The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-05-22
THE GOOD WORK PROGRESSES
RED CROSS AND SANITARYCO COM
MISSION FUNDS.
People Contributing Freely for the
So1diePs-Letter From Clara
Barton.


Barton.
At yesterdays meeting of the Direct
ors of the Red Cross and Sanitary
Commission it was decided to call d
general meeting of the organization for
Wednesday next, the 18th, at Pythian
Castle, to receive reports, elect dele
gates to the State Convention, etc.
The serving of coffee and bread to
soldiers passing through this city will
be continued when necessary, and a
committee was appointed to attend 10
that duty.
From partial reports Of the Canvass
ing Committee it was shown that the
people are responding literally upward
of 81 900 having already been collected.
Offers were received from the Sacra-
mento Institute and Foresters' bands
to play at the depot to-day at the re-
ception of any troops that might pass
through. but the railroad officials last
night stated that no troops were due
to arrive to-day after daylight.
Mrs. D. A. Lindley, Chairman of the
School Committee of the Sanitary Com
mission. states that the children who,
by reason of absence, or for any other
reason, did not contribute to the COM
fort fund on Friday, will have an OPP
portunity to do so on Monday, as the
fund will not be sent away until Tues
day The contributions of the schools
on Friday amounted to over $50.
WORK OF THE RED CROSS.
The following very interesting letter
from Miss Clara Barton, the Red Cross
Society leader, was received by T. l.
Calvin of this city yesterday, in re-
Spouse to a recent letter from him. Miss
Barton and Mr.. Calvin are warm per-
sonal friends, having been engaged TO-
gether in Red Cross work in the past.
She says:
S. S. State of Texas, Harbor OF Key
West, March IS, 1898.
Mr.. Edward l. Calvin. Sacramento
Calmly Dear Mr.. Calvin: The grand
and beautiful letter that lies before me
fills me with memories too varied TO
enumerate and too pleasant to pass by
/ am again with you down the ONO
and the Mississippi, steering our boat
from side to side, from ruin TO rum
passing out the little we had TO give
TO those who had less than we. L see
You again in your busy city of the
great West, full of ardOr and ambl-
ton to help whoever might need, ana
l see you again now in that great, wide.
beautiful West, out Of the rush OF the
workout of its cares, / hope-out OF
the rushing ambitions OF the world
amongst the flowers and the fruits that
natures gives under her setting sun
l can easily conceive how you should
never have regretted the step you
took OF all the joys given to one in this
life beyond that of a duty well done,
is communion with nature. Nothing
so fills the heart and the soul as this
nothing l so long for-nOthing makes
me so tender, so joyous, and yet so SAD
as the coming and going of the sea-
sons, the flowers and the fruits, with all
that nature gives as a boon to her
children.
l am seeing very little of it in its
quiet undisturbed ways at present.
Tossing about on the ships in a strange
bay: listening to the sharp shot, the
trial of the guns, the screams of the
whistles, the splash of the oars; wait
ing. always waiting for the next step.
Fourteen hundred tons. of food lie be-
meath my feet, and many times 1,4OU
wretched beings are pining for the
want of it. Day by day we wait to
get it to them. For ourselves and our
own hearts we could we'll wish you
were here with US; for yours, no. We
would leave you where you are, quiet
and happy.
We first left Washington over two
months ago. at the request of the Gov
eminent to assist in the distribution OF
food among the starving of Cuba. Gun
mission was successful; amid all the
horrors there was still happiness that
something could be done. We left only
when we were told that the guns would
point over the island, and that we
had better be out of the way. we
fell back and formed again. New boats
were sent new food collected, and we
have taken our place now among the
fleet that is expecting to go over. There
are twenty of US, lacking one, and
crew of some thirty to forty mep-a
good ship accustomed to cross the
ocean, with every convenience thai
could be reasonably asked.
You will remember that on the ships
that went down our rivers l was II
command. That same thing repeats
itself. and I am in command of this
ship. DR.. Hubbell is with me and DIR
and Mrs. Gardner, whom you may
not recollect only as Miss EnOla Lee
who was on the boat with us-a young
quiet girl, who is now Mrs. DR.. Gard
ner She and her husband are a part
of our organization. and seldom miss
q field where we work Mr. and Mrs
George KEENAN, the former the Rus
sian correspondent, are also with US
Mr.. KEENAN, is our First Vice-Presi-
dent. and will use his pen in trying &c
give the people some accurate informa-
ton in regard to the work we are ex-
pected to do I think if you follow the
outlook" you may get hold of Mr.
Remnants articles, which might inter
est you.
The committee known in New York
as the Cuban Relief Committee has
for its Chairman Stephen E. Barton
an only son of my late brother. Cap
tain David Barton. The work is be