olsasler re'i ousNr ,no ~ 80, , ,hoo mo, N
10 DoS Cro.s n rnrona tn.1nv Tmnresses
| and Onoors load ITS societies and its relief
work in wa and while these princesses
ot neacc and humanity. each queenly wife
| standing with her Red Cross haLd on the
| cpaulctcd shoulder of her war-medItat,ng
| husband he Will consider well before he
| declares. This has been ara VIII Ic again
the case women nave 'puch 70 W WIN WIN
IT, ana III 'hc great III hi,Iicii''l Wy NN' p0'.1
mas u,luvisu ""', ai,u ha,,, ,ro,non nd
iohl pnn ,nV o,ras su,''s ~, :, ho ,hnrn"
III" Mrs MI p chnrds roda an irteres.-
,,,,, oddrosS shouina thc aourishing con-
dition Of tbo Won,on's ASSOCIATION of IT ,h.
u'rriot Morris rood naner ON mission.
.,r,, norl, and t,ne1i. 3 On II on dcsrr,b,d
tho ,,orl, and Iiocts of tho Womon's In.
H., ,sso,.i.tion
Niss Tr,rcos + willard of Chicoco was
thn frst sncotcr ot tbe evening session.
| IL, snl io,,, was . U,mcp onn Tanner.
orco y and sbe described tho work and th7
nr,ns of tho Womon's christian Tcmpar.
anco Irnion in n forcfbIc and lumfnoul
| ~ - ,rI,.ii ci.h ,.r