The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-26

Il epeciaI sacred service for the Red Cross
naese@y was held yesterday morning 1t
r Uask'n church The ladies Of the Red
Grars had . special service in the Aame
$50 last year. and II n their Intention
r. III one 81 least once every year. The
eknrch was well ni.ec with Red Cross
vossen Of the city. especially those belong
- - the state society. under vhose Aus
s3eee the service Was held. The ohurch
- teen IN the hands 81 the Iadses for
ne1ra1 days and WAS very prettiiy deco
80 with flowers, American Aags and
- rec cross, the syNboi of the prde.
1he decoFations were under the direction
= Mrs J. W Goodwin. Mrs. L. g. Mayer
eef Mrs. Z. Brasnerd.
HueciaI features Of the services were two
k6sf addresses by Win II. Thompson and
ri Rice Roweii Oh the work Of the
~ Cross 50ciety. Mr.. Thompson. in the
eourse Of his remarks. said he had been
y the Confederate army during the late
UnS. 81 the age Of sixteen. and throughout
the course Of the war had witnessed some
ecenes Of great suffering. After the bat
II of epet;xyivanis.' he said. there were
aboas 5.e0o men lying around the scene Of
~ battle groaning and suffering. AT that
0Ue the Red Cross was not such q factor
8 var times a. II has since come To be-
au( cannot help thinking that the Red
Cross women. had they been present then.
would have saved many lives that were
iest for lack Of proper attention"
He spoke Of Clara Barton and her mag
vincent work In Russia. Turkey and Ar
mAnia in the last few years. and also Of
the gigantic strides the society has made
b aJlevtafing distress ell over the world
He referred TO Admiral Sampson's remark
after the battle Of Santiago. s.T want the
drst vessel that enters Santiago 10 be the
OF that bears the nag Of the He'd Cross.
Gle that will show the suffering inhabt-
esnts that help l. At hand, and not the
vessel thar bears the Stars and Stripes.
ne signal OF our victory
He said that Admiral Simpsons idea was
nof. IN the JOY Of victory. allow themselves
~ forget the higher and nobIer work Of
jessening the suffering. without which no
victory can be complete.
Fred Rice Roweif, the next speaker. be-
Gan his remarks with short history Of
The foundation OF the society AZ Geneva.
and how the society came 20 choose as It's
4mbsem the red cross on the white field.
He comp.imeuted IN very high terms Mrs
1chn p. Alien. the state president. and
Q4ke Enthusiastically of how much had
I'm already accomplished under her ieac-
Red Cross Society Of this state il not over
~ any means. In few weeks We viii
have our own soldiers hack among IA. and
there will be more work TO be done then
away. The sick and woanced, the broken
n heath and the needy will all have to
N taken care Of. Therefore ray 1t be-
hooves every man and woman In this com
muntfy to do his and her best 10 see that
The noble work already commenced does
hnt lax. understand that the lacies are
trying 10 have hospital ship on this
coast. ] hope that they will be success
sul very soon. for II II enc OF the most
necessary things In connection with our
campaign In the Philippines
Rev. J. r. u. LIwyd. the rector OF the
church. introduced both speakers with a
rendered several well chosen selections
throughout the service.