The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-03-31
RED CROSS SOCIETY.
The HEROIC BAND THAT WILL
sUCCOR ARMENIA.
rounded by Noble Swiss, Henry
Dunant-lts MercIful Work I'm
Modern Wars, and Amid
Pcstilcnce and Calamity.
Z T Washington. writes niohnrd

represented by Clara Barton, its Pres.
luent; DIR. J. NJ. Hubbell, General
fleid Agent; George II. Pullman, the
contdeLtial stenographer. ami one or
TWO other ladies of the working force.
with Stephen Barton, the quiet. slim.
neufeI' soit'yoiced. gray eyed, schol.
eriy but shrewd nephew, quietly
counted before they started, the WAYS
ana means with the methods of going
oooo miles 10 Turkish Armenia, for
the purpose OF relieving and succoring
the wants and suffering of n million
persons of an aleu- race and ton0ua
set in the midst of bowling dervishos.
murderous kurds, craftily cruel Turks.
ana watched on all sides by the Powers
that dare not act because they fear
that each OF them. wild beast like. NAV
fly at the throat of the other.
CITIZEN OF Geneva, Switzerland.
Henry Dunnnt, Is the nuthor of the
luca and pan, or outline, upon which
the lied Cross Is founded He was
travelling in Italy during the progress
OF the campaign of France and italy
against tue Austrians, aud was present
at the battle OF Solferiuo The suffer.
! - '4N "OuhNtNl luIut me uBGDHNt
Impression upon him.
ne was a member OF The Society OF
Public Utility of Geneva, mn on hi,
return home submitted pnper to
That body suggesting m international
agreement, or convention, oy which
all medical or other Eou. com botnnt
service for the woun leA should he de-
ci"red neutral, aud should he protected
and facilitated ms such by armed forces
and Nations.
de suggested Switzerland ms the
European Power best adapted for the
seat OF directing international body.
Inc meeting was held February ..
1913, and II was decided to Issue an
international invitation for confer
ence at Geneva. This was held from
October 2G to 30 in the same wear
and twelve European Powers were rem.
res ented.
The committee by which invitations
were sent consisted OF General Dufour.
commanding the army of Switzerland
DR.. Louis AppIa, former SURGEON in
tie Italian army; DIR. II. Mannoir.
GustaYe Moynier and Henri Dunant
oil Geneva. There was no knowiedne
at the time OF our Sanitary Commits.
sion Service.
Government representatives. and
men famous in related services and
subjects were addressed. At this first
conference there were present thirty
SIX Gele2at, Sc ighteen representa-
tlves OF European Powers, IL commit
tee OF five accredited by Switzerland.
SIX delegates from associations. md
seven persons not accredited, but adj
mltted on account of their staniin
The result was the drafting of the
famous Geneva Convention, which was
submitted for the adoption OF all civil.
lZed Government.
The extent of the Red Cross neutral
service since 1864 assumes stately pro.
portions when the records are OK.
amined and their proportions are sum.
married.. From 1866 TO 1895, thirty
years, the Red Cross banner and bras
sard have teen on the feds o.! conflict
In the wars between Prussia aud Aus
tria, France and Cnited Germany.
Russia and Turkey, IN Servia, Mace
donna, RoumanIa, Montenegro and
Spain.
1t has done service on fields of con.
tlict IN Abyssinin, Tunis, Morocco. the
Ilansvanl, Dabomey, the Congo State.
Iululand, Egypt and Soudnn. in Asia
the French bnge carried it into all
their movements in Cambodia, Ton
gum, Siam, etc. the British into Bur
NAB, the Dutch into Java, and the
japanese into Korea and China.
In South and Central America the
symbol of international benefcence
has been worn in i.e!d service m Brazil.
the Argentine Republic, Chile, Peru,
Bolivia, Guatemala and San Salvador,
The American Red Cross Socicty's
present executive organization is AS
follows: Board o. Consultation
President Of the United States and
members OF the Cabinet. Executive
Officers Clara Barton, President
William Lawrence, First Vice. Pregi
dent; A. S. Solomons, Second Vice.
President; Walter j. Phillips. General
Secretary; George KEENAN,, Treasurer
DR.. }. y. Hubbcil, General Field
Agent, aud George H. Pullman, Fi.
naucial SecretaryI
There is also a large general com
mittee, whose services will come into
play IN emergency such as this O;
Armenia. DR.. Hubboll, the General
Field Agent, has been untirinqlv active
for the past twelve years He is still
young man, his years being
less than forty, but be has crowded
them with exceptional experience.
The doctor is a native Of Iowa. George
II. Pullman is nephew Of the Chi
cngo capitalist u lawyer by profcs.
sion, not more than thirty-fve years
old, who has deliberately devoted him
self and his resources to this work
The General Secretary IS known TO the
world as the able manager OF the United
Press, and George KEENAN,, the Treas.
urer, is the famous Siberian traveller,
lecturer and author
Obo Of the acts which illustrated
the devotion Of all Red Cross servitors
is that Of DR.. Joseph Gardner, OF
Bedford, Ind. The doctor and his
wife have served steadily in oil the
Red Cross campaigns, and were ct
Johnttown during the whole Eve
months OF arduous work. In Febru.
airy, 1893, DR., Gardner and his wife