The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24

thousand dolla,s' worth II tupOl -.
aud IN Geneva. IN five depots. were &c
cumulated OPS DE- n shirts. with no
-iefy To cDrtesp ,ud. b sides eaoitarv
,ppliaoces for over 600 wounded; also
the best If surplIes. su' < cal lnstru-
neuts aud ev.rStliug needed for field
~ hospital attendance.
Ou'o~n couotfy did not immediate
u ii the reign plaers in the beau
it'll Red Cross woIk. More than ten
,esrs elapsed before the U0ited 8 ates
4 Ansiica had name md Dlsce ou
ne OeDeiicent irestv. OR ID1iif-r-
nee d'J u no CT DIT. though aptriia
xcuse for What would .l-e seem moe
- sinl~ 40 n any 0fou d IS fealily sp
ar MT " hen ~e rsfl c. that we a G 10.
'oos'antly liable TO tie meusce Of in
sa-lon or toe challenge OF battle. I
wise brain. warm hort. far seeins
,g,city ard Incompir5b tact # ont
SOman thls reDub &c OW.sifs honorable
o.itlon IN tn Il q Cross S ,eiet,. Mis-
, ara b ,rt0u. whose ame 20 'm-,i
aus /. ike that o. F. renee N'gbtIo
ale 10 their bro her, across the ocean
1.rcelved the zee I. ard lab'red unr'
uttiogly uDul we TOO b long d To the
{ 'terDsiioual ) c'ety Of tn R.d Or s..
To Mes Barton we owe It that tbs
rpat natl nal prov sion for Gid H.
mergeuci's has 50 fr drv'a'ed from
r. rather brOadener. the original idea
rat tne America r d Cross work p
Ot limited % thssuG-rlng- copseq zen
pm war. Fne. hrd. earthquake
~ver. pe@tiieuce 10 b6ef. al the fofms
.fsulien. severe and overwnt lmi,e
.lmny which c ~ fail upou a na'i'o.
.r any pat Of a na'ion-G once clam
nd rec. i've t'e as~isls CO. pfomot. VI
..inted ami efficient of Req Crossfutds
nd Rcd c os- labprers.
Daring the epi Re nc ( yellow fevei
, Fiond1. when day by day our fir
hery wss for tDe death-roll at jack
.nvihe, the latest tidpgS fr'm th'
r'ckeo CT upIn the blue ST JOINS
~ r Cross volunteers we're bu-,
gre. fearless Of danger. brave and ue
! ,tel as ever warriors on the field I
,ttlle.
Mrs Barton Deprecated cur lack Of
,s'emat'csI ies ,urce- 10 meet and mo
iide flr such disasters a.. in our Now
puutrv and with our wiiespre I'd RI
nv. must Of,en visit d part Of our peo-
lie. A careless by throws down a
.fisuittd fice cracker. aud "a CT y J. !
resenily iuius us occupants hom' les.
soperanves desltute. Fannie fall 40 |
.., section where. Dy reason OF drOusnt |
y lns, ctrsv9c,s the crops have bad az
iusn icipa cd failure. a spring Fl she'
,f viuter fl I'D sweeps away emra h. |
neuts. delug.s a water ont aud dc |
rows a tuwu. Toe ImoIi i've. re' X /
e-s and wn,l y impro,ident charit'
chi b ha. usually sent Lavish gifts /
ood. mouey aud clothing t. these
,oiois. often to be- sciz a upon by q e1
,uscrupnlous. diverted from the n,Oprl
nnnn-ls. aud used TO fos er idleur,s
d creat,. lnsieid o. preventing. pau
.ensm aoDeare to Ml~s Burton. viii /
.er thrifty wImtns wit. wholly auc
rck ~, mi-apDlIed.
"Wnat have. epleaded. " ~ readi
r.ss a. meet these emergencies save tb'
.ood heart or people aud th"irim-
,nl-ive gifts 2 C.r;a,nly ~ organ /
2 4 system for collection. rec p'ion -
no agents. muses. Or mate
ial. aud q. TT of all no ton F.. Men
i've most generously woman beg N tu'
treeis and rush irtofi IS. working das |
nd night. 10 the ueei, ca of otn,rduuts
nd the peril Of h-allh 10 the future OF
ru an en1rm ,us outlay fOrver. meael
Wn,n. ia S ptember. 1869 Mss Clara |
,irton. wocu Out ny h,r ldbJ,s a. GA
,vil var. went 10 Europe IN seHch o
.st and r,new,d health she fo' the
I,st zine h,arJ Of lhe Red Cfos- So
lety. Wsited up,u by p'uileu eu ~h'
rslred 10 know why the Uniied Stale
Iai two. Gu It's decllnsd o cOnr o. q
80 treaty wrh a ! the other CIV w
Iations of che world. MI Baton C uio
xplaiu the situation 10 bat one Nay
hat we prob,b did Dol kuow Wnat We
ad declined.
Lat,r. when she saw with her o~
YES how swfJv, without fiction o
eiav. the Red Co.'s senC It's bands e /
voikers to the Farce PiussiAu Wal
Ier spint was stlrrrG within her. So'
,mpaIel th, c,leuty. ease and 'ilicien
y OF their method, with The Il ~
rude aud haluug op. ration OF our ow
Il toe war turOu-n winch we hid tbei
,ut la'rly pa. sed AID she say
As l jour, eyed N d saw the wolh
f th,s, R-d Cos, 5 cirte> ia Tue iie'O
90 nus axis none dies, sutferpl I
10 starv pg. no lack of care. 10 waste.
O Confusion; but Oid~r. plenty. ciean.
,uess aud comfort where ver that iult |
lag w,s ia lei, whole continent
uu0er the banner OF the RED |
'rass--as saw all the. and j med aud
ork, d ~ II. you vii uut WONDER that
SAID To- m,spli: Ii i've TO ,tturo 4"
az untfy ~id try 20 make ms peo
IL, a d-,staud the Rcd Cross AMI Tia
realty ."
b, the tune that. after Incredible OBJ
,acles. aud wien a persistence wh'ch
aurnty kept the eu' j {, b. fore one
90 gress afur auoih~i tnrough s. vels