Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-22

voices will be beard In song until
midnight, lnterspersed with speeches
and greetings
These Greetings" will be an Unique
and epochal feature. Not only the rulers
OF the prominent nations of the world,
but the leading celebrities of every land
-Tolstoi. Joseph Chamberlain Dreyfus,
lola, Kruger Sir Edwin Arnold, Hall
Caine. Anthony Hope, Lord Roberts and
more than fifty Others making a total
Of about one hundred have written
special messages for the Red Cross, on
the progress OF the 18th century and
the promise OF the 10Th century.
Such grouping Of cryStalized
thought from the master minds Of all
the earth on q subject OF such universal
interest was never before made. The
contributions pledged to the service of
the American Red Cross branch will
form a most inspiring and impressive
memorial So important and signid
cant are these Greetings" that the
originals are 10 be preserved for the
nation In the congressional library at
Washington.
At every Red Cross watch meeting in
city or village throughout the land
there viii be opened simultaneously
sealed packet containing these Greet
ings' from the Old World 10 the New
on the close Of a century so unprece-
dented in achievement and the coming
of another so transcendent in promise.
In the noble memorial address by
Miss Barton to Congress some twelve
years ago, she recalled the fact that
probably no sign or figure in the secu-
lar world is sacred TO so many eyes as
the Red Cross of Geneva. IL is the
insignia Of a humanity that knows no
foe. In the hercest conflict Of arms
It passes unchallenged on its mission
OF mercy. It's international organiZa-
ton is founded on the welcome and au-
thorlzation Of the united governments
OF the civilized world. Its chief direc-
tors abroad are men of the foremost
standing, and the crowned heads OF
Europe are its patrons. II is eminently
natural and fitting that II should be the
medium for bearing messages OF cheer
and fraternity that will inspire and de-
light all America IN these great watch
meetings
The object Of these meetings is to
raise funds for the American National
Red Cross. and TO signaize the dawn
ing OF another century by giving world
wide prominence 10 that fraternity be-
tween nations which tends TO anchor
ate the horrors of war
The Red Cross In other countries has
been endowed by various means but
In the United States it has worked from
one national emergency to another
without an endowment or sustaining
fund, and It Is believed that at the
daWning of O new century, the people
Of the United States viii gladly gather
together I'm mass meetings to watch the
old century out and the new century
In. and at the same time to aid In the
national and international work which
has for It's watchword Humanity"
The program at the Woman's club on
Tuesday comprised an interesting lee
ture by r. w Sloan entitled "Altru-
ism Communism and Socialism"
The following poem apropos Of the
color line" problem in the Federation
Of Women's clubs, appeared recently
In a New York exchange;
The General Federation kept,
Subject to many a thrust,
It's old ideas and backward slept
Int the centuries dust,
And called itself, the while IL slept
An intellectual trust.
Oh General Federation go
Burn up your musty creeds.
You meant great busle blasts TO blow
Yo. pipe but ancient reeds;
Your march Of progress IS too slow;
You need the stars for stee5s'
Juggling With things that were divine
Go hlusE the blush OF shame
Have you forgotten there Is no line
When souls aspire the same2
Have yOu forgotten what lustres shine
Round Abraham Lincolns manner
&C. r. Wilton Stone