No matter how far from home, how lone and desolate, the soldier knows the Red Cross for his own; the glazing eye can discern it and next to God or “Allah” it is his Saviour, the American Annie Laurie of the wounded soldier. CLARA BARTON. There is, we are happy to believe, a warmth and an appreciation of the Red Cross that brings added honor to the country. CLARA BARTON. TURKEY—STATESMANSHIP OF PHILANTHROPY—ARMENIA “Alone, bereft, forsaken, sick and heartbroken, without food, raiment or shelter, on the snow-piled mountain sides and along the smiling valleys they wander and linger and perish. By scores, by hundreds, they die; no help, no medicine, no skill, little food and, as if common woes were not enough, the Angel of Disease flaps his black wings like a pall.” Such the condition, says Clara Barton, in Asia Minor in 1896; and “Help or we perish,” the cry of the people. [Illustration: DR. G. PASDERMADJIAN THE DEMOCRACY OF ARMENIA Armenian Legation, January 17, 1922. After the great massacre of 1895, thanks to the personal testimony of Clara Barton, we came to learn of another Christian Power, a nation dedicated to the lofty principles of our common religion, a champion of liberty and justice, and a helpful friend to all oppressed and suffering peoples. We are indebted to Clara Barton in the sense that she was the first among other Americans to inspire us with this faith. DR. G. PASDERMADJIAN, Minister from Armenia to United States. ] [Illustration: I. H. R. PRINCE GUY DE LUSIGNAN Last of the Royal Line THE ROYALTY OF ARMENIA The Armenian Decoration I have received a decoration, officially described as follows: Brevet of Chevalier of the Royal Order of Melusine, founded in 1186, by Sibylle, Queen and spouse of King Guy of Jerusalem, and reinstituted several years since by Marie, Princess of Lusignan. The Order is conferred for humanitarian, scientific and other services of distinction, but especially when such services are rendered to the House of Lusignan, and particularly to the Armenian nation. The Order is worn by a number of reigning sovereigns, and is highly prized by the recipients because of its rare bestowal and its beauty. This decoration is bestowed by His Royal Highness, Guy of Lusignan, Prince of Jerusalem, Cyprus and Armenia.—CLARA BARTON. See pages between 326–7; decoration No. 22. ]