Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
RED CROSS MEETING
Society in Session at the
Arlington Hotel.
THE AN JAIL ADDRESS
MISS BARTON REVIEWS THE
WORK OF THE YEAR.
THE insurgents Not Represented
Election OF Officers a Part of
Afternoon Program.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS

The fourth annual meeting of the Ameri-
Tan National keu Cross under the ncor-
pordtson OF June y, 1900, convened at the
Arlington Hotel ,Ais afternoon at O'Clock
Cine delegates some from every section OF
the country. AMONG those present were: Elk
secretary OF State Richard Olney OF DOS
ton counsel, Mr.. Edward Howe, Boston
superintendent OF nrst aid department; Mss
HalStead OF ST. Louis, sister of ex-Secretary
Noble; ex-Representative Rldgely OF NAN
sas and Mrs. kiugeiy; General Sears OF
Pentwater. Mich, and his mother; MIR. W.
L. Thavis. Oidthe, Nan; Miss Harriet Reed,
Boston. Mass
Mrs. Ada u. Moiir. Brooklyn. n. Y, past
department president New York Woman
Pelief Co. ps. -..e sohn n. LoS-n, MIR. ana
Mrs. Amos Alwel. Philadelphia; Francis
Atwater, AleriuvII, conn; Mrs. n. +. Cham
terlain, New ork; Hugb o. Jarvis, New
T,rA a. 4. \. Sears, Chillicothe,
Ohio Mr.. Adolph T. Bosse. Philadelphia
Mrs Richard hinton. Topeka, Kan, MIS-.
Margaret kIook, New York city; Miss 5.
w. Everett New York city; Miss Edna r.
Bolton. New 0rk city, Miss llka Condory.
New York city; Judge Joseph Sheldon.
Hartford, Conn. Mrs Isabella I. Bagley,
Chic past national treasurer, w. r. r.
Miss Barlow called the meeting to order
and requested MIR. Richard Olney to take
the chair which request was ratified by
vote OF the convention.
Inc atlSuuiDCe WAS HuCH larger lHdH
had been anticipated. None of the insur-
gents had appeared up to a late hour this
afternoon-thatis none who was sus-
pended by order of the executive committee
ner ard Judge E. C. Foster. hus-
bands of two suspended members,
Mrs. Nero l.. Tanner and Mrs. Judith Ell
len Foster. came in. presumably to look af-
ter the interests of the suspended membe. s
These members as stated in their letters
of recent date 70 the president Miss Clara
Barton. refused to accept her invitation to
return. The calling OF the roll was followed
by the reading of the address of Miss Bar
ton, which was listened to with deep atten-
ton and greeted by applause.
The business before the convention is to
elect officers; 10 receive annual reports of
officers and committees; to consider and
act upon the subject of the adoption of a
new code of bylaws prepared by a COM
mittee appointed by the president pursuant
to section 5. article }, of the existing by
laws.
Tie officers of the American National
Red Cross are: Miss Clara Barton, presi-
dent: Mrs. John A. Logan, vice president;
Edward d. Eaton, treasurer; Samuel w.
Briggs. secretary. Miss Barton having
been elected one year ago for a term of
three years, there will be no vote for presi-
dent.
Names of "Insurgents' Included.
With the notification of the annual meet
ing OF the American National Red Cross a
roster of membership was sent out This
included the names OF all the Insurgents"
so that II is quite evident that If they
choose to affiliate with the main body they
are at liberty TO do so.
The names of the insurgents are as fol-
lows, being without exception residents of
Washington, Gen. John NJ. Wilson, Miss
Mabel +. Boardman, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster,
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Miss Bessie J. kib-
hey, A. Kaufman. VIM. H Michael.
Brainard II. Warner. Simon Wolf. Mrs.
Nero l.. Tanner, Mrs. A. n Rose Thomas
T. Walsh. Mrs. Amy L. Wolf Mrs Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Mrs. e. F. Pierce, Mrs.
Arnold Hague, Rear Admiral Ramsay. Rear
admiral Van Reypen, Mrs. Fairfax Harri-
son, John W. Foster, Mrs Harriet Blaine
Beale. Mrs w. S. Cowles, Hilary A. Her
bert.
1t is pointed out in papers made public
that in the early stage of the eruption in
the Red Cross the insurgents declared they
had it all their own way; that Congress
was going to take up the matter and in
vestigate the Americ N National Red Cross
at once" Congress did not do 1t. however.
1t is also Pc med out that the insurgents
declared that they would have the law
: On the American National Red Cross, but
that up to the present date moth ng has
been found for the law to fasten it's hooks
upon.
In the face of these bold assertions in
the early days of the rebellion nothing has
been done. but the insurgents have declar-
GU lltl lllcE 10 not WISH 10 come Ddch,
SAID Gen. Sears OF Michigan, this morning
although Miss Barton has asked them in
the most conciliatory manner to return, as
she feels that the suspended members have
now discovered that 1t Is futile to attempt
TO turn the tide against the American Ma
tional Red Cross. In fact" declared Gen.
Sears. the closing paragraph of their pro-
nunciamento shows that the insurgents
are weak in the knees. They seem to have
given up their own fight and propose that
at the annual meeting steps be taken to
ask Congress to authorize a full and thor
oUgh investigation of the affairs of the
American National Red Cross.
Now just why or how Congress would
proceed TO investigate the Red Cross So
ciety they do not say. II is not a depart
ment Of the government 1t does not get
a dollar from the government. AS mat
ter of fact, the insu- gents have found that
Congress VIII have nothing to do with their
petty quarrels and they have also found
that Miss Clara Barton has too strong a
hold upon the affections of the people
both at home and abroad for them ever to
believe that she is anything but the soul
OF honor and they utterly repudiate the
suggestion that she would associate her
self with anything that was dishonorabIs
or dishonest"
Miss Barton's Annual Address.
The annual address of Miss Clara Barton.
president of the American National Red
Cross. is as follows
In reviewing the events of the last year.
our organization has cause for gratitude
that so little Of relief of great disasters
and stil less OF war. has claimed its atten-
ton and It's service; and not ours alone but
the Red Cross Societies of the world have
FOUND season Of unusual respite from
field labor.
1 would not however, be UNDER TODD as
having lost sight of the unusual severity of
the foundations OF the west The Great
Father OF Waters was overwhelming in his
bounties, and brave and suffering
Kansas, apparently fated from its birth
and perennial in its existence, survived the
outburst and lives to tell the tale as she
has told many another. At the first as
surance of suffering from the flood the
leading Journals were consulted with the
ready promise of aid on their part II 1t
proved necessary for US to take the field.
With this assurance. the following message
was sent to the governor of Kansas:
New York. June 3, 1908
Hon. w. ]. Bailey
Governor OF Kansas. Topeka, Kans:
Il regret TO learn OF the great calamity
which has befallen your community. Miss
Clara Barton. president, American National
Red Cross, wishes me to say that She with
corps OF assistants. will be glad to go TO
the relief OF the sufferers IL desired
(SigneO SAMUEL NJ. JARVIS,