Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-26

and funds never fail to flow in where
che is at the fore. In many cases the
primary needs of man have had to he
supplied: tools and materials bought
for putting up cabins, also clothes
beds, bedding. cooking utensils-.in
short, everything. Soon as she arrives on
the field, she quickly sets to work
to organizing the men and women
on the ground into working
committees Her aids know just what
should Ia done. first second, third:
and by their thorough system the most
urgent needs Of the suffering are pro-
vided for In the shortest possible time
This accomplished. the Red Cross COM
mittee stays ON. weeks and months
when necessary, expanding its money
freely but judciously. cOunselling, gus
tanning. helping the stricken and i'm
poverished to begin life over again.
No better illustration of the methods
and magnificent bounty OF the Iieu
Cross has been afforded than in the
Johnstown toOd. After that unpar-
nlleled horror, the first train from the
East brought Miss Barton and 50 aides.
with everything imaginable which
human beings, stripped Of their all
could require. Establishing themaelNes
ia tents they began to give out food ,
n house to house nsnection being set
up. that all might be provided. So
perfect and universal was public cons
iidcnce in the society. that money and
supplies came in such quantities that
depots had to be erected to receive
them. The women of Johnstown We're
brought together. bowed to the earth
with sorrow and bereavement. and the
most responsible were formed into
committees. charged with definite du-
tics toward the homeless and dis.
traught. Through them the wants Of
more than 10000 persons We're made
known in writing to the Red Cross, and
by II supplied: The white wagons With
the blessed red symbol fetching and
carrying for the strickened people
Barracks were erected In which large
numbers were housed and fed. Then
came the erection of two and four
loOmed dwellings for the people, in
which families at once began to live.
furniture being supplied by the society
Miss Barton and her corps remained
five months In the devastated city
Among the most melting words ever
written are those in the Johnstown pa
per Of that date. in regard to the Red
Cross and Its deeds.
In March of 1898 the American So
ciety received long desired and well
como gift. 1t was tract of lana,
comprising more than one square mile
with buildings, fruit--trees and all ap-
purtenances OF n fertile and beautiful
farm, presented by DR.. Joseph Gard
gift Miss Barton said: This, lind. ms
the property of the American National
Red Cross. will be the one piece OF
neutral ground on the Western hemis-
phere, protected by the international
treaty against the tread of hostile feet.
1t is Il perpetual sanctuary against In
vadin~ armies and VIII be SO respect
ed and held sacred by the military
powers of the world Forty nations
are pledged to hold all the materials
and stores of the Red Cross, all It's fol-
lowers. neutral in war and free to go
and come as their duties require. !
VIII direct that monuments he erected
defining the boundaries of this domain.
dedicated to eternal peace and humanl-
ty upon which shall be inscribed The
ensign of the treaty OF Geneva Not
only our own people, but the peoples OF
all civilized nations viii have published
to their knowledge that the American
National Red Cross have home and
recognized abiding Mace through all
generations" FANNIE b. WARD.