The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-15
CENTURY GREETING e:
10 Aid the Red Cross Founded by
Miss Clara Barton.
CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE
And Worldwide Celebrities Will
Speak Memorably-Many Thou
sand Watch Meetings Expected to
Raise Permanent Sustaining Fund.
Everyone Invited to Participate.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE parting
Of the centurlea on the night Of the 31st
O, the coming December will have a
celebration Of worldwide import and
interest in the unique watch meetings
10 be held in this country under the
auspices OF The American National Red
Cross. tBg
The specially organized Twentieth
Century Department Of the Red Cross.
Is now preparing to hold watch meet
lngs, as far as practicable, in every city,
town and village of the United States.
Mammoth meetings are; already ar
ranged for in New York and other.
leading cities, in Madison, Square Gar
den and other great auditorlums. to see
the old century out and the new CEN
fury in. At Madison Square Garden
sousa's famous band will furnish the
music and grand chorus Of one thou
sand voices Will be heard in song until
midnight, interspersed with speeches
end greetings. .-.-4-..- ~. .z.
Celebrities Write Messages.
These Greetings" will be an unique
and epochal feature. Not only the ru-
lers OF the prominent nations of the
world. but the leading celebrities of ev-
cry land-Tolstol. Joseph Chamberlain.
Dreyfus, Zola, Kruger. Sir Edwin Ar
mold, Hall Caine. Anthony Hope. Lord
Roberts AID more than fifty others,
making total Of about one hundred,
have written special messages for the
Red Cross, on the progress Of the nine
tenth century and the promise Of the
twentieth century.
Such grouping of crystallized
thought from the master minds Of all
the earth on a subject OF such universal
interest was never before made. The
contributions pledged to the service Of
the American Red Cross branch will
form most Inspiring and impressive
memorial. So important and sIgnifi-
cant are these Greetings" that the
originals are to be preserved for the
nation In the Congressional library at
Washington. H.s
Sealed Packet Opened.
At every Red Cross watch meeting in
city or village throughout the land
there will be opened simultaneously a
sealed packet containing these Greet
lngs" from the Old World to the New
on the close Of q 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. 1t Is the In
sigma of humanity that knows no
foe. In the flercest conflict of arms 1t
passes unchallenged on It's mission Of
mercy. Its international organization
is founded on the welcome and au-
thor!zation OF the united governments
OF the civilized world. Its chief dlrec-
tors abroad are men Of the foremost
standing, and the crowned heads Of Eu-
rope are Its patrons. It is eminently
natural and fitting that 1t should be
the medium for bearing messages Of
cheer and fraternity that will inspire
and delight oil America In these great
watch meetings.
Object to Raise Funds.
The object OF these meetings is to
raise funds for the American National
Red Cross. and to slgnalize the dawning
Of another century by giving world
wide prominence to 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 II Is believed that. at the
dawning OF new century. the people
OF the United States will gladly gather
together In mass meetings to watch The
ola century out and the new century
IN, and at the same time to aid In the
national and international work which
has for Its watchword Humanity"
The American National Red Cross
mas. Tor the first time. consented to give
the public an opportunity to contribute
10 a permanent sustaining fund for this
broadcast OF charities.
The Fund Essential.
1t Is not necessary to enlarge to
American readers on the history and
WORK OF Miss Clara Barton and The
american National Red Cross, nor as
10 what she and the society have done
TOT the soldiers of the regular md vol
uhteer armies OF this and other coun-
"'es' With the provision OF such n
luna as Is proposed. the occurrence OF
sny great calamity. such as recently
visited the city OF Galveston. would find
IN position to offer that most val
ut'ie OF all nssistance--Grst relief.
expected that some adequate pro-
vision may be made for such sustain
"s fund through the agency OF the
"a'ch meetings and the subscriptions
'o' the sealed packet OF Greetings"
""'ch VIII be delivered TO every meet
Ivy IN the country at very moderate
charge.
ny arrangement with the Red Cross
p''''alon may be made also for the
',tc'ai financial benefit or any local
."uFch organization or any other meri-
''iouB application.