The record-union., 1891-10-06
CLARA BARTON.

California would have liked to fittingly
honor Clara Barton by such proper atten-
tions as she was willing to receive, had
her visit been sufficiently extended.
This brave, unpretending little woman
has done work in the cause of humanity
that inspires the respect and excites the
admiration of all people who are in
formed of it. Her corps of Red Cross
workers has been foremost in those labors
that alleviate the horrors of battle and
the woes of great disasters, pestilence
and calamity. That she spent so few
hours in Sacramento is regretted, as it
did not permit of such a reception as she
should have had.
The nation is familiar with their
heroism during the war, and with their
self-denial and untiring charitable labors
in many cases since. At the Johnstown
disaster they were last heard of promi-
nently, but they are all the while at work
in quiet, unpretentious way, alleviating
distress and lessening woe.
No American has been so highly hon
ored by so many other nations as has
Clara Barton; she has been given medals
and decorations, and royal honors by
kings, queens and princes, and voted
thanks and material aid by the first
nations Of Europe. She is the only
American who has been decorated by
Germany with the Iron Cross of Merit,
that is awarded only for great heroism in
the cause of humanity.
These decorations and medals by roy
atty are in themselves lighter honors than
the love and esteem of the people. Clara
Barton has had these from the outset of
her remarkable career, but she has at no
time vaunted herself, been puffed up
with pride, or lost her balance through
vanity. 1t is one Of the remarkable
characteristics of her career that she has
never lacked for money and assistance.
She began her work with her own for
tune and when that was gone gold flowed
to her without so much as an appeal. 1t
has seemed as if the great heart of hu-
manity has been constantly quick to the
needs of her work. Money, food, cloth
ing, medicines, volunteer nurses, camp
equipage, physicians, even houses and
furniture have been ready to her hand
whenever the Red Cross Society needed
them. Whether working in the midst OF
the yellow fever pestilence, laboring in
the flooded districts of the Mississippi, or
Ohio and Pennsylvania binding up
wounds on the battlefield; succoring the
homeless, made so by earthquakes and
storms; laboring in the quarters of desti-
tuition in great cities; watching in hos
pitals; marking the graves of gallant
soldiers; Drawing cholera in its strong
holds-the society of which this brave
little non-trumpeting woman is the Off
cial head and gallant leader has never
lacked for means.
Wherever the Red Cross Society has
gone to work and lifted its banner, coin
bills, checks, provisions, clothing have
come to its hand as if by magic.
No loftier tribute to the noble work OF
the society and to the humanity of the
age could be paid. AS Miss Barton puts
| it, the society always does what no one
else does. It conflicts with no one II
has no religion but that of mercy and
pity, no politics but that which recog-
nizes all human suffering beings by ca
| lamity and disaster, by war and by pesti-
lence, as worthy the aid of all other hu-
man beings. The keynotes of success
with Clara Barton and the Red Cross la.
borers are, don't scare, keep quiet, be al
ways ready, retain self-composure, feal
nothing, trust the people to support you
Whatever honors have been shown tC
Clara Barton in California have been wor.
thily bestowed, but could not be commen.
surate with deserving. 1t is not man
worship to do obeisance before such he.
roes in the cause of humanity, for they
represent the SAVIOR Of civilization anc
the god-like in humanity. Clara Barton
is not eulogized for herself, for every pa
tient, heroic, self-sacrificing member o
the Red Cross Society who has followet
the peaceful and healing sign that dis
tinguishes its banner is as deserving
But Clara Barton is their official head
she is their organizer and chief. He
genius and courage has made it possible
for them to be what they are. When sh
is eulogized and honored, therefore, tn
people simply express their honest graft
tude to her and her co-workers alike, a
well here as in the thirtynine other na
tions of the earth that have officially rec
ognized the association and extende
over il the shield of protection at al
times and in the midst of all conflicts anC
trials.
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