Clara Barton: A Centenary Tribute to the World's Greatest Humanitarian: Founder of the American Red Cross Society, Author of the American Amendment to the International Red Cross Convention of Geneva, Founder of the National First Aid Association of AmericaYoung, Charles Sumner
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Clara Barton: A Centenary Tribute to the World's Greatest Humanitarian: Founder of the American Red Cross Society, Author of the American Amendment to the International Red Cross Convention of Geneva, Founder of the National First Aid Association of America
Young, Charles Sumner
Barton, Clara, 1821-1912
Whatever the Red Cross accomplishes in the future; whatever it has
accomplished in the past, to this one woman (Clara Barton) belongs the
credit. It was her child, with which she blessed the race. 90,000
years will not blot out the mercies which Clara Barton set in motion.
Springfield (Ill.) _News_.
Clara Barton,—founder of the most philanthropic movement of the age—an
intrinsic part of world civilization. _Detroit Free Press._
World-wide, Clara Barton will be remembered.
Holyoke (Mass.) _Telegram_.
At the mention of the name of Clara Barton the world stands with
uncovered head. _Chicago Inter-Ocean._
Clara Barton, worthy immortality. JANE ADDAMS.
Clara Barton did a world’s work, and her name will be immortalized.
WILLIAM SULZER, Governor of New York.
At all of our early fields the Red Cross went, and worked, alone.
CLARA BARTON.
For twenty years (1901) the Red Cross work so small at first—a mere
speck—has grown up under our hands until its welcome blaze has
lightened the footsteps of relief for the entire and direful contest
of nations. CLARA BARTON.
CLARA BARTON’S PRAYER ANSWERED
In loud acclaim by the man whose arm had been cut off by order of the
Queen, with the other arm upraised there came forth from the throat of
the guiltless victim, “God Save Elizabeth.” Although her strong arm,
serving humanity for half a century, had been paralyzed by the tyrannous
“Powers that Be,” Clara Barton’s daily prayer, from 1904 to the closing
scene at Glen Echo in 1912, was “God Save the American Red Cross.”
The Mother’s prayer for the Red Cross has been gloriously answered; the
Red Cross is safe and the spirit of Clara Barton still lives.
Practically for 23 years Clara Barton was the Red Cross and the Red
Cross was Clara Barton. The American people knew none other than Clara
Barton. Through the confidence of the people in her, she received and
distributed to the suffering, $2,557,000.00, in money and supplies.
Through her Red Cross literature, her Red Cross talks from the rostrum
and as the official representative of this nation at the International
Red Cross Conferences in Europe, Clara Barton became widely known, and
the Clara Barton spirit became the spirit of every humanity-loving
household in America.
Tens of thousands of women who as girls learned to love her were proud
in the World War to wear, as nurses, the Red Cross badge of distinction.
Men of national fame were honored in accepting a position in the Red
Cross Service. Men of wealth were glad of the opportunity to finance
such a worthy organization, and of such deservedly good name, in
humanity’s cause.
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