The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 2 of 2)Barton, William E. (William Eleazar)
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The Life of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross (Vol. 2 of 2)
Barton, William E. (William Eleazar)
American National Red Cross -- Biography; Barton, Clara, 1821-1912; Nurses -- United States -- Biography
5. “Royal Jewel” (gold-knot brooch), presented by the Grand Duchess
of Baden, 1897. When presenting this brooch to Miss Barton the Grand
Duchess said, “An unbroken friendship of twenty-six years deserves to
be tied by a knot of gold.”
6. The official medal of the “International Red Cross,” presented to
Miss Barton when through her efforts the Congress of the United States
adopted the treaty of Geneva in 1882. Presented by the International
Committee of Geneva.
7. Serbian decoration (silver, red enamel, and silver center),
conferred by Queen Nathalie of Serbia, 1883, for services for humanity.
8. Gold badge of the “Waffengenosen” German soldiers in America who
took part in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, presented to their
Honorary Member Miss Barton in 1885.
9. Silver Medal conferred by Augusta, Empress of Germany, 1885.
10. “Grand Army and Woman’s Relief Corps” (gold with diamonds),
presented to Miss Barton, the sole Honorary Member of the Relief
Corps, 1886.
11. Royal Jewel (brooch, smoky topaz surrounded with pearls),
presented by the Grand Duchess of Baden, 1887.
12. Royal Jewel (red topaz and gold brooch), presented by the Empress
Augusta of Germany, 1887.
13. Silver medal of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics
Association, presented in 1887.
14. Gold brooch with diamonds and sapphire setting, presented by the
ladies of Johnstown, Pa., at the close of the relief work of the
Johnstown flood, 1889.
15. Gold badge of the “Sorosis,” New York, presented to Miss Barton,
their Honorary Member, 1890.
16. Gold badge of “The Clara Barton Lodge of the Sisters of the G. A.
R. of Gloucester, Mass.,” presented to Miss Barton, their Honorary
Member, 1890.
17. Badge of the Loyal Legion of Women of Washington, D.C., presented
to their Honorary Member Miss Barton, 1893.
20. Gold Medal of the Vanderbilt Benevolent Association of South
Carolina, presented to Miss Barton, their Honorary Member, 1894.
21. Red Cross Insignia (silver and red enamel with diamond star), in
commemoration of the American Relief Field, 1896, presented by Miss
Barton’s Assistants on the field in memory of the Relief Field of
Armenia.
22. Armenian Decoration (silver, blue enamel, and gold), bestowed by
His Royal Highness Guy de Lusignan, Prince of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and
Armenia, 1896, in recognition of services in relief of the Armenian
massacres.
23. The gold badge of the War Veterans and Sons Association of
Brooklyn, New York, presented to their Honorary Member Clara Barton,
April, 1899.
24. Turkish Decoration (gold, diamonds, and other jewels), conferred
by the Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1897 through the State Department, with
the request that if America desired to send further relief to his
domains, she should send back the missionaries of humanity she sent
before.
25. Spanish Decoration of Honor (gold and green enamel), conferred in
1898 by the Spanish Government.
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