New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-21

A RED CROSS NURSE TELLS SOME INTER
Es1TNG STORIES or HER CHIEF.

A RED CROSS NIkSL Hills SJNlt- IN LIZ
EsTTNG STORIES OF HER CHIEF.
Every one probably has idea Of what Clara
Barton IL Ike. but few have a correct one. SAID
Red Cross nurse to TRIBUNE reporter yesterday.
THE photographs Of her represent plain looking
elderly woman OF sensible appearance" SHe has
attributes that g photograph never reproduces
Combined with tae charactcris'cs that 70 20 make
her the really wonderful woman she IS l. one that
tho majority would never suspect her o. and
which, perhaps more than any other makes her
beloved In the very kind g.. work 20 which she mas
given her life. Miss Barton is regular bohemian.
No daily freQueEter OF little out-of-,he-way table
d'hotes IS more thorough bohemian IN tastes than
is Miss Barton. When she f. IN Ncw-Nork she Is
never happier than when taking her meals hit or
niss-somewhere-a anywhere The oddcr the place
and Tine the better IT suits her. As 20 time. Miss
narton never lotLcrs herself. Sha gct5 things
done vhon she gets around 70 f. and II she mas
planned Il thiuh for Tuesday morning. and gets II
done on Thursday afternoon, II is all right IA're
may be considerable remonstrancc and fuss ins On
The part CT those who were to ID the things along
wiki her but she IS never 0utter-d IA he least by
tnnt she jlst pucsues the even tenor ~ her way,
and If n President and Cabinet have 10 walt
nv bile because she isut just OF time for her Az
poiutment well. II Is Miss Barton. and they simply
w.+i,.
sct tho things done and we'll Done even II IL IS -
hr~ own dino s,d IN her own way. she IS often
subjected 90 much criticism or taiH account from
thc women Assuc l;ed VIA her, because most pro-
nj, get nervous when tA.y wal, for thirss 10 be
Dat through. MIS- Barton ISN'T troubled Win
nefvcs. however For moce than " *. during
her recent stay in Washlngt ~, she hel oe'n H.
tending 10 20 out to Camp Alser TO yis:t TIE cgnp
hospitals Seyeral women Interested IN me Red
cross and genera! relief WORK rad obtained per
r6 SiT and sa.ted M. tllrion Wo1ld te tea.d Of
by telephone was hcr,. Was therc. would meet
tLefn in "a few minutes. was called 20 the War De
partinent or the Navy Departnsnt-posSib could
NOT get Olt t. carao tO-cay. etc. Afier waiting
some hours the womcn would gather W fans
rarasols and satchel and. with wilted collars and
slightly ru;hcd feeiingr. 90 hone, and re1trn TO
tho meeting Qlac" next cay. After a week MISS
Parton got 70 camp. She landed there ON SUNDAY.
and none of the ether women caught up with her.
rh.y we're needed. Tor she attended 20 IL all
when she finally sot around 10 it, she is what Is
called 'narly-Fo-lucky' ia her ways. and what
some would consider failing endeays her greatly
10 the masses of suffering men. VINO look on her
rs q good sort ot saint.
YOU never ask What's In Il naIne' after you
the magic II works IN camp hospital wnen
word goes around that Miss Esrton is coming
The men may never have seen hy, b'e they knew
she has come Tor heir especial bynchi. and they
pin their faith the name thar good deeds have
made known the world over, Mss, Barton c.sg get
right down 10 the Istel ~ all hei' 'scys and they
love her easy. pleasant Ways.