The San Francisco call., 1898-06-14
AID FOR THE RED CROSS.

I Is evident, from what has already been needed at
 the hands of the Red Cross Society that the future draft before this IS all and permanent garrisons afar and larger naves manned will be immense.
 No mathematics can measure what has been already accomplished here. It is apparent that we have been much more in evidence than the people East Perhaps this is because the troops from many interior States have been concentrated upon San Francisco, while those moved from the interior toward the Gulf and the Atlantic have been rendez- voused in many far-scattered camps, and there has been concentration to excite interest and stimulate sympathy. This has been the means of affording a contrast very favorable and fattering to California The family may be getting letters from members in camp here and at Tampa The letters from Cali fornia will tell of towns in committee of the whole from the State line the Golden Gate to receive the tired recruits with every manifestation of fellowship and brotherly good will They will tell of the food and flowers that awaited them on landing in San Francisco and the kindness in camp that warded homesickness away, while the letters from the other camps will have only the perfunctory attentions quired by the regulations to tell about and there will be but little to say of such cheer and comfort and homeike touches as have been lavished here.
 What has been well begun must be well done to the end With larger calls there must be more extensive preparations. The treasury of the Red Cross must be filled and kept full. To this end the means SO sue cessully resored to during the Civil War should be put in action here As San Francisco is the metro poan center the people of this city should institute and carry to great Red Cross fair It could be made historic and art exhibition. In the his toric section the history of this State could be illus
 ated by whatever tells the story of sovereign ties whose jurisdiction of this soil preceded ours The tcfnr of
 way to show the rise of every civil subdivision, of counties, of towns and cities Another historical phase would begin with whatever sets forth the re- ligious history of California; objects from the old missions; the early history of the great religious bodies; their pioneer churches; the first synagogue and the first rabbi who read in it the scroll of the Pentateuch; all this would bring together for the first time and crystalline into form an interesting feature of our life.
 The art section could borrow from the very rich private galleries of this and other cities It is prob able that there is money invested in California in works of art in proportion to our population than in any other State in the Union These treasures can be exhibited with good effect upon the taste of our people, which will be refined and advanced by the lesson.
 In addition to these features there may be interest ing outdoor affairs, of which may be said here after.
 In this way the Red Cross Society may be per manently equipped for anyca be made upon 1t The great and patriotic public will prefer to do it this way and be relieved of many and repeated appeals for noney in counting roor1s, stores shops churches. lodges and public offices. Men will give once for all at such an exhibition than the aggregate of do- nations made under circumstances of personal solic tation. The relief, then will be two-sided-that to be extended by the Red Cross and that to the public in the manner of the giving. Let this be seriously considered.