The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 5, 1898, Page 22

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 189S. 21 - SRS W. b, | MHARRING TON PRESIDENT . ——— ~ SOUND FOR MANILA AT HEADQUARTERS REGEIVING INQUIRING VISITORS ~ AND RENDERING ASSISTANGE. AT THE FERRIES RECEIVING THE ARRIVING VOLUNTEER SOL- DIERS. ing all thisa s n electric thrill shof ewark . but i boa Of course the whole of w t ont, and a lot of us Red Cro: down to the fer give them their o hear the and > with irection, them air full of g like 1 3 O MORE E ¢ THIS word or a thing e In th you get ¥ waving chiefs and hats nd handker- 1d thing that v of work to be d rs were to b ve it, but 3 oat cracked that I et out another sound and ached so that I t had to g things, I lookec st w And th Francisco ) th the first heavily about ers each do cake and sand- Sam kept him packed with fruit wiches in e Uncl ing for 1 Then Mr. T mbed up on a chair and started the cheering. We Red Cross members followed his lead in cheering our gue as women always who e of the you?” A thou- the qu cooUveS oA, - S s attending But if white ki but was with the w very best we could do at our command. all cheered together for ey and Sampson and the Presi- , and thén the so boys gave E: und of cheers for e Red Cross that shook th v wharf and sent me out of th into the deserted storeroom to weep a little weep all by f as they f into line again and ched out amid a chorus of good- bys and good wishes. Someway all I could think of just then was the gladiators’ greeting and farewell, “morituri salutemus,” and it all came over me W a rush—the bravery and the glory cf it all. Just think of it! Men taking their lives in their hands and leaving home and friends to fight for us stay-at- homes, not because they must, but be< cause they choose. Ah, but it is gran ‘And when you think of those murdered soldters on the Maine and the starving Cubans, and Admiral Dewey, and our own o© o© MRS.UOHN F MERRILL . PRESIDENT S.F. RED CROSS. California boys going acress” the f ti To ¢ to be pla cean. Well, I can’t talk about jt! I o wait if you wish to see her 000 000000000030000000C0000C00000000000000000000000000000 CUPS of tin and crockery to be placed JTRN o "hiar to think about 1t—but 1 can be a Red Cross worker all my e if I am needed, and I will. nuts and fruit to be placed in baskets for distribution and while we were do- .‘$§5§§§&§5$$§S855’23258328% A WOMAN’S POINT OF VIEW. By MRS. JOHN F. MERRILL, President of the Red Cross Society of San Francisco. wait; my time is valua- AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE RED CROSS. BY MRS. WILLARD B. HARRINGTON, President California Red Cross Society. HE war with Spain will no doubt increase the public stock of geographical and other information much more rapidly than such knowledge is acquired in times of peace. Perhaps none of that is more valu-@ able and interesting than that in reference to the Red Cross. The American National Red Cross, incorporated under the laws of the United States for the Dis-© trict of Columbia. is the sole legitimate and recognized head branch in the United States of the great in-© ternational association, of which the International Committee of Bsrne, Switzerland, is the head. < By the terms of the Geneva Convention of 1864 the participants of the agents of the Red Cross in® SEOTLD s to saily AMmagiTEs Catl tb nau bty taanis) the active ambulance and hospital service of the United States is effected through the express neutralizationg i 1ke to S5 E airies ro of its individual workers by the military and naval authorities. 5 1i equisiti ceived by the Red Cross League containing requests that they bed » Its assistance, however, is not fi’x{fltzd to this individual employment or its agents in the field; it® ™ bot]f: i afid wdomen,fare :im.‘rym%;i:;;df:;oth?‘;?i r;::;sngzn S given some especial work. @2 E:stands ready to co-operate in the equipment and supply of ambulances and ‘medical stores, drawing for its :?apers S e e A e s & ? s e To those throughout the State, and in the city as well, who haves$ 5 ‘o 2 = t.for the soldiers, answering thousands of questions—in fac_t. telling t_he-,g 3 4 @resources on the benevolence of the community and systematizing effort and aid througiout the countryg tory over and over again to the new friends we meet with every ris-g8 is Mrs. Harrington's.” se Mrs. Merrill, the %8s 8 < < < < < (4] nuRHK = INDIVIDUAL WORK WANTED. -. By MRS. L. L. DUNBAR, Secretary California Red Cross Society. HAT international emblem of mercy, the red cross on the snowy & field, with the beautiful sentiments, "Humnity—Neutrality‘"gs for its watchword, floats from our headquarters at the Claus Spreckels building and at our supply depot, 16 Post street. With its enticing invitation to look within where the busy work- CO00OO00000O0000 offered their services and have not been assigned to any particular®® v the various local societies organized under its auspices and rules. e b ost, let me explain that we have more willing hands and hearts than ° In short the Red Cross represents the highest form of intelligent, non-sectarian effort for the relief 2 e e can assign duties to. of human suffering on the field of battle regardless of the nationality of the victims, or of what flag the: g It seems to me just now if some paternal officers would take a back-3 o g &' YO Bovin ’ g Y& Eward look to 1861, when the emergency was as great and they thendS ¥ But there cannot be too many on the membership roll of the league,*. omay fight under. P *and as members of the Red Cross you are expected toseizeeveryoppor- This is to be the work of the California Red Cross Society and its branches in San Francisco andg $were young and uninstructed, they could see just where they might33 *tunity to give your services to the cause. " 3 R s o ok & & : 2 24 3 A gelsewhere in the State, the State Society being in affiliation with the American National Red Cross. & Stime assist the women of the Red Cross by taking these same yo gS do valuable service to the brave young boys in blue and at the samed8 If you are not assigned to any particular duty, that does not mean C ? that any individual work which you may see it to do will not be of% & 3 Mo ounARD B AnE S © %volunteers and giving them a few important facts as to how bast to get 2 value. LoQOooo000000000000C0000000000000000020C00020000C0020000C0000C Etheirpox‘tionoutotUncleSam’s generous storehouses. g : The time will come when those now doing assigned work will have to; to help the cause from rolling band- There is the woman who has doffed to shame. ; Of course, this is from a woman’s point of view, but through our % be relieved by members wno have not had especial duties. There will be’, ages to molding bullets. the frills and chiffons of society and There gs the woman who has more With grateful thanks to The Call for untold favers, and our own S lenty of work for everybod; * There is the mother who has sent is ready to do whatsoever work is as- than her share of life’s burdens already, warm—henrted, generous people who are toiling with us and giving of, 2P y y- 83 her boys off to the war and comes to signed to her. but comes to know whether she cannot gtheir strength and substance. 8 ® $3 beg that quivering fingers be kept busy There are the young girls, full of en- do some work for the cause early in the g8 -3 HUBERSENENSEERNENANANSNNNRNERRUNNNURRK to lessen heart-breaking pangs, __ thusiasm, who would put the busy bee morning before going to her day’s labor. ERERASARAARRIRRIRRANERRIR(IVLRIQIVLERLIILR . ’