Evening star., 1897-06-14
STIRRING APPEALS FOR AID
Greek Red Gross Society Meeting at Eastern
Presbyterian Church.
Addresses by DIR. Easton, Father
Quinn, Mrs. Barrett, Representative
Livingston and Others.

Stirring erpeals for aid for Greece and
her sufferers were made at the Eastern
Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon.
Ihe occasion was a mass meeting under
the auspices Of the Red Cross Society.
Floral decorations had been provided for
the occasion, and the stars and stripes
we're disr ldyed in the drapery in several
places. When the meeting was called to
order, at O'clock there were seated on
the platform Miss Clara Barton president
of the Red Cross Society: Mrs. La Fetra.
who presided; Countess di Brazza, Mrs
Jane Ellen Foster, Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rett, Father Quinn of the Catholic Univer-
sity. Representative Leonidas F. Livingston
OF Georgia. Rev. DR.. Gray, Rev. DR.. Corey
and Rev. DR.. Easton. pastor of the church
Ihe meeting was opened by DR.. Easton
IN an address of welcome to the members
OF the Red Cross Society and the congrega-
tfcn present. Several passages of Scripture
were read, and prayers offered by Dr.
Corey. The first speaker was Father
quinn, who delivered an able address on
the debt of the World to Greece" Father
Quinn was followed by Mrs. Kate Waller
Rarrett, the distinguished charity worker
who for some time past has been actively
engaged In establishing Florence Crittenton
homes.
Mrs. Barretts Illustration.
Mrs Barrett pictured Greece, a country
less than 200 miles in length and only half
the width of Scotland, standing against all
Europe, unprotected. She closed with an
interesting Illustration of how even a cheer
or word of encouragement would help the
Wcrk OF aiding the little country along
Representative Livingston spoke of
Greece and her work in the education of
the world. Now that she is in trouble he
SAID, she should be aided by all civilized
ana Christian people.
Kew. DR.: Gray opened his address by de-
claring that it had been left for the
preacher, as usual, to make the appeal for
help. He said that man was not nut on
earth for the simple purpose of taking
care OF himself. for "he who lives for him.
self lives only for show"
MISS Clara Barton was then introduced
by Countess df Brazza Miss Barton made
snort talk and read several letters from
missionaries in Turkey and Armenia, to
give the congregation an idea of how the
situation was at present. THE 10000
sickles and scytfes we bought with your
money, said she. ARE now ready for
harvesting the crops, and all is getting
along nicely in Armenia. When We gave
those instruments, however. we were afra d
they would be taken by Turkey for taxes
ana had to devise scheme for stamping
them In order that they could be identified
as our property. l could not put the cross
on them. for the Turks abhor that, and !
could not put the crescent, for that is their
own insignia. / knew that If our stamp
was on them they would not be taken. /
thought over the matter all one night, and
came to the conclusion to stamp nv initials
on them, and now on all those l0OoG
sickles and scythes you will see the letters
c. B.. l did this knowing they would not
,hterrere mt a., with m anything of mine. And all
the cattle that We bought are branded with
the same initials, c. b. Miss Barton gave
several instances of help afforded by her
assistants in the orient.