Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23

the Union Station, Washington, and the doctors and
duty there treated hundred and five cases.
At the Hudson Fulton celebration in New York the
Red Cross treated five hundred men and women.
Therefore, the organization believes that everybody
should know how to render first aid to the injured To
teach the principles of the work will be great task,
and her associates will not be satisfied until the
Red Cross is situated that its doctors, nurses and
ambulances will always be the scene of calamity and
sudden affection And, to make this possible it
to enroll men and women all over the country.
Physicians rule, give their services to the organ
lzaon in time OF stress without remuneration Trained
listed Red Cross workers and holding themselves
ready to respond to any emergency call.
1t is within the last five years that the Red Cross has
made tremendous progress and during that time Miss
Boardman has been working for it with might and
main. When her plans carried out it will be the
try 1t will touch every catastrophe with curing hand
and will soften the suffering of millions of persons in
!ured in minor accidents Moreover, it will remove
from restitution and famine the wives and children of
poor MANNED or killed as the result of caamities
What the Red Cross Is
WHILE Miss Boardrnan is recognized by President
Taft and her other associates in the organization
the moving spirit in the American Red Cross today
she anxious to have the country understand that the
society is a national affair
This is her explanation of it: "The American Red
Cross is not private association of certain people, but
the officially authorized Red Cross of this Government
time cancel its existence by annung its charter Its
audited by the War Department. and it is
cooperated with by the Departments of War State and
Navy when situations calling for such cooperation"
In addition to relief work done in the United States
the Red Cross holds itself always readiness extend
aid to victims of disasters in foreign countries. 1t has
done its benefcent work in the earthquakes of Chile,
Italy, and Portugal after the floods in Mexico France,
and Servia, and when massacres killed and wounded
men and women by the thousand in Armenia
All these facts enough to show the bgness of the
job Miss Boardman has tackled. She resides
Dupont Circle, that section of the city which is most
familiar with the frourou of evening gowns and the
subdued roll of rubber tired automobiles. She has at
her home each week Congressional salon." where
statesmen and diplomats gather to talk about real facts
and big things. She could be surrounded by and
dleness and perfectly familiar with the lap of luxury.
But she lives in that little office in the War Depart
ments building, that has neither carpet the
floor curtains the windows Against one bare
wall there battered old desk and there is where "he
moving spirit stays the job except when she goes
out to organize endowment fund committee.
Not long ago prominent Washingtonian went into
the Red Cross office to talk the secretary Mr. Magee
II understand" he said "that this Miss Boardman
runs the whole business over here"
"She does, agreed Mr.. Magee. "Let present you
to Miss Boardman."
The visitor turned toward the old desk and Miss
Boardman, who had heard all he had said.
When the President heard the story, he laughed and
said, There never truer word spoken"