The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
x YHEN Clara Barton was in Min

AA YHEN Clara Barton was in Min
W. neapolis attending the annual
encampment of the G.. 4. R.,
few. recognized in. the wonderful woman
in this country and who has ministered
to the victims of war, in all parts of
the civilized globe. the head Of an hui
mHnltarirm organization greater in
scope than the famous Red Cross But
Clara Barton in her eighty third year,
has headed an organiza ton whose per-
petual preaching is based upon the
Precept: ''Peace hath her victories
as we'll as war;
The National First Aid Association
Of America PROPOSES to do for all man
kind what the Red Cross does only for
those who are made sick and distressed
because men still kill each other in de-
Tense of what they believe to be their
rights. It's field is wider and moro
promising than that Of the Red Cross,
and it's organization is the culmina-
ton of Miss Barton g plans for a quar-
ter of a century. AS Miss Barton de-
clared at the first annual meeting of
the association held in%Boston, June 7:
Twenty-Five years ago, when it was
my privilege to bring. the germ of the
Red Cross to this country, and after
years of untold labor gained for it
fo0t,hGId' treaty., charter charter and
L
done my country and it's people the
most humane service it could ever be
in my power to offer. But, as origin
ated, it only reached a certain class
Later, when we gained for it by spe-
cial favor, the privilege to act in great
disasters, it covered these two points
and nothing beyond. All the accidents
to existing conditions were not within
its province. Hence, the necessity for
this broad work, covering all.
- A wise providence has permitted
me to leave the one that I might stand
with the other at its beginning. The
field of usefulness is broad.'
Scope of the Work.
This field of usefulness has no limi-
tatlons except those Of civilization, in
the opinion Of the greatest living hu-
manitarian. She says: ct believe it
to be the beginning of an ORGANIZED
movement that shall permeate more
homes, carry useful knowledge to more
men and women who would get it in no
other way; assuage more suffering that
nothing else could reach; awaken an in
terest in the welfare of his brother man
in more rough, toil-worn hearts I'M
known to it before, than lies in our
power to estimate or our hopes to con
ceive.'
The organization in this country of
first-ald society is an accomplishment
which Miss Barton had hoped for for
ten years. Her visits to various for
eign countries where such organiza-
tions exist convinced her of their prac-
ticability and of the absolute necessi-
ty of saving life threatened by the
thousand and one dangers of even the
peaceful, everyday existence, but thru
her inability to secure competent in
oil
til a little more than three years ago.
Now, however, the society is well or
gained, self-suppOrting and extending
its work under the guidance of Miss
Barton and an enthusiastic staff, which
includes ;ol14 an advisory board headed by
and includes in addition to him, Dr..
Eugene Underhill of Philadelphia; ex-
Governor John L. Bates Of Massachu-
sets; DR.. Charles R. Dickson, Toron-
to; DR.. Joseph Gardner, Bedford, Ind. !;
Major James Evelyn Pitcher, Carlisle,
Pa, and Henry Chapman Of New Jer-
sey. Actively assisting Miss Barton
dent; Roscoe G. Wells, DR.. H. H. Har-
tung, medical director, and Mary +.
Kensel, secretary.
Salvation Army and First Aid.
Gradually, largely thru the effort of
MISS. barton organization, hrSt aid to
the injured is being recognized by, a
thinking public as necessity. Not
only the public at large, but railroad,
steamboat and manufacturing compa-
MES, members of police and fire depart
ments: the Y. NJ. C.. A. young people 8
societies and many Of the armies Of
the world are taking pains to see that
those, under, their. control understand
something about this subject.
The Salvation Army, seeing the help
among whom it labors, organized It's
first class in this country in 1900. This
class was instructed by Major John
Galley. now divisional officer for Ne