The evening times., 1895-12-14
SCORES Of VOLUNTEERS
Red Cross Society Receives
Offers for Service in Armenia.
SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES
Miss Barton Says There Is Ample En-.
couragement Thatthe Work A monR
the Sufferers MAY Begin Soon-Not
QuestiOnof Workers, But of Funds.
Her Phn of fCampaixn.

Yours for service I'm Armenia. Answer
by wire and by letter.
The above telegram. received this morn
! ing by Miss Clara Barton, president of the
Red Cross. is n substantial copy OF scores
| of other kilograms which a re being received
today at the beadduarters of the organiza-
| tiop, corner OF Seventeenth and F streets.
Miss Barton said this morning that the
| society's Officers have ample encourage
ment So far as yolupleers for service In far
| away Armenia are concerned.
The question OF funds was a more seri-
GUS one. but they were receiving consid-
cradle encouragement that the American
people would provide the money for The nc-
complishmcnt oftbe proposed work.
We have as a society occupied sixteen
our work. Miss Barton said.
No DOUBT ABOUT THE CALL.
''When this call came to us, We con-
| sidcred two things: First. is this call
from the whole American people? Sec
| ond, VIII the American people support us
the undertaking?
1--WE found that there was no doubt
about the call. 1t came to US from the
American board which superintends two
Thirds of all such work that is being done
by Americans. Added to that have come
appeals from all sorts of organizations and
from hundreds of individuals.
Every mail brings us very large
number Of letters urging us forward in the
menia."
a work."
ITO take these yolunteers-such ones as
re adapted TO the work-and the money
which the American people Will furnish us
and go to Armenia, organize and work.
Miss Barton said that she had noticed
that people expected the work TO begin at
once-that is, within a few days.
TRANSFER OF HEADQUARTERS.
She explained that it would be impossi-
BILE for such large undertaking 10 be put
into execution in SO short time.
1.-The undertaking means the actual trans
fer OF our whole society HEADQUARTERS from
this continent to another. and any amount
of details OF business is involved IN the
transfer. No, the people cannot expect that
the work can be accomplished in any such
short time. rs has been implied by certain
newspaper statements.
THE project OF carrying on rclief work
among the starving A rinentans is the largest
undertaking that the society has ever
encountered.
Miss Barton sa VS. that they re determined
to entertain no question OF the success of the
underta king. and the preliminary plans will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
WORKERS WILL RESPOND.
The PERMANENT staff at the headquarters
today was busily engaged In making ar.
rangements for mobilizing the skilled starr
that VIII initiate the relief work.
These workers are now scattered through
out the country engaged IN the various oc-
great calamity requires their presence.
Most of them are already aware that their
services will he required in desolated Ar
menia during the next six or eight months
and without exception they have notified
Miss Barton that they are arranging Their
private affairs for Il possible years abb
sence. and will be ready TO share with her
the dangers and Responsibilities involved
IN the greatest OF relief movements.
The preparations for the present under
taking are necessa rily attended with greater
n. al
carried out under Miss Barton's guidance.
as in no former experience OF the organiZa-
ton has il been necessary 10 leave this coup.
try and operate far from its principal
sources of encouragement
This, however. does not deter the eXecu-
tive OFFICERS OF the American National Red
Cross who are confident oi the coruiai sup
port of all the National Red Cross Assccta-
tons acting under the convention OF Geneva-
in fact a cablegram of approval from tie
international president Of the Red Cross.
Gustave Moynier or switzerland leaves no
doubt as To the cooperation OF all countries
IN the work.